Pedro Hernandez

When it comes to human resources (HR), it’s time to put away Excel, says David Vanheukelom, general manager of human capital management (HCM) applications at FinancialForce, a cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) specialist. A spreadsheet is no way to manage personnel, says Vanheukelom, particularly when a small to midsized business (SMB) starts adding to its headcount. […]

What’s the point of good word-of-mouth if nobody pays attention? Jay Gierak, co-founder and president, of Detroit-based Stik, a social-enabled business recommendation service, wants to help businesses leverage the good experiences of friends, family and happy customers to attract more happy customers and influence their buying behavior. Essential to the effort: adding good reviews, testimonials and […]

App stores have made finding best-of-breed consumer software a snap. But where are entrepreneurs supposed to turn for software-as-a-service (SaaS) products? One obvious answer is Google. Just don’t expect to find the right fit, according to Ori Manor, founder and CEO of Chekkt. The answer, as is the case in most areas of tech, is […]

NComputing, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based client virtualization company, has officially launched OneSpace, a mobile unified desktop environment that delivers Windows, Linux and software-as-a-service (SaaS) apps as a secure, contained experience to iOS and Android devices. The launch follows a months-long beta of the product. OneSpace leverages the company’s vSpace client virtualization technology, allowing mobile workers to access […]

In an expansion of GoDaddy’s small business services portfolio, the company has launched a new payments management product called Get Paid. Three plans make up Get Paid, beginning with the $3.99 per month Starter subscription that includes invoicing, payments processing and mobile payments. Get Paid tops out at $14.99 per month for a full-featured Premium version […]

Not content to provide small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with PCs, servers and other IT building blocks, Dell takes things a step further by building end-user security into its products. Brett Hansen, director of end user computing software and mobility at Dell, told Small Business Computing that Dell now offers its malware prevention software, for “one year […]

Carbonite, the cloud-based backup services provider, is expanding into hardware. The company today took the wraps off Carbonite Appliance HT10, a hybrid system that blends the disaster recovery capabilities of the cloud with the speed of local physical storage. “It’s a game-changer for us,” Dave Maffei, Carbonite’s vice president of global channel sales, told Small Business […]

Intacct blends cloud-based accounting and business intelligence (BI) to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) get a better handle on their financials. The San Jose, Calif.-based provider of cloud-based accounting and financial management software has launched a new feature that displays snapshots of how their businesses are faring. Performance Cards—a no-cost addition to Intacct—now offer […]

Company intranets have a habit of turning into the electronic equivalent of a musty old filing cabinet. One software company has set out to clear out the cobwebs. A staple in many modern workplaces, intranets are typically dull, un-engaging experiences. Content piles up but few, if any, employees want to venture too deeply. Instead, they […]

Color laser printers can produce stunning results, but at a cost that can strain small business budgets. Epson has cooked up an alternative—nine alternatives, in fact—that leverage the company’s latest inkjet innovations to deliver laser-like print quality at a much lower cost. The feat is made possible by a PrecisionCore, a print chip technology based on […]

As small businesses flock to Facebook, many are finding success with a blend of new marketing tools and customer engagement strategies that not only drum up business, but also delight consumers. During the inaugural June 3 Facebook Fit boot camp in New York City, Dan Levy, director of small business for Facebook, announced that 30 […]

Comcast is making it easier for small and midsized businesses (SMBs) to offer their customers Wi-Fi while keeping their own networks secure. The cable giant’s commercial services division, Comcast Business, today announced its new Business Wireless Gateway. Developed by Cisco, the modem and router combo is “a secure, fully managed Wi-Fi solution for our small […]