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Dell PowerEdge T110 II and R210 II

Dell PowerEdge T110 II and R210 II

...if performance is a high priority. Of course for a lot of SME applications — file and print sharing, for example — the processor specification will make... Read more

28 October, 2011 by Alan Stevens
Xero

Xero

Xero is an affordable online accounting service that delivers key bookkeeping functionality for small businesses in an admirably straightforward way. Read more

2 May, 2012 by Alan Stevens
Dell Vostro V131

Dell Vostro V131

Dell's 13.3in. Vostro V131 looks striking, has a superb keyboard and delivers much-improved battery life over its predecessor. But the lack of an optical drive is annoying and a business-ready configuration doesn't come cheap. Read more

22 September, 2011 by Sandra Vogel
Dell PowerEdge R310

Dell PowerEdge R310

Built to a price, Dell's PowerEdge R310 is limited in terms of scalability, but can be configured to handle a wide range small business and departmental server workloads without breaking the bank. Read more

7 January, 2011 by Alan Stevens
Dane-Elec MyDitto (1TB)

Dane-Elec MyDitto (1TB)

Dane-Elec's MyDitto is a competitively priced 1TB NAS box offering impressively straightforward remote access, although it lacks one or two common features. Read more

26 July, 2010 by Mary Branscombe

UK tech lobbyists call for software patents

...on Tuesday. Photo credit: David Meyer John Mitchell, the chairman of the SME Innovation Alliance, told a Westminster Legal Forum audience on Tuesday that "we... Read more

14 June, 2011 by David Meyer

O2 launches SME broadband services

...workers, sole traders, professionals and small to medium-size offices. The new SME business packages, available from Monday, come in two varieties and offer differing... Read more

9 May, 2011 by Ben Woods
How skunkworks and <endeca_term>SME</endeca_term> will shift gov't IT

How skunkworks and SME will shift gov't IT

...Office introduced a Crown Commercial Representative in February, the first in the SME [small to medium-enterprise] space, which is one individual focal point for... Read more

1 April, 2011 by Tom Espiner

G-Cloud app store gives small businesses a lift

...when it seems they can get it cheaper somewhere else, she added.SME boost The government says it hopes CloudStore will increase the proportion of... Read more

20 February, 2012 by Jack Clark

G-Cloud project is 'alive and kicking'

...use public cloud providers where possible and to increase the use of SME providers, but faces a number of challenges in public G-Cloud implementation... Read more

13 September, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Worried your cloud provider will go bust? Seven ways to protect your business

...umbrella-businessman.jpg" alt="Failed cloud" title="Failed cloud: Seven steps every SME should take to protect their organisation " height="203px" width="300px" /> Follow these... Read more

8 September, 2011 by Shelley Portet
VEVO HD 1.0.7

VEVO HD 1.0.7

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22 July, 2011

HP buys Printelligent print services firm

...offered services in the form of experts to oversee the operation of SME printing environments. Combined with HP's channel partners, existing customer relationships and... Read more

25 May, 2011 by Justin Yu
Synology RackStation RS2211+

Synology RackStation RS2211+

...RAID-protected storage on offer, and support for the same add-on SME features found on other Synology appliances is another advantage. However, the RackStation... Read more

13 May, 2011 by Alan Stevens

AMD announces Lisbon server platform

...when bought in quantities of 1,000. The 4122 might appeal for SME servers priced around the $500 (£338) mark, Mike Kreiten, product marketing manager... Read more

23 June, 2010 by Richard Thurston

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J.A. Watson

@apexwm - You are basically right. GIMP is not included in the Fedora 17 base distribution, but it can be installed from the Add/Remove Software...

14 minutes ago by J.A. Watson on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
Moley

@pjc158 Unfortunately our government signed away any such possibility in a entirely unequal treaty with the USA, purportedly in response to...

25 minutes ago by Moley on Judge orders US to share MegaUpload evidence
J.A. Watson

@Thomas - Thanks for the tip, based on what you said I went back and downloaded the KDE spin, and installed that one another netbook (NF310). You...

29 minutes ago by J.A. Watson on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
apexwm

JW, Thanks as always for the great review on these new releases. One thing that I've also read is that Fedora 17 will include GIMP 2.8 which is...

1 hour ago by apexwm on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
SoapyTablet

'Cut Price' Data Roaming? The price has been cut, but it is certainly not 'cut price' in the sense of the phrase, and nowhere near local EU data...

3 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Cut-price data roaming gets all-clear for July
apexwm

BrownieBoy: "Such crashes are normally down to the OS and/or a rogue application, which could be fixed by re-imaging. Everybody knows how Windows...

4 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Thomas Gellhaus

I've just started using it too, and like you I feel that Fedora is a fine GNOME 3 showcase distribution. I am torn, though, because I checked out...

4 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
pjc158

Why is it that Newzealand has the guts to stand up to the USA and ask to see the evidence and we don't!

4 hours ago by pjc158 on Judge orders US to share MegaUpload evidence
Dean Talboys

What a farce! Hopefully the European court will see where this is leading.

6 hours ago by Dean Talboys via Facebook on Assange loses extradition battle in Supreme Court
SoapyTablet

Wouldn't surprise me if Samsung actually really had problems producing the white model (as Apple did - it would make more sense) and this non-story...

7 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

10 hours ago by Lonnie on Screenshots: Photoshop CS6 Beta
BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

17 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

18 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

19 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

21 hours ago by bobandroid on London Olympics: BT needs 25,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots
apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

22 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

23 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

23 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

1 day ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

1 day ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC