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All
in One — and One for All
After witnessing robust growth in JAS (July-August-September) 2003,
the market for MFDs in India experienced a 4.0 percent sequential
decline, mainly due to seasonality,” says an IDC report for
the quarter ending December 2003.
A
bouquet of broadband services
THE connectivity needs of SMBs vary from business to business. For
some SMBs broadband means e-mail and Internet access. Those involved
in CAD/CAM work upload large design files and need fatter pipes.
Wireless
access to a wired core
While the debate over wired or wireless remains unresolved, the
basic factor driving SMB adoption will be low total cost. Cost-effective
solutions are available, with most networking vendors and solution
providers pushing custom-built products and solutions. Companies
are trying to sell low-cost high-utility networking gear to SMBs.
PC
servers a hit with SMBs
After many years of belt-tightening, SMBs are feeling the need to
replace obsolete technologies and invest anew. Server performance,
availability, and scalability significantly influence business productivity.
Powering
SMBs
When presented with the need for risk management and loss scenarios,
most Indian IT organisations are confident that their potential
for loss is low. Any irregularity in power supply to a modern-day
business can result in the loss of data, corrupted files and a whole
host of other problems.
Security
players join the SMB rush
THE big boys of the IT industry have undergone a makeover. Companies
such as SAP, Oracle, Cisco and Microsoft have been pinning their
hopes on small businesses for some time now.
Open
Source: Prime time for SMBs
For a long time, there were only three options if you wanted to
buy software–pay a lot of money for the application, indulge
in piracy or non-consumption.
Tailoring
ERP for micro-verticals
In our March 2004 anniversary issue, we stuck our necks out and
predicted that this will be the year of small and medium businesses
(SMBs) and that Enterprise Application Software (EAS) vendors will
look towards the volume market for growth.
SMBs
opt for low-cost SAN solutions
DABUR, Woodstock School, Wipro Spectramind, Macmillan, Pricol, Formis
Media Technology and Scientific Publishing House are just some prominent
SMBs (small and medium businesses) that have deployed low-cost SAN
solutions.
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