Beware the human factor in SMB security
New research from Ponemon Institute and Trend Micro suggest that close to 80 percent of data breaches are related to risky employee actions.
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Long-time small-business advocate Heather Clancy translates the latest SMB trends -- from e-commerce technologies to cost-effective applications, hardware, collaboration tools and cloud services that improve SMB efficiency.
Heather Clancy
Heather Clancy is an award-winning business journalist specializing in transformative technology and innovation
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3 considerations guiding SMB mobile app development
More adults are downloading and using mobiles applications downloaded to their smartphone or tablet, but their attention span for these apps is limited.
Small businesses should proceed with caution on ultrabooks
Are you sure you should commit to a still-emerging system design and form factor, or will a really thin and light notebook do?
Project management for small businesses, the cloud way
LiquidPlanner focuses on predicting the impact of project plan adjustments and helping smaller companies manage and prioritize resources.
Google lures small businesses with free Web site offer
California is one of the latest states to go live under the Google Get Your Business Online program, the search giant's nationwide initiative to endear small businesses to its Internet services.
Apple iPad fastest-growing SMB technology, data suggests
New research from The Business Journals suggests iPad usage quadrupled between 2010 and 2011, among companies with fewer than 500 employees.
Technology enables small company's franchise aspirations
Salon franchise Seva Beauty relied on a well-maintained customer database and Apple iPad check-in system to inspire its expansion. Here are 4 ways your small business can do the same.
Portable scanner stores documents directly to cloud
New scanner from Plustek Technology includes feature for scanning searchable PDFs and images directly to Evernote, Google Picasa services.
IBM targets SMBs with social media bootcamps
Eight weeks of training is geared at helping SMBs learn to listen, converse with customers over social networks and other social media outlets.
Why it is a great time for small businesses to consider Macintosh
The forthcoming Windows 8 operating system release from Microsoft should prompt SMBs to reevaluate OS investments, and reconsider the value of Apple's Macintosh.