Aimed at cost-conscious businesses, Hosted Endpoint Protection helps companies protect against Web threats. – Security specialist Symantec announced the release of Hosted
Endpoint Protection, designed to allow small and midsize businesses to protect their Windows-based laptops, desktops and file
servers from the proliferation and growing sophistication of threats
with the simplicity of a cloud-based serv…
Many cost-conscious businesses lack only the education, not the expertise, to implement cloud computing technologies at their companies, an AMI-Partners report finds. – Worldwide small businesses (SBs) (1-99 employees) represent a quot;significant quot; opportunity for cloud services, particularly Software as a Service (SaaS), however, one in five SBs (20 percent) currently not using SaaS report that their businesses are too small for such applications, a study fr…
The company’s latest upgrade to its v-Go password security solution helps enable cost-conscious businesses to better employ data security controls. – Security solutions specialist Passlogix announced the release of an upgrade to v-GO Shared Accounts Manager (v-GO SAM), its solution for controlling administrative access to enterprise data assets. The v-GO SAM solution is designed to strengthen security for service accounts, used to connect end u…
Mobile cloud computing applications may soon transform the management of IT for cost-conscious businesses, a report from AMI-Partners suggests. – Mobile cloud applications are set to make deep inroads into the
small and midsize business market, according to a cloud
computing research report from IT research firm AMI-Partners. The
research suggested that the expansion of mobile cloud (the use of
mobile applications hosted by third-party pr…
Cost-conscious businesses with a small IT department are more likely to migrate to cloud computing than their larger contemporaries, while SMBs in emerging markets like Latin America lead the pack overall, according to a Spiceworks survey. – During the first half of 2010, 14 percent of small to midsize businesses
reported using cloud computing services and another 10 percent reported plans
to deploy cloud-based services, according to a new study conducted by social IT
management application provider Spiceworks.
The findings were un…
OKI’s line of LED printers offer energy-saving features and a compact footprint the company says is ideal for small workspaces and cost-conscious businesses. – OKI Data Americas, which markets its products under the OKI Printing
Solutions brand, announced the launch of A4/Letter color and mono LED
printers for the small to medium-size market, expanding its lineup of
workgroup printing solutions. The company is positioning the compact
C330dn and C530dn …
Ricoh’s remote management system offers cost-conscious businesses features such as a Web-based reporting portal, which transforms captured data into reports on population and usage.
– Printing services specialist Ricoh Americas Corporation
announced @Remote Office Intelligent Remote Management System, which allows
businesses to remotely manage Ricoh devices, optimize device usage and reduce
total cost of ownership. This includes
collecting device data, receiving and reporting…
UPDATED: Aimed at cost-conscious businesses, Quantum’s Dxi4500 deduplication appliances offer RAID 6 protection with up to 400GB per hour data ingest performance, and both models support encrypted and compressed replication streams.
– Quantum, a specialist in backup, recovery and archive, announced
availability of its DXi4500 disk backup appliances. The turnkey DXi4510
and DXi4520 work with backup software packages to provide
non-disruptive deduplication. The company said the appliances, aimed at
helping SMBs (small to medium…
As countries across the globe celebrate Earth Day, now celebrating its 40th year, studies show major corporations, as well as cost-conscious businesses, are making an effort to employ more environmentally sensitive technologies.
– In the 40 years since Earth Day
was first established, fears over climate change, global warming and
the harmful effect human beings were having on the planet has grown.
However, so has recognition that treating the planet with respect and
consideration is a worthwhile cause: Working with 20,000…
With a wide selection of wireless printers available to cost-conscious companies, it’s important to understand what features really matter to your business–and what it costs to have them. Here’s a list of capabilities to consider.
– With a range of wireless printers to choose from, not to mention
several vendors and price points, its important to consider what
business needs the appliance will serve. For many cost-conscious
businesses, cost might be paramount, but there are a multitude of
capabilities and features a company…
Virtualization solutions company VMware announced a 50 percent discount on its vSphere Essentials solution, which prices the package, aimed at cost-conscious businesses, at less than $500. The offer expires June 15.
– Virtualization solutions specialist VMware announced it is offering
its VMware vSphere Essentials product package at up to 50 percent off
the list price through June 15, 2010, though the company noted prices
may vary if purchased through resellers or in different regions.
vSphere Essentials deli…
Verizon Business reaches out to cost-conscious businesses in need of a security upgrade with two integrated solutions from security firm McAfee.
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Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications, announced
the launch of an integrated security suite from security specialist McAfee, which provides five-way protection against
cyber-threats for a monthly per-user fee. Specifically, the security
suite, priced for SMBs (small t…
A worldwide survey of cost-conscious businesses, commissioned by Microsoft, finds those businesses that value IT as an enabler for better business productivity and effectiveness and those that use hosted services performed better fiscally than those that do not.
– Businesses that value IT as an enabler for better business productivity and
effectiveness and those that use hosted services performed better fiscally in
2009 than those that do not, new Microsoft research claims.
Microsoft’s global SMB IT and Hosted IT Index 2010 investigates how small
and mid…
A worldwide survey of cost-conscious businesses, commissioned by Microsoft, finds those businesses that value IT as an enabler for better business productivity and effectiveness and those that use hosted services performed better fiscally than those that do not.
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Microsoft Corp. released its global SMB IT and Hosted IT
Index 2010, which investigates how small and midsize businesses (SMBs) across
multiple segments fared during the recession and how they use technology. The
research found businesses that value IT as an enabler for better bus…
IBM launches a Center of Competency (CoC) for retail to help cost-conscious businesses better tailor their online offerings through self-service reporting and faster access to their store performance.
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A global survey conducted by IBM of more than 32,000
consumers found technology is giving shoppers a new source of power — pushing
retailers to engage them more directly via increased use of personalized
promotions and offerings. The study also revealed that while shoppers are
s…
The Dell Vostro V13 is the newest addition to Dells Vostro line of devices for cost-conscious businesses. Light, thin, good looking and powerful, the V13 is a study in options, with a choice of Intel ULV processors and price points beginning at $449.
– The Dell Vostro V13 laptop, which the company officially rolled out on Dec.
8, is the latest addition to Dells line of desktops and notebooks designed for
small businesses and those companies with tight IT budgets.
Light, thin, ruggedized and treated to attractive details “You wont be
embarr…
Cost-conscious businesses keep a lid on ad spending and prepare for what many of them believe will be a lackluster holiday shopping season.
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A quarterly survey of more than 12,000 midmarket companies
by small business social network MerchantCircle finds only 23 percent of
merchants believe that the worst of the recession is behind us, though only 5.7
percent expect their businesses to fail. The survey found 47.3 percen…
Cost-conscious businesses keep a lid on ad spending and prepare for what many of them believe will be a lackluster holiday shopping season.
– A quarterly survey of more than 12,000 midmarket companies by small business
social network MerchantCircle finds just 23 percent of merchants believe that
the worst of the recession is behind us, though only 5.7 percent expect their
businesses to fail.
The survey found that 47.3 percent of merc…
Xactly is offering a free, 30-day trial with the release of Incent Express, a sales compensation application aimed at cost-conscious businesses.
– Sales performance management specialist Xactly announced the release of a
sales compensation application, Incent Express, aimed at small to midsize
businesses that employ Salesforce CRM.
Built natively on Salesforce.com’s Force.com platform, Incent Express helps midmarket
companies create sales…
Cost-conscious businesses are finding revenues falling and market share growing, while grappling with IT security concerns, survey finds.
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A survey 170 IT decision makers at midsize businesses, conducted
by SWC Technology Partners, found respondents judged security the highest
priority technology project category, with 55 percent indicating it holds top
importance. Business intelligence is the second highest priority…
