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• Telstra expands support for small businesses

  Telstra says it will offer free, personalised account management support for all of its small business customers regardless of the number of services they purchase from the telco.

• Telstra cuts ribbon on new tech centre for small business

  Townsville is home to the first of 28 Telstra Business Technology Centres, which are being rolled out as part of the telco’s T22 strategy.

• Telstra unveils new tech support service for small businesses

  Telstra small business customers will be able to subscribe to a service the company says is akin to having an “on-call IT team” to provide phone and online support. The 24/7 tech advice and support service is dubbed ‘Telstra Platinum for Business’.

• Government to help pay for pentesting small businesses

  The federal government has formally launched its $10 million Cyber Security Small Business Program.

• Xero to launch open banking API

  ​Small business cloud accounting platform Xero has announced the imminent release of an open banking API.

• Promote your business with online video

  Whether you're General Motors or the corner convenience store, you probably could use a little more business. The question is how to get the word out about your products or services to the people who need them. One hot technique these days is to use short videos.

• BlackBerry PlayBook hands-on

  The BlackBerry PlayBook is nearing its final build with fully working tablets on public show at Mobile World Congress and one stand representative going so far as to refer to a PlayBook as "my own". All that's left, we're told, is battery optimisation - something that's actively being worked on.

• Server technology guide

  The fact is there is no onesize-fits-all server for small and medium businesses (SMBs). There are hundreds of choices across a dozen or so brands and far more configuration possibilities. Then there are the different approaches to server spend. Some buy on price, some on technology, some on brand, and some a mixture of factors at varying levels. Thankfully, there are some general guidelines on how to approach a new server purchase.

• MobileMe may find its niche in small business

  MobileMe has always seemed like a hard sell in the consumer market.

Whitepapers about small business

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  Dell PowerEdge VRTX Networking Deployment Guide: for Microsoft Lync and Dell Mobility

  This deployment guide outlines the steps of connecting the VRTX to a small business network including integration options for Dell W-Series WLAN Mobility controller. Dell PowerEdge VRTX is designed to empower Remote Office/Branch Office (ROBO) and Small and Medium Business (SMB) with the connectivity, along with its optimised storage and compute power to deliver an end-to-end solution optimised for providing for time sensitive applications like Microsoft Lync.