As a small business owner it is critical that you review your business technology needs every year to select the products and services that can best increase your company's efficiency and communications. Since it can be difficult to keep abreast of the constantly changing technology landscape, we gathered the top items that will have the biggest impact on your productivity this year:

1. Netbooks.  If you travel frequently for business, you should consider buying a netbook as opposed to a laptop. Netbooks are a lightweight and compact alternative to the laptop. Although they typically do not pack as much processing power, they  rarely weigh more than 2 pounds and provide easy access to your e-mail, web-browsing and document creation tasks.
Recommended: Consider the HP Mini 5101 with Windows XP and Bluetooth (around $430), available at Best Buy.

2. Faxing.  How can you increase the speed of your communications while making your business greener? Adopt paperless Internet fax services that allow you to send and receive faxes by e-mail and cell phone! Save trees and stay connected to your office on-the-go.
Recommended: Try eFax For 30 Days Free. Call 888-338-9632 and press 1 for more information on setting up your small business account.

3. Wireless Broadband Cards. These days using your laptop on the road can mean paying high fees for daily access to WiFi in hotels or spotty access to public hotspots. If you need consistent access to the Internet, it pays to invest in a wireless broadband card. Verizon has a huge network and excellent service coverage, and they provide some of the most flexible wireless broadband cards on the market which provide capatibility with older laptops that have card slots and newer netbooks with express cards.
Recommended: Verizon Wireless PC770 Mobile Broadband Card

4. Skype. Video calls and web-to-phone solutions. Small businesses can now take advantage of the cost savings provided by Skype’s low-cost global calling rates. Skype's system is now compatible with the Cisco® Unified Communications 500 Series. This will enable small and medium-sized businesses who manage their networking and communications needs with this affordable UC solution to communicate more efficiently by directing their outbound calls to mobiles and landlines via Skype, while also allowing them to receive inbound calls from Skype users.
Recommended: See Skype.com.

5. Yahoo Merchant Solutions.  If you are looking to sell goods and services online via your own website, we highly suggest Yahoo! Merchant Solutions.  Hosting your e-commerce site with Yahoo includes site-authoring tools, product catalog templates, shopping carts, transaction processing, and order management, all on the domain name you select. SiteBuilder tools make the web design process much easier and can cut your coding time in half whether you decide to build your own site or hire a developer to do it for you.
Recommended: smallbusiness.yahoo.com.