Nathan Eddy

Storage solutions specialist WD, formerly known as Western Digital, expanded its small and midsize business (SMB) storage solution portfolio with the introduction of the Sentinel DS5100 and Sentinel DS6100 (S-series) ultra-compact network storage plus servers. The S-series is a fully-configured solution with automatic backup and restore software for up to 25 users and 50 computers […]

Telecom spending is among the largest operating expenses for midsize and large organizations, according to a study from Dimension Data, an information and communications technology specialist. Even with telecom costs on the rise, businesses burn dollars unnecessarily on variable costs, the research shows. Underutilized bandwidth and circuits, excessive roaming charges and non-optimized tariffing are some […]

Unisys announced the availability of its Stealth for Mobile platform, which enables secure access from data centers to the applications on mobile devices. The offering grants users access rights based on identity, to help ensure authorized users reach or have visibility to only the information they are approved to access or see. The platform is […]

Anti-malware solutions specialist Bitdefender announced the release of GravityZone-in-a-Box, a consolidated management platform designed to protect and improve performance for small to midsize businesses (SMBs) that require security solutions for virtual, physical and mobile environments. The solution, which comes as a single virtual appliance that can be imported with little complexity and quickly, is integrated […]

More than 80 percent of the total enterprise- and consumer-owned smartphone device base is expected to remain unprotected through 2013, despite a steadily increasing consumer awareness of mobile security products, according to a report from IT research firm Juniper. At the same time, the report found that nearly 1.3 billion mobile devices including smartphones, feature […]

3D Printing Costs a Pretty Penny, but Options Abound by Nathan Eddy LulzBot Taz Costs $2,195 Taz is one of the desktop 3D printers that can print with more than just your run-of-the-mill plastic. Create with ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene), PLA (polylactic acid or polylactide), PVA (polyvinyl alcohol), high-impact polystyrene and wood filament. But don’t […]

Computer maker Acer announced the debut of its C720 Chromebook line that is powered by an Intel Celeron 2955U processor based on the Intel Haswell micro-architecture, which improves speed and battery life. The first model in the C720 Series, the C720-2800, is currently available for preorder at Amazon and BestBuy’s online store with 4GB of […]

Cloud services provider Akamai introduced the Akamai Open Platform Initiative, designed to give customers and partners the ability to more easily architect for Akamai services. For customers and partners that are looking for deeper integration into existing processes and operating environments, Akamai {OPEN} provides access to a set of Representational State Transfer (REST) style application […]

Business phone systems and contact center solutions specialist Fonality and SIP phone provider Yealink announced a partnership to broaden Fonality’s hardware phone portfolio. Aimed at small and midsize businesses (SMBs), the handsets specifically feature Fonality’s Hybrid Hosted technology and will be available in the fourth quarter of 2013. “More often, SMBs are seeing the benefits […]

Consumer electronics manufacturer Fujitsu has launched a portfolio of notebook and tablet PCs designed for businesses, all which include the Microsoft Windows 8.1 operating system, a touch-screen option for the notebooks and enterprise-class security. The company’s “Touch Concepts” include four Lifebooks. The Lifebook U904, which the company claims is the thinnest business Ultrabook in the […]

Basis Science, the company behind Basis, a health tracker to improve fitness and sleep, announced it has raised a further $11.75 million in Series B funding, which now totals more than $23 million. The Basis band, a smart, wearable device that monitors your heart rate, steps taken during the day and calories burned, is currently […]

Data protection and identity services specialist Centrify announced that it is delivering on its partnership with Samsung made earlier this year by enabling the latest Knox-enabled models of Samsung’s Galaxy S4, Note 3 and Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) devices with its Active Directory integration, mobile application Zero Sign-On, and Knox container and device management capabilities. […]