Patricia Fusco

In the right hands, Internet access and all its communicative capabilities can greatly enhance employee productivity. In the wrong hands, Internet access and all its trappings can greatly hinder employee productivity. What does it take to balance capability with culpability? It takes a little Web sense — or in this case, Websense — an employee […]

IBM recently introduced five new color and monochrome printers. Of particular interest for smaller businesses are the Infoprint 1312, Infoprint 1332 and Infoprint 1357. Larger organizations will likely prefer the workhorse mentality and speed of the Infoprint 1352 and the Infoprint 1372. Each of these printers come as both a network-ready or base model. As […]

Wouldn’t it be great if you could use free patch management security software on up to 50 computers forever? Many small businesses with fewer than 50 computers could use the product for free for a lifetime. It would be like a free trial that never ends. Does this sound too good to be true? Then […]

In January, Network Associates acquired Deersoft, an application provider known for its SpamAssassin software. Network Associates made it clear at the time of the deal that the SpamAssassin brand name would live on, but that the technology would be put to work safeguarding Microsoft Exchange 2000 servers for small businesses. The first product of this […]

Wire-free network access is changing the way small businesses work. It’s less expensive to deploy that conventional wired networks because new users can be added in seconds without expensive cabling. Wireless access also allows employees to work anywhere — from the lobby to the conference room to the great outdoors. There are two prerequisites that […]

Novell is providing small businesses networking software for free. Novell’s Small Business Suite 6 comes complete with powerful Web access, collaboration, security and management capabilities. What’s the catch? None really. Since most small businesses turn to local solution providers rather than national vendors for technology advice and troubleshooting, Novell’s free offer will be delivered by […]

Despite economic uncertainties, small business owners are planning to seize opportunities for growth, according to the OPEN Small Business Network 2003 Semi-Annual Monitor from American Express. Although the number of small business owners that foresee growth opportunities for their companies in the next six months fell to 56 percent, down from 64 percent reported last […]

According to research from IDC, there are approximately 5.7 million small and medium-size businesses connected to the Internet, but only a fraction of these organizations are conducting full-fledged e-business over the Web. Kurant, a San Francisco-based provider of e-commerce software, believes it can tip the scales in favor of smaller e-business initiatives. This week Kurant […]

It’s Sunday night and the inevitable happens. You’ve stopped by the office to get a jump-start on the week and print the month-end reports everybody expects to see first thing Monday morning. Only the printer isn’t cooperating — it just keeps shooting out blank page after page while your PC informs you that the print […]

SAP’s Business One solution made its U.S. debut this week, designed to extend the company’s software expertise to a new segment of the small and midsize business (SMB) market. At the same time, SAP also announced that the Tax and Business Services (TBS) unit of American Express is ready to distribute and support services for […]

LaGarde Debuts Mid-Market StoreFront Solution Small Business E-Government Initiative Can You See A Video Phone In Your Future? LaGarde Debuts Mid-Market StoreFront Solution LaGarde, a Kansas City, Kan.-based provider of e-business solutions for small and mid-sized businesses, recently released a new mid-market store front solution. LaGrange’s StoreFront Mid-Market Solution is a fully integrated, e-business system […]