Pedro Hernandez

Behind practically every success stands a strong team. Whether in the Air Force, the NFL or in business, effective team leaders bring the best out of their colleagues and accomplish the goals they set for their groups. Former Denver Broncos general manager and one-time Air Force Intelligence Officer, Ted Sundquist, is an expert in teamwork. […]

Dell is setting out to put the IT management efficiencies of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) within easier reach of small and midsized businesses (SMB). The company rolled out new pre-integrated VDI products that not only make it easier for businesses to deploy Citrix XenDesktop 7, but to also slash costs. The big money saver, called Dell […]

Marketing? No sweat. Payroll? A breeze. For more than 50 percent of small business owners, the real challenge of operating their businesses is collecting payments. And considering that in the U.S., roughly 20 percent of all accounts receivable debt is past due, it’s not only a stressful aspect of the workday, it has the potential […]

AirWatch brings mobile device management (MDM) to small businesses. The Atlanta-based company, best known for its enterprise mobile management solutions, unveiled a product tailored to the needs of small businesses. Dubbed AirWatch Professional, the software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering allows firms to get their mobile devices under control quickly and at low cost, according to AirWatch CEO John […]

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has launched its new ProBook 400 series of Intel- and AMD-based business notebooks, which according to Chad Paris, creative design lead for HP, helps to usher in the company’s strategy of bringing desirable and “aspirational” tech to market. He described HP’s past efforts as “siloed,” offering customers “nothing that resonates as HP.” That’s changing with […]

Compared to big businesses, it’s easy to think that you’re at a disadvantage when it comes to strategic planning. Big corporations can pour huge amounts of money, technology and personnel into formulating plans to profit from the shifting dynamics of a marketplace. It’s a pricey crystal ball that, let’s face it, doesn’t always offer a […]

Are you constantly falling short of your sales goals? Assuming that you set your expectations realistically and gauged the market correctly, the trouble may not be your product or service, but rather in how you’re approaching your sales opportunities. Joe Fuster, senior vice president of global sales for SAP Cloud, has 25 years of experience […]

Small businesses are often the heartbeat of local economies. But could some of your best customers be waiting overseas? Outside of governments and multinational corporations, international trade was, until recently, a discipline that most small businesses didn’t dare attempt. Paperwork, fees, regulations, tariffs, language barriers: keeping a business afloat is hard enough without piling on […]

AgreeYa Mobility, a Mountain View, Calif.-based enterprise and telecom mobility specialist, has rolled out a software platform and app called Onvelop that allows businesses to link their Microsoft productivity environments to mobile devices without the high costs of hiring integration specialists or investing in mobile device and application management suites (MDM and MAM). Onvelop is […]

Unveiling its latest 13-inch laptop, the Latitude 3330, Dell signals small business buyers that they no longer have to settle for clunky, heavy laptops. Dell built the Latitude 3330 specifically for the needs of the small business and education markets. According to Brett McAnally, executive director of product marketing for Dell, the new laptop balances […]

If there’s one lesson that the consumerization of IT and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) movements have taught the software industry is that complexity is out and simple and intuitive workflows are in. People, particularly if they’re on the go, need applications that don’t get in the way and hamper their productivity. That holds true for small business […]

Swizznet, a provider of QuickBooks hosting and online small business accounting services, heard the cries of business owners that were struggling to set up their QuickBooks point of sale (POS) environments without incurring huge IT costs. So the company set out to “create the first multi-lane software for retailers” that retailers can access and configure […]