Small Business Computing Staff

Microsoft Delivers Upgraded Retail Management Product Linux-Based SOHO Server for Under $700 Dell’s New Small-Biz-Friendly Desktop PC Microsoft Delivers Upgraded Retail Management Product Microsoft Business Solutions this week released enhancements to its retail solution, developed specifically for small, independent retailers. The 1.2 release of Microsoft Business Solutions Retail Management System (RMS) offers enhanced functionality designed […]

Small and mid-size companies across the country are inundated with unsolicited e-mail, otherwise known as spam. The cost, in terms of lost employee productivity, is staggering. Members of the Information Technology Solution Providers Alliance (ITSPA) offer their thoughts on inexpensive ways to quickly reduce spam. Fighting spam is an aggravating priority for America’s eight million […]

Avaya and HP joined forces this week in a marketing pact designed to draw together their voice and data communications products for small- and medium-sized businesses. Avaya and HP are building a shared channel to distribute their bundled communications solutions. Additionally, Avaya has certified and recommends the HP ProLiant ML310, ML330 and DL320 servers as […]

This week Dell released an upgraded version of its PowerEdge 400SC server for small- and medium-size businesses. The new server comes with a Pentium 4 chipset running at 3.2GHz with an 800MHz system bus and up to 4GB of memory. Prior to the upgrade, this particular server came with a 533MHz or 400MHz system bus. […]

Yahoo launched a free website building service this week, designed for small businesses that seek to build an inexpensive online presence. Yahoo SiteBuilder is touted as an innovative design tool that enables small businesses to build professional websites quickly and easily. The new tool is available from Yahoo for free, as long as the small […]

SMBs Tell Software Makers: ‘Keep It Simple’ SMBs See Open-Source as Microsoft Alternative Gartner Grants Abra Suite Top Slot SMBs Tell Software Makers: ‘Keep It Simple’ Despite legendary innovations in computer software since the PC revolution began, small businesses say software is still too hard to use. In a nationwide survey commissioned by FileMaker, 52 […]

The Business Matchmaking program, originated by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and now a partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and HP, is designed to provide small businesses across the country with networking and contract opportunities. Small businesses throughout the South are extended the opportunity to meet one-on-one with government agencies and large […]

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Research Foundation’s Index of Small Business Optimism climbed 1.6 points in June, the highest reading this year. Small-business owners expressed strong optimism last month that the economy would improve, that their own sales would improve, and that now is a good time to expand. This good news is […]

Whether you’re Books-A Hundred or Books-A Million, if you’re serious about selling on the Web you need to be able to accept payments from your customers. While there are many different payment methods, the most popular include accepting credit cards and in order to do so you’ll need to set up a merchant account. Setting […]

TRITTON Technologies, an Irvine, Calif.-based provider of networking and high-end multimedia products, this week debuted the Tritton Advanced Server Appliance Product (ASAP). The ASAP is a business computing solution that integrates 120 GB of network attached storage (NAS), with a virtual private network (VPN), firewall, router and four-port switch — all for less than $400. […]

American Power Conversion (APC) introduced a trio of new power supply products that could keep your small business running even when the electricity isn’t. The Back-UPS ES 725 is a complete broadband power protection solution for home office networking equipment. For even more desktop computing power, APC now offers the Back-UPS RS 1000VA and 1500VA […]

SBC Communications this week introduced two key enhancements to its small business telecommunications portfolio that significantly changes the pricing of critical wireline and wireless services. The company released a new service package called Business Unlimited. The new program features an access line, unlimited local and long distance calling, and popular call management features for $58.99 […]