Using Microsoft’s Small Business Server? Microsoft Just Terminated It!

February 26th, 2013 by Tracy Fox

The overwhelming majority of small businesses (80%) with less than 75 employees use Microsoft’s Small Business Server (SBS) software. Despite its success, Microsoft will stop selling SBS 2011 later this year, terminating the life support cycle for the software.
Why would Microsoft kill such a successful product?
The advent of cloud computing is perhaps the single most [...]

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What Happens if My Cloud Service Provider Shuts Down Their Business?

October 23rd, 2012 by Tom Allen

Recently Google announced that it will shutdown Postini mail filtering services after it purchased the operation in 2007.  This highlights one of the challenges small businesses have if they choose to employ cloud based services- the possibility that the service can be ended at any time. While in Google’s case with postini the small business [...]

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ForeSite Technologies Celebrates 15 Years in Business

September 11th, 2012 by Jessica Glynn

East Hartford, CT
ForeSite Technologies, an IT support and web development firm based in East Hartford, marked 15 years in business with a celebration on the Hartford Club patio.
At the event Gail Lebert, publisher, Hartford Business Journal, Beth Miller, development director, Mark Twain House and Museum, and Oz Griebel, President & CEO MetroHartford Alliance, all made [...]

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Why a small business can benefit from an IT consultant

August 21st, 2012 by Erica Bell

This post by guest blogger Erica Bell  was originally featured in TechRepublic and is reprinted here with permission.
By Erica Bell

Takeaway: Because the first year of a new business tends to be the “make it or break it” moment, small businesses can benefit from hiring an IT consulting firm for a number of [...]

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Why Has My Website Dropped in Google Search Rankings?

May 29th, 2012 by Jessica Glynn

Google’s latest algorithm changes, known as “Google Penguin”, discourages paid links and low quality website links in an effort to reduce spam results.  The idea is that the old algorithm gave certain websites a higher search ranking than they deserved, because those sites were stuffed with keywords which manipulated the search engine.  The new Penguin [...]

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How Can I Build a Culture of Engagement?

May 24th, 2012 by Jessica Glynn

On Friday May 11, 2012 ForeSite Technologies’ President Michael Giuffrida, along with Paul Decelles and Phyllis Rizy of YardeZone and George Thomson of Filomeno & Company presented at an invitation only seminar for MetroHartford Alliance investors entitled “Building a Culture of Engagement.”  The seminar was held in two sessions, both in the MetroHartford Alliance offices.
The [...]

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ForeSite Launches New Employment Web Portal for RJS Associates

May 15th, 2012 by Jessica Glynn

RJS Associates has a new web based employment portal, designed and developed by ForeSite Technologies, Inc.
East Hartford, CT
RJS Associates of Hartford, CT, a leading personnel consulting firm, has launched a new web based employment portal which was designed and developed by ForeSite Technologies, an East Hartford based Web Development and IT Services firm. The purpose [...]

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Should I Have More Than One Monitor on My Desktop?

April 19th, 2012 by Jessica Glynn

Are Two Monitors Better Than One?
Have you ever been working on something that required you to have so many windows open that you couldn’t keep track of them all?  If so, upgrading to two monitors may be right for you.
Having two monitors gives you the ability to spread out everything you have open and look [...]

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Do your employees use technology? What’s considered “Acceptable Use”?

February 23rd, 2011 by Michael Giuffrida

There is so much technology available to us for both business and personal use which can be great for productivity, but also raises concerns.  What do you consider acceptable use of these tools by your staff during business hours?  Traditional thinking would have you create a 30 page Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) which restricted anyone [...]

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iPad – New toy, or productivity tool?

December 29th, 2010 by Michael Giuffrida

So the iPad is cool, nobody is disputing that.  Let’s face it, what has Apple developed since the birth of the Apple IIe that wasn’t cool?  But in business you have to decide, “cool new toy, or valuable business tool?”.  Our recent purchase of iPads for the ForeSite sales team has helped us formulate an [...]

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