Iomega Replaces Top of the Line NAS Storage
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on August 25, 2011
Company touts NAS array that offers small business big storage features for a smaller investment.
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Is a Low-cost Calling Plan in the Plans for Office 365?
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on June 30, 2011
Microsoft small business services in the cloud may soon add inexpensive international calling.
Microsoft Launches Office 365 for SMB Markets
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on June 29, 2011
Small businesses gain enterprise-level capability, and may be the key to success for Microsoft's new cloud-based Office 365 suite.
Data Growth Doubles Down Around the World
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on June 29, 2011
The rapid data growth is nothing new, but the rate at which it's growing is staggering. Take a look at the numbers and ask yourself if your business ready.
Microsoft Launches 'New, Moderized' SkyDrive
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on June 22, 2011
Microsoft refreshes SkyDrive, its free online storage service, with a performance boost and improved navigation making it both faster and easier to use.
Will 2012 Be the Year of Windows 8?
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on June 21, 2011
Windows 7 has barely lost that new OS smell, and yet recent hints from a Microsoft exec point to a new operating system in time for the 2012 holiday season.
Imation Offers Small Business Removable Storage Library
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on June 17, 2011
Data backup hardware geared for small businesses provides high-capacity storage solution.
Mobile Rumor Mill: A Microsoft Tablet at Long Last
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on May 31, 2011
Well, it's a demonstration, not an actual product for sale – yet. Here's what the rumor mill has to say about Microsoft's take on a tablet PC.
Study Says Both Cloud and NAS Appeal to SMBs
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on May 27, 2011
In-Stat predicts that small business use of network attached storage will grow significantly, and that a combination of NAS and cloud storage makes perfect sense for SMBs.
Intel Debuts 'Hybrid Cloud' Service for Small Business
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on May 25, 2011
Intel enters the cloud services business with its focus on small businesses. The hybrid platform provides cloud-based managed services while keeping data on-site.
Wi-Fi Hard Drives for Mobile Devices
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on May 17, 2011
Seagate's announced the GoFlex Satellite, wireless external hard drives designed to store data from -- and stream data to -- mobile devices.
Microsoft Promises Faster Update Cycle for CRM
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on May 16, 2011
Major updates will be a thing of the past as more frequent updates refresh Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
Is Big Brother Watching Your Smartphone?
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on May 13, 2011
Microsoft responds to questions about how it uses customer location data collected from Windows phones.
Will Google Rescue Netbooks?
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on May 12, 2011
Google's take on the netbook -- dubbed a Chromebook -- debuts in mid-June. Will it make people forget about tablets?
Iomega Announces New Small Business Storage Options
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on May 05, 2011
Iomega's designed three new flexible, high-performance storage devices designed for the needs of small business.
350 Million Windows 7 Licenses Can't Be Wrong
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on April 25, 2011
Sales of Microsoft's Windows 7 surge to new heights. Is your small business on board or on the fence?
Microsoft Office 365 Available for Public Beta
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on April 21, 2011
The newest cloud-based subscription service is now available for any small business to try -- for free -- while it's in public beta.
Dell Launches New SMB Server and NAS Options
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on April 14, 2011
Dell aims to provide enterprise-level capabilities to SMBs with entry-level servers and high-capacity network attached storage.
First Windows Phone 7 Update Arrives
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on March 24, 2011
Microsoft has begun a gradual roll-out of the first major update to its Windows phone 7 mobile devices.
ShareFile Offers SMBs Enterprise-quality File Sync
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on March 03, 2011
ShareFile announces Enterprise Sync, which aims to give small and medium businesses the ability to constantly synchronize or to schedule synchronization of files.
Microsoft Ships Small Business Server 2011 Release Candidate
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on February 07, 2011
The latest version of Microsoft Small Business Server has reached the final stage of testing before it's released to the public.
Microsoft Releases CRM Services in the Cloud
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on January 20, 2011
Microsoft now offers its customer relationship management (CRM) software as a cloud computing service, a first for the company, and an indication that cloud computing has come of age.
SMB Security: 'Borrowing' Wi-Fi, Saving to USB Drives
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on December 06, 2010
Pressed for cash, some small businesses store mission critical data on easily-lost media like thumb drives and CDs.
Microsoft, Intel and NEC Team on Digital Signage Platform
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on November 11, 2010
The tech giants are working jointly on a next generation platform they say will give marketers greater flexibility to leverage interactive, digital content in digital signage.
Microsoft Clarifies Small Business Server Names, Prices
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on November 05, 2010
Small businesses are starting to gain access to the kinds of business tools that large corporations take for granted -- Microsoft is one of the vendors looking to mine that largely overlooked market.
Microsoft Rolls Out Office for Mac 2011
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on October 27, 2010
The latest version, which includes Outlook email designed especially for Macs, is designed to work with Office 365, Microsoft's new cloud-based productivity suite.
Power.ME Brings Project Management to the iPhone, iPad
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on September 30, 2010
As more iPhones end up in mobile small business professional's pockets, they've become much more than cell phones combined with music players -- how about a professional project manager?
CDW Survey Says Small Business IT Spending to Rise
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on September 28, 2010
More small business owners are buying those extra PCs they've needed, and that's driving a loosening of the purse strings. Plus, Microsoft Windows 7 may be contributing to that trend.
Dell Rolls Out Servers, Storage for Small Business
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on September 27, 2010
Dell looks for stronger spending on business IT infrastructure for small business computing -- rolls out new network attached storage options, new small business servers and wireless gear.
LinkedIn and Windows Live. Good Together?
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on September 27, 2010
Windows Live, Microsoft's online small business software, adds social media capabilities by teaming up with LinkedIn.
Microsoft Updates Office Web Apps -- Again
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on September 24, 2010
The free online version of Office gains several new features of interest to SMBs, including the capability to easily embed PowerPoint and Excel spreadsheets in a blog or Web page.
Dell, Trend Micro Partner on Small Biz Security
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on September 23, 2010
Small businesses often lack an IT staff and the proper security for their PCs and laptops. By partnering with Trend Micro, Dell hopes to change that and tap an underserved market at the same time.
Microsoft Plans Free Security Essentials for Small Businesses
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on September 23, 2010
Using Microsoft Security Essentials at home and want to run it on PCs at your small business? Soon it will be legal to do it.
Intuit Helps iPhone Users Accept Credit Cards
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on September 16, 2010
QuickBooks maker updates its GoPayment credit card service with an add-on card reader for iPhones and an updated software app that, among other things, lets the customer sign with a finger.
Microsoft Readies Small Business Server 7 Beta
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on September 13, 2010
The upgraded server bundle updates all the major components, such as Windows Server 2008 R2, Exchange Server 2010, SharePoint 2010 and SQL Server 2010 R2.
HP Debuts a ProLiant Small Business Server
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on September 09, 2010
HP builds a small business server for companies with fewer than nine employees and no internal tech support.
Dell Says Goodbye to Windows XP
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on September 09, 2010
After nine years, Windows XP is finally fading into computer history. Dell plans to drop the OS from its computer configuration options starting this month.
Small Business Ecommerce Trends: Shop by Smartphone
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on September 07, 2010
3DCart's affordable shopping cart technology lets you add mobile ecommerce capability to your small business website.
Palisade Bows Compliance in the Cloud for SMBs
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on September 02, 2010
How do you ensure your business complies with industry regulations when it's not big enough to have an IT person? Palisade Systems says it can solve that problem for many SMBs.
Cut your Mobile Phone Bill: Use Prepaid Phones
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on August 27, 2010
It may seem a little counterintuitive, but prepaying for mobile phones can save serious money, one small business advisor suggests.
Intacct Rolls Out Project Accounting in the Cloud
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on August 18, 2010
The cloud-based small business accounting software vendor brings a new module for service delivery firms and project-based businesses, and announces a partnership to integrate Intacct's software with a leading project management system.
Microsoft Previews Small and Home Business Servers
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on August 17, 2010
Coming soon from Microsoft: the 'Aurora' Windows Small Business Server and an updated 'Vail' Windows Home Server beta.
Spiceworks 5.0 Beta Adds New Help Desk Features
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on August 17, 2010
Spiceworks already provides free IT management software, an idea that has proven popular, and now it's upgrading its support for help desk and other network management features.
Central Desktop Aims to Undercut SharePoint
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on August 16, 2010
Central Desktop already stores users' documents in its own hosted cloud. Now, it's providing a toolbar that gives users access to those cloud documents from inside their favorite Office applications.
Small Business IT Survey: Optimistic But Overloaded
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on August 12, 2010
The results of a recent survey indicate that small and medium businesses see the economy strengthening, but still ponder how they can best leverage their technology dollar.
Search Advertising Services for Small Business
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on August 05, 2010
American Express and Clickable partner to provide small businesses with a search advertising platform built especially for them.
Apriva, AT&T Help SMBs Accept Payments on Mobile Phones
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on August 02, 2010
As businesses become more mobile, small businesses especially need to provide services that customers expect, such as paying with a credit or debit card, without a lot of hassle.
Dell Debuts Integrated Security for Midsized Businesses
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on July 29, 2010
For medium-sized companies that can't afford enterprise-class security, Dell aims to put it all together as one-stop-shopping.
Electronic Funds Processing for Small Business
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on July 27, 2010
As more financial transactions are handled entirely electronically, automated clearing house service providers reach out to a largely underserved market -- small businesses.
LifeSize: HD Video Conferencing for Small Businesses
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on July 22, 2010
As the recession continues, everyone, especially small businesses, is looking for ways to save money -- one way is to cut down on travel costs. How to do that? How about HD video conferencing -- no, really.
New Smartphone Apps Let SMBs Access Files Online
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on July 20, 2010
Egnyte, a vendor of cloud file storage for small businesses adds support for access via smartphones, including iPhones and iPads.
Microsoft Adds Cloud Services to Small Business Server
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on July 13, 2010
Microsoft has been talking up cloud computing for big businesses, but what's up for smaller companies? Microsoft has a cloud opportunity for them, too.
Microsoft's WebMatrix Targets Small Business Web Design
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on July 09, 2010
In a move to make website development more accessible to small businesses and non-technical users, the software titan now offers an all-in-one free bundle of simplified developer tools.
Survey Finds Online Talent Marketplace Popular with SMBs
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on June 30, 2010
How can a small business survive, much less thrive, in a down economy? One strategy may be to outsource some of the work you'd have to hire someone to do internally.
eVoice Adds More Mobile Apps
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on June 29, 2010
eVoice mobile apps help SMBs manage business communications and project a professional image on the road (and in the office, too).
Windows 7 Promises Quick ROI for SMBs
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on June 25, 2010
Plus, the latest numbers show that Microsoft sells seven copies of Windows 7 per second.
DotMobi Offers GoMobi Mobile Domain Tools
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on June 21, 2010
New service offering for mobile websites aims to simplify the process of setting them up.
Constant Contact MarketPlace Helps SMBs Find Help
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on June 16, 2010
If you're a leader in email marketing for small businesses and want to increase loyalty and brand awareness, what do you do? If you're Constant Contact, you build an online marketplace.
Microsoft Releases Beta of New Hotmail
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on June 16, 2010
Along with additional features, the new Hotmail e-mail service also supports the new Office Web Apps.
Microsoft Releases Office 2010 to SMBs, Consumers
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on June 15, 2010
Last month, Microsoft began shipping Office 2010 to corporate customers. Today, the software giant makes it available to small- and mid-sized businesses through retail outlets.
Microsoft Debuts Free Office Web Apps Early
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on June 10, 2010
Small business owners may benefit from using cloud-based Office 2010 Web Apps to edit and share documents -- but will most still use the PC version?
Producteev Simplifies Task Management
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on June 08, 2010
A small business software company aims to seamlessly integrate task management apps into the business communications tools you use every day.
VM6 To Ship Updated SMB Virtualization Software
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on June 03, 2010
The latest upgrade to VM6's VMex small business virtualization package aims to streamline the user interface in order to help customers reduce operating costs.
Microsoft Drops Small Business Phone Software
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on May 20, 2010
Despite Microsoft's attempt to get in on the ground floor of small business unified communications, the company now admits it was a losing battle.
Yahoo Maps Out Move to Microsoft's adCenter
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on May 10, 2010
Microsoft and Yahoo give advertisers a timeline for moving to Microsoft's ad management system in time for the holidays, but leave an out just in case the transition doesn't go as planned.
Free Windows 7 Compatibility Tool for SMBs
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on April 27, 2010
Microsoft and ChangeBase partner to provide solutions that let small and midsized businesses fix compatibility problems with older applications when they migrate to Windows 7.
Microsoft SMB Specialists See 2010 Spending Rise
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on April 27, 2010
This year will likely be a busy one for Microsoft's Small Business Specialist partners around the globe, according to a survey of SMBs' IT spending plans.
Microsoft Launches 'Fix It Center' for SMBs
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on April 19, 2010
Following up on its Fix It Button, single-click bug fix technology, Microsoft aims to simplify tech support for small businesses with a more extensive automated diagnostic system.
Microsoft Outlines Bing Spring Update
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on March 26, 2010
As winter blows itself out and spring blossoms, Microsoft's troops are digging in to provide compelling new features and updates for its Bing search engine.
Microsoft Chases Windows 7 Battery Drain Problems
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on January 30, 2010
Some people say Windows 7 made notebooks' battery life fall to as little half an hour.
Is Microsoft's Office 2010 'a Couple of Months' Away?
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on January 26, 2010
CEO Ballmer drops a hint that the next version of Office could ship early, while Microsoft finally makes the systems requirements for the product official.
Microsoft Pulls Copies of Word Following Injunction
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on January 13, 2010
i4i injunction kicked in on Monday, so where were Office and Word Updates?
Windows 7: 10 Common Upgrade Problems
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on December 10, 2009
One tech support company provides a heads up on the glitches you’re most likely to run into when upgrading your systems to Windows 7.
Microsoft Office 2010 to Arrive On Time
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on December 02, 2009
Plans to make MS Office 2010 available to the general public are right on schedule. Nothing says productivity like a June launch.
Microsoft Cashes Out of Office Accounting Software
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on November 02, 2009
When Microsoft pulls the plug on its Office accounting software, some current small business customers may receive a few more years of support. But for others, it’s time to look for alternative bookkeeping solutions.
Microsoft's Serving the Smallest SMBs
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on April 02, 2009
Its new Foundation Server aims to cater to the smallest of small businesses.
Windows Live to Share Site with Office Live
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on January 26, 2009
In a move meant to get more people using its 'Live' services, Microsoft says it will merge Windows Live and Office Live.
Survey Finds Small Business Optimistic on 2009
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on January 16, 2009
Microsoft and Elance target those same small businesses with an Office Live Small Business offer to help them beef up their Web presence.
The Evolution of Microsoft's Live Services
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on November 17, 2008
Microsoft preps new and updated services to turn Windows Live into a communications hub for its customers.
Microsoft Server Bundles Almost Ready
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on July 10, 2008
Microsoft readies two new and updated server bundles designed to meet the needs of small and medium-sized businesses.
Microsoft's New Math on SMB Servers
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on May 14, 2008
As the company inches closer to releasing Essential Business Solutions bundles, officials disclose pricing, including a price jump.
On Again, Off Again: XP SP3 Back On
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on May 07, 2008
A week after holding off on public release of Windows XP's last service pack, the company has at least a short-term solution to a last minute glitch.
Will Microsoft Stream Office to Customer Desktops?
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on May 05, 2008
Speculation on whether Microsoft will offer Office as a software service in coming weeks abound.
Dynamics CRM Ready For Its Close-up?
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on April 23, 2008
Microsoft rolls out its hosted CRM solution, but it's also a harbinger of what's to come.
Microsoft: XP Not Out to Pasture Yet
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on April 04, 2008
Ultra low-cost PCs may mean Microsoft's aging operating system still has a few more races left to run.
Microsoft 'Response Point' to Get Service Pack
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on March 25, 2008
Microsoft plans to roll out later this year the first service pack for Microsoft Response Point VoIP phone system for small business.
Microsoft: How Does 'Free' Sound?
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on February 13, 2008
Microsoft introduces an update to Office Live Small Business that makes most services free – charges fees for others.
Got Vista? Get the Latest SP1 Candidate
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on January 16, 2008
Microsoft's long-awaited Vista service pack inches closer to the door, with a public test-drive now available.
Microsoft Widens Hosted CRM Preview
By Stuart J. Johnston This article was originally published on January 14, 2008
Microsoft is widening the preview of its hosted CRM Live service and rolling out new and updated features for its Office Live Small Business offering.
