Stuart J. Johnston

Like Apple and Google before it, Microsoft is now the focus of a privacy debate, and it’s facing questions about whether and how it uses data collected from its customers Windows phones. Through a blog posting, the company, addressed the issue saying that it won’t send personally identifiable information about its customers mobile devices to […]

Amidst all the flash and glamour associated with the iPad and Android tablets, does anyone even remember what all the fuss was about netbooks? Google does. Just when you thought the world was tablet-crazed, Google brings the netbook back from the edge of obscurity and into the public consciousness; specifically netbooks that run Google Chrome […]

A new high-performance line of small business storage devices from Iomega promises to give small businesses a lot of flexibility when it comes to storing their data. The StorCenter PX series, which includes three desktop devices and one rackmount, provides configuration capabilities not previously available from Iomega. Our sister site, InfoStor, has the full details […]

If you run a Windows shop and you’re still use XP or (god help you) Vista to power your PCs, take note: you may be missing the Windows 7 boat. Microsoft recently announced that license sales of the 18-month old Windows 7 have hit the 350 million mark, cementing its position as the fastest-growing OS […]

Small businesses with fewer than 50 employees and particularly those that don’t have their own IT staff may want to check out the latest cloud-based small business software service from Microsoft. Office 365, which replaces Microsoft’s Office live Small Business, just went into public beta, which means it’s still officially in the testing phase, but […]

As part of its ongoing focus on providing enterprise-class technologies to small and medium-sized businesses (SMB), Dell Thursday rolled out two servers as well as a pair of storage solutions meant to meet rigorous customer demands. In addition, Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) is also emphasizing two new, energy-efficient PowerConnect switch families that the company says are […]

If you use Windows Phone 7 (WP7) in your small business, get ready for the first upgrade to the mobile device. According to Microsoft, the update will be available gradually and to open market phones first. The most significant change will be copy-and-paste capabilities, with multi-tasking capabilities scheduled to come in a second update down […]

For related articles, visit Internet.com’s Cloud Computing site. ShareFile, which started off as a cloud-based file exchange service, added file synchronization to its “professional” desktop service offering in late January. Now, it has expanded those capabilities to provide IT-quality file sync on its two higher-end editions, the company said this week. ShareFile, began as a […]

Microsoft is shipping a “release candidate,” or RC, of the next version of its Small Business Server (SBS). That’s the final testing stage before one of the company’s products is released to the public. The package, named Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials, had originally been codenamed Aurora. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) quietly announced it reached […]

For related articles, visit Internet.com’s new Cloud Computing site. Still not convinced that this whole cloud computing thing is going to be around for the long haul? Well, consider this. Microsoft recently announced its cloud-based Dynamics CRM Online services — the first time the company has ever released a product online prior to releasing a […]

The continued downward pressure of the crawling recovery on budgets at small businesses is causing many of them to cut corners on IT expenses. Cost-cutting strategies range from “borrowing” Wi-Fi from neighbors to storing critical files on thumb drives, according to a new survey — risky small business security practices, to say the least. Even […]

For related articles, visit Internet.com’s new Cloud Computing site. NEC, Intel and Microsoft announced Wednesday that they’re planning a strategic alliance aimed at creating a next-generation platform for digital signage using the three companies’ technologies. “The proposed collaboration will result in an optimized digital signage platform that addresses the retail and digital signage market’s need […]