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IBM has announced new software and resources to help mid-sized customers more effectively manage the quality of their software and network infrastructures, just like their counterparts in large enterprises. The new software underscores IBM's expanded focus on providing small and mid-sized businesses with the solutions necessary to remain competitive in the market. Typically, IT departments in small and mid-sized businesses lack resources or a formalised IT department to support their operations. These businesses also face many of the same basic challenges as large enterprises, and as their businesses grow their reliance on technology increases. Whether it's creating a scalable and flexible infrastructure that manages and monitors IT resources and tasks, securing data, effectively evolving their application assets and meeting regulatory compliance regulations, IT is critical to supporting the client's needs. Software delivery teams are also under pressure to accelerate the pace at which they conduct software upgrades and releases.
Howard tech firm preps for rollout of server software
A move by businesses to better manage their information technology resources by synchronizing groups of servers to act as one is driving growth for a Howard County software startup led by a former top executive with pioneering tech firm USinternetworking. Fortisphere is gearing up for mass distribution of its software -- part of a growing category called "life cycle management" in IT circles -- after landing $10 million in venture capital. The Glenwood company will use the money to expand development and marketing of its software as it moves toward mass distribution in the first quarter of 2008, Fortisphere CEO Michael Harper said. The company is working on a software package called Virtual Essentials that is being tested by a small group of initial clients, meaning it isn't yet taking in significant revenue, Harper said.
AP Centerpiece: More frugal this year, families cut back on spending plans for the holidays
NEW YORK—With a wedding planned for August and a new mortgage to pay, Laura Capp and her fiance don't have a lot of money to spend on Christmas this year. So Capp and Fred Rihn will limit their gift list, try to make rather than buy some of the items they do give and eliminate some holiday travel. "Luckily, my extensive extended family is also cutting back this year," Capp said. For the first time, her wing of the family in Pittsburgh probably won't travel to visit the Baltimore clan. "The high cost of gas is a factor," Capp said. "And some of us don't have time off of work—or need to save up the time for other things." Many Americans like Capp and Rihn are cutting their spending this holiday season, scaling back plans for Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, or looking for gifts that don't break their budgets.
CreditcardEmerchant.com Announces the 'Fast & Easy Merchant Account Package' for Online Business Owners and Small ...
CreditcardEmerchant.com is a provider of credit card merchant account processing services for online ecommerce businesses and traditional retail businesses. New Brunswick, NJ (PRWEB) November 13, 2007 -- In order to help small business owners simplify the process of accepting credit cards for their businesses, CreditcardEmerchant.com has announced their new "Fast & Easy Merchant Account Package." More information about the company is available at http://www.CreditCardEmerchant.com The "Fast & Easy Merchant Account Package" is now available to online businesses, as well as traditional retail stores and restaurants. "Choosing the right type of credit card merchant account can be difficult and time consuming, especially for new businesses owners who have never done this before," according to Chuck Irving, Director of Web Marketing for the company.
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