The Impact of HP’s New Direction—An SMB Market Perspective

August 25th, 2011

–by Sanjeev Aggarwal and Laurie McCabe, SMB Group After HP’s announcement that it would ditch it’s new Touchpad and put WebOS in mothballs, rumors leaked about it’s intentions to spin-off or sell it’s Personal Systems Group (PSG) PC business and … Continue reading

Small Businesses Want to Go Mobile–But Need Less Expensive Data Plans

December 20th, 2010

We just published our latest SMB Group survey study, “2010 Small and Medium Businesses Mobile Solutions Study,” which reveals that although just a small percentage of U.S. small and medium businesses (SMBs) currently use mobile applications, they are revving up … Continue reading

Can Cloud Computing and Managed Services Resolve the Telecom Crisis?

March 27th, 2009

The telecom dilemma is not new, the failure of telecom network service providers to leave their legacy technologies and embrace the all-IP world has not materialized as anticipated, especially in helping them generate significant revenues. They are still dependent on … Continue reading

Reading the Top Trends Barometer at the 2009 Small Business Summit

February 4th, 2009

Just got back from Small Business Summit 2009—an awesome event put on by Ramon Ray (www.smallbiztechnology.com) and Marian Banker (www.primestrategies.com ) at the Digital Sandbox in New York City. Turn out for the Summit was terrific, and attendees were treated to … Continue reading

2009 Small Business Trends: No Longer Business as Usual

January 28th, 2009

In 2009, it’s no longer business as usual. The sharp economic decline has led many small companies to slash operating costs and cut staff to the bone. In the wake of small businesses’ initial shock and awe, uncertainty has become … Continue reading