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August 15, 2007 | Comments: (0)

SMB Tech News Today; 8/15

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* Yahoo! gets the win in e-biz customer happiness. The University of Michigan just did a big study on customer satisfaction with e-biz services. Turns out Yahoo! took the win over Google. When you compare the finish on products like Yahoo! Mail vs. Google Mail, I can see why. (Source: PC World)

* Meanwhile, Microsoft isn't out, beefs up Hotmail. IN the continuing battle between online e-biz providers, Microsoft just announced a 5GB upgrade for all free Hotmail users and 5GB to 10GB for paying users. No word on how this affects Office Live users. (Source: InformationWeek)

* SAP makes another play for SMB. According to SAP reps, the company is finally about to launch its long-awaited SMB-oriented SaaS offering, called A1S. Wonder if the A-1 Steak Sauce people are going to sue them. (Source: eCRM Guide)

* Bandwidth.com announces triple play service for SMBs. Bandwidth.com has been a voice/data provider for some time, but they now announce a bundled service covering everything your SMB could want from its wires. Go to their site to get a quote and check availability in your area. (Source: Bandwidth.com)

Posted by Oliver Rist on August 15, 2007 08:14 AM

August 01, 2007 | Comments: (0)

SMB Tech News Today; 8/1

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Happy August!

* Laser printers a health risk? Ouch. An Australian professor just completed a study which he says proves that the emissions on certain models of laser printers are as unhealthy as cigarette smoke. Guess breathing toner isn't good for you. He cited a lot of big names, including Canon, HP and Toshiba. (Source: CNET)

* Payment card standard gets mixed reports. The payment card industry's latest Data Security Standard (DSS) just went to version 1.1 and definitely shows improved safety for consumers. But there's still folks questioning it. (Source: InfoWorld)

* Keyspan debuts USB server. This cute little box could be a boon for really small offices. Just plug it in and it allows you to share USB peripherals over a network. Not such a big deal for printers, but it also supports things like scanners, hard disks or digi cams. (Source: PC World)

* Microsoft releases some Mac friendliness. So if you're using Microsoft Office on the Mac, you're still on Mac Office 2004 which means you can't open files saved in Office 2007's new Open (not!) XML format. Well now you can. Just download this update and you're good. There's also an update that will let Mac machines access files on XP and Vista workstations. Worth a look if you're working in a mixed OS environment. (Source: InformationWeek)

Posted by Oliver Rist on August 1, 2007 09:07 AM