Sage Streamlining Takes a Major Turn With the Sale of ACT! and SalesLogix

February 19th, 2013

Last week, The Sage Group announced that it is selling its Sage Act! contact manager and SalesLogix CRM to Swiftpage. Swiftpage is a U.S. based digital marketing software vendor and has been a Sage partner supplying Sage E-Marketing as a … Continue reading

Can HP Turn Infrastructure Solutions Into an SMB Mobility Play?

November 9th, 2012

The mobile explosion is causing a major disruption in businesses—and holds the promise of helping SMBs boost employee productivity and customer engagement. SMBs are rapidly picking up on that promise: SMB Group’s 2012 SMB Mobile Solutions Study shows that 80% of … Continue reading

MSP Cloud Challenges in the Midmarket–and How IBM Helps Meet Them

November 1st, 2012

In my recent post, A View From the MSP Trenches: Cloud Opportunities in the Midmarket, I examined how MSPs see the midmarket opportunity shaping up, and why they are partnering with IBM to capitalize on these opportunities. I discussed how MSPs … Continue reading

MSP Cloud Challenges in the Midmarket–and How IBM Helps Meet Them

November 1st, 2012

In my recent post, A View From the MSP Trenches: Cloud Opportunities in the Midmarket, I examined how MSPs see the midmarket opportunity shaping up, and why they are partnering with IBM to capitalize on these opportunities. I discussed how MSPs … Continue reading

Pathways to a Successful Mobile Business Strategy

September 4th, 2012

The phenomenal rise of mobile applications development and adoption creates both new opportunities and challenges for businesses. Is your business ready to reap the benefits of mobile solutions, or are you in danger of falling behind? Now, more than ever, … 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

SMB Group Top Ten 2011 SMB Technology Predictions

December 7th, 2010

Here are the SMB Group’s Top 10 SMB Technology Predictions for 2011! A more detailed description of each follows below. 1. Mobile Commerce Lifts Off 2. SMBs Demand that Vendors Bring Order to Social Media Chaos 3. App Stores Become … Continue reading

2010 Top 10 SMB Technology Market Predictions

December 14th, 2009

Fellow SMB analyst Sanjeev Aggarwal and I have teamed up to bring you our top ten technology related predictions-plus three bonus predictions–for the SMB (companies with 1-1000 employees) market for 2010. Details for each prediction follow the list below. Remember … Continue reading