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Finally, an easier way for Small and Mid-Sized Companies to Run Their Business Applications: IBM Smart Business

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Overview From the PC to the Internet to every piece of hardware and software in between, technology innovation has been a key factor in helping small and medium-sized businesses in their struggle to provide better customer service, improve efficiencies, respond to competitive threats, efficiently grow their business, and increase the bottom line. IBMÂ® can help. Introducing IBM Smart Business, a new three-in-one solution that makes it easier than ever to find, run and manage your business applications. Search for applications across multiple suppliers using the Smart Market, run those applications on the Smart Cube, and then manage them with the Smart Desk -- all with one single point of contact for troubleshooting support. View the demo to learn more.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	IBM	File Format	HTML
Date Published	May 2009
Format	Training
Topics	Infrastructure Management, Application Servers, Business Management, Web Services, Application Development

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