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Antivirus 2012 Buyers Guide | How to Choose an Antivirus Software?

Romain Sineau — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:32:40 +0000

Nowadays, the Internet makes it possible for viruses to be spread worldwide in few minutes. Antivirus software is nearly the best way to ensure an efficient protection against this. While many new systems are already protected from usual antivirus softwares, it may not be the best choice for your needs and it must certainly be out of date by the time it’s delivered to your home. Here are some of the choice criteria to consider before you buy antivirus software.

Certifiable Protection

The usefulness of such software is to be able to detect 100% of all threats. AV-Test.org is one of the agencies that performs the most extensive testing of the Antivirus softwares, using both in-the-wild (ItW) and Zoo viruses with displayed results for various categories of threats.

True Cost of Ownership

Unlike other kind of softwares, antivirus must be constantly updated to remain effective. Moreover, new versions should be bought yearly to keep a sustained level of protection. Provider prices for upgrades and annual licenses vary widely.

Features

If your business uses lots of emails, IMs, or file-sharing applications, choose a software that offers specific protection for these issues. Don’t forget to define the suitable features required for your SMB.

Antivirus Software Top Picks

Using the above criteria and testing performed by AV-Test.org, over thirty virus software programs were analyzed and seven were chosen as this year’s Top Picks for antivirus software for Windows. Excellent options for Macintosh users are also available.

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16 Antivirus Softwares
8 Free solutions
7 are available on Android
2 are available on iPhone

Find the right Antivirus software according to your needs:
price, platform, language, features, add-ons, suport method and support languages

Pardot Updates Product With Ease of Use in Mind

Romain Sineau — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:43:20 +0000

In its mission to simplify marketing management for SMBs, Pardot just released a major update to its marketing automation platform. As the SMB marketing automation leader, Pardot upgraded the landing page builder and website personalization tools:

Making Content More Dynamic
Landing Pages that Practically Build Themselves
Even More Tools for Marketers

See more informations about Pardot Marketing Automation upgrades

“This time of year, with quarter and year end around the corner, is very important to sales and marketing execs,” said Zach Bailey, vice president of products at Pardot. “To hit their numbers, they need enriched campaigns, tools that simplify campaign creation, and even more automated processes. We updated Pardot with these concepts in mind. Our customers can now spend more time getting creative with their marketing campaigns, and less time fussing with their marketing automation system.”

See informations about Pardot Marketing Automation in our database/comparison engine

BigMachines Receives ISO 27001 Certification

Yohan Brochet — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:28:34 +0000

BigMachines, Inc., the global leading provider in product configuration, pricing and quoting, proposal generation and B2B eCommerce, today announced it has been certificated ISO 27001.

ISO 27001 certification is given by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and needs that organizations examine account threats, liabilities, and potential systems impacts. These best-in-class companies then create and implement a wide-ranging collection of controls to address intolerable risks.

“Knowing how important information security is to our customers, we set out to achieve compliance with the highest standards in global information security management. Securing ISO 27001 certification further solidifies BigMachines’ position as the CPQ leader,” said Rick Potocki, Vice President of Cloud Services for BigMachines. “Although BigMachines provides SaaS-based CPQ to a larger customer base than all of our competitors combined, this accreditation further distinguishes our leadership role and will help fuel growth within a customer base looking for the highest levels of security.”

BigMachines Management demonstrate an even stronger commitment to the highest levels of security by taking another step of requiring all employees to be trained on the certification and how it impacts each individual’s job, and an exam on the material covered.

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Software Required to Start a Business | Saas Softwares to Start a SMB | Business Plan Software, CMS, Antivirus, Accounting

Yohan Brochet — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:26:28 +0000

Starting a business can be overwhelming facing the number of tasks that need to be done. Sometimes you have to do the tasks manually and some other time, you need to be realistic by choosing the right tool that is able to help you handle it. So many business managers are on the lookout to efficient solutions to help perform specific tasks.

There are lots of web based apps, that allow you to be able to work remotely for your business. But of course, the software is not only limited to this functionality. There are several software programs in the market, whether a web based application or a stand alone program, which have been made available for managers to provide solutions for their ever growing task expansion problems.

Some of these solutions are quite unmissable. As every business need specific tools, the following selection fits to all kind of company. The provider selected are the most popular for each market:

Business Plan Softwares

Business plan software can help you organize your plan and guide you through the process. The big cautionary note here is that many bankers and investors will know a “canned” business plan which often lack originality and much thought. Think of your potential audience and decide from there.

See our comparison of Business Plan solutions.

Accounting

The need for an accounting software solution depends on several factors such as:

The amount of time you plan spend in the business
The type of business you are in (e.g will you hold stock)
The number of monthly invoices you will need to produce
Whether the business qualifies as a cash business or not?
How much time do you have to spend on the accounts

See our comparison of Accounting solutions.

Content Management System (CMS)

Using a Content Management System (CMS) for a Website can not only greatly streamline the cost to develop the website, but the amount of time required to develop a website as well. This kind of system enables the website layout to be quickly designed and applied to the entire website. Content cab be dynamically loaded it and created either by dedicated site authors or outsourced. Using a Content Management System To Develop A Website will not only ensure a quick initial launch, but will also ensure the website is easy to manage and modify in the future, ensuring easy and cost-effective management throughout the life of the project.

See our comparison of CMS.

Antivirus

As for your personal use, the Antivirus definitely became an unavoidable requirement for everyone. Professionals however may have different needs.

See our comparison of Antivirus.

OnTerra Systems Introduces TheHelpMap.com — A Free App For People to Help Each Other During Disasters

Yohan Brochet — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:42:18 +0000

OnTerra Systems, a technology leader in Web mapping, fleet optimization, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) integration solutions and services, today released TheHelpMap — a free mobile app that provides a solution for people to help each other in disaster zones. This interactive and easy-to-use app thus allows people to connect with each other to ask for help or offer help before, during, and after disasters have occurred.

TheHelpMap.com is an unmissable tool to enhance inhabitants to help each other during hard times of emergency. TheHelpMap.com also will be a helpful tool for public safety and emergency management professionals.

For instance, in addition to connecting people in hard-hit areas so they can help each other, TheHelpMap.com will soon be able to generate “heat maps” that show the number of requests for help, which can assist public safety and emergency management personnel to understand the hardest hit areas and where to deploy resources first.

“Web mapping technology is most often used for commerce, in applications such as store or product locators for desktop computers or smartphones,” said Steve Milroy, OnTerra Systems’ CEO. “However, these same Web mapping locator technologies can be a powerful tool for dealing with disaster situations, and helping people in times of trouble.”

“When disasters strike, public safety and emergency management personnel are both addressing immediate emergencies, and making strategic decisions on how to handle the disaster,” said Patrick Campbell, OnTerra Systems COO. ”TheHelpMap.com from OnTerra Systems empowers individuals to fill in the gaps between the actual event and when public safety responders can reach them — and can help public safety officials make informed decisions on where and when to deploy resources overall.”

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Experian QAS Now Integrates Email, Telephone and International Address Validation

Romain Sineau — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:28:24 +0000

Experian QAS, the leading provider of address verification software and services, today announced the release of three new integrations: email verification, phone validation and international data for address verification.

These products have been integrated within Salesforce and are created to increase form completion, streamline costs and enhance business intelligence.

“As businesses continue to leverage digital communications and expand their international reach, we want to help them capture contact information as accurately as possible,” said Thomas Schutz, senior vice president, general manager of Experian QAS. “Our tools provide a wide range of contact data validation, allowing businesses to improve the way they communicate with consumers and enhance overall data quality.”

Email verification guarantees deliverability by detecting format and syntax mistakes and checking that a domain is able to receive such mails. Phone validation verifies U.S. and Canadian landlines for area code and format mistakes before the standardization step.

International data for address verification extends the current address verification capabilities within Salesforce CRM by validating address information for up to 219 countries.

See informations about Experian in our database/comparison engine

Cloud Accounting App FreshBooks Now Available on iPhone

Yohan Brochet — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:36:13 +0000

FreshBooks, the cloud accounting startup, created to make billing, invoicing, tracking expenses, and managing customer relationships easier for SMBs, today announced the launching of an iPhone app.

Few times ago, small business owners had to wait until they got to their offices to perform accounting tasks, like entering time or tracking expenses from on the job. Now FreshBooks users can instantly create invoices, manage client information, track time that they’ve spent with clients and expenses, create estimates, and get reports based on the information they enter.

The app is directly reachable for FreshBook clients and will allow them to save time, as it wille enables to get paid more quickly.

According to FreshBooks CMO Stuart MacDonald, the organization now has +5 million users, compared to about 2.5 million in May 2011. The Toronto-based company has about 100 employees, and has paying customers in more than 130 countries worldwide.

See informations about FreshBooks in our database/comparison engine

Domo Appoints Steve Wellen as Chief Operating Officer

Yohan Brochet — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:11:20 +0000

Domo, the software-as-a-service (SaaS) venture that redefined the business intelligence (BI), today announced the appointment of Steve Wellen as chief operating officer (COO).

Wellen has already an experience of more than 30 years in global sales, management, and client service to Domo. Most recently he served as vice president of worldwide client services for Adobe Systems, managing more than 800 professionals in presales, consulting, training, solution architecture and operations. He joined Adobe from Omniture, where he took part of the team responsible for 100 percent year-over-year growth for five years.

“In SaaS, customer retention is at the heart of business success,” said co-founder and former CEO Josh James. “The only way to retain customers is to ensure that we are consistently delivering an amazing experience and new value. Steve is on anyone’s dream team. His operational prowess will be a huge asset as we scale our business and focus on ensuring lifetime customer commitment. After working together for seven years at Omniture, I’m ecstatic to work with him again.”

“Domo is addressing a huge pain point that, to date, traditional enterprise software has been unable to fix,” said Wellen. “I am thrilled to help Josh and the Domo team massively scale operations and serve the overwhelming population of business executives who are looking to get more value from their business data.”

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Acronis Eases Cloud Backup Adoption With Anywhere-Access Recovery and Advanced Cloud Staging

Romain Sineau — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:33:12 +0000

Acronis, a leading provider of disaster recovery and data protection solutions for physical, virtual and cloud environments, today released at VMworld 2012 an upcoming feature of the Acronis Backup & Recovery interface. The novelty will deals about giving IT organizations the ability to recover files from a cloud backup thanks to a simple web-based platform reachable from anywhere. Furthermore, Acronis will reduce the time needed to use the cloud as a backup target by introducing disk to disk to cloud staging into the Unified Platform.

“As enterprise environments become more diverse and management options more complex, IT leaders are looking for cost-effective and easy-to-use solutions that enable them to manage greater portions of their infrastructures through a single pane of glass,” commented Dmitri Joukovski, vice president of product management for Acronis. “The volume and velocity of corporate content creation and mobile computing adoption are introducing new data challenges for IT organizations, and, as a result, they need uncomplicated strategies for data protection and storage optimization. Acronis is addressing these needs with solutions optimized for increasing enterprise cloud adoption.”

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Evernote Releases Evernote Business

Yohan Brochet — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:57:31 +0000

Evernote, the note taking provider, today released Evernote Business, a new offering that streamlines Evernote for SMBs (small and medium sized businesses). Evernote Business builds upon the core features of Evernote to upgrade collaboration and efficient exchange of ideas and information across small and mid-sized companies. The new offering will be available beginning in December, 2012 for $10 per user per month.

With nearly 40 million individuals Evernote app can be used on every major desktop, mobile and tablet platform. The service offers the ability to make easy save, sync and also to find some informations across multiple devices.

Developed to match the SMB needs, Evernote Business enables employees to create and share their documents and projects using various kind of device. Moreover Evernote Business also introduces a range of features and support that facilitation company-wide deployment and administration.

“We have always focused on building products we want to use,” said Phil Libin, CEO, Evernote. “As we grew from a small start-up into a global, 200-employee business, we realized we needed to develop a product that allowed us to more easily share information with groups, improve the on-boarding process and ensure that business data ownership was clearly defined. Evernote Business is a powerful solution fit for small and medium organizations. We’re excited to share the tools we use with companies like ours around the world.”

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