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If you're thinking about upgrading that computer or looking for new technology to help your business, Small Business Computing just announced its 2008 Small Business Computing Excellence in Technology awards. Here's a quick summary, but see the article for the full story:


THE BEST IN HARDWARE

Desktop PC
Dell Optiplex 755
Runner-up: HP Compaq dc5750

Notebook PC
MacBook Pro (15-inch screen)
Runner-up: HP Compaq 6820s

Color Printer
HP Officejet Pro K5400dtn
Runner-up: Xerox Phaser 8860
Runner-up: Brother HL-4070CDW

Black & White Printer
HP LaserJet P1505n
Runner-up: HP LaserJet P1006

Multifunction Device
HP Officejet Pro L7680 All-in-One
Runner-up: Dell 3115cn

Mobile Device
Apple iPhone
Runner-up: RIM Blackberry 8830 World Edition Phone
Runner-up: Palm Treo 755p

Desktop Storage
Seagate FreeAgent Pro
Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus
Runner-up: SimpleDrive External Hard Drive

Network Storage
IBM System Storage DS3400
Runner-up: NetApp Store Vault S300

Server
Dell PowerEdge 2970
Runner-up: IBM System i515 Express
Runner-up: HP Proliant ML115


THE BEST IN SECURITY

Network Backup
Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 7.0 Server Edition
Runner-up: HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System

Network Security
Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 Business Pack
Runner-up: Norton 360 (Symantec Corp.)

PC Backup
Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 7.0 Desktop Edition
Runner-up: Norton 360 (Symantec Corp.)

PC Security
Norton 360 (Symantec Corp.)
Runner-up: McAfee Total Protection 2008


THE BEST IN SOFTWARE & SERVICES

Software & Services
Accounting / Finance
QuickBooks 2008 (Intuit)
Runner-up: Microsoft Office Accounting 2007 Professional

Productivity
Microsoft Office 2007
Runner-up: Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium

Customer / Sales Management
ACT by Sage 2008
Salesforce Group Edition featuring Google AdWords Runner-up: NetSuite CRM

VoIP
TalkSwitch 240 VS
Runner-up: RingCentral DigitalLine VoIP

Collaboration
GotoMeeting v3.0
Runner-up: WebEx Office Collaboration Suite


THE BEST IN E-COMMERCE

Affiliate
Google AdSense
Runner-up: Amazon Associates

Best Innovation
Like.com
Runner-up: TheFind.com

Online Marketing
VerticalResponse
Runner-up: Google AdWords

Site Search
Google Custom Search Business Edition
Runner-up: Google Mini

Storefront
Volusion 5
Runner-up: Yahoo Merchant Solutions

Web Hosting
Go Daddy
Runner-up: Network Solutions

EBay Tool
eBay to Go
Runner-up: Auctiva
Runner-up: FotoShare