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David Yarborough of Computer-Plus speaks

James Gaskin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:19:20 -0400

David Yarborough, President of Computer-Plus, talks about the printer support business while standing over the smoking printer he uses to catch attention during the ITEC conferences. Guess what's the most disgusting thing he ever dug out of a printer?

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Community Blogging With BlogFusion

James Gaskin — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:03:06 -0400

Dave Livingston, chief technology officer for Brainband Technology Services, explains and demonstrates their new community blogging
product called BlogFusion. All the individual blog tools you expect from a service are there, and they've added ways to organize communities of bloggers around central blog sites.

NTRGlobal 101

James Gaskin — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:11:34 -0500

Andre Angel, president and CEO of NTRGlobal, gives an overview of their
product line during the Dallas ITEC show. Back in their Dallas office,
VP of Sales Julie Weiner demonstrates a remote control session and
remote file transfer.

PR advice for small and growing companies

James Gaskin — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:58:21 -0500

Cheryl Snapp Conner explains what small companies can expect from a PR
firm, including how much (or how little) it costs, and ways to
establish your PR experience as your company grows.

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A Webcast producer talks

James Gaskin — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:01:24 -0500

Josh Camire, producer of the Wells Fargo Small Business Webcast series, talks about the process used by Wells Fargo to present their Webcasts. Josh also explains how companies with limited budgets can create interesting video content.

Healey Fire Protection

James Gaskin — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:18:46 -0500

Fire suppression takes longer to spell than new technologies take to
extinguish a "thermal event" in a computer room. John Spalding from
Healey Fire Protection, Inc., explains how Halon got a bad rap, and how
new suppression agents kill fires faster and safer than ever before.

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PlatinumNAS 101

James Gaskin — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:24:01 -0500

The MicroNet PlatinumNAS Network Attached Storage Unit in this video compares quite well with competitor models. It's small, quiet, easy to administer, and looks good on the shelf. (More videos).

NetVigilance CTO Jesper Jurcenoks

James Gaskin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:13:21 -0500

Jurcenoks says if a device has a TCP/IP address, his software can test it for vulnerabilities. With customers ranging from 10 devices to over 100,000, Jurcenoks has seen plenty and shares his considerable expertise in network vulnerability assessment.(More videos).

MailFoundry CEO David Troup speaks

James Gaskin — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:48:16 -0500

Their spam guarantee doesn't mince words: no false positives. David Troup explains how and why they developed their spam appliance and how long it takes customers to believe that guarantee. Troup also tells why he provides spam filtering for companies with 10 mailboxes or less for free.

DYMO File overview

James Gaskin — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:18:27 -0500

Jeremy Petty, Business Development Manager for the DYMO File product line, explains how it works and gives a demo.

John Locke speaks about running an open source support company

James Gaskin — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:09:25 -0500

John Locke's book "Open Source Solutions to Small Business Problems" in 2004 set the stage for his Freelock Computing company to expand into all areas of Open Source development, administration, and support. Locke explains how his company thrives in Seattle.

Untangle open source network gateway overview

James Gaskin — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:09:15 -0500

Carly Adams, West Coast sales manager for Untangle, explains what the company does, what a network gateway is, and how they support the Open Source movement yet still make money.

Information Technology Solution Providers Alliance

James Gaskin — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:08:08 -0500

ITSPA President Russell Morgan discusses the group and explains bad ideas in big businesses others should avoid - and good ideas small businesses should learn from big businesses.

Web 2.0 from Cap5

James Gaskin — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:26:10 -0500

Cap5 President Tony Hodgson discusses the services his company offers in the Houston area, and the surprising results his customers receive from basic Web 2.0 features on the Web sites he builds.

Rack 101

James Gaskin — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:34:20 -0500

The rack is a rite of passage. When a company buys a computer rack or cabinet they establish the importance of their systems and the need to better manage and protect computer assets. Michael Lucas, of Knurr Environments for Electronics (recently acquired by Emerson), explains what companies should look for when buying their first cabinet or their tenth.

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Beware the BSA

James Gaskin — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:40:36 -0500

Dwain Kinghorn, Altiris VP Engineering

James Gaskin — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:26:39 -0500

Altiris users know Dwain as one of the brain trust of the Altiris product line. At the ManageFusion 07 conference in Orlando, Dwain talks about the Symantec integration and ways to convince your management to step up to a real network management suite of products. (More videos).

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IdealStor TeraLyte

James Gaskin — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:57:17 -0500

Ben Ginster and Dave McCarty explain how the IdealStor TeraLyte backup appliance works.

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More PR advice for small and growing companies

James Gaskin — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:29:09 -0400

Green backup

James Gaskin — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:13:49 -0400

>ActivePower's Martin Olsen explains how the company's environmentally-friendly power backup system, powered by a 600 pound flywheel, saves space and money.