Pedro Hernandez

Xerox may be known best for its copiers and enterprise document management services, but over the years, the office equipment maker has also increased the content-management possibilities for small and midsized businesses (SMBs). Much of that effort centers around the company’s ConnectKey-enabled multifunction printers (MFPs). Rui Ferreira, senior director and general manager of Xerox global […]

Simply stated, no company is immune to stolen records and other costly forms of data loss. The latest hacking incidents or data breaches splash across headlines with alarming regularity. Luckily many small and midsized businesses are in a unique position, Patrick Heim, head of Trust and Security at Dropbox, told Small Business Computing. SMBs are […]

The arrival of spring—at least in the Northern Hemisphere (apologies to our friends south of the equator)—is a great time for small businesses to assess the current state of their online presence and take steps to improve it, according to Sarah Matista, marketing manager at Vistaprint Digital Services. It’s also the perfect time to see […]

“You get what you pay for” is one of those truisms that stand the test of time. Over the past several months Iotum, FreeConference.com’s parent company, has been working to prove that old chestnut wrong for small business teams that want low- and no-cost ways to collaborate online. Iotum acquired the pioneering online communications service […]

Most small businesses can get by using a simple online shopping cart. Customers select an item or two, complete the checkout process and that effectively spells the end of the transaction. But what about software-as-a-service (SaaS) startups and fledgling product-of-the-month companies? Chargebee, an automated subscription billing and recurring payments platform, helps these types of small […]

Cloud computing concerns have practically evaporated, suggests a new cloud adoption report from Spiceworks, the helpdesk software provider and small business IT community. A whopping 93 percent of organizations use at least one cloud service, according to a survey of 343 IT professionals from North America and the EMEA region (Europe, the Middle East and […]

Today’s smartphones, tablets, 2-in-1s and ever-slimmer notebook PCs make it easier than ever for businesses to adopt digital workflows. Yet, businesses still cling to paper. “The rallying cry for going paperless has existed for a long time,” Sam Thorpe, director of product at Nitro, a provider of Portable Document Format (PDF) software, told Small Business […]

HP Inc. today took the wraps off a new line of small business color inkjet printers. Dubbed HP PageWide, these printers can trace their roots back to the company’s large-format printers that once produced high-quality textbooks, posters and other reading material in large quantities. The new printers use a fixed print head design to deliver […]

Google is great at a lot of things, but it falls a little short in business search, according to Ankur Varma, CEO of Plonked. Though whimsical-sounding, Plonked is serious business. Founded less than a year ago, the San Francisco startup set out to help sales professionals and business people harness the power of the Web, […]

Last week, the industry gathered for the Mobile World Congress (MWC) tradeshow in Barcelona, Spain to preview the latest mobile innovations. While consumer smartphones typically reign at MWC, vendors also show up with mobile tools and devices that make it easier for small businesses to adopt mobile, productivity-enhancing work styles. Here are five new small […]

First, the good news: the majority of small companies in the U.S. have a website that both showcases their products and services, and signals potential customers that they’re open and eager for their business. The bad news: it’s a slim majority. Clutch—a Washington, D.C.-based market research firm—surveyed 350 small business owners and managers operating in […]

Building trust can a tricky thing in the business world. Fighting a healthy undercurrent of skepticism from professionals, technology providers really have to deliver on their promises if they want repeat customers. Naturally, some tech companies are better at it than others. WordPress, used by countless small businesses to launch their blogs and websites, is […]