• Analysts weigh in: How to prepare for Apple iOS device flood in your business

  Businesses might long for the relatively simple policies for corporate-owned mobile devices of the BlackBerry age, but today's realities are forcing them to prepare their networks for a continued onslaught of authorized and unauthorized access from a slew of consumer devices, led by iPhones and iPads.

• Customer interaction drives Australian SMB website adoption: Survey

  More Australian SMBs are developing websites in order to improve customer service and generate sales leads, according to a Telstra Business survey.

• Into the cloud -- securely

  Companies are on the path to cloud adoption. According to a recent report, 28% of U.S. organizations are using cloud computing today, with 73% reporting their first step was implementation of a single cloud application. Yet while 84% of organizations say they have employed at least one cloud application, most do not yet self-identify as "cloud users" who are "implementing or maintaining cloud computing."

• Optus appoints former Hutchison Telecoms chief as COO

  Optus has appointed the former CEO of Hutchison Telecoms Australia, Kevin Russell, to the newly created role of chief operating officer (COO).

• No holiday for most small business owners: Telstra

  More than half of Australian small business owners will work during the Christmas and New Year holiday break, with 36 per cent of them taking no time off at all, according to a Telstra Business survey.

• Server technology guide

  The fact is there is no onesize-fits-all server for small and medium businesses (SMBs). There are hundreds of choices across a dozen or so brands and far more configuration possibilities. Then there are the different approaches to server spend. Some buy on price, some on technology, some on brand, and some a mixture of factors at varying levels. Thankfully, there are some general guidelines on how to approach a new server purchase.

• Microsoft's latest plan to win SMBs: Windows 7 Pro

  With Windows 7, Microsoft (MSFT) aims to please both consumers and businesses large and small.

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  The great co-location debate

  With cloud computing growing in popularity, SMBs are questioning whether it is more practical to co-locate their data centers or completely bypass that option and head into the cloud? First, let's briefly clarify the two:

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