VMware Offers Upgraded Virtualization
VMware has introduced the next generation of its user-friendly, free-of-charge virtualization product. Read more
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Red Hat Releases Linux 5.1 With In-The-Cloud Option
Red Hat has released a new platform for customers and software developers that covers cloud computing environments. Read more
BT E-mail Secured With Encryption Solutions
BT has unveiled two new encryption solutions that will allow business customers to send and receive sensitive information without fear of security or privacy... Read more
Picking an SaaS Vendor: Upstart or Big Player?
As the big names in software unveil software-as-a-service products, businesses have never had so many options. But is it better to go with a big name or an I... Read more
Upgrading to a Database
For growing businesses, there comes a time when you outgrow your spreadsheet programs and need something more. Upgrading to a relational database can be the ... Read more
MS Office 2007: Worth the Investment?
Microsoft's latest office productivity suite has great new tools and menus so you can create better and faster documents. But will the design changes zap you... Read more
When Open Source Goes to Open Court
Monsoon Multimedia became the first test case for an open source software lawsuit. The fact is, few companies know exactly what source code or open-source so... Read more
IBM Unveils New Virtualization Adoption Toolset
IBM has launched a new set of tools to help its business partners identify opportunities for small businesses to save on IT investment by consolidating and v... Read more
Hot Banana Available on Salesforce.com's AppExchange
The Web content management solution is now available on Salesforce.com's AppExchange marketplace. Read more
Cisco WebEx, Oracle to Deliver CRM On Demand
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HP To Expand SaaS Offerings
HP (NYSE:HPQ) has announced it will expand its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering across its Business Technology Optimization (BTO) portfolio in order ... Read more
VMware Targets SMBs
VMware has announced it will unveil the latest version of its VMware Infrastructure later this year. Read more
NetApp and Oracle To Offer New Enterprise Grid Software
Network Appliance has teamed up with Oracle to develop Direct NFS Client, a new enterprise grid software tool Read more
Ready For the Next Computing Platform? It's Ringing Now.
If you think the iPhone is all about listening to music and taking calls, think again. The device's ability to allow rich web-based business applications to ... Read more
ERP for Small Business: The Time is Ripe
Small and mid-size businesses often have unique requirements for enterprise resource planning software that demand full capabilities without complexity. They... Read more
Online Travel Expense Reporting Takes Off
The travel expense reporting process used to be a manual, time-consuming, and inefficient process for most small and mid-size businesses. Technology may hold... Read more
Getting In-house Software Shops Back on Track
Too often, when businesses operate their own software development teams, projects can go awry. Here's how to get your software team to do what it was suppose... Read more
Salesforce.com, Bay Partners and Bessemer To Fund Start-Ups
Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) has teamed up with venture-capital firms Bay Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners to help fund developers and start-up compani... Read more
Think You're Ready to Be a Millionaire? Just Roll the Dice
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read more
Salesforce.com Unveils New Ideas Application
A new on-demand application allows businesses to develop and manage ideas from their employee and client communities. Read more
Host Everything: The On-Demand Dashboard
The latest entry into the hosted software market is the on-demand dashboard, which enables businesses to reap the benefits of data integration from multiple ... Read more
The Open Source Security Primer
Open source software has permeated many corners of the business world, but is it safe? Here are some guidelines for how to deploy open source solutions witho... Read more
Nice View, Rough Terrain
Microsoft's Vista looks pretty, but it's a challenging upgrade. Read more
Pump Up Your PowerPoint Presentations
Bullet points tell your audience you haven't updated your presentation tools since the 1990s. Try some of the new ways for introducing analytics, getting aud... Read more
Ease Your Microsoft Vista Migration Headaches
Many businesses will eventually upgrade their desktop and laptop operating systems to Microsoft Vista in conjunction with Office 2007. Here is the low-down o... Read more
Getting Your Business Ready for Mobile 2.0
The mobile Internet is on a fast trajectory that will sooner than later overshadow the Internet as we know it. Is your business ready to compete in the age o... Read more
The Best Spam Fighters
Six ways to protect your E-mail. Read more
CRM: Software as a Customer Service
The availability of customer relationship management packages for the small and mid-size business market is growing, particularly in the on-demand or softwar... Read more
Microsoft’s Online Services – What’s In It for You?
There's a lot more to software as a service than merely writing documents online. Microsoft is giving small and mid-size businesses what they need. Read more
You Can Now Manage Business-to-Business Payments with PayPal
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read more
The Dangers of Identity Theft
Entrepreneurs are especially vulnerable. Read more
Technology to Solve the Boring Meeting Dilemma
Using collaboration tools and Web conferencing can cut staff meeting times and the doldrums of sitting through yet another PowerPoint presentation. Read more
Do You Need Utility Software for Your Business?
Operating systems offer basic utilities, but are they enough for the security of your business or do you need to spring for protection against viruses, spywa... Read more
Beyond the Hype of Web 2.0
This new category of tech -- involving collaboration, simplicity, and Web interfaces -- has gotten its share of build-up. But some apps really are useful fo... Read more
Never Miss a Paycheck: SurePayroll at the Inc. 500 
Michael Alter's payroll service works with thousands of small-business clients. What are the biggest issues entrepreneurs are facing today? Watch video
