Lauren Simonds

Bit Defender, a Romanian-based software company that has recently opened an office in Boca Raton, Florida, today announced BitDefender 8 Professional and BitDefender 8 Standard Edition — programs the company says offer SMBs powerful protection against viruses, spyware, Trojans, spam, worms and other similar Internet threats. The eight-year-old company has a large customer base around […]

Remote access — the ability to access company e-mail, applications, files and other data from any Web browser outside the office — is a great productivity tool that many SMBs can’t do without. However it’s never been terribly easy or affordable to set up. And if your company is growing, leaving the small and moving […]

We here at SmallBusinessComputing.com keep hammering away at how important it is for small business owners to keep their business data safe, and by that we mean regularly backing up the data your business couldn’t survive without. Granted, it’s not always easy, especially if technology ‘s not your favorite topic to begin with, and you […]

One advantage big business usually has over SMBs is the ability to buy whatever the software they need all at once so that it’s it fully integrated into one organized system. Small businesses, on the other hand, tend to have tighter budgets and buy software as the need arises. They typically end up with a […]

One of the notoriously frustrating aspects of running a small business is finding the time to learn about reliable technology solutions that will help you run your company more efficiently and, along with your hard work, more profitably. After all, you went into business because you love what you do, not because you love technology. […]

Small business owners know that it’s all too easy to lose a notebook PC out on the road. Replacing the notebook isn’t the worst of it — it’s the lost data on the notebook that causes the most pain. Even if you don’t lose the data because you’re one of the few who actually take […]

Application service providers (ASPs) are nothing new, but as technologies improve and high-speed Internet access becomes more prevalent among small businesses, using hosted applications over the Internet can help you manage your business more efficiently. Airframe, a brand new San Mateo-Calif.-based ASP, offers small businesses a suite of Web-based applications to help manage their companies. […]

Eset, a San Diego, Calif.-based software Company recently announced a new version of its anti-virus software called NOD32. The big difference between this particular software and applications from companies such as Symantec and McAfee lies in how the program finds viruses and other threats. Anti-virus software from McAfee and Symantec use signature-based scanning, which means […]

For many small business owners, managing their company finances doesn’t involve booting up a computer; it means pulling out a paper ledger and a pencil with a good eraser. In fact, Intuit recently sponsored an internal study and found that more than nine million small businesses manage their most common business tasks with paper, pencil […]

In theory, conducting meetings over the Internet is a great concept. You can save a bundle on business travel and still keep far-flung clients and employees engaged and up to speed. In practice, however, Web hosting services like WebEx and Microsoft Live Meeting cost a lot more than many SMBs can pay. Plus, learning how […]

Maxtor today announced the latest member of its popular external drive family, the OneTouch II, and the company says the drive includes new Dantz software, exclusive to Maxtor, that simplifies data backup to the point where it’s nearly a non-event. Should the drive work as promised (we’ll be reviewing it in the near future), it […]