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Microsoft's Small Business Mission

By Daniel Del'Re |  Sep 28, 2005

Sept. 28, 2005 --On Sept. 21, Microsoft announced that it had reorganized its corporate structure to streamline product development and co...  Read more

Look Ma...No Cubes!

By Evan Goldberg |  Sep 1, 2005

Look Ma...No Cubes! Do you know the perfect person for your company's key job opening but they live in another state and can't pick up and move...  Read more

What FACTA's Latest Disposal Rule Means for Businesses

By Matthew Phan |  Aug 29, 2005

The latest ruling by the Federal Trade Commission governing the 'Disposal of Consumer Report Information and Records,' also known as the Disposal Rule, ca...  Read more

Security Lapse

By David H. Freedman |  Aug 1, 2005

Or, how I stopped worrying and learned to love hackers, bugs, and other high-tech miscreants.  Read more

Microsoft Targets Vertical Markets

By Jena Wuu |  Jul 11, 2005

July 11, 2005 --Microsoft has announced that it will increase its focus on industry specialization, creating software products targeted fo...  Read more

Usenet: Where the Pros Go For Open Source Help

By Al Canton |  May 26, 2005

Forget web forums. If you really want support for open source, fire up your newsreader.  Read more

A Better Way to Surf?

By Adam L. Penenberg |  May 1, 2005

Firefox fans say the new Web browser is more secure than Internet Explorer. Should your company switch?  Read more

A Second Act for CRM

By Ellen Neuborne |  Mar 1, 2005

Customer relationship management software is back -- and worth another look. Really.  Read more

Five Ideas to Watch

By Jess McCuan |  Feb 1, 2005

...including sunscreen wipes and a new way to say "I love you!"  Read more

Open Source: It's Not Just for Geeks Anymore!

By Al Canton |  Jan 25, 2005

No one is quite sure how to define fire, but everyone knows what is it. Open source software is the same. Like fire, we know what open source does, we kno...  Read more

Senate Moves to Ban Sneaky Spyware

By Cara Cannella |  Jun 1, 2004

Congress takes on the force behind unwanted pop-up ads.  Read more

Bill's Excellent Adventure

By Alan Deutschman |  Jun 1, 2004

Suddenly, Microsoft cares. If you run a small business, this may be just what you've been waiting for.  Read more

Bill's Excellent Adventure

By Alan Deutschman |  Jun 1, 2004

Suddenly, Microsoft cares. If you run a small business, this may be just what you've been waiting for.  Read more

Safe Specs

By Anne Stuart |  Apr 1, 2004

The way the security-industry experts see it, if you're a small-business owner, Internet security is your problem. Not your IT department's problem...  Read more

Mad Cow Doesn't Scare This Rancher

By Jess McCuan |  Mar 1, 2004

A top rancher's mad cow moment.  Read more

What's Next: Data Disasters

By Robert X. Cringely |  Nov 1, 2003

If litigation requires you to produce every e-mail your employees have written about a given topic, could you do it? If not, you could be looking at jail tim...  Read more

System Alert: You've Got...Worms

By Knowledge@Wharton Staff |  Sep 1, 2003

As anyone who has an e-mail account knows, the past few weeks have seen unprecedented virus attacks on computers around the world. With names like Sobig, ...  Read more

Build a Better Virus

By Bobbie Gossage |  Sep 1, 2003

Should college students be taking classes to help create viruses?  Read more

Jet Stream E-mail

By Anton Piech |  Sep 1, 2003

Frequent fliers can now hope to e-mail at 35,000 feet.  Read more

Ways to Slam Spam

By Knowledge@Wharton Staff |  Jul 7, 2003

Bill Gates calls it a plague and his company is suing to stop it. Ferris Research says it collectively costs businesses $10 billion a year. Wharton legal ...  Read more

Grist: Wanted: Something New Under the Sun

By Adam Hanft |  Jul 1, 2003

If we measured consumer excitement about new products and used it as a bona fide economic indicator, we'd all be pretty worried. That's because there's too l...  Read more

Why Customer Buy is More Important than What They Buy

By Jennifer Monahan |  Jun 11, 2003

Conducting "needs" segmentation: knowing why a customer buys, can do more to help increase customer value than studying behavior: knowing what a customer ...  Read more

Life as a Project

By Niles Howard |  Jun 9, 2003

Putting out fires and managing projects. That pretty much sums up the day-to-day life of the average company owner. Most would probably concur with manage...  Read more

Employers Try New Rules to Promote E-Mail Etiquette

By Jeffrey Zaslow |  Jun 2, 2003

"CC" is fast becoming the most dangerous letter combination in the business world. Scott Stratten recalls the day the president of his company e-ma...  Read more

New Relief for Road Warriors

By Kevin Ferguson |  Jun 1, 2003

Web-based expense-reporting systems let you log on from the road and record expenses as you go.  Read more

Canning Spam

By Anne Stuart |  May 1, 2003

There's good news and bad about what companies can do to stem the tide of spam.  Read more

Seven Nitty-Gritty Tips to Publish a Monthly E-newsletter

By Debbie Weil |  Apr 9, 2003

Is killer content killing you? Too much of it? Not enough? Do you notice the months getting shorter and your deadlines rolling around with increasing freq...  Read more

There's a Virus Going Around

By Anne Stuart |  Mar 24, 2003

Note: This is the first in a series of technology updates by former Inc. senior writer Anne Stuart. Future columns will explore topics such a...  Read more

How to Counter the Norton Counterfeits

By Anne Stuart |  Feb 10, 2003

Cupertino, CA -- Would you buy a fake Rolex wristwatch for $50 out of someone's coat, in a back alley? Would you buy counterfeit software, for a ...  Read more

What's Next: One-Stop Shopping

By Robert X. Cringely |  Jan 1, 2003

Well, now. A Web-based service someone actually needs. Want a piece?  Read more

What's Next: One-Stop Shopping

By Robert X. Cringely |  Jan 1, 2003

Well, now. A Web-based service someone actually needs. Want a piece?  Read more

Killer Applications: Really Useful Engines

By Anne Stuart |  Dec 1, 2002

The best Web sites don't just work, they do work. And some perform their duties in ingenious ways.  Read more

Rental Health

By Anne Stuart |  Dec 1, 2002

Sometimes the worst tenants have the best credit. Now landlords can use a Web site to help reduce their own risk.  Read more

Hoof and Math

By Anne Stuart |  Dec 1, 2002

Robert Ferrand hopes he can use his Web-based service to make saddle sores a painful relic of the past.  Read more

Printing for the Masses

By Carole Matthews |  Dec 1, 2002

Printingforless.com has demystified the commercial printing process for small-business owners.  Read more