These days, it seems as if business owners cannot survive without having a website. Whether you have a small, medium or large-scale business, a website can be the number one source where prospective and existing customers can learn more about the products or services that you are offering.

Software giant Microsoft Corp is set to introduce the latest Windows 7 operating system in the market. The latest roll-out is highly anticipated by the public.

However, Microsoft is not limiting the grand launch to Windows 7 only. Come October 22, the Windows 7 XP Mode will also be made available to users. Microsoft said that the final development for the operating system has been completed.

A latest survey showed that more and more small and medium sized companies are adopting open source. The companies are all based in Europe and they have less than 500 employees. The survey seeks to document the usage of open source among these companies and the results are very interesting.

You might have noticed a brand new application called GPush introduced in the iPhone section of Apple's App Store sometime in the middle of August. While it may seem like one of many introduced at that time, it is well-worth a closer look. GPush is mail application similar to Google's Gmail, where all you have to do is to press a single button to get updates on your email gathered from its server and downloaded into your phone. For some people, they might think that Gmail is enough – but iPhone's GPush is certainly more than that.

A controversial poll earned Facebook a new set of ‘Friends’: The United States Secret Service. The poll asked, “Should Obama Be Killed?”

When the poll was rolled out, 750 Facebook users responded by ticking four possible answers: Yes, No, Maybe, Yes If He Cuts My Healthcare. Other Facebook users reported the pool prompting the social network to take it down immediately.

Intel has big plans to speed up the Atom processor development, according to word received from an Intel executive. More popularly known as tiny and lightweight processing chips for netbooks, Intel's Atom is currently in the spotlight for further enhancements. Now, the company is focusing on boosting up its speed. Intel's EVP Steve Maloney also says that they plan to make the Atom processor work thrice as fast. Apparently, Intel does intend to speed things up. During the debut of the Atom on netbooks, the intent was on focused on power efficiency for lightweight computing that you can use for several hours. Now, you’ve got the company boosting the technology used in the manufacturing process. The following year, it plans to introduce a whole new micro architecture processor.

McAfee is offering unlimited online backup services for its customers. The premier security company is providing the service on an annual subscription basis.

Aside from the backup service, McAfee is also launching a special support forum. This community will be available for consumers seeking support and solutions for the service. The forum will be rolled out in the fourth quarter.

Traditionally, outsourcing has been the domain of large companies. Latest studies in the outsourcing market are showing a reversing trend.

Outsourcing companies today are reaching out to small and medium sized enterprises as larger companies are facing tough financial challenges. This led to the increase of outsourcing adoption among small businesses.

Software giant Microsoft provides a needed shot in the arm for web development professionals by launching a new program that aims to boost web development business.

The program aims to provide free software and technical support for web developers so they can jumpstart their business or their individual practices. The WebsiteSpark program can also benefit web development companies that have less than 10 employees.

Gmail and Microsoft Exchange could face serious competition as IBM launched its own on-demand web mail service. The technology giant named its service LotusLive iNotes.

LotusLive iNotes has all the enterprise functionalities that can be found on Gmail and Microsoft Exchange. IBM’s product offers enterprise e-mail service, contact management system, and calendaring tools. Best of all, IBM’s LotusLive iNotes is substantially cheaper than the services of its competitors.

A few days after announcing Moblin 2.1, Intel immediately released it to the public and is now available for download. Moblin 2.1 is a Linux based operating system.

The development of the operating system has been managed by the Linux Foundation. The software is primarily designed for developers as a preview version. The new operating system features plenty of improvements in user interface and applications. You can directly download it at the Moblin’s web site.

One might already assume straight away that Dell, one of the leading manufacturers of laptop computers, is releasing yet another business laptop – but it’s another thing to know that with the newest offering come innovative features. The new Dell latitude Z business laptop stays within the popular elements of today’s laptops – thin size, glossy and sophisticated finishes and polished colors. But one more thing it has under its sleeve is a unique twist in terms of battery juice: the Dell Latitude Z can actually charge itself without the use of wires. As far as anyone has heard, this is the first of its kind to offer such a feature.

Ebay.com and Amazon.com are just two of the most popular and successful shopping websites on the Internet. Over the years, more and more entrepreneurs are cashing in on the success of these two sites – which is why a lot of business owners have also applied the principle of selling their wares online.

Outsourcing has long been a buzzword in the business community. But some IT companies are still exploring this new solution in optimizing their business.
If you want your business to remain competitive in today’s global market, then you have to lower your overhead but at the same improve your product or service deliveries. Your company will be able to enjoy such synergy if you outsource some of your business processes and development projects.

Now, if you are thinking about buying a new PC but you've been putting it off for the longest time as you wait for the Windows 7 operating system to ship – there's good news. Your wait is finally over! There is a manufacturer who plans to make Windows 7 PCs available to customers.

Gmail and Microsoft Exchange could face serious competition as IBM launched its own on-demand web mail service. The technology giant named its service LotusLive iNotes.

They say Windows and Apple are as different as night and day, but the new MediaSmart EX490 and the EX495 models by HP are now wooing Apple-using folks to their fold with stellar new features. These handy dandy new media server do more than its fair share of the work – on a home network...

Due to the technological advances in the outsourced Answering Services industry, companies are finding ways to expand their businesses while effectively reining in the cost of operations.

Adoption of IT outsourcing is becoming more robust nowadays.  This trend can be attributed to the increasing demand of companies for new functionalities.
According to analysts, sign of early economic recovery is also a driving factor why companies are on the rush to adopt IT outsourcing services including software on demand services. Big Spending on Software as a Service.