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Jigsaw Turns the Contact Puzzle into a Business Solution
The company's member-built data base of 2.5 million contacts will lead you to just the right person to do business with.
Old Guard Companies Serve Businesses of Your Size
The growing number of small businesses has given leading technology companies a strong incentive to create specialized programs and services.
PayCycle Turns Payroll Into Easy Work
This do-it-yourself web-based product takes the arcane and tedious chore of payroll management and turns it into a simple, push-button task.
New Computers May Be a Necessity
Sometimes, purchasing new computers for your business can help you increase revenues, reduce expenses, and increase profit margins.
Why is Technology Important to You?
It's probably obvious to you but I'm not always sure it's obvious to the vendors that produce the technology and services you're most likely to use.
VoIP Is Interesting, Isn't It?
VoIP makes it possible to make local or long distance telephone voice calls over the Internet without going through a traditional landline telephone company.
Small Business Technology Undefined
When we asked what subset of business technology is right for small businesses, the answer was, "just about all of it."
Bad Timing, Bad Money, Bad Attitude
It was something of a mystery to me, and to everyone who knows me, that I resisted the temptation to get a Treo for so long.
Your Approach to Acceptable Use Policies May Be Unacceptable
Most companies don't have, don't update, or don't enforce policies that control how employees use the Internet.
Wireless Access Enhances Productivity
Being out of the office doesn't have to mean being out of touch because today's technology includes easy and affordable wireless options.
Microsoft Alternatives: Try 'Em, You Might Like 'Em
If you can live with a couple of limitations and quirks, you can spend a lot less money on these products and do all the work that you want to do.
SOX Section 404: What Does It Mean? What Should You Do?
The SEC has put off enforcement of the dreaded Sarbanes-Oxley reporting regulations for smaller companies, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't get ready to do it.
Backing Up Is Hard To Do . . . Or Is It?
When faced with the feat of creating and implementing a data back-up system, many business owners are overwhelmed.
Why I Hate Upgrades
From performance issues to incompatibilities, software upgrades are never any fun, and can even cause damage.
Why Using a Solution Provider May Be Best Step for Your Business
A solution provider is an independent technology consultant or firm that can help support the use of technology to enhance your business.
Trends in Technology Spurred by Small Business Needs
Software as a service is the latest in a series of trends that have emerged to serve the needs of businesses of your size.
Review: Trend Micro Anti-Spyware for SMB
Instead of operating in a network gateway, the product operates from any desktop on your network that has a Web browser, and that probably means all of them.
Handyman Matters: Technology That Swings a Hammer
"What sets us apart from our competition is how we use technology to deliver handyman services."
WiredRed Webconferencing Gets Cast in Concrete at Tindall
The ability for our engineering team to share drawings is astounding, and we were able to completely eliminate travel for this process ? a cost savings of about $24,000.
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