Hardware & Software

Mid-Market Heroes: Law Firm Goes From Mac To PC

January 6, 2009 | When Jacoby Donner, a small law firm, decided to go from an all-Mac platform to one using Microsoft applications, it chose mindSHIFT Technologies to help with the conversion. "The cost was roughly the same as if we had stayed with the Apple environment, but the life span or longevity of the system is so much greater," says firm administrator Trish See.
By David Cotriss

What Macworld Means For Smaller Companies

January 5, 2009 | With the annual Macworld Conference & Expo beginning today in San Francisco, plenty of new products will be unveiled. But in a time of belt-tightening, what do Apple products -- which are often pricier than those that are Windows-based -- have to offer small and midsize companies? And what else can growing businesses get out of Macworld?
By Jennifer Moline

How To Encrypt Your Valuable Business Data?

January 2, 2009 | Keeping your business data secure is vital. Lose it and you risk the confidence of your customers, partners, and employees, not to mention the threat of litigation. Encrypting data can help you keep it secure, but how you encrypt makes all the difference.
By Heather Clancy

The Top Blog Posts Of 2008

December 30, 2008 | In 2008, bMighty and SmallBizResource blogged about the emerging trends, innovative products, and industry shifts that the owners of small and midsize businesses need to know about and understand. Now as the year draws to a close, our editors have looked back over the year and picked our Top 20 Blog Posts of 2008.
By bMighty Staff

The Top Stories Of 2008

December 23, 2008 | Over the past year, bMighty has covered new technologies and old technologies, trends and threats, first-time entrepreneurs and established, innovative companies, all with an eye to ways that business owners can use technology to gain competitive advantage in their market. Now as the year draws to a close, our editors have picked our top 20 for 2008.
By bMighty Staff

Q&A With Infusionsoft's Clate Mask: Automating Follow Up Boosts Sales

December 22, 2008 | Businesses invest big resources to generate leads for the sales pipeline, but without consistent follow-up those leads never convert to sales, lose value, and erode your business reputation. By automating the follow-up function, your business can ensure that no leads fall through the cracks.
By Naomi Grossman

Marketing Your Business With Widgets

December 19, 2008 | You may already be using widgets on your personal home page or social network, but widgets also can be a powerful marketing tool for encouraging customers to engage with you.
By Gwen Moran

What The Coming Year Holds For Growing Businesses

December 18, 2008 | Unfortunately, the financial crisis will continue to take a toll on smaller businesses in 2009. But cloud computing and SaaS, green IT, and social networking are three markets that should evolve significantly next year and offer the prospect of reducing costs for growing companies while often enhancing quality.
By Benjamin Tomkins

Taking Social Networking To The Phone

December 12, 2008 | Everyone is just so social these days, aren't they? So, what would happen if Ma Bell hooked up with Facebook? Their issue would probably look a lot like Ring Plus, a new IP phone service that's essentially your telephone on Web 2.0.
By Mike Hogan

How-To For Your Business Servers

December 11, 2008 | Servers are the workhorses of modern business from storing data to processing e-mail to hosting applications and databases. For business owners, all that computing power can be daunting -- visit the bMighty Server How-To Center for the nuts and bolts info you need to select, purchase, install, and manage servers for your business.
By bMighty Staff

12 Innovative Products For Your Business

December 10, 2008 | In 2008, a host of new products debuted (or introduced enhancements), many of them with unique appeal for small and midsize businesses. Sorting through the thicket of new products to find the ones that best suit your needs is a daunting task, but we're here to help. In the first annual bMighty Innovation awards, our editors select 12 (one for each month) of the best products for growing businesses.
By bMighty Staff

18 Value Gifts For The Holidays

November 24, 2008 | The holidays are upon us -- and that, inevitably, means shopping. But with the economy in turmoil, people want to shop smarter. And bMighty is here to help with its selection of gifts that provide value -- whether by helping your business be more portable or by simply providing a way to rock out in your downtime.
By Jennifer Moline

SaaS And Cloud Computing In Small And Midsize Companies

November 20, 2008 | For business owners, the lure of software as a service and cloud computing is lower cost, quick implementation, and access to power and scalability previously out of reach. But what's the reality? The 'SaaS And Cloud Computing In Small And Midsize Companies' research report explores how and why growing businesses use SaaS and cloud computing. This exclusive report is offered as a no-cost bonus with your free bMighty.com registration.
By bMighty Staff

9 Underrated Technologies For Growing Companies

November 19, 2008 | The latest and greatest technologies always get the attention and accolades, but it's the unsung and unheralded technologies that often are the workhorses that keep your business running -- functional trumps flash and fancy every time. Here, bMighty reviews nine technologies that have been overlooked, underhyped, or taken for granted.
By bMighty Staff

What PaaS Means For Growing Companies

November 18, 2008 | Platform as a service is mostly for software developers. But by making it easier to create programs, PaaS promises more choices and higher-quality business applications for all kinds of companies.
By Fredric Paul

9 Overrated Technologies For Growing Companies

November 17, 2008 | Too often, the hottest technologies ride on nothing more than hot air. Don't confuse good looks, marketing hype, or even dominant market share with value. Many of the most familiar, popular, and widely used technologies cultivate cachet they just don't deserve. Here's bMighty's picks for nine overblown technologies that just don't deliver the goods for business.
By bMighty Staff

SaaS For Your Business

November 12, 2008 | Software as a service is seductive: low and predictable costs, robust feature sets, rapid deployment, and no in-house IT support. No wonder more and more growing companies are ditching on-premises software for SaaS.
By bMighty Staff

9 Projectors To Make Your Presentations Shine

November 7, 2008 | Without a top-notch business projector, it doesn't matter how smooth your presentation or how stunning your PowerPoint, your audience won't get the full effect. Make sure you can wow your customers, partners, and prospects with the latest projector technology -- and seal the deal.
By Amanda C. Kooser

How To Boost Operating Efficiency With TCO

November 6, 2008 | Too often, business owners don't grasp the full power of assessing total cost of ownership. If they calculate the TCO, they can measure, understand, and manage IT costs more effectively and boost the overall efficiency of the business.
By George Goodall, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research Group

Novell's Management Quest May Leave Growing Businesses Behind

November 4, 2008 | Novell's move into the business service management market makes competitive sense for the company. However, with entry-level pricing starting at $100,000, and many implementations topping $1 million, it's an odd fit for Novell's focus on small and midsize businesses.
By Paul Korzeniowski

How To Outsource Your IT Staff On A Budget

October 31, 2008 | With businesses increasingly dependent upon technology, business owners see more and more resources dedicated to supporting IT. Fortunately, business owners can turn to a host of providers offering user-friendly management solutions that can reduce the need for IT staff.
By Lindsay Holloway

12 Easy Ways To Cut Your Company's Tech Costs Now!

October 29, 2008 | Today more than ever you need to watch your company's IT spending. Fortunately, there are plenty of easy ways to quickly reduce your business technology costs. From all-in-one printers to open source alternatives and more, get started now with these 12 simple suggestions.
By Scott Koegler

1 Midsize Organization Busts 5 Cloud Computing Myths

October 23, 2008 | Anthony Hill, CIO of Golden Gate University, debunks the conventional wisdom on cloud computing security, capital expenses, risk management, switching vendors, and service level agreements.
By Fredric Paul

Business Owners Must Embrace New PCI Standard To Keep E-Commerce Flowing

October 21, 2008 | Though intended to bolster security and confidence in e-commerce transactions, the new Payment Card Industry standard also requires a significant investment from most businesses. But small and midsize businesses owners don't have a choice unless they want to shutter their e-commerce operations.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Ask Steve: How To Get Rid Of Old IT Assets

October 20, 2008 | Are there old PCs, servers, printers, or network cables lying around your office? You don't use them anymore, yet there they sit gathering dust. Yankee Group's Steve Hilton discusses what to do with your outdated technology and how asset recovery programs can save your business money and ensure you comply with government regulations.
By Steve Hilton, Courtesy of Yankee Group

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