Small Business Computing Staff

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com Peachtree Software announced the availability of Peachtree Domain Name Registration powered by Register.com. According to the companies, the addition of Domain Name Registration to Peachtree’s line of Web services should provide small businesses with a single location in which to find all the tools necessary to create a full-featured […]

Eric Grevstad PC shoppers are often advised, “Buy one step down from the top” — hitting the price/performance sweet spot with Intel or AMD’s second fastest CPU, or the second biggest hard disk available. But even those values, even at today’s low PC prices, are a stretch for buyers on tight budgets. Granted that no […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com Sales Online Direct (http://www.paid.com) launched AI Commerce, an e-commerce storefront that promises small businesses an easy turnkey solution for creating their own branded web site with full functionality from inventory and content management to automatic order processing. According to the company, AI Commerce is a professional and secure e-commerce […]

Sony Electronics introduced today two additions to its SuperSlim Pro line of VAIO R505 notebook computers. Featuring 1 GHz and higher processors, the new R505DS and R505DL ultralight models offer integrated IEEE 802.11b wireless capabilities. The new thin profile R505 PCs weigh less than four and a half pounds and feature Mobile Intel Pentium III […]

Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq:SYMC) announced its complete line of Internet security and problem solving products designed for Mac OS X. According to Symantec, the product line will offer users new, easy-to-use Internet security features and problem solving capabilities for the Macintosh platform. Norton Internet Security for Macintosh 2.0 may improve Mac users’ online productivity, safety and […]

Laura Taylor Shopping for an enterprise firewall can be intimidating if you’ve never done it before. However, with a little background knowledge, an understanding of firewall features, and knowing what questions to ask the vendors, you’ll end up with just the right firewall for your organization. Types of Firewalls One of the first things you […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com Hewlett-Packard Company introduced a new line of all-in-one solutions that combine a printer, fax, scanner and copier into a single, compact, flatbed device. According to the company, its HP Officejet d series offers superior printing, simple sharing with networking options, and expanded digital imaging capabilities, which should appeal to […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com In our modern age, we can’t raise a castle drawbridge to protect ourselves from whatever lurks out there. But the next best thing is Symantec’s Norton Internet Security 2002 Professional Edition. This comprehensive suite of applications offers adequate PC protection against hackers, viruses, privacy threats, and other online dangers. […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com On key components of customer satisfaction, such as perceived quality and value, e-commerce is registering very strong scores, according to a detailed report comparing key satisfaction factors between e-commerce and traditional retail. “These numbers bode well for a new era of profitability for the Internet,” says web satisfaction expert […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com According to Cameron Kelly Brown, IT expert and president of AMIT Consulting, the solution for securing a network from cyber attacks can be achieved by following and maintaining a five-step program that combines high-tech with common sense. 1) Do Not Rely on a Software-only Firewall Solution. A firewall needs […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com Panasonic began shipping its Panafax UF-790 plain-paper laser fax. With an MSRP of $1,795, the UF-790 is a fax device that works with a PC and can fax, print, scan-to-file or scan-to-e-mail. A document fed into the UF-790 is scanned at 2.8 seconds per page. As soon as the […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com Toshiba’s Computer Systems Group introduced its Satellite 1905 that features an Intel Pentium 4 processor and will sell for under $2,000. According to Toshiba, its all-in-one Satellite 1905-S277 offers desktop performance that can handle daily productivity tasks and multimedia functions, as well as offer some three hours of battery […]