If you have a product, service or business that nobody has even heard of, how can you make sure that those who are interested has a source of information to refer to? Fortunately, you can always rely on the easy accessibility of the Internet to do a good job of it for you. When you have a website, all that an online user needs to do is key in your web address on a browser and voila – the site becomes an instant promotional and informational tool for your business.

In June, Microsoft introduced its new anti virus software, Security Essentials, to 75,000 beta testers. Now, Security Essentials has been released in the public as a free download.

During the development stages, the software was codenamed Morro. According to Microsoft, this anti virus software is designed to protect PC users from malware, spyware, and virus attacks. The new Security Essentials replaces Windows OneCare which was discontinued in June.

Twenty years ago, Don Eigler worked as an IBM researcher and carved a name for himself by introducing the 35 Xenon atom arrangements for Big Blue. It turned out to have some pretty serious consequences as a result, so the company shifted its focus on producing nanotechnology as the basic foundation instead of moving atoms. They encrypted information on gold atoms, put together a bunch of molecules and turned it into logic circuits and voila – a better and brighter vision for compact computing technology.

The search engine war is heating up as Google introduces nine new search options tools for users. The move of Google is seen as a response to the challenge posed by Microsoft’s Bing search engine. With the new search tools, Google is definitely trying to keep its dominance in the search market.

Most of the time, Apple users could face hard choice. Will you upgrade your current machine by simply packing it with more RAM and drive space or is it better to just buy a new MacBook?

If you are an Apple user, you can face drive space problem after 16 months of power computing. It is highly probable that you will run out of drive space as you run more applications in your machine and add digital content over time.

No matter what type of industry it is that your business is in, you surely would have already considered the prospect of outsourcing. Basically, outsourcing is the practice of sub-contracting a particular business process to a third party provider so that you can save time, manpower and operational costs. The practice of outsourcing or even offshoring has become big in the past few years – especially during the recent spate of economic problems that the entire world faced.

In the past 12 months, India's IT industry faced tough challenges and very trying times. However, the country's information technology sector is getting ready for a big turnaround as more Western financial groups look to outsourcing some of their IT functions.

Specifically, banks in developed countries are trying to consolidate their recent acquisitions. These banks need to implement new IT platforms in order to make the consolidation process more efficient.

You probably heard already about IT outsourcing. This is not a recent development and it is no different from other types of outsourcing.

In software development, outsourcing has become a viable option for most companies. Of course, you have to be aware that there are pros and cons of outsourcing software development. But if you are overwhelmed with lots of projects that need to be finished in just a short period, then you should seriously consider outsourcing the job.

For most business owners, the prospect of acquiring a Microsoft Enterprise license could be worth its weight in gold. Probably one of the biggest reasons why this is so is because the company itself has not made any efforts or extended its hands to simplify the process. So why is the process of acquiring a Microsoft Enterprise license as difficult as ever? Read on to find out.

Do you have a big software development project that can not be handled anymore by your in-house developer team? Or maybe you want to cut back on development costs?

One of the best options that you have right now is to get the services of an offshore software development company. Outsourcing IT development jobs is not a new business solution of IT companies.

It was during the 1980s that the term outsourcing – and later on offshoring – has become part of the lingo in the business industry. Through outsourcing, you are actually subcontracting a service to a third-party company which preferably has a particular business process as their field of expertise.

MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, Digg, LiverJournal – when you consider the number and variety of social networking sites that online users join today, it is no wonder why Internet marketers have used them as a target.

Years ago, it was only the personal or private e-mail addresses that you have which have become a target for these Internet marketers to 'scope out' your profile and send you an endless stream of promotional e-mail messages. Today, they have changed course and use the power and popularity of social networking sites instead to track the browsing or buying behaviour of online users.

Business processes are constantly evolving. So there will come a time when your enterprise software will become too inefficient to address the growing needs of your company.

If your company is stuck with inefficient software, then you will be smothered by your competitors who may have superior enterprise software than yours. If this is the case, you should seriously consider outsourcing your software development project. You have to get a developer who can upgrade your existing software or develop a new one for you.

Since the early 1980s, outsourcing has already been part of the business industry. It has become even bigger when entrepreneurs found out the cost-savings that they can incur by outsourcing parts of their business operations to the experts. So how exactly does the process of outsourcing run and what are the benefits that it has for small, medium to large-scale entrepreneurs? Read on to find out.

On July 11, 2008, 500 apps were available and there were zero downloads. On July 14 of the same year, 10 million downloads were made out of the 800 available applications. On September 28, 2009, there are 85,000 applications available with 2 billion downloads and counting. That’s how big Apple’s App Store has become over the years.

Mozilla is one of the strongest contenders in the browser market with is Firefox browser. The company periodically updates its Wiki pages featuring new ideas for Firefox development.

Recently, the updates on Mozilla’s Wiki are drumbeating a common theme. The developers of Firefox are focusing now on simplifying the browser.

IBM is venturing into the cloud based email service business. The company is expected to introduce it LotusLive on-demand mailbox and email service. This is a new collaboration service designed specifically for enterprise use. With LotusLive, you will be able to get 1 Gigabyte of storage space.

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.