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Small Business Techology News Round-Up - 16/05/2008

Here is this week’s round-up of technology news small business owners may find informative, useful or entertaining:

IT Helps Small Businesses Survive Economic Challenges - A survey suggests that strategic investment in technology is a major factor in helping SMEs grow
Microsoft to raise Windows Small Business Server price by 80% - A huge price increase is in store for Microsoft Small Business Server users
Epson offers new small business projector - A new multimedia projector aimed at the small business market was unveiled this week by Epson
How Amazon Could Change Publishing - The publishing industry is undergoing huge changes and Amazon are at the forefront of them
Does your AMD-based computer boot after installing XP SP3? - This blog offers advice if your PC was broken by last week’s major update
Review: Which 3G network is the best? - The main US 3G networks are thoroughly tested
IBM touts supercomputers for the enterprise - A new line of IBM computers for the workplace will take advantage of high-end processors used in gaming
It’s a hard-knock life – Three rugged notebooks take a beating to see how hard they are to break
How a Dead External Hard Drive is Repaired - A fascinating look at the process of restoring a badly damaged hard drive
Poweset Launches “Understanding Engine” For Wikipedia Content - An interesting new search engine is launched which understands the content it finds
Microsoft’s Telescope for Everyone - The free WorldWide Telescope was launched this week
Spam Filtering For Small / Medium Business – A Slashdot discussion with suggestions for spam solutions for SMEs
New Tests Show Rootkits Still Evade Anti-Virus - Half of all rootkits remain undetectable by most anti-virus software
Running Mac OS X on standard PCs – A tech guide for anyone brave enough to run the Mac OS X on their PC
The Top 10 worst workspaces in tech - A run-down of the least inspiring tech workspaces
O2 prompts speculation over 3G iPhone - The 3G iPhone may be just a few weeks away from launch in the UK
Technology Group Plans Wireless Network – Google have partnered with technology and telecommunications firms to build a new generation of wireless networks
UK police using CCTV network worth billions to catch litter droppers - This follows on from the report last week that CCTV is not lowering crime rates
US Air Force Aims for ‘Full Control’ of ‘Any and All’ Computers – The USAF have announced an investment of $11 million in rootkit-like technology that will allow them to hi-jack computers and build their own botnet
Taking your laptop into the US ? Be sure to hide all your data first – If you don’t want US airport security guards to potentially see all your personal and company files, this Guardian article offers advice
Stolen Laptop Helps Turn Tables on Suspects - The in-built iMac camera and “Back to My Mac” remote access software allowed a burglary victim to catch the culprit

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