The SMB Tech Report

Jonathan Blum Lists Top Four SMB Resolutions for New Year

Blogger Jonathan Blum has provided four technology New Year resolutions that small business owners should do immediately. First, he says, business owners should change all their business passwords to a new, highly secure password. Second, they should close down unused e-mail, business software, and social network accounts. Third, those without do not a document shredder should buy and begin to use one to guard against theft of sensitive business documents from the trash. Finally, they should change the password in their cell phones and other mobile devices. more

DocuLex Announces Cloud-Based Document Management for Disaster Recovery

DocuLex has announced its Archive Studio software-as-a-service document and content management service designed for disaster recovery and business continuity preparedness. The software provides remote document access, permissions, printing, and distribution, as well as off-site document warehousing. more

Verizon and IBM Team to Create Private, Cloud-Based Managed Data Vault

Verizon and IBM have expanded their business partnership to create Managed Data Vault--a private, automated data backup system. The system, to be sold by both companies, uses Verizon's secure high-speed private network to run automatic backups of data from client sites to a special off-site data center. more

Nexsan Releases DeDupe SG 2.0

Nexsan has released DeDupe SG 2.0, its next generation of energy-efficient file storage systems designed for data protection and disaster recovery applications that require high-performance data de-duplication. The enhancements for this LAN-based data product include support for Symantec's OpenStorage (OST) protocol, which increases performance and efficiency for mid-sized enterprises. more

Computershare Chooses Symantec

Global stock transfer agency and share registration service provider Computershare Ltd. has chosen Symantec Data Loss Prevention to help protect millions of confidential shareholder records after a comprehensive evaluation and a proof of concept test. more