Lauren Simonds

Whether you’re sending financial records to your accountant, a bid to a prospective client or medical information to your physician, sending sensitive data via e-mail is about as smart as handing out your PIN number at the local ATM machine. But securing e-mail – both the body and any files attached to it, isn’t an […]

Is there anything more frustrating than having your PC or other vital piece of technology go on the fritz? How about having to schlep your fallen PC down to the shop or having to wait hours or days for a technician to show up to repair it? Not only is it frustrating, the downtime can do […]

You’ve taken a big step toward growing your small business by building a Web site and now, like an angler on a summer’s day, you’re just waiting for the fish to start biting. Of course, it takes more than a well-timed cast and a bit of tasty bait to land customers on the shore of […]

The amount of data that small businesses need to store nearly doubles every year, placing a strain on growing companies’ resources and budgets. That factoid underscores Iomega’s announcement today of its latest network attached storage server, the StorCenter Pro NAS 450r Series. The 450r caps the higher end of Iomega’s network-attached storage line, which includes […]

Anyone who owns a Mac has experienced the frustration of being treated like a second-class citizen when it comes to finding Mac versions of popular software. Most software vendors point to Windows’ larger market share as an excuse for not developing Mac titles, but others have started listening to their customers and delivering the goods. […]

Building on the past success and reliability of its Phaser 4500 monochrome laser printer, Xerox today announced the next generation, the Phaser 4510 which, according to the company, improves on its predecessor’s speed, memory, features and price. While Xerox is known for the quality of its printers, its pricing often puts those printers out of […]

Known primarily for its expertise in monochrome laser and multi-function printers, Brother International recently entered the world of color laser printing with two product lines designed and built by its own engineers. Jeff Sandler, Brother’s director of marketing, called the company’s foray into new territory “a significant investment that will better meet the needs of […]

HP today announced a bevy of products and services designed to help small businesses grow through the use of technology. The news came out of a special San Francisco event hosted by HP and entitled The Art of Small Business. The event showcased several small business owners that use HP technology, but HP’s expanded product […]

Using its five-day nationwide Small Business Summit as a backdrop, Microsoft today unveiled new software that the company says is designed to make full-featured phone systems for small businesses easy to use, manage and expand. The software, called Microsoft Response Point, will run on hardware – a base unit and compatible telephones – currently in […]

Three things you won’t find at eCampus, Symantec’s new online education portal: keggers, homecoming, or pomp and circumstance. But what you will find promises to be a boon for time- and budget-strapped small business owners who want product-specific training or general information on security best practices. At least that’s the goal, according to Lee Futch, […]

Every small business owner needs tools and services that hone their skills, improve their best practices and help grow their companies. And, as evidenced by our recent article, Free Online Resources Help Small Businesses Thrive, we all like it best when those tools and services are free. The people over at Microsoft agree, and to […]

Will Microsoft’s launch of Vista be known as the Year of the Upgrade or simply Excedrin Headache Number 2007? That’s a concern for many small business owners as they weigh the pros and cons of moving to Vista. The debut of any new operating system involves its fair share of bugs, glitches and things that […]