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Small Business Hiring, Payrolls Rise
Small business jobs rose slightly in June as employers added 45,000 positions to their payrolls. Hours worked and compensation also both increased by 0.2 percent. These were among the results of this month’s update of the Intuit Inc. Small Business Employment Index, covering the period between May 24 and June 23. The monthly report found…
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Microsoft Smartphone Market Share Still Hurting
Microsoft s share of the U.S. smartphone market continued to decline through May, according to research firm comScore. For the three-month period between the end of February and the end of May, comScore estimated Microsoft s U.S. share dipping from 7.7 percent to 5.8 percent. That comes despite the marketing push behind the Windows Phone…
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Businesses Indecisive on Cloud Computing Benefits: Report
Nearly half of small business owners do not believe cloud computing will help reduce their IT costs, according to a June survey of 1,000 independent business owners by Newtek Business Services. Newtek’s Authority Market Sentiment Survey, a monthly window into the concerns of independent business owners, found that educating small independent business owners regarding the…
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Microsoft Licensing: Why The Disconnect On Software and Cloud?
I’ve been thinking about Microsoft licensing a lot recently. Besides potentially giving me a headache, there’s a good reason for this. Microsoft has a lot of licensing programs. Open License, Enterprise Agreements, Service Provider Licensing Agreements, OEM, Retail, Select… there are a lot of different ways to buy Microsoft. There has been a considerable amount…
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Worldwide SaaS Revenue to Grow 21 Percent in 2011: Gartner
Revenue from software as a service will likely reach $12.1 billion in 2011, up 20.7 percent from 2010’s tally of $10 billion, research firm Gartner said. The market should continue to grow at a healthy pace through 2015, when Gartner predicts revenue will hit $21.3 billion. "After more than a decade of use, adoption of…