Lauren Simonds

This year’s version of ACT, the contact management software from Sage, coincides with the 20th anniversary of the venerable software. The application shows no sign of slowing down with age, however, and the company says it offers new features and improvements centered on three themes: visibility, end-user productivity and workgroup productivity. These themes and changes […]

Fujitsu Computer Systems has introduced two new notebooks, one an update to its popular convertible tablet/notebook and the other an ultramobile PC the size of a day-timer, which has only been available in Japan till now. The Lifebook U810 weighs a little more than 1.5 pounds and offers a 5.6-inch LCD with touch screen functionality […]

It’s not enough anymore to have plenty of storage at your small business disposal. No, now with everyone on the move, you need to be able to store your data and retrieve it at the office, on site with a client or on the road. Fortunately, with innovative, affordable products, it’s not that difficult. Here […]

Even in the dog days of summer there’s always some new tech tool to help a small business run more efficiently. Here’s a quick look at a few of the latest products that can help keep you rolling along. Fresh Batteries for Old Laptops Unleash your laptop – you know, the older model that hasn’t […]

There’s nothing new about Iomega offering affordable networked storage to small businesses. And it might be easy to dismiss the latest members of the StorCenter Network Hard Drive line as same-old, same-old; new capacity, different day. But Iomega begs to differ. The company says its fourth generation StorCenter drives provide proven reliability, improved performance over […]

The SoMo 650 sells individually for $695 and also comes in two bundles that offer various accessories. Socket Mobile also offers a wide range of optional peripherals such as bar code and RFID scanners. You’ll find more information, including links to download PDF data and spec sheets on the SoMo 650 product Web page. Lauren […]

One of the consistent truths about big-business technology is that, eventually, it becomes both affordable and manageable enough so that small businesses can take advantage of it. Every time you turn around it seems there’s a technology that’s newly available or newly improved for small businesses. And today it’s tech support’s turn. Support.com, a service […]

While it may not qualify as a household name, Linksys is definitely associated with casual home networking rather than the buttoned-down world of business computing. But now the company includes a dedicated focus on small business with its Linksys Connected Office, a program designed to make it easier and more affordable to buy, build and […]

Sending large file attachments via e-mail can be tricky once you start heading north of 10 or 20MB. E-mail clients limit attachment sizes, and small businesses that work with large presentations, audio or video files that can be hundreds of megabytes or larger in size have to rely on FTP sites or overnight delivery just […]

The latest trend working its way into the small business world concerns mobile phones and Web sites. If you’ve ever tried to access your favorite site with a handheld mobile device, you’re familiar with how bad most Web sites look and how hard it is to use them. That’s the problem dotMobi was created to […]

Storing and managing data is a real and often expensive challenge for small businesses. Data multiplies so fast that rabbits look positively chaste by comparison, and a small company can struggle with both the time and the cost of keeping pace. To help you manage your multiplying data, Quantum today announced the GoVault Data Protection […]

Some small business owners and employees spend more time behind the wheel than they do behind the desk. And as mobility becomes more of a work necessity than a convenience, it’s good to have the right tools to help keep you as efficient and effective as possible. Not all mobile workers have the same needs […]