According to small business technology analyst Joseph Villarosa, such solutions as IBM’s Small Business Program will “help to place small businesses on a level playing field with larger enterprises.” This would seem to serve the interest of the e-commerce community in a general sense, upping the competition index.

…Joseph Villarosa, an independent Internet industry analyst who was hired by HearingRoom.com to evaluate its service, said, “You have to realize that text streaming of congressional proceedings is only one of many forums where this company can thrive. They can just as easily be the first to move into streaming text of conference calls, college […]

…Over 40 per cent of small businesses and 84 per cent of medium-sized businesses prefer to keep networking local. Joseph Villarosa, director of SME business communications at Yankee Group, said he was “staggered” by the results.

“IBM’s announcement is significant because it represents a complete e-business solution for small businesses. In doing so, it provides a single point of contact for a number of complementary technological and business solutions that, if adopted, help to place small business on a level playing field with larger enterprises,” according to small business technology analyst […]

…”A lot of small businesses are in the early stages of e-commerce, like sending e-mails back and forth,” said Boston information technology consultant Joseph Villarosa. “But they are not really conducting business on the Internet. IBM is smart to see this coming and try to help early adopters move up the chain to larger products.”

SBSA will provide personal solutions and guidance to small businesses, instead of presenting only a potentially confusing array of options for an uninformed and busy small business person to choose from, “There is certainly no lack of information, products, web sites, or technology available to small businesses,” states former Gartner Group and Yankee Group Analyst, […]

…”The PC used to be a profit-making thing, but now it’s just a commodity,” says Joseph Villarosa, an independent technology analyst. Now “the PC is the enabler of a communication service or set of services.”

Scalability. “Your system should be tailored to your business plan, plus some”, says Joseph Villarosa, director of the small and medium business practice at the Yankee Group. PBX, or private branch exchange, is the heart of the modern business phone system, and usually is expandable, says Voit. Find out from your consultant or your value-added […]

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