bMighty.com's Fredric Paul presents his unique guide to affordable alternatives to the technology you really want in this informative article with slide images Plan B: An SMB's Guide To Making Do During The Recession. The technologies featured in the article are:

• MacBook Air -vs- MSI Wind
• Bluetooth headset -vs- Headset included with your phone
• iPhone -vs- BlackBerry
• Blogging -vs- Tweeting
• New servers -vs- Virtualizing existing servers
• In-person Meetings -vs -Video conferences
• Microsoft Office -vs- OpenOffice
• 3G connectivity -vs- Wi-Fi
• a massive Marketing Campaign -vs- Search Engine Optimization
• Microsoft Exchange Server -vs- Gmail
• 802.11n -vs- 802.11g
• Big-screen monitors -vs- Dual-screen monitors
• Trade shows -vs- Virtual events
• E-commerce website -vs- eBay storefront
• Windows XP -vs- Windows Vista
• Gigabyte Ethernet -vs- Ethernet
• A vacation without connectivity -vs- Wi-Fi on the plane

"Microsoft has begun a limited private beta test of an emergency social networking service that provides subscribers with a Twitter-like messaging system to track family, friends or special groups. Microsoft Vine is a downloadable application that collects news reports related to a specific area when disasters strike -- hurricanes, earthquakes pandemics, etc. It lets members of a registered group keep in touch with each other through text messages and emails.

Microsoft debuted Vine in its own back yard in Seattle to some 10,000 area residents in the first round of testing. The company plans additional tests in undisclosed locations in the Midwest and on an isolated island community. No detailed beta schedule or planned live launch dates have been made available." By Jack M. Germain, TechNewsWorld.com.

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"BlackBerry maker Research In Motion and Hewlett-Packard, on the eve of RIM’s Wireless Enterprise Symposium, announced a strategic alliance to bring productivity tools to enterprise workers. These will include CloudPrint, a simple way to print to any printer, and the HP Operations Manager for BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

Research In Motion and Hewlett-Packard have announced a “strategic alliance” in which they’ll together deliver a portfolio of mobile enterprise products custom built for RIM’s BlackBerry smartphones and platform." By Michelle Maisto, eWeek.com.

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