Nathan Eddy

A Forrester Research report titled “The State Of Emerging SMB Hardware Trends: 2008 to 2009” found server virtualization is being implemented in a majority of midmarket companies, while a similar, concurrently published report focused on enterprises uncovered a similar trend. The survey results, based on interviews with 2,600 technology decision makers in the United States […]

Asus Offers Top-Notch Computing for Businesses with a Budget by Nate Eddy Asus Eee PC 1008HA A true competitor to Apple’s wafer-thin Air, this netbook is just 1 inch thick and weighs 2.4 pounds. Eee Sharing software makes it possible to synchronize Eee PCs with other computers even without Internet access. Asus Eee PC T91 […]

A survey conducted in March by online payroll service SurePayroll found most small business owners surveyed feel the government should be taking a different approach to boost the economy to deal with the economic crisis. Nearly three out of four small business owners surveyed said they disagree with the way the U.S. government has allocated […]

Computer marker Asus let loose with a barrage of innovative product announcements this week at the annual CeBIT conference in Hannover, Germany, including the Eee Keyboard PC and the U and UX Series, designed to appeal to customers who “accept no compromise when it comes to exquisite taste in high fashion.” Three Eee PC products […]

Hewlett-Packard, the world’s largest technology company, announced more than a dozen products, solutions and services designed to help small- to medium-size businesses manage, protect and grow their businesses, as part of the company’s Total Care initiative aimed at midmarket companies. In addition to announcing products such as cost (and energy) efficient inkjet printers, document scanners […]

Business-focused vertical search engine ZoomInfo, which also offers platforms for lead generation and marketing, announced enhancements to the company’s midmarket-targeted services. The new features gives SMB and midmarket company data that provides additional breadth of coverage and depth of insight-including descriptions, revenues, number of employees, locations, and other information on public, private and noncommercial entities.By […]

As the economic situation worsens, small to medium-size business owners need to focus on retaining customers (and finding new ones) at a time when potential clients are more interested in bargains than brand loyalty. With that aim in mind, virtual chat technology company UpSellit offers SMBs virtual chat agents that serve as marketing and customer […]

Load balancing and application acceleration expert Coyote Point Systems announced a multitiered channel program to support increasing demand for its new Equalizer GX family of application acceleration and load balancing solutions, aimed at small to medium-size businesses. The company said its Tiered Partner Program is designed to offer “meaningful, multilevel advantages and benefits” to partners […]

Security storage and networking firm Netgear announced the expansion of its ProSafe FSM line of managed, Fast Ethernet switches aimed at small to medium-size businesses. The company also announced a plan to ship upgraded network switches that offer options to reduce network energy requirements. Both announcements came out of the annual CeBIT technology expo in […]

Software and services supplier Sage announced the launch of Sage MAS 90 and 200 Extended Enterprise Suite version 1.2, aimed at meeting the business management needs of small to medium-size businesses. Sage says this latest release provides expanded CRM and fixed asset management capabilities. “Business customers today expect software to present data in an insightful […]