Nathan Eddy

For the second time in as many months, a survey of small to medium-size business owners suggests that, despite woeful economic conditions, midmarket companies are still looking to take on new staff in the new year.Entrex, a Chicago firm that markets information on privately held companies, released the results of its annual Private Company Index […]

Technology giant Hewlett-Packard is looking to take a bigger bite out of Apple’s ever-expanding market share by offering Mac users home server compatibility. With the launch of MediaSmart Windows, HP announced, home servers will now be able to automatically back up Macs running the Leopard operating system using Apple Time Machine software.While HP’s MediaSmart servers […]

Although technologies like Web conferencing can reduce your business travel needs, for many midmarket business owners a fleet of company cars is necessary. Your company’s road warriors often still do the best business shaking hands in the flesh, and sharply lower fuel prices have reduced the extreme pressure the $3.50 gallon of gas put on […]

It has been a tough year for small-business owners. While small to midsize businesses are hanging tough in a rough economic climate, owners are scaling back on everything from hiring to holiday bonuses. Even if the business is having a successful year, you may not have thought of getting something for yourself as a reward. […]

Today’s notebooks are sleek, stylish and eminently portable. They allow your small business to take the company on the road in the space of a carry-on bag. Now, for the first time ever, notebook (laptop) sales have surpassed desktop sales, according to research firm iSuppli. In the third quarter of 2008, notebook PC shipments rose […]

Although disrupted credit lines around the world are wreaking havoc on businesses in the midmarket space, a new study suggests small to medium-size business (SMB) owners are more concerned with falling sales than freezing credit.The Washington, DC-based National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Research Foundation is a small business-oriented research and information organization and conducted […]

Almost every office needs printers, copiers, fax machines and a host of other appliances to keep business running. Unfortunately, in order to keep your appliances running, you are probably using more energy than you realize. For today’s installment of energy-saving techniques for small to medium-size businesses (SMBs), we’ll take a look at how more efficient […]

Chip giant Intel‘s Core i7 processors, based on the updated “Nehalem” microarchitecture, launched in November. Intel says it is planning to roll out other processors that will address the needs of small and midsize business buyers. Early in 2009, Intel is planning to introduce another round of processors for workstations and dual-socket processors, but one […]

In an effort to sweeten its cable offerings to small and medium-size businesses, AT&T’s Business Solutions unit announced it is now offering its U-verse High Speed Internet Max 18 service for small businesses over the AT&T U-verse platform. The service will give SMBs Internet access at speeds up to 18 megabits per second.AT&T says the […]

With the holiday shopping season in full swing (especially for the procrastinators out there), it is important to know how much of a priority security is to your customers when buying online. A survey of holiday shoppers suggests security is more important than finding the lowest price when purchasing items on the Web.Conducted by network […]

Cutting down your energy expenses doesn’t mean replacing every appliance in the office, employing a fleet of hybrid cars or moving into a LEED-certified office building. There is, however, much more you can do than just making sure the lights are off at the end of the day. As it turns out, a little diligence […]

Anyone who has ever paid for heating and air conditioning knows how easy it is to run up a boiler-busting bill, but there’s more to HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) savings then keeping the thermostat locked down. Medium Cool For all businesses, employee comfort is a high priority (or should be). Productivity can be […]