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Midmarket Businesses Investing More in Technology: Deloitte
Executives at three out of four midmarket companies are maintaining or boosting their long-term investments despite the U.S. economy s less than 1 percent growth rate during the first half of the year, according to a Deloitte survey. The report, "Mid-Market Perspectives: America’s Economic Engine — Competing in Uncertain Times," also indicates that a majority…
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SaaS Growing More Popular With SMBs: Report
As more workers become mobile-enabled, the mobile software-as-a-service (SaaS) market is evolving, with more small to medium-size business employees using smartphones with data plans–and other wireless devices–to further improve productivity and worker mobility, according to Strategy Analytics Wireless Enterprise Strategies’ latest report, "Why Mobile SMBs Are Opening Doors to Software-as-a-Service to Increase Productivity and Efficiency."…
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Businesses Struggle With Hiring as Confidence Falls: CompTIA
IT companies are experiencing staffing shortfalls while requiring more effort by the employees they currently have on staff, according to a survey from non-profit IT trade organization CompTIA. The quarterly survey revealed 54 percent of IT firms say they’re understaffed by 5 percent or more, and another 22 percent of firms are fully staffed, but…
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Small Business Confidence Inches Up in September
Small business optimism gained 0.8 points in September, according to the National Federation of Independent Business’ latest index, ending a six-month decline. However, the NFIB’s chief economist cautioned that in spite of this uptick, there is little among the 10 index components that can be considered "positive." Reports of owners expecting real sales to improve…
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Amazon Fire Tablet Won’t Make a Small Business Splash
With the HP TouchPad on the ropes and Apple’s iPad 2 cornering the tablet market, small businesses might think they don t have as many choices as they’d like when it comes to an efficient, business-centric tablet. While devices like the BlackBerry PlayBook cater to a more professional market, consumer-savvy devices like the Samsung Galaxy…
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Mobility, Cloud Offer Opportunities for Businesses: Report
The tech support market for small and midsize businesses will exceed $20 billion by 2015, according to Parks Associates, which notes that the 2008 launch of AT&T’s Tech Support 360 is a significant milestone in this market because this service was the first to integrate communications, data services and technical support on a nationwide level.…