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January 2007 - Avoiding Legal Surprises in 2007 November 2005 - Redefining the SMB Market
Avoiding Legal Surprises in 2007 By Lawrence Dietz Information Security Practitioners are perhaps more concerned about the legal climate in 2007 than they are about the dangers of the information highway. Many organizations are bewildered about which laws and regulations take precedence and how to prioritize their activities for 2007. This article provides a straightforward approach to reducing compliance and legal agita.
Redefining the SMB Market By Joyce Tompsett Becknell Most vendor initiatives — new products and services, industry changes, market segmentations — focus on the enterprise customer. The SMB segment, conventionally small and mid-sized businesses, was originally more of an afterthought where products were denuded of features and placed in smaller footprints in order to lower their price. Not surprisingly, most vendors did not achieve the success they hoped for with this approach. Sageza believes there certain behaviors that describe and segment buyers more effectively than do often deceptive demographics. The type of IT organization that a customer has both influences and reflects the technology choices customers make. SMB announcements in the past have focused on price and size. However, we see an evolution to solutions focused on ease of install, use, and management, often through better integration of existing and new technologies, and sometimes even targeted toward specific industries or their role in the supply chain.
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