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    News for SMB partner, vendors and customers to highlight the latest SMB Opportunities. Keep on top of all the latest Small Business News and Medium Business Events with Channel Insider's SMB partner news written with the small business end user in mind.


    WatchGuard Launches XTM 33 Security Appliance

    Included is real-time monitoring, secure logging and more than 65 report templates that give businesses insight as to what is going in and out of their network and by whom.

    Microsoft Offers $60K in Azure Cloud Services to Startups, Launches BizSpark Plus

    Microsoft announces BizSpark Plus, an extension of its BizSpark program, and teams with startup accelerator TechStars to offer $60,000 in cloud computing services to startups.

    Salesforce Launches Cloud-Based Desk.com

    Salesforce has launched Desk.com, a cloud-based customer help-desk dashboard that integrates Facebook and Twitter feeds.

    Social Media, SEO and Hiring Top SMB Priorities

    The survey indicated small businesses understand the importance of implementing online marketing tools to help achieve business goals.

    Small Businesses Know More About the Cloud: Fonality

    The study concluded that cloud-based unified communications (UC) could eliminate productivity shortfalls among SMBs.

    IDC: Smartphone, Tablet Adoption Growing in Global SMB Market

    SMBs in developing countries are keeping pace with more developed counterparts when it comes to providing employees with smartphones, netbooks and media tablets, IDC finds.

    Microsoft Partners With BT to Push Lync Voice Services Into Cloud

    Microsoft and British Telecom have joined forces to start offering Lync voice services and functions via a hosted service that resides in the cloud.

    Small Business Hiring, Compensation Up in December: Intuit

    Employment, hours worked by non-salaried people and compensation all rose in December, the report finds.

    Autotask Passes Ownership of VARStreet Through Employee Buyout

    Autotask software manages critical business operations and processes for technology services-centric organizations.

    Intuit Offers GoPayment Card, Facebook Store for SMBs

    The free SimpleStore tool automatically syncs the merchant's Website and Facebook page.

    Mobile Apps Offer Information, Resources for SMBs

    These new mobile apps complement SBA's mobile application created for iPhones in partnership with Palo Alto Software.

    WatchGuard Releases Small Business Security Appliance

    The release includes the ability to create secure connectivity for mobile devices, including the iPhone and iPad.

    Small Businesses Have Trouble Finding Qualified Employees

    Sixty-one percent of those surveyed said the lack of skilled employees is an impediment to growth.

    Tech Data Profits Up as Currencies Change

    The strengthening of certain foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar positively impacted year-over-year net sales.

    Small Businesses Engaging in More Social Media Marketing

    The survey indicated small businesses are allocating more time to social media marketing to engage their targets.

    Small-Business Owners Confident About Future Success

    Small-business owners remain optimistic about their success because profits aren't always the definition of success.

    Norman Releases Endpoint Protection System for Securing Networks

    Endpoint Protection installs in minutes, and its user interface displays all clients and servers in a network.

    Best Buy Acquires MindShift Technologies for $167 Million

    Best Buy said it would help MindShift expand its capabilities for current and future SMB clients.

    Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery Gaining Ground in Midmarket: Gartner

    Among the midsize companies using RaaS at present, two camps are forming, a Gartner report finds.

    CompTIA Report Finds Small Businesses Support Tax Simplification

    According to the study, SMBs wrestle with a number of costly and complicated tax provisions.

     



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