Do you plan your vacation spots around where you can check your email? Do you send yourself email just to get some during a slow period? If so, you are an email addict. But never fear, there’s now a 12-step program available just for you, designed by an executive coach in Pennsylvania.

The first step? Like most other 12-step programs, it’s admitting you have a problem.

Some other steps to email management success include “commit to keeping your in-box empty,” “establish regular times to review your email” and “deal immediately with any email that can be handled in two minutes or less, but create a file for mails that will take longer.”

We’ve been covering email for much of this month, so for more help, check out our most recent tips, guides and news on the subject.

Oh, and there won’t be face-to-face meetings in the 12-step program, but participants will be in communication with their leader … by phone.

2006 closed on a high note for India’s biggest outsourcing providers, aka The Big 3. Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro and Infosys Technologies all reported major profit growth in Q4.  

In a trio of stories, Forbes.com reports Tata posted a 47.3% rise in profits and revenue was a record $1.1 billion, up 40.7% from 2005; Wipro, whose quarterly profit rose 40% and beat expectations, saw an almost seven-year high of its shares; and Infosys reported a 52% rise in profits and a net income of $218 million for Q4 of 2006, up from $143 million in Q4 of 2005. 

But does this matter to SMBs? In our last readership survey, we asked SearchSMB.com readers if their organization outsourced in 2006 and if they planned to in 2007. The responses didn’t shed any new light on the topic — 49% did outsource in 2006, 46% didn’t; 40% plan to this year, 39% don’t — except to say that there doesn’t seem to be a gray area with outsourcing: You’re either for it or you’re not.

Have you been to a spa lately? If your thumbs are aching from typing on your BlackBerry or your face is breaking out from being pressed against your cell phone all the time, you may want to book an appointment at one of the many spas offering services to remedy these new workplace maladies. At Completely Bare Salon in New York, the Purity Plus facial includes an herbal mask, steam treatment and massage to clear clogged pores and clear up cell phone acne. Graceful Services, another NYC-based spa offers massages to relieve “BlackBerry thumb” and “tech neck.” I wonder if they have a treatment for those itching for an iPhone.

A recent Forrester Research report, The state of security in SMBs and enterprises, confirms what you have already told us — security will be the No. 1 priority for SMBs in 2007.

IT security enhancements tied for first place among infrastructure priorities this year, and they took second place among software initiatives. Furthermore, firms of all sizes will be investing in a bevy of security technologies in 2006 and 2007: The widgets most in demand are network access control, security information management, and network firewalls.

Forty-six percent of respondents to a recent SearchSMB.com poll on 2007 priorities said security was first on their list. What I found interesting was Forrester’s breakdown of security topics. Do you agree with Forrester’s list? Let me know what areas of security your organization plans to focus on in 2007.

To help you with your security needs, make sure you check out all of our content in our security resource center, including how-to tips, expert advice, the latest news, learning guides and more.

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– Sarah Lourie, Editor, SearchSMB.com, TechTarget