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The use of Microsoft Teams has exploded, but calling is a weak spot. Verizon provides multiple options for businesses of all sizes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

What's the next chapter in digital transformation? And how will companies of various sizes be affected by this rising trend? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

B Further reading b Catchpoint: Product Overview and Insight How ClearSkye IGA Takes the Pain Out of Identity Governance B Cisco Webex b Webex was the first widespread-use video collaboration service, bought by Cisco a few years ago and used mostly by companies. All ON24 products are based on the platform, including Webcast Elite, a do-it-yourself webcasting solution which was also launched in 2011. The company provides a robust trade room show floor, allowing participants to customize their booths. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the growing trend of vendors who generally did not cater to big companies turning earnestly to smaller enterprises. IBM Corp., has launched Express products and storage and blade offerings for small and midsize businesses apart from a new small mainframe. Other midmarket players are also consolidating as well. Hewlett-Packard announced new notebook computers in configurations and with financing plans aimed at small enterprises. Accenture purchased key assets of Savista, a provider of business process outsourcing services that caters to small-enterprise customers. Microsoft launched its Premier Foundation, and geared it to small enterprises and a Solution Finder, a Web-based service to help customers find partners. INSET: IBM woos small enterprises.

New-gen data storage, whether on premises or in the cloud, is all about systems providing the correct information for employees on demand while at the same time maintaining data privacy for users at all levels. These requirements are the same for any size enterprise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports how distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in quarter 2 declined in the U.S. In the second quarter, the average peak attack size was reported at 17.37G bps, which is a sequential decline from the 19.37G bps reported in the first quarter of 2016. Verisign reported that 64 percent of attacks employed multiple attack types, with 9 percent making use of five or more attack types in a combined DDoS operation.

The author reflects on small and midsize business (SMB) markets in information technology. She discusses the characteristics of SMB market before a solution provider plans for an investment. Recommendations to consider before entering the SMB market were presented. She also suggests that SMB must not treat themselves as small and midsize companies and should relate to their industry as a reference point.

The article reports on the alliance between Untangle, an open-source security vendor, and Kaspersky Lab to become more attractive to small and midsize businesses (SMB) in the U.S. Both companies made an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) deal on April 29, 2008 that will enable their premium customers to protect their network endpoints with an add-on known as Virus Blocker. They collaborated with the hope that it would allow them to compete with SonicWall and WatchGuard Technologies in the SMB space. It reveals that Untangle opensourced 95% of its code in June 2007 and targets the low end of the SMB market.

The author reflects on the announcement made by IBM regarding on its investment in its technology and services to address the needs of the small and midsize business (SMB) market. He refers to the possible domination of IBM to the SMB space technology. He states that SMBs operate under a different technology dynamic than enterprises. He concludes that channel partners are the sole owners in the point of sale concept of SMB.

The article talks about the issues on technological innovations for the small and midsize businesses. It has discussed issues about rumors on the Microsoft Corp. plan to toss a server appliance code-named Fresno into the market, which has been deflated by bloggers on the Microsoft TechNet Web site. The issues on Redmond's offering with a client access license-free server were also discussed. Accordingly, the New Resource Bank of San Francisco will be focusing on investing in clean technology and environmentally sound ventures.

The author reflects on the EMC Insignia's possible alignment for the small and midsize businesses' storage market. According to the author when she had talked to EMC Vice President Steve Houck, Houck has described an incredible confluence of forces within the small and midsize business market that will create enormous growth and opportunity in the next two years since 2006. She has stressed that the biggest challenge facing small and midsize partners was translating the need for a real solution.

The article reports that the International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) has been expanding its market offering for small and midsize businesses and has also extends its relationship with Network Appliance Inc. (NetApp). Its new offering includes storage hardware and software, such as System Storage N5600, New Interoperability between N-series gateways and SVC and SnapManager for Oracle. Accordingly, IBM and NetApp had announced in April 2006 that they would band together to create storage and information-on-demand solutions, and as part of the agreement IBM has sold branded storage systems based on NetApp's unified and open network-attached storage and iSCSI/IP storage area network.

The article relates the author's perspectives about the vendor's increasing attention with the small and midsize business markets. According to the author, most companies were small or midsize, regardless of how one may determine size such as by revenue or employee head count. Navigate Storage President and CEO Jim Addlesberger has stated that the small companies usually do not have disaster recovery of business continuity plan because they cannot afford one, without understanding that if a disaster strikes, they may go out of business.

The article reports that Juniper has showed its application acceleration at Interop in Las Vegas. It includes the announcement of Avaya that intends midsize business enterprises with 100 or over employees and the released of switch products that aid voice over Internet Protocol by Foundry Networks Inc. Moreover, the services of Avaya are offered directly to the customers and indirectly through the partners where it allows to resell services and Avaya will manage the hosted services. On the other hand, wireless technologies of Foundry Networks Inc. intends in helping network managers to prepare a second wave of power over Ethernet requirements.

The OpenOffice.org suite now claims a 7 percent share of the midsize business market, according to Jupiter Research, the research division of Jupitermedia Corp. FN Manufacturing Inc., whose business case eWEEK Labs used to design this eValuation, has about 300 users at its headquarters in Columbia making it an ideal target for open source. Ed Benincasa, FN Manufacturing's vice president of MIS and an eWEEK Corporate Partner, said that cost is the biggest driver in evaluating open source but that user satisfaction and productivity are important considerations. He also said that their issue is cost, and software is where most of our upgrade expenses lie. At larger sites, however, volume licensing significantly mitigates the cost savings of open source, making the move from Microsoft Office far less attractive. Corporate Partner site Duke Energy Corp., has a user base of 25,000 and benefits from Microsoft's volume licensing program. While open-source software suites are free, the ancillary costs associated with a move from Microsoft Office would be much higher for an enterprise of Duke's size than for a company like FN Manufacturing.