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Dialing for Dollars: Hosted PBX Meets CRM
The phone has always been a critical tool for sales people, but M5 Networks takes it to the next level by integrating hosted PBX with customer relationship software. Can you say sales efficiency?
Seven Windows 7 Features You'll Need on Day One
Windows 7 offers lots of new features and Joe Moran walks you through seven of the changes you’ll see in the operating system’s user interface.
Windows 7 Improvements May Finally Satisfy
It’s no secret that small businesses never embraced Windows Vista, with the majority of customers sticking with XP. With Windows 7, Microsoft has addressed concerns with Vista’s speed and usability to lure the XP holdouts.
HP Launches Windows 7 Desktops and Notebooks
Coinciding with the launch of Windows 7 this month, HP unveiled a bevy of small business and SOHO PCs for just about any need and budget. Several even take advantage of Windows 7’s advanced touch-screen capabilities.
TRUSTe Offers Privacy Services for Small Businesses
TRUSTe offers a new service to help small online businesses get a professional privacy policy in place and secure Web sites to boost consumer confidence.

Tilera's New Line to Include 100-Core CPU
The new series of chips are aimed at the cloud computing market and come with software support most new chips don't have.
Intel Could Face FTC Complaint
Spurred on by the EC findings and fine, US investigators now may issue their own complaint against Intel.
Net Neutrality Postmortem: Cheers and Jeers
The first bomb dropped. Here come the aftershocks.
RIM's Next Move: Is Bold, Storm2 Enough?
The BlackBerry maker is betting on the Bold 9700 and Storm2 to reassert its leadership in smartphones.
FTC May File a Complaint Against Intel
Three of four FTC commissioners are in favor of filing a complaint against Intel.

E-Commerce

Developer

5 Coupon Code Marketing Tips
Tips to help small business ecommerce site owners to promote coupon code campaigns -- and stay within a budget.
Final Free-Shipping Week Sets Ecommerce Record
With computer hardware posting the sharpest increase among segments, online retailers enjoy four days last week when sales topped $900 million, making it the heaviest week on record.
Rockefeller Ecommerce Scam Bill Heads to President's Desk
Measure to crack down on so-called "post-transaction" marketers that enrolled unsuspecting shoppers in fee-based clubs, bilking consumers out of more than $1 billion, is poised to become law.
Ecommerce Poised for Strong Finish to Holiday Season
Latest comScore figures show sustained spending likely to hold strong through holiday season, with two-thirds of consumers saying they still haven't finished their shopping, while overall sales are up double digits over last year.
25 Twitter Tools to Make Tweeting Easier, Faster
From URL shortening services to Web-based trend-and-influence tools, we offer details on 25 twitter tools to help make your tweet-based marketing job a little easier.

Linux on the Grow in 2010
There were big advances for Linux in 2010, especially when it came to business adoption of the open source software.
Google Giving Java GUI Tools to Eclipse
Search giant donates code for WindowsBuilder Java GUI designer and CodePro Profiler technologies to the open source Eclipse Foundation for next year's release train.
Apple's Mac App Store Coming Jan. 6
Apple has confirmed the date that its new Mac App Store will be open for business, calling on developers to begin work on desktop applications ahead of the new Mac OS launch next summer.
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Portal Gets a Makeover
Enterprise software provider Red Hat unveils version 5.1 of its JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform, promising content management and workflow improvements.
Red Hat Tunes Up JBoss Business Rules
Open source firm is out with the first major upgrade of its Business Rules Management System, with the new JBoss BRMS 5.1 promising new automation tools.