Salesforce.com gives its Chatter social network some real time chat

SMBs may be putting their storage in the cloud with their fingers cross. Lisa Vaas says, at least encrypt your data first!

Intel is introducing a line of Ivy Bridge-based Xeon processors aimed at smaller businesses and the increasingly competitive market for microservers

Big organisations may jump into the cloud first, but smaller firms could have more to gain from the move, says Peter Judge

Intuit has expanded its cloud expansion with the purchase of customer management tools provider DemandForce

Toshiba has partnered with Polycom to offer SMBs a Linux-based wireless telephone system

Cisco has expanded its portfolio of switches, routers and UC products geared towards the smaller business

Small businesses are increasingly using social media and the Internet to drive their marketing

Greman router maker AVM also has an LTE-equipped box for lucky Germans with 4G coverage

Low total cost of ownership and fast deployment time are shown to be key benefits of Cloud adoption for smaller businesses