http://www.silicon.com Results for smes en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39629408,00.htm A survey of SMEs conducted by Vanson Bourne for BT Business found more than half (61 per cent) believe fibre is having a positive impact on their businesses. The survey was based on the responses of more than 7,200 SMEs polled during September 2009. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:24:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39594568,00.htm Retraining costs also figure into SMEs' thinking around open source adoption. Despite tough economic conditions, CIOs have not turned to open source software as a way of making their IT budgets go further, according to silicon.com's latest... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:22:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39586416,00.htm The research, which surveyed North American and European SMEs and enterprises, found that the majority of businesses using Windows XP plan to migrate straight to Windows 7 and without migrating to Vista first. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:00:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39546157,00.htm I don't see a tidal wave going into the enterprise but it could be used for various types of [SMEs]," McQueen added. The iPhone is coming to Orange in the UK - ending two years of exclusivity with O2. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:07:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://services.silicon.com/itoutsourcing/0,3800004871,39531020,00.htm It has clients in health care, government and other commercial segments, from SMEs to large global institutions; it also has a large and growing base of customers and service-delivery capabilities in North America, Europe, the Middle East and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:15:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39507455,00.htm The research is based on IT pros working at SMEs with between one and 99 employees; enterprises with 100 to 999 employees; and corporates with 1,000 or more staff. Project managers at the largest companies get an average annual wage of £47,161... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:53:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60673566p,00.htm When it spotted an issue that could impact SMEs negatively, it alerted subscribers with email broadcasts. The result: this paper lists the top 10 most common vectors of data compromise in experience as security analysts for SMEs. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:22:04 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39502757,00.htm The software-as-a-service company's VAR (value-added reseller) programme, announced on Wednesday, is aimed at vendors who provide SMEs with hardware, software and infrastructure backup.Salesforce claims SMEs are still wary of the cloud but are... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:40:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39490616,00.htm With the recession causing thousands of redundancies in the IT industry, it seems SMEs could prove a safe port in the economic storm for tech workers. Some 29 per cent of SMEs in the US and Europe said they will decrease their headcount this year... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:57:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39490615,00.htm The fact that many customers are shifting from running their own email servers to getting mail as a hosted service doesn't have to spell doom for Microsoft, according to the head of the company's Exchange business. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:03:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39476528,00.htm Canonical has launched support services for individual and small-business users of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution. The company, which sponsors Ubuntu, already sold helpdesk services for enterprise users. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:44:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60637025p,00.htm The service suite is aimed at SMEs with between 100 and 5,000 users, and offers the benefit of Web and e-mail security without dedicated qualified in-house personnel and appliance and/or software installations. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:21:21 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/smedirector/0,39024679,39453073,00.htm Microsoft has announced two new software licensing packages intended to simplify buying and provide discounts at a time when many of the company's customers are looking to reduce costs. The packages, covering business applications and core... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:24:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/telecoms/0,39024659,39450743,00.htm O2 is to launch a fixed-mobile convergence service for small businesses, the company has said. The service, called Fixed Number Anywhere, will give users a landline-style number that channels calls straight through to their mobile phone, a... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:05:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/smedirector/0,39024679,39450333,00.htm Viviane Reding, speaking at the unveiling of the Commission's Digital Europe strategy on Thursday, said 99 per cent of EU firms are small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but only nine per cent of them use electronic invoices and only 11 per... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:38:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60608059p,00.htm Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is leaning more on their Information Technology (IT) infrastructure but they lack the means to secure it appropriately due to financial restrictions, limited resources, and adequate know-how. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:19:37 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39446846,00.htm The UK's new cyber security strategy will make a particular effort to engage small and medium-sized enterprises, according to a government-funded security group involved in introducing the initiative. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:04:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/lans/0,39024663,39444427,00.htm This is a shame because, with less in the way of administrative infrastructure and resources, the potential benefits of streamlining communications are especially significant for SMEs. So is UC something SMEs should consider seriously? editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:00:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39443976,00.htm Smaller businesses do get a bit of love - the report earmarks £23m to help SMEs digitise more of their business processes. The government's Digital Britain scheme focuses squarely on the consumer. Natasha Lomas asks: so what about businesses? editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:51:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60104477p,00.htm To address the data storage needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) - to reduce cost and complexity - Dell and EMC have introduced a new entry SAN offering, the DellEMC AX100 Fibre Channel (FC) SAN solution. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:28:09 +0000