Why Hosted Security Makes Sense Hosted security services’ ease of deployment, ease of management and lower cost compared with most on-premise security architectures make these services fit well in a recessionary cycle when IT budgets are being cut. Further, hosted security offers the advantages of better security in many cases, more predictable costs, more flexible deployment options, and the ability to better absorb unexpected changes in spam or malware volumes. Learn more about the growing problems associated with email and Web security, as well as the advantages of hosted security. (Published ...

Side-by-Side Comparison Guide to Marketing Automation and Profile of Leading Vendors. The essence of marketing automation is the ability to automatically generate, capture and synthesize a vast array of prospect and customer digital interactions with your web site, landing pages, email campaigns, and other digital media in order to take action on the most promising leads. (more...)

In-Depth Product Review: Performance, effectiveness and usability of seven business security suites. The nature of the threat landscape has become more sophisticated, with malware events not only causing lost productivity and reputation for affected businesses but a staggering potential for losses from theft of data and other security breaches from more targeted attacks. In response, businesses have placed their confidence in a wide range of security solutions to meet their needs. With the large amount of software available from many vendors, the challenge for businesses now becomes determining which security solution is ...

Now enterprise businesses can meet complex needs with a host of excellent upgrades from Oracle, SAP, Sage and Epicor to name a few. See which ERP solution delivers the best options for your business. Register now for free in-depth ERP Comparison Guide to evaluate the top 17 ERP solutions. Plus, get expert BI insights with Business Intelligence: 5 Things to Watch for in 2010.

Choosing the Right Hosted CRM Provider Reduces Costs & Improves Sales, Marketing and Customer Loyalty. In today's business climate, marketing, sales and customer service are looking at upgrading or purchasing software tools to help increase and maintain business and revenue. One leading industry solution is Hosted CRM, proven to reduce overall operating costs and costs associated with your traditional IT implementation. More importantly, CRM gives customer-facing teams a competitive advantage with lead generation, sales operations and shorter sales cycles. Download this unbiased comparison of the top 15 CRM industry leaders from InsideCRM, ...

InsideCRM's Definitive Guide to Hosted CRM This 18 page, comprehensive guide contains a Buyer's Guide, Hosted CRM Comparison Guide and Summary of CRM Features to help build customer loyalty. CRM solutions provide an efficient way for businesses to bolster customer loyalty while reducing operating costs and increasing overall profitability. In our Buyer’s Guide, you will find details on what to look for, how to buy, what you can expect to pay, and how to derive the most value from your hosted CRM investment. The Complementary Comparison Guide provides a summary of ...

There are many factors to consider when purchasing a phone system. We’ve highlighted a few of the key considerations to think about when evaluating phone systems.  For example, consider the investment horizon - make sure you buy a phone system that will grow with your business. Too often, businesses buy what they need now, not what they need over the next 3 years. This summary report covers the following VoIP phone requirements: Basic Phone system features Advanced Phone System Capabilities Sizing your phone system Pricing Phone Systems Let Vendors Compete for your business Hosted PBX Comparison Table Register ...

Tolly engineers in collaboration with AV-Test - a leading authority on anti-malware testing, evaluated the malware detection accuracy and performance of leading Unified Threat Management ("UTM") appliances from Fortinet, SonicWALL, WatchGuard and NETGEAR ProSecure.  Growing businesses are more sensitive than large enterprises to the cost of providing the best security.  UTM appliances are appealing to SME/SMB companies, and branch offices because they are convenient, low-cost and easy to manage.  UTM appliances should deliver protection right out of the box  against malware threats that propagate on the Internet. This in-depth Tolly analysis tests select appliances ...

Reducing Expenses and Boosting Availability with Automated Core Network Services This timely 2009 white paper by ESG's Jon Oltsik explains why most enterprises are wasting time and money by manually managing their networks with freeware and spreadsheets and/or legacy (IP Address Management ("IPAM") solutions.  You can also hear Jon discuss some of his findings on this recent IPAM webinar. Jon shows why most enterprises are spending too much on simply keeping their network available by relying on outdated tools and processes for IP address management. Many enterprises could reduce their capital and operating expenses ...

IP telephony applications rely heavily on IP network infrastructure services to operate.  General-purpose servers and other ad-hoc methods of provisioning these services are costly, difficult to maintain, and do not provide the level of reliability that the average user in a telephony environment expects.  Furthermore, new requirements for security and mobility in next-generation IP telephony deployments rely even more on IP infrastructure services to operate. Hardened appliance running multiple services in a highly reliable, centrally managed, and scalable platform provides the ideal way for an enterprise to ensure “network dial-tone” for ...