CA Rolls Out Security, Data Backup Suites
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Computer Associates International next Tuesday will unveil five separate software bundles aimed at SMBs that combine the company’s antivirus and anti-spyware technology along with its data backup, restore functions, and advanced system migration technology. Aimed at accounts with 250 users or less the Protection Suites combine the company’s eTrust Antivirus, PestPatrol AntiSpyware, and BrightStor ARCServer Backup products. The five offerings include the CA Desktop Protection Suite for protecting data on users’ desktops and laptops, the Protection Suite for protection of centrally stored and managed data, the Protection Suite for protection of both server- and desktop-resident data, the Protection Suite for… READ MORE
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Dell Targets SMBs With First Dual Core Server
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Dell underscored its technology commitment to smaller companies on Monday shipping its first server containing Intel’s dual-core processor that will enable them to run multiple applications significantly faster. The new PowerEdge SC430, which carries a $499 price tag for the entry level model, has approximately 50 per cent more storage capacity and 50 percent more high-speed PCI Express I/O slots than its immediate predecessor the PowerEdge SC420. The system will be bundled with Dell’s collection of management utilities and professional services. Company officials said they will position the system to smaller companies as being best suited for applications involving e-mail,… READ MORE
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Gupta program aimed at boosting SMB sales
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Hoping to cash in on what it sees as increasing demand among SMBs for a more unified technology platform, Gupta Technologies, LLC on Monday launched a new channel partner program aimed at resellers and system integrators primarily serving smaller companies. The new program is centered around Gupta’s milti-platform, embedded database and application development solutions, namely its SQLBase® and Team Developer products that work with both Linux and Windows operating environments. Given the decision many smaller companies are trying to make about staying with Windows or moving to Linux, one analyst believes the Gupta program could help those compannies make… READ MORE
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HP debuts AMD-based laptop for SMBs
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Hoping to capitalize on the growing interest among SMBs looking to buy mobile computing solutions, Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday unveiled a low-end notebook system using AMD’s 64-bit chip, along with a new product bundle and education program for those resellers mainly catering to SMBs. Fueled by AMD’s Trion 64 mobile chip, the HP Compaq nx6125 Notebook PC is priced at just under $1,000 and includes the company’s Biometric Fingerprint Sensor, wireless LAN connectivity, a 15-in display, ATI’s Radeon Xpress200M, the DirectX 9 chipset, and a three-year warranty. Besides the Biometric Fingerprint Sensor, other security features of the system include an optional… READ MORE
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IBM Rolls Out First Inventory Management Offering For SMBs
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Hoping to reduce the costs typically associated with inventory excesses or shortages, IBM on Tuesday unwrapped its first inventory management offering for SMBs that can help them predetermine how much inventory to keep on hand at any given time. Called the IBM Express Services for Inventory Management, the new offering allows smaller companies create a more customized on demand environment to help them respond more quickly to sometimes rapidly changing user demands, according to company officials. One of the ongoing challenges facing SMB supply chain organizations is striking the right balance between excess inventory and order fulfillment shortfalls. Typically most… READ MORE
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IBM reports double-digit growth in the SMB market in 2004
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 4:05 pm
IBM appears to be continuing to gain more share in the SMB market, recently reporting that its Software Group has won over 23,000 new accounts in 2004, which is triple the number they had in 2003. Earlier this week when it reported its revenues and earnings for this year’s second quarter, the company also reported that overall year-to-year SMB revenues grew at 12 per cent and that its SMB software offerings experienced double digit growth. Company officials attributed its growth in the market, in part, to the $1 billion it has invested in a range of different marketing and technical… READ MORE
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SMB IT spending focuses on infrastructure
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 4:05 pm
SMBs with under $1 billion in revenues are spending between 53 and 60 per cent of their total IT budgets on infrastructure including data center, voice and data networks, desktop products, and help desk according to a report released this week by Gartner Consulting’s Worldwide IT Benchmark Service. According to the report those companies generating more than $1 billion a year, the average amount of money spent on infrastructure was just under 50 per cent of their total budgets. Among those companies taking in less than $1 billion a year, media companies and IT firms ranked among the leaders in… READ MORE
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CA Extends Measured Workload Pricing Model To Smaller Companies
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Hoping it helps SMBs increase their workloads on VSE and ESA operating systems, Computer Associates on Tuesday announced it is making Measured Workload Pricing available for its line of mainframe-based management products. The new pricing model is a combination of usage-based pricing and best practices management that is intended to better enable smaller shops to squeeze more performance from their data centers and to cost effectively upgrade its processing capacity. Explaining how it works, company officials said Measured Workload Pricing bases its licensing costs on measured system usage instead of total potential hardware capacity. This better allows users to more… READ MORE
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Microsoft Rolls Out Windows Server Bundle For Medium Size Companies
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Declaring it represents the sweet spot in the market for many of its technologies, Microsoft on Thursday unveiled its first Windows server bundle aimed specifically at mid-market companies and those business partners specializing in selling to them. Appropriately called the Windows Server System offering, the bundle is made up of three copies of Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, one copy of Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition, and one copy of the Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 Workgroup Edition. The offering includes 50 new combinations of promotional Client Access Licenses (CAL) for Windows Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2003, which can… READ MORE
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SMBs IT Investments Grow But Largely In Mainstream Technologies
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 2:05 pm
SMBs continue to be conservative in their approach to technology purchases investing mainly in security point solutions, wireless LANs, and Web services, but are steering away from hotter markets such as security architectures, VoIP products, hosted applications, and Linux according to Gartner at its Small Business Vision conference in Boston on Thursday. “SMBs are just not looking to buy the next great thing. They remain very much conservative technology adopters, although we see for the first time many smaller companies more interested in buying technologies they believe are the right fit for their business, or ones that can help them… READ MORE
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