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Acronis has released a free online calculator to enable small businesses to estimate the storage savings they can achieve using deduplication technology to cut storage requirements.

Payment Adviser and Cuscal today announced a new partnership to deliver Australia’s first online superannuation transaction service in support of small business owners.

While economic instability may mean that many businesses fail, one small business is experiencing continued success and growth, celebrating its fifth birthday in August.

The economic crisis is continuing to take its toll on small business with many falling into a vicious spiral of debt as debtors continue to delay payments or not pay at all, cash flow specialists Oxford Funding observed today.

Reckon Limited has unveiled new online accounting software, allowing accountants, bookkeepers and business owners to access their accounting software anywhere, anytime.

Business confidence has improved substantially according to the National Australia Bank (NAB) business survey for the June quarter.

According to Australians polled recently by St.George Bank, the vast majority of us have made changes to our spending and saving habits for good in light of the financial crisis and our thrifty ways are here to stay.

Australians in business are signing up to SourceBottle, a new site that helps generate publicity for subscribers by putting them in touch with key journalists.

It amazes me that people all around the world leave their jobs for pretty much the same reasons. I was in Singapore last year attending a global HR conference, and was pretty surprised when one of the presenters shared some research with us, which confirmed what I thought – it all comes down to the relationship with their manager.

Google Australia (www.google.com.au) has revealed its fastest rising searches of 2009 so far, with swine flu coming in at number one on the list, while Masterchef hit number three, and the stimulus package came in at number four. Singing sensation Susan Boyle also proved to be popular, coming in at number two on the list.

Cremorne Point Manor is a bit of a real life Fawlty Towers.

Business accounting has just gotten a lot easier with the launch of a new online account system called ‘Xero’ by Telstra.

Harvey Norman chairman, Gerry Harvey has said Australia is through the worst of the economic downturn, and consumers are now more positive than they were six months ago.

Harry Potter fans have become the latest victims of a new wave of spam attacks, according to research conducted by BitDefender.

Newly launched Sydney based energy investment company, Sustainable Energy Australasia (SEA), is set to invest in greener technologies for the future by utilising the revenue collected from more traditional energy methods.

Job losses among skilled workers appear to be slowing following substantial layoffs in the first three months of 2009, according to the June quarter Clarius Skills Index.

Business and political leaders are set to join forces to discuss ways to boost the NSW economy.

The global financial crisis is forcing more and more Aussies to stay at home and entertain, according to the Pure Profile online survey.

A new website aimed at helping customers to reduce waiting times on the phone when talking to customer service departments is proving to be popular with Australian consumers.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has rejected union demands for a “Buy Australian” policy.