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Entries from February 2011

The Perfect Storm is Brewing for Cloud Computing

February 25th, 2011 · No Comments

Tweet The cloud is changing the landscape of the IT industry as we know it.  SMBs in the US alone will spend $6B on hosted services by 2014.   But what are the factors leading up to that change?   Understanding key market trends is the first step in ensuring your products and services find their [...]

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Tags: Cloud Computing · SaaS · SMB · SMB insight · SMB marketing opportunities · US SMB

HPs TouchSmart Elite 9300: The New Toy for SMBs?

February 11th, 2011 · No Comments

Tweet Last month I was able to attend HP’s Spring PC Tour where HP announced the release of its TouchSmart Elite 9300 Business Desktop PC, which is expected to be made available in the U.S. in May. This all-in-one desktop is the latest offering from HP’s TouchSmart series. You can read more about the device’s [...]

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Tags: Desktops · HP · SMB

Cisco 2011 Asia-Pacific Summit

February 9th, 2011 · No Comments

In his keynote, the President of Asia Pacific and Japan, Edzard Overbeek emphasized how Cisco’s Quad will take social networking to the enterprise.

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Tags: Asia-Pacific · Cisco · Cloud Computing

“Don’t let social media overtake your SMB marketing strategy”

February 7th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Tweet Social media marketing garners tremendous attention from IT and telecom marketers –and rightly so.  Success stories of enhanced customer engagement, increased branding opportunities and improved revenues, proves that the “social web” is indispensible when marketing to SMBs (small and medium businesses).  However, when it comes to social media, marketers use discretion. Your instincts may [...]

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Tags: Facebook · SMB insight · Social media · Twitter · US SMB