telecom & Wireless

The Cable Guys Offer IT Services

By Todd Wasserman

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Cable broadband provider Comcast recently joined forces with Microsoft to provide free e-mail, calendaring, and document sharing services to small business customers. What’s in it for your business?

A few months ago, Comcast swooped in with an offer some small businesses couldn’t refuse: e-mail, calendaring, and document sharing, all courtesy of Microsoft. Best of all, it’s all free -- up to a point, anyway.

Battle of the Mobile Operating Systems
Can Microsoft's mobile computing platform, Windows Mobile, compete in a business world dominated by BlackBerry and hold off the iPhone from gaining ground?
How to Standardize on a Mobile Device
Should your business equip employees with ultra light PCs, mobile Internet access devices, or smartphones with mobile component add-ons?
Tips for Choosing VoIP and Messaging Systems
Many small and mid-sized businesses are starting to realize the benefits of VoIP, but it is important to understand the types of procurement and deployment options and their relative strengths and weaknesses.
The Skinny on Wi-Fi-Enabled Smartphones
Some models of BlackBerry and iPhone and other smartphones are Wi-Fi capable and allow you to access the Internet when you are in the range of a Wi-Fi network. Will this spell the beginning of the end for cell providers?
To Offer Wi-Fi or Not to Offer Wi-Fi?
Visitors to your company expect the wireless Internet. How do you provide it without security risks?

Wireless War: All-You-Can-Talk Pricing
Power cell phone users are winning big as wireless carriers offer $99 a month unlimited domestic calling plans. How can you use this price war to plan for future business needs?
Message Pending: Unified Communications
Unified communications can help funnel voice, e-mail, fax, and other communications from customers into one channel. It can help give small businesses an edge by helping customers get the answers they need.
Enabling the Mobile Workforce
IT managers need to be able to provide the tools and support to help traveling salespeople, jet-setting executives, and telecommuters, but they also need to protect business assets.
When it Comes to VoIP, It’s Still Buyer Beware
If you use an Internet-based phone service, do you know what your customer rights are if the carrier goes under? Government regulations are still catching up with VoIP, and until they do, companies should know where they stand.
3G Wireless is Here: What it Means for Business
Third-generation wireless technology may be the future of mobility in business because it helps overcome traditional problems with connection speeds, the high bills, the question of multimedia eating up bandwidth.