IDC Small and Medium-Sized Business Market Update: September and October 2011

This IDC update is a special double issue for September and October. It examines a number of small and medium-sized business (SMB) initiatives in a variety of areas including telepresence and videoconferencing, virtualization and virtual desktop technology, wireless networking, cloud-based resources and software as a service, enterprise resource planning, accounting and CRM applications, and VoIP and unified communications:

• Cisco Announces New Telepresence Services for SMBs
• Citrix Introduces New Virtual Desktop Solutions for SMBs
• Dell Introduces Wireless Networking, Virtualization, and Hosted Solutions for SMBs
• Epson Introduces New Printing Devices for SMBs
• IBM Unveils New Cloud Solutions and $1 Billion in Financing for SMBs
• Intuit Announces Partnerships with Salesforce.com and Bank of America to Serve SMB Customers
• Plantronics Unveils New IP Communications Products and Tools for SMB Resellers
• SAP Updates Business Management Solution for SMBs
• Verizon Offers Smartphone Videoconferencing to SMBs
• VMware Introduces New Virtualization Solutions for SMBs