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  • Go with LCD screens

    Go with LCD screens Approximately 65 percent of those organizations who reported they’ve reduced IT energy costs by 1 percent or more say they’ve migrated their monitors from CRTs to LCDs. Seek low-power processors Around 64 percent of successfully efficient organizations are utilizing newer low-power/low wattage processors for servers and other data center equipment. And…

  • How to Sell Hardware as a Service

    I gave a talk at the recent SMB Nation show about delivering a complete solution with the new Windows Small Business Server Codename “Aurora” system combined with the new HP microservers to deliver a complete service. I recently got a great question from someone who was in the audience via an email. “In the Aurora…

  • Electronic Wallet Technology Comes to Google Android

    Nov 15 (Reuters) – Google Inc’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) next version of its Android smartphone software will support a technology that lets people use their handsets, instead of credit cards, to pay for goods at restaurants and stores. Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt showed off a yet-to-be-released phone on Monday with a special chip that allows consumers…

  • Google, Yahoo to Get E-Mail Rival: Facebook

    SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Facebook rolled out an all-in-one messaging service that for the first time allows its half-billion members to communicate with people outside the social network, intensifying a battle with Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Yahoo Inc (NASDAQ:YHOO) for users’ Internet time. Addressing speculation the world’s largest social networking site was planning…

  • Avaya IP Office Release 6.1 Offers Expanded Video Options

    Communications systems specialist Avaya introduced the latest version of Avaya IP Office—the company’s communications solution for small to medium-size businesses. Avaya IP Office Release 6.1 delivers a host of business collaboration and customer service enhancements, including improved contact center reporting, expanded video options and multisite management capability. The solution’s dynamic Web-based desktop communications interface for…

  • Data Robotics Introduces Expandable USB 3.0 System

    Storage specialist Data Robotics, known as Drobo, announced the launch of a new product, improved data protection capabilities and a reseller agreement with HP Small Business Direct, HP’s online store focused on small businesses. The Drobo S system, which offers support for multiple storage volumes and capacity of up to 32TB and beyond, leverages USB…

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