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HP Links iPhones To ePrint

4/14/2011
The free app allows the Apple smartphone to use the HP ePrint remote printing feature, matching the functionality of an existing BlackBerry app.
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Google Cloud Print Gets Eprint Support

4/5/2011
The Google Cloud printing function previously had no printers that directly supported it. Eprint fills that void but has its own problems.
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HP Makes Green SMB Push

3/29/2011
The vendor announced several green initiatives at a recent conference in San Francisco, some of which are aimed at SMBs.
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Tsunami To Crimp Toner Supplies?

3/28/2011
In the short term, yes, but in the long term things will probably sort themselves out, predicts economist's blog.
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How The Other Half Lives (Printer-Wise)

3/24/2011
A recent briefing with a Sharp executive shows what developments we can expect in the high-end market, some of which may trickle down to the desktop market.
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HP Hits Green Product Goals

3/21/2011
HP promised to cut the energy use of its products 40 percent by the end of this year, and now says that it has already succeeded.
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Sharp Shows Smartphone-Like MFP Interface

3/16/2011
Integral large color touchscreen will let Sharp MFP users adjust scanned material before printing or saving it.
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Still Some Flaws In The Ink Refill System

3/14/2011
The mystery of why refill ink is hard to use leads to the mystery of what the vendors are thinking.
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SMB Green Printing Tips

3/11/2011
Printing green means printing less. As it turns out, there are ways to do that without simply turning off the printer.
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Canon Unveils New SMB Laser And Mystery Product

3/10/2011
New products break no new ground, but one claims to not be a printer when it clearly is.
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SeaMicro Breaks New Ground With Atom Server

3/1/2011
The startup's announcement shows what can be done with a lot of simple CPUs, but what they are doing still may be overkill.
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Server Market Continues Triumphal Procession

2/25/2011
Gartner says the market defied the Great Recession last year by growing 17 percent, driven by refresh cycles. But next year could be different.
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OKI Switches To Green Printer Parts

2/23/2011
By "green" they mean bioplastics, resulting in lower CO2 emissions. Also, things made from them are not immortal, and that's good for the environment.
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Xerox Offers Mid-Range SMB Color Toner Printers

2/22/2011
High-price is justified by high print quality, says Xerox. The jury remains out on that, but the refill toner price is, as usual, no bargain.
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Refill Ink Tops Blood On Price List

2/17/2011
But there are still some things out there that are higher than ink prices per ounce, such as silver, Chanel #5, and gold.
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Go Green With Download Services

2/15/2011
Using courier services to deliver files by hand makes no sense, even if they are too big for e-mail delivery.
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Startups Should Not Buy Servers, Says FaceBook CTO

2/11/2011
In a BBC interview, the executive says most Silicon Valley startups are now using the cloud rather than buying their own hardware.
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Samsung Unveils 6 SMB Mono Lasers

2/10/2011
Three are MFPs, three are printers, and four can use a high-capacity toner cartridge that brings the ink price down to 2 cents per page.
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HP Eprint Trouble Continues

2/9/2011
The services does work, except when it stubbornly refuses to do so. E-mail account configuration may have something to do with it.
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SMBs Shopping For Ink Cartridges Must Read The Specs

2/8/2011
A dry inkjet cartridge triggers an adventure in comparison shopping, leading to various discoveries involving ink prices.
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Go Green By Ditching Paper Checks And Invoices?

2/7/2011
An SMB is more likely to save time than the environment, judging by one accounting SaaS. But saving time is good, too.
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16-Core Servers? Do You Mean Hardware Virtualization?

1/31/2011
Microsoft is reportedly calling for 16-core servers based on simple CPUs as way to save power. Could this spare us from software virtualization?
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The Environment Starts With You

1/28/2011
Misuse of computers can hurt the most important part of your personal environment: your body.
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The Dark Side Of Remote Printing?

1/27/2011
Having a printer that can reach out to the Web means having a printer that a hacker can reach out to. Should SMBs lose sleep over this?
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Do You Really Need A Server?

1/26/2011
A lot of SMBs are apparently deciding that they don't, and firms like Cbeyond are banking on that.
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ISO Dethrones PPM for IPM

1/20/2011
In the world of three-letter acronyms, use of the ISO images-per-minute (ipm) standard to rate printer speed has reached critical mass, so it's time to convert.
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Epson Brings Out Double-Sided SMB Inkjet

1/19/2011
The new MFP is touted as being the world's fastest double-sided printing solution for small offices. There is also a non-MFP version.
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Is The SMB Server Market A Bubble?

1/13/2011
Some say the sky is going to fall in 2011. But what's been holding it up?
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Canon Brings Out Five New SMB Printers

1/11/2011
Low list price and high DPI make for in interesting combination, but as usual the refill ink is priced as if there was a national shortage.
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Will Memjet Printers Be Disruptive?

1/9/2011
The OEM printer vendor was showing its fast inkjet technology at CES, and it's expected to reach retail this year.
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Can A Kindle Be An SMB Tool?

1/6/2011
Considering its long battery life, its portability, its legibility, and the fact that it can display PDFs from a PC, it really looks like it ought to have some business use.
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Windows Easy Transfer is Boon for SMBs

1/3/2011
The Windows 7 facility makes upgrading PCs straightforward for do-it-yourselfers, as it transfers settings as well as user files.
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Reconnect Recycling Network Expands

12/23/2010
With 100 sites recently added, the green partnership between Dell and Goodwill now claims to cover 42 million people.
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Latest Hype Cycle Offers SMB Hope

12/21/2010
Gartner's annual gauge of what's real and what's hype shows some real productivity tools could be maturing soon.
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Online Calculator Examines PC Power Use

12/16/2010
Piling on the options also piles on the power consumption. This calculator, offered by Dell, shows where you might want to draw the line.
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Dell Cites Green Successes

12/14/2010
Dell promised two years ago to cut its products' energy consumption by 25 percent, and now claims victory.
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Who's Green in IT? Greenpeace Has A List

12/9/2010
Greenpeace has come out with its fourth biennial "Leaderboard" ranking 17 different IT firms according to their emissions reductions efforts. Cisco led, while Oracle trailed.
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Server Market Charges Ahead

12/8/2010
The worldwide server market is up 13 or 14 percent, despite the recession, with x86 machines continuing to dominate.
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Eprint Offers Potential and Trouble

12/1/2010
A hands-on review of the new HP ePrint facility shows the possibilities of remote printing-for those who can get it to work.
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SMB Printers Now Have Apps

11/30/2010
Hands-on review shows that the approach has some merit, if using paper as an output device is not too retro for you, and if they can improve reliability.
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Ricoh Goes Green At California HQ

11/29/2010
Printer vendor is installing a rooftop solar energy system on its headquarters building in California.
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Paper Is Not Just Paper Anymore

11/24/2010
A close look shows that the use of ColorLok technology does have an impact on output quality, especially in duplex mode.
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TPC Results: Not Crystal Clear

11/19/2010
IBM is boasting that its one of its x86 servers beat an HP x86 server on a TPC benchmark by 27 percent. But when you look closer you see that life is not that simple.
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Data Centers Must Get Greener, Says Gartner

11/18/2010
Climbing energy costs will eventually cripple IT if changes are not made, but there appears to be plenty of room for increased efficiencies.
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Dell Hints At Future Printer Direction

11/17/2010
SMB printers themselves may not be changing dramatically, but the application software is, and interfaces will continue to evolve.
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Architects and Engineers Get Eprint Option

11/15/2010
Wide-format HP inkjet allows remote printing of plans and diagrams. Scanning and copying is also supported.
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Wireless Printers Going To Waste?

11/10/2010
Of course, it's the Wi-Fi ports on those printers that are going to waste, meaning that the buyers paid extra for nothing. But there are reasons for that.
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Go Green With Fewer Printers, Says Xerox Exec

11/9/2010
Of course, they should be large, pricey workgroup printers. Or you can cut the cord and use electronic documents, but that never seems to happen.
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Data Is Not Green

11/3/2010
It used to be assumed that data was a pristine resource, freeing us from the old economy with its belching smokestacks. That was wrong.
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In Green Move Emerson Unveils Fanless Rack Cooling

10/27/2010
Chilled cooler plates reportedly prevent any heat from escaping the rack cabinet, eliminating the need for both server fans and room cooling fans.
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There's (Short-Term) Hope For Greener Storage

10/26/2010
Energy demands made by data center storage are expected to start leveling off soon as vendors start making storage with greener, more efficient components. But the effect won't last.
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Technology Firms Dominate Newsweek's Latest Green Corporate Scorecard

10/21/2010
Dell leads the US list while IBM leads the global list of firms ranked according to the environmental impact and policies.
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Xerox Offers Alternative Solid Ink Printers for SMBs

10/19/2010
The units cost more upfront then laser or inkjet SMB office printers, but they don't price refill ink like it was molten silver.
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Should SMBs Own Servers?

10/15/2010
Considering the SAAS offerings out there, maybe not. At least, that's what one SAAS executive says, but he presents interesting figures.
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Lexmark Genesis MFP Printer Aimed At Image-Conscious SMBs

10/15/2010
Lexmark's latest multi-function printer, with a small footprint and slick appearance, breaks new ground mostly with its high-speed scanner.
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Sustainable PC Progress Lacks Key Component

10/12/2010
Yes, in some places there is progress towards a sustainable PC market, which would be great for SMBs. But the problem is that we are still talking about PCs.
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Energy Is 12 Percent of Data Center Costs, Says Gartner

10/8/2010
Energy is rising faster than other category of data center expenses, and the rising population of servers is blamed. Could virtualization help?
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Digitizing Business Cards Proves Easy With Plustek Scanner

10/7/2010
Piles of business cards can be rapidly turned into useful contact data-assuming their artwork is not too fancy. Even then, there are work-arounds.
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Dell Speeds Up SMB Workgroup Printers

9/29/2010
Dell has come out with two new low-end workgroup color laser printers for the SMB market with enhanced speeds, duplex options, and new technology.
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Dell Unveils Compact SMB LED Color Printers

9/29/2010
The new line of desktop color printers work like lasers, but their reliance on LEDs allows them to be smaller than lasers.
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Virtualization Is The Future For Servers, Says Gartner

9/28/2010
Users adopt virtualization to save money, but then find more and more uses for it.
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Inkjet Versus Laser Debate Continues

9/24/2010
Dell laser printer executive suggests getting inkjets for photo fidelity or personal use, but lasers for everything else.
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HP Adds New SMB Laser Printers

9/20/2010
HP's latest series of laser printers offer compact designs, power efficiency, and remote printing options.
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HP Expands Remote Printing Function For SMBs

9/20/2010
New ePrint facility, previously announced on an inkjet, is being added to a laser MFP.
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Plustek Announces Business Card Scanner

9/17/2010
Tiny USB device handles the other end of the paper spectrum, where going paperless means inputting contact information.
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IBM Announces Silicon Valley's Smartest Green SMB Startups

9/13/2010
IBM SmartCamp competition puts green startups on the fast track to finding backers.
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Drilling Hard Drives Is Not The Answer, Says Dell

9/8/2010
When it's time to dispose of a computer, wrecking the hard drive is fine if data security trumps all other concerns. In most cases, it doesn't.
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HP Adds Remote Printing To SMB MFPs

9/8/2010
As long as you stick to common file formats, you can print via e-mail from a desktop, laptop, or smartphone, using HP's ePrint technology.
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Green IT Pointers from Fujitsu

9/2/2010
Fujitsu America has begun offering consulting services to help its customers promote green IT and cut their IT energy costs. While aimed at F500 types, the same tips apply to SMBs.
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AMD Servers Created Machete

8/31/2010
The latest Robert Rodriguez movie was made on an AMD-equipped server farm on the grounds of the old municipal airport in Austin, Texas.
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For Dell, Green For SMBs Means Three Cs

8/31/2010
Dell has adopted an environmental strategy based on Cube, Content, and Curbside-plus bamboo-and, so far, the results look good, both for Dell and its SMB customers.
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Future Of Work Same As The Past?

8/30/2010
Gartner has issued its vision of how work will be done 10 years from now thanks to hyper-connectedness, but it may not be new, or entirely practical.
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Paper Is Not Evil

8/27/2010
Yes, computers will let you do things that are impossible with paper. But just what is it that you're trying to do?
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Server Field Becoming An SMB Market

8/26/2010
The latest figures indicate that the server market is rapidly turning into an SMB market. Long-term, that's good news for SMB users.
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Virtualization Can Ax PCs for SMBs

8/17/2010
An enterprise with a data center can skip having PCs, and cut power consumption, thanks to virtualized desktops, demonstrates Pano Logic.
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Green, Secure Electronic Disposal Possible For SMBs

8/13/2010
You can clean your closet of electronic junk without adding to a landfill or abandoning all hope of data security, says an expert.
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New Canon Scanner Could Enable Paperless Office

8/10/2010
With a dedicated document scanner like the new Canon imageFORMULA ScanFront 300, there is some hope of getting away from paper-but paper has advantages, too.
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Paperless Invoicing Reaching SMBs

8/6/2010
Enrolling SMBs into paperless invoicing networks, OB10 finds that a third already use the service.
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Samsung Hits 2TB Mark with Green Hard Drive

8/4/2010
Latest member of the EcoGreen line offers 2 terabytes for the desktop in a low-power, eco-friendly package.
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Dell 1135n Laser Lives Up To Hype

8/2/2010
Touted as providing easy, inexpensive printer networking for the SMB office, a review of this the new Dell MFP shows that it does exactly that.
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AppSumo Offers Green SMB Software Deal

7/29/2010
Software aggregator will donate 50 percent of its revenue from each sale of its Startup Bundle, through August 2, to the National Wildlife Federation.
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Greener Hardware Emitting Less CO2

7/29/2010
A new report from CompTIA says that more efficient computer hardware is saving millions of tons of CO2 emissions.
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New Ricoh Color Lasers Are For SMB Mass Printing

7/27/2010
The networked Aficio SP C430DN and C431DN color laser printers offer high throughput and high-capacity cartridges, but are priced accordingly.
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IBM Servers Created Despicable Me

7/23/2010
A hurriedly assembled data center, based on the IBM iDataPlex rack server, rendered 142 terabytes of data in 12 months to create a CGI movie that's currently showing in US theaters.
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HP Officejet Pro 8500 Offers Interesting Features For SMBs

7/21/2010
A review of this inkjet SOHO multi-function printer shows it can produce excellent hardcopy. It also offers large ink cartridges, duplex printing, and both LAN and wireless connectivity.
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Emerson Issues Infrastructure Pointers For SMBs

7/16/2010
Emerson Network Power has issued two ebooks that cover basic facts about datacenter cooling and uninterruptible power supplies (UPSes).
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NASA Chooses Dell Servers For Climate Modeling

7/15/2010
Dell PowerEdge C6100 rack servers, popular with research organizations, will provide 300 trillion calculations per second for NASA's Center for Climate Simulation.
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Dell Laser MFP Breaks Price Barrier

7/13/2010
At $199, the new Dell 1135n costs $100 less than you'd expect for a monochrome laser with networking, while per-page printing costs can rival inkjets.
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EULA Spells Minefield For SMBs

7/7/2010
What do you do when your hardware dies but your software lives on? You learn all about your end-user license agreement (EULA).
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HP Campaign Highlights SMB Printing Choices

7/6/2010
Laser printers are cheaper than using printing services, emphasizes HP campaign. But if you look at their figures, inkjets are cheaper than lasers.
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The Planet Opts for Dell R710 Servers

6/28/2010
Houston-based hosting firm The Planet has announced a new service called the Server Cloud, which depends on standard Dell servers for fast provisioning.
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Customer Service Nightmare Bodes Ill for SMBs

6/28/2010
Phone support proves to be of negative value, paralyzing my work for an afternoon after rashly switching carriers.
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Green Survey Is Also SMB Call To Action

6/24/2010
Most Americans say they are willing to use a meter or other smart device to save money and create a better world.
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Printronix Supports Old-Fashion Printing

6/23/2010
New P7000 Cartridge Line Matrix Printer promises longer ribbon life. And yes, ribbons still have a place, especially outside the office.
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Direct Deposit Means Green for SMBs

6/22/2010
Using direct deposit rather than writing paper payroll checks can save money, but most SMBs don't do it.
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Dell Adds Three SMB Servers

6/11/2010
Dell adds two blade servers and one rack-mounted server to its SMB product mix. All are aimed at optimal virtualization performance and power consumption.
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Canon Supports Arbor Day

6/11/2010
As part of its green printing policy, Canon USA will plant a tree for every five Canon Generation Green printer products registered between May 1 and August 31.
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HP Unveils New Eprint Strategy

6/7/2010
HP has announced that every printer it will make in the future will be Web-aware with an e-mail address, letting you send material to it from anywhere and anything.
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HP Servers Created Avatar

6/4/2010
HP can now claim that it was involved in winning an Oscar, as its servers were behind the special effects used in Avatar.
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SUTUS Offers Business In A Box

6/1/2010
Canadian firm offers one box that replaces the eight that most offices need to get up and running: e-mail, file, and web server, wireless access point, firewall, router, switch, and IP PBX.
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