Small Business Computing Staff

By Michael Singer Apple Computer recently announced the release of its 1U rack-mount server. The company said it has already received orders for more than 4,000 units since its introduction in May. The Macintosh maker said the server compliments its UNIX-based Mac OS X Server software and supports dual 1 GHz PowerPC G4 processors (each […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com Multi-currency payment processor WorldPay announced the launch of WorldAlert, a new e-commerce product that promises to take the burden of managing fraud protection away from the retailer. The launch comes in the wake of research from Experian that indicates that over 97% of online retailers have been hit by […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com Central Command, a provider of PC anti-virus software and computer security services, recently released its monthly listing of the top twelve viruses reported for June, 2002. The report, coined the “Dirty Dozen”, is based on the number of virus occurrences confirmed through Central Command’s Emergency Virus Response Team. The […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com Yamaha latest CD recorder is a 24X ReWritable recorder with Mt. Rainier support, DiscT@2 technology that eliminates labels, an advanced audio recording mode, and a software bundle that is supposed to be worth over $300. The all-new CRW-F1 internal and external models support both PC and Mac platforms. With […]

by Dan Orzech With money tight, some savvy IT managers are cutting costs by double-checking their support contracts for too much coverage. They’re also examining software licenses to make sure they’re not paying for programs that aren’t being used. Enron. Worldcom. Xerox. Not to mention lackluster corporate earnings, falling consumer confidence, and a stock market […]

By Bob Woods Yahoo Messenger is on the move, in terms of new subscribers. A survey released last fall by Jupiter Media Metrix found that in terms of at-home use, the number of people using the popular portal’s instant-messaging (IM) client climbed 25% to almost 12 million users. In the at-work category, Yahoo Messenger usage […]

By Tessa Wegert Formats and placements. What’s best for the campaign? It’s a question bound to produce a subjective response, making the answers all the more interesting. A media buyer’s decisions can be guided by any number of factors. With virtually hundreds of placement options to choose from, making the right selections can be a […]

By Dee-Ann LeBlanc It’s all over the news. The big bad viruses are coming! Somewhere in some remote country, or right next door, a user opens an email attachment that unleashes a world of hurt onto his computer, or onto your network as their mail client spews out email to everyone in that person’s contact […]

www.smallbusinesscomputing.com Staff What do you do when your computers get too slow to handle the latest accounting, CAD, or graphics applications, or when files get too numerous for hard drives to hold? Eventually, you’ll have to upgrade your systems to stay ahead of the curve and save yourself money in the long run. Here’s how. […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com ViewSonic unveiled its Tablet PC prototype that is designed to deliver the benefits of a portable PC, and has the added convenience of pen, speech and keyboard input to take and convert handwritten notes, manage tasks and access data from remote locations. According to the company, its Tablet PC […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com Kurant Corporation unveiled the next generation of StoreSense, the company’s e-business software suite. Kurant’s new StoreSense 5.0 offers a set of powerful, easy-to-use tools that promise to extend the opportunity of e-business to more small and medium-sized businesses than ever before. StoreSense is designed to offer small businesses a […]

By Sharon Gaudin Although it hasn’t been unleashed on the Internet, a new variant on a virus marks an advancement in the complexity of the viruses that may be coming down the pike. The new virus, Simile.D, is piquing some interesting in the security community because it’s largely considered to be the first complicated virus […]