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Economical way for web conference using IM and online Presentation

Still rush about cities to take part in a conference? Although you know that travelling around the world for business meetings is a good way to meet and know your business partners, you have to agree that it is also a good way of wasting time and money.

| Best practice | Small business | 10/10/08 at 9:36 pm |


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A Top 25 List Worth Checking

Lists abound on every subject, and “top” lists certainly depend on the lister, who often has different ideas than the listee. However, PC World in September put out a list titled “25 Best Business Software Tools and Web Services” that should include at least a dozen items from everyone's Top 25 list.

| Opinion | Small business | Windows | 10/10/08 at 1:21 pm |


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40 Trillion Spam E-mails This Year

Ferris Research, the mail and messaging specific research group, made plenty of noise not long ago when they said there will be 40 trillion (with a T) spam messages sent this year. They can predict fairly accurately, since 30 trillion spams went out last year.



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Why VARs must add SaaS options

We won't be re-playing "Death of a Salesman" to the tune of SaaS any time soon, but traditional VARs that refuse to accept the SaaS model are in for a hard time. This is a game-changer, and will alter the very nature of what it means to be a reseller. The "sweet spot" for VARs will be the small and midsize business market, although if it is marketed right, there could even be growth potential in the Small Office/Home Office market—especially with standard productivity applications from Google and Microsoft hitting the SaaS world.

| Feature | Channel | SaaS | Small business | 10/08/08 at 9:55 pm |


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