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• Exetel signals march on SMB market

  Exetel chief executive, John Linton, has signalled that the internet service provider has begun reshaping itself to better target the country's small and medium businesses.

• Software patents hurt everyone, but especially SMBs

  Software patents have figured prominently in the news in recent weeks, thanks not just to Oracle's attack on Google but also--more recently--to Paul Allen's breathtaking multi-victim onslaught.

• HP unveils network, storage gear to feed SMB demand

  Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday introduced a variety of products for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), a segment that worldwide spends an estimated US$234 billion per year on IT products, the company said.

• IBM, Microsoft court SMBs with cloud, appliances

  In terms of running IT operations, 2010 may be a good year for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs).

• Apple tablet won't mean business

  Attention Apple fan-boys and -girls: Read no further. But if you run a small business and want to avoid wasting money and brain cells on superfluous technology, forget about the iSlate or whatever Apple is going to call its tablet computing device. It's going to be too expensive, it does things you don't need to do, and it will add a messy layer of complication to your company's computing infrastructure.