Small Business Computing Staff

InformationWeek SMB: ADTRAN Joins Cbeyond PBX Partner Program ADTRAN’s unified communications (UC) solutions for SMBs will now be integrated with Cbeyond’s IP- and SIP-based BeyondVoice service. “As a provider of IT and communications solutions to almost 50,000 small businesses in the U.S., Cbeyond claims leadership in the SMB market. To further bolster that position, the […]

PCmag@Work (Small Business): Evoice – A Radically Better Phone Number The new features include virtual receptionist automated greetings and Find me/Follow me functionality. Pricing also adjusted. “J2 Global Communications Inc. today revamped its eVoice virtual on-demand voice service with new features, functionality and lower pricing. With the newest version of eVoice businesses can now setup […]

InformationWeek SMB: SMB IT Software Spending To Focus On Upgrades A new Forrester study shows small businesses will focus on bringing existing applications up to date, pushing ahead with upgrade projects put on hold during the recession. The focus on upgrading software is the result of a backlog that occurred during the economic recession, study […]

PCWorld: Microsoft Warns of New Bug Affecting IE Users The vulnerability could allow hackers to install malicious code on effected computers, but there’s an easy work-around: don’t press the F1 key. “Microsoft warned Monday of a new vulnerability that affects Internet Explorer users, saying that it could be exploited by hackers to install malicious software […]

PCWorld: HP Adds Touch, Color to EliteBook, ProBook The new EliteBook adds multitouch – finger gestures as well as pen input – to its slick convertible laptop/tablet PC. “HP has had convertible tablet computers aimed at business users before. But the company offered only pen-based input. The EliteBook 2740p is the first to offer pen […]

CNet: New Google Chrome Browser Update: Built-in Web Page Translation The latest beta version of Google’s Chrome browser for Windows also offers more privacy controls, and will eventually include extensions that will allow third-party developers to add new functionality. “I’ve been enjoying a Chrome feature that shows a pop-up bar suggesting translations of foreign Web […]

Smallbiztechnology.com: Four Elements To Launching Your Product Online: Ready, Set, Go! Tabachnick looks at what successful online product launches have in common and how to avoid pitfalls that can result in wasting millions of marketing dollars. “Jane Tabachnick is a marketer, strategist and product launch manager. I’ve asked her to share her insights, in this […]

Small Business Trends: Why Online Video Is Key For Small Business The case in a nutshell: it’s cheap to produce video for the Web, it’s easy to post it, it can serve multiple marketing purposes, it helps give your biz personality – and it could easily go viral. “Online video. You see it everywhere with […]

Entrepreneur: The Myths and Realities of Internet Travel Online travel booking has become a commodity business. How do you decide which of many competing players to use? Do you go direct to online airline, hotel and car rental sites, use online travel agencies or stick with traditional bricks-and-mortar agencies? “These days, it’s hard to turn […]

IDC: IP Telephony Solutions Help Companies Across All Vertical Markets to Keep Costs Under Control A European study of awareness and buying intentions around IP telephony makes the point that IP voice can help reduce telephony costs, especially important now in uncertain economic times. “International Data Corporation’s (IDC) European Vertical Markets recently released a new […]

PCWorld: Smartbooks Expected to Prove Popular by 2015 Low-powered mobile devices running non-Intel hardware – the Apple iPad is technically a smartbook – could be ubiquitous by 2015, ABI says. Qualcom and Freescale have ’em. Should you be adjusting your mobile buying strategy? “A new research study estimates that 163 million ‘smartbooks’ will ship worldwide […]

PCWorld: 112 Best Free Downloads, Sites, and Services: The Full List Like any best-of list, it leaves itself open to quibblers, but this compendium of the best on the Web includes some great tools that can help your business run better and save you money. “Want to correct Windows problems, make your PC or mobile […]