~NEWS~

Cloud Computing Benefits for SMB Markets

Cloud computing is a relatively new concept taking over the IT Industry that has great potential for efficient information sharing and database management and can provide many tools for small and medium businesses. Research conducted by Portio Research in 2010 found that 56% of the small and medium business segments are still unfamiliar with the concept. If you are one of them, here are some reasons why you should consider cloud computing for your business…

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Small Business IT Trends for 2011
It’s time to start thinking about what the New Year will bring for small businesses. As all businesses will be working to prosper and grow in the year to come, here is a list of trends for small businesses to look out for in 2011 that will help them achieve their IT goals…

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Is a VoIP Phone System Right for Your Business?

VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) represents the latest in phone system technology. With it, equipment installed at your business routes internal calls over your computer network. With VoIP, you can unite multiple offices on a single phone system. No matter how remote the locations, a VoIP phone system can completely eliminate long-distance calling charges between them. However, VoIP systems can work for the smallest offices and the largest enterprises. In fact, IP PBXs will likely replace traditional PBX phone systems as prices fall and reliability improves, which helps explain why so many IP PBX manufacturers are familiar telecom heavyweights.

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Video Marketing for the Small Business Owner

The best way to get a customer to buy your product or services is to have them get to know you, like you and trust you. Traditionally, this has been done by getting them to walk into your physical location...

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5 Ways Businesses Will Use Social Media in 2011

A new report predicts four out of five businesses will implement social media strategies in 2011—but just how they do that remains to be seen. BusinessNewsDaily recently interviewed dozens of digital visionaries, whose eyes are locked on social media trends. They all made bold predictions for how businesses will use social media in the next 12 months. We narrowed the list to these five...

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~Technology in the News~

FBI Seeks Expanded Web Wiretapping Capability (Information Week) - The FBI is seeking better technology and more authority to improve its Internet wiretapping capability, saying that its current inability to intercept electronic communication in a timely and efficient fashion is a threat to public safety.
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Small Businesses Learn to Tweet, Post, and Blog (Boston Globe) - The work’s daunting, but results can wow.
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IBM Establishes New Cloud Computing and Business Analytics Partner Initiatives (PR Newswire) - Responding to demand from its global business partner community, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled new skills development, marketing, technical and sales programs to help IBM business partners capture the growing market opportunities in cloud computing and business analytics.
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~UPCOMING EVENTS~

Cloud Computing Seminar
Spring 2011 - Details Coming in Our Next Newsletter