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Google releases enterprise desktop search tool | InfoWorld | News | 2005-05-18 | By Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Service

Like the consumer version, Google Desktop Search for the Enterprise is designed to let users find information stored in their PCs, such as e-mail messages, word processing documents, spreadsheet files, and photos.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology

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Taking Your Business Online

I want to take my business online, but I can't afford the entire inventory I would need to get started. Should I wait to receive orders before buying the stock?

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 marketing · technology

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Tech Spending By Small Biz Peaking - Forbes.com

Evidence is mounting that tech spending among small- and medium-sized business may be flattening after several years of providing safe haven to tech providers burned by a severe spending slump among large customers.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology · economy

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Smallbiztechnology.com - technology is a tool! Use it to GROW your business.

There is a large discrepancy between the information technology (IT) security that organizations say they need and the level of education and prevention occurring within these organizations, according to findings of a new study released today by the Compu

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology

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The Dos and Don'ts of Search Engine Optimization

Discover the top 10 things you can do that can make or break your ranking with the free search engines.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 marketing · technology

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Wired News: Internet Carriers Must Serve 911

The Federal Communications Commission Thursday ordered internet telephone carriers like Vonage Holdings to provide 911 emergency calling services to customers within 120 days of the agency issuing its decision.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology

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Microsoft Eyes Small Retailers, Unveils POS Software

While the company has long offered its Retail Management System for mid-market retailers, today the software giant announced the release of Microsoft Point of Sale

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology

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The Six Pieces of the Patent Idea Puzzle

There are 6 key pieces of patent information you will need to succeed. Each part plays an important role. If you miss one, the results can be disastrous.

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Microsoft developing version of Windows for older computers (AP)

The software, code-named Eiger, will look and feel like much like Windows XP and is designed to help companies make older machines run better.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology

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Memory Card Costs More If You're a Small Biz | Bayosphere

Dan Gillmor is in the market for some memory and compared prices shopping as a consumer, and as a small business person.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology

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HP muscles in on small-business security | Tech News on ZDNet

Hewlett-Packard is attempting to simplify security for small companies lacking IT resources or knowledge.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology

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Preview: Ever Get the Feeling...

A poll of US companies by the American Management Association and the ePolicy Institute finds that monitoring of employees' online activities is common.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology

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U.S. Internet Retail Sales up 24% (AP)

First-quarter retail Internet sales rose 23.8 percent to $19.8 billion in the United States from $16 billion a year ago, according to preliminary numbers released Friday by the Department of Commerce.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 economy · technology

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JPMorgan Chase: Tech scene is getting brighter | CNET News.com

JP Morgan conference spotlights new ideas from eastablished and young private companies that boast promising technologies.

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Smallbiztechnology.com - technology is a tool! Use it to GROW your business.

Just to remind you, when you are updating your computer's security programs go DIRECTLY to the web site of the vendor in question.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology

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Untitled

By the time small businesses start worrying about security, it's too late. We ignore risk until threatened by an attack or natural disaster. If we're lucky, the threat passes us by, and we fall back into denial.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology · management

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Ideologic » Carnival of the Capitalists

A round up of the week's business stories and comments about them from business bloggers

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 economy · management · technology · marketing

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Technology - The Amazing Rise of the Do-It-Yourself Economy - Intro - FORTUNE

Unlike the dot-com fortune hunters of the late 1990s, these do-it-yourselfers aren't deluding themselves with oversized visions of what they might achieve. Instead, they're simply finding a way—in this mass-produced, Wal-Mart world—to take power back,

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology

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MyBUSINESS Magazine

Using a broadband Internet connection, a regular telephone and an adapter, Voice Over Internet Protocol, commonly known as VoIP, is a new and evolving technology that allows you to make and receive calls over the Internet.�

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology

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Online Retail Sales Expected to Rise 22 Percent This Year (CNNmoney.com)

Online retail sales are expected to rise 22 percent to $172.4 billion this year, driven by growth in travel, cosmetics and jewelry, according to a study by shop.org and conducted by Forrester Research Inc.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 economy · finance · technology

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HP Simplifies Business Protection for Small and Mid-size Businesses with New Smart Office Program - IT Observer

As part of its Smart Office initiative for small and mid-size businesses), HP today introduced the HP Business Protection portfolio, which helps customers keep their companies up and running by better safeguarding their business systems and IT operat

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology

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The New York Times > Sports > Golf > Golf Club Prices Are Up; Scores Are Not Down

The only thing in golf that has not changed is the average score for 18 holes....The average 18-hole score for the average golfer remains at about 100, as it has for decades.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology

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FTC Asks for Help Against Spam Zombies (Reuters)

Home computer users who unwittingly send out spam e-mail should be disconnected from the Internet until their machines are fixed, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology

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Internet Telephony Gaining in Popularity

Internet telephony is exactly what it sounds like, telephone service using the Internet instead of traditional phone lines.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology

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Business 2.0 Magazine

Real simple syndication, better known as RSS, is moving from weblogs to the Fortune 500. The technology, designed to let users subscribe to blog newsfeeds, is being co-opted by corporations to keep employees and customers informed.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology · marketing

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Telecom Recipes - Building A Professional Quality Customer Service Call Center on a Shoestring Budget

You have a half dozen support personel, and often more calls than they can handle at once. You'd like to have incoming support calls queued up and handed off to your support staff in a more orderly manner.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology

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Should You Outsource Your Technical Support?

The ultimate question you must ask when considering outsourcing customer support is: will I lose business to competitors who offer superior in-house support if my outsourced support is inferior in any way?

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Addicted to e-mail? You're not alone | CNET News.com

If you find you're checking e-mail about as often as you inhale, you're not alone.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology

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RED HERRING | ARCHIVE

A round-up of fast-growing technology companies.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology · finance

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The Impact of Emerging Technologies: Good-Bye to Venture Capital - Technology Review

We venture capitalists like to think of ourselves as giants striding across the technology landscape, showering money on terrific young entrepreneurs, adding value, creating jobs, nurturing real companies. We are financial samurai. But I am giving it up.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology · finance

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Regaining Control Over Information Technology

Manage your technology to minimize your stress.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology

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Online Extra: Turning the Tide of Spam

How a small Iowa ISP and two antispam attorneys sued junk e-mailers and won a $1 billion judgement

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology

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Is your laptop a pain in the neck? | CNET News.com

For notebook computer use, such statistical information on injuries is scarce, but doctors report a steady stream of new patients who've overdone it on the machines.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology

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The secret behind the CIA's venture capital arm | Newsmakers | CNET News.com

Running the publicly funded arm of the CIA in Silicon Valley for the last six years, Gilman Louie is used to living in a fishbowl of sorts.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 finance · technology

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Small Business Trends: Privatization of the Space Business

Space travel is moving from being a government-led initiative, toward being driven by private businesses. NASA's role is shifting.

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USATODAY.com - Smaller companies raise tech spending

In a boost for major technology suppliers, smaller companies are ramping up spending after years of caution.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology · economy · finance

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Next Office Edition to Default to XML - AP

Microsoft Corp. announced Wednesday that the next version of its Office software will use Internet-friendly XML technology as the default file format for documents created in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

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Influx

Mastercard and Warillow International have just published a research study on a new class of small business: the "Web-Driven Entrepreneur". The study estimates that there are 5 million of these businesses in the United States and they represent 25% of all

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 management · marketing · technology

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How to Act Like a Designer

If you're in any business, you're in the design business. We're all designers now. That's cool, but it's also daunting. How can civilian sales reps and IT geeks incorporate a design sensibility into their work and life?

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 management · marketing · technology

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Dell and NFIB Partner to Recognize Innovative Use of Technology and Excellent Customer Experience - Press Release

Ten finalists named in the Dell/NFIB Small Business Excellence in Customer Experience Award

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 marketing · technology

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eBay Launches Business Equipment Purchase Protection Program - Press Release

The new program, offered at no cost to buyers or sellers, protects buyers for up to $20,000 against fraud and material misrepresentation on qualified capital equipment purchases made on eBay in the United States.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology

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10 Web Site Musts

Creating a web site that will be used as a tool to grow your business takes a lot more than a $5 per month solution.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 marketing · technology

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internet: Search Engines Explained (Part 1)

Understanding how a SE finds and processes web pages, what goes on when someone types in a search query, and how those results are displayed is crucial information for your business.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 marketing · technology

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PCWorld.com - The 100 Best Products of 2005

When you're buying hardware, software, and services, you want the top combination of power, features, reliability, and value.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 technology

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MyBUSINESS Magazine

During the last decade, we’ve been to the top of the world—during the dot-com boom of the late 1990s—and back down again, when it all fell apart a few years later. But with the bad came the good: The Web forever changed the business world.

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News-Record.com - Greensboro, North Carolina: Error: Page not found

A small business may seem like a cozy place to surf the Internet, but it’s in an even more vulnerable position than a home because a virus could threaten jobs and livelihoods.

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The Power Of Us

Mass collaboration on the Internet is shaking up business

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 management · technology

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Web Becomes the Meeting Place - Chicago Tribune

Video conferencing gets a lot simpler as technology enables users to easily join in on meetings

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MLive.com: Everything Michigan

Best Buy Co. Inc. is rolling out 38 business centers this week in its first attempt to convert more small-business owners into customers.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 marketing · technology

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Welcome to BtoBOnline.com

EBay said it will launch a new Web site on Wednesday: www.ebaybusiness.com. The site will target small and midsize businesses.

by smallbusiness 2005-12-19 18:36 marketing · management · technology

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