Jamie Bsales

Love ’em or hate ’em, there’s no denying that netbooks are a trend to be reckoned with. In fact, these compact, affordable computing and communications companions could account for 17 percent of total notebook unit volume in 2009, according to market-research firm Displaybank, up from 11 percent in 2008. Of course, the vast majority of […]

Online newcomer 5050BIZ, LLC recently launched its namesake Web platform aimed at giving entrepreneurs a single destination for a range of online activities. 5050BIZ combines aspects of social networking sites, such as interactive bulletin boards and expert advice on various topics, with online management, collaboration and communication tools such as videoconferencing and virtual meeting rooms. […]

RingCentral has rolled out a new Internet-based business phone system aimed at small businesses that need a multi-line, multi-location setup but that want to avoid the hassle and expense of a traditional hardware PBX solution. Not just another VoIP (voice over IP) offering, the RingCentral Office solution lets buyers purchase, customize, activate and manage their […]

Dell first introduced its Vostro line of PCs — with hardware, software and services tailored to the needs of small business buyers — two years ago. In that time the company has expanded the product family to include both desktop and notebook PCs, and now comes the Vostro All-In-One. This space-saving desktop puts all of […]

One of the biggest challenges facing entrepreneurs is marketing their businesses in an online world. Conduit’s Open initiative can help. The new program combines the company’s four-year-old browser toolbar-creation platform with new direct and indirect distribution opportunities that leverage the company’s existing base of 200,000 Website publishers and their 60 million users. “Small businesses have […]

When a big company feels inclined to mess with a classic, it had better get it right—just ask Coca-Cola. Lenovo has introduced a new version of its iconic T-series, the best-selling business laptop series ever and the progenitor of the “thin-and-light” portable category. The result: The ThinkPad T400s is everything fans have loved about the […]

Virtualization continues to be a hot topic for purveyors of small-business hardware and software, and Dell is the latest to introduce new hardware and services offerings to help customers deploy virtualization solutions to improve data center performance while streamlining management requirements. A turnkey virtualization configuration for SMBs simplifies the design, procurement and deployment of virtual […]

Networking and storage expert Netgear has released a new range-topping addition to its popular ReadyNAS line of network-attached storage (NAS) appliances. The ReadyNAS 3200 features 12 hard drive bays in a double-height (2U) rack-mountable chassis. Each bay can accommodate a 1-terabyte (TB) drive, with 2TB drives available later in the year, for up to 24TB […]

Self-service marketing specialist VerticalResponse has teamed up with financial-software giant Intuit to make it easy for QuickBooks customers to launch e-mail and direct-mail campaigns and online surveys.  VerticalResponse for Intuit Workplace integrates VerticalResponse’s marketing offerings directly into the QuickBooks platform, so you can use the historical data you’ve accumulated in QuickBooks for a variety of […]

We’ve been hearing about the “paperless office” for going on 10 years now, but running a small business seems to attract more paper than ever. Going digital with a document-management, accounts-payable or other back-end support system will help you save time and money by allowing you to quickly route, search for, and retrieve documents electronically. […]

IBM and Intuit have collaborated to bring an all-in-one solution that delivers just about everything a small business needs in a single box, with no IT experience needed. The agreement combines IBM’s Smart Business offering, which includes hardware, software and technical support, with Intuit’s QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions financial management software in a pre-integrated, automated appliance. […]

When it comes to smartphones, the choice was easy: If you were a 20-something hipster, you got an Apple iPhone; if you had a business to run, you considered a BlackBerry or a Windows Mobile device. But a growing library of titles essential to small business should make you give the iPhone another look. For […]