Jamie Bsales

The statistics are grim. Since the start of the recession in December of 2007, the U.S. economy has shed approximately 6 million jobs, and the unemployment rate has topped 10 percent for the first time in decades. For management-level professionals, outplacement experts warn that it takes a month of job searching for every $10,000 in […]

Entrepreneurs that run Salesforce.com’s online CRM (customer relationship management) application now have access to another tool to make managing their business easier. Xactly Corp. has announced the availability of Xactly Incent Express, a sales compensation tool that leverages Salesforce’s Force.com development platform to bring enterprise-class sales-performance management to small and mid-sized businesses. The affordable solution […]

Sprint has announced the formation of a new Small Business specialty team within its Business Markets Group to sharpen the company’s focus on the small business market. As part of that effort, Sprint plans to dedicate resources, customize products and develop special offers specifically for small business owners. Sprint’s announcement coincides with a new study […]

With the launch of Windows 7, businesses are taking the opportunity to evaluate their aging PCs and step up to new models. Lenovo hopes to attract some of the upgrade dollars with the all-new ThinkCentre A70z, its first all-in-one desktop PC. All-in-one PCs tuck the computer’s components in a thin chassis behind the screen, which […]

Today’s launch of Constant Contact Event Marketing provides small businesses an inexpensive way to more effectively market events, increase awareness and drive greater participation among their customers and members. The new online service helps businesses, associations and non-profits professionally promote and efficiently manage registrations, RSVPs and payments for meetings, functions, seminars, in-store promotions and other […]

You can expect an avalanche of new-product introductions on the coattails of Microsoft’s Windows 7 launch this month, and HP has seized the occasion to debut a spate of desktop and laptop PCs aimed at small business buyers. “The release of Windows 7 presents an ideal opportunity for businesses of all types to evaluate their […]

On October 22, Microsoft launches the Windows 7 operating system, the latest iteration of the world’s most popular software (with more than 1 billion users worldwide)—and the follow-up to the less-than-well-received Windows Vista. While launching a major new operating into the teeth of a deep recession is less than ideal, Microsoft hopes that the software’s […]

The Internet has become an integral part of daily business life, and trying to completely limit employees’ access during work hours is impractical. But allowing unfettered access can not only lead to wasted time—such as employees surfing their friends’ Facebook pages—it can also open your PCs and network up to rogue software and other malware […]

Today Lenovo took the wraps off several features set to debut on upcoming ThinkPad laptops that promise to make working with the laptops easier for field workers, road warriors and everyday business people. The enhancements will debut on the company’s ThinkPad X200 Tablet ultra-portable model and its workhorse ThinkPad T400s thin-and-light laptop, and will eventually […]

Network storage maker Iomega targets small businesses with its latest offering, the StorCenter ix4-200d, a four-drive NAS (network attached storage) appliance that can house up to 8TB of data. The first product designed from the ground up specifically for small businesses since Iomega was purchased by enterprise storage giant EMC, the StorCenter ix4-200d combines Iomega’s […]

Business owners looking for a way to get a handle on the growing amounts of data they and their employees produce have a new Web-based file-sharing and data backup solution at their disposal. NomaDesk has launched an on-demand service of the same name that allows business teams to store, synchronize and share data via online […]

Constructive continues to add new features to its Partnerpedia family of online partner-community solutions. The latest is lead-management capabilities for the Partnerpedia Open Community and Private Networks offerings that let companies track and manage sales opportunities and activities. The new feature is designed for small businesses looking to step up from an informal lead-tracking system […]