Nathan Eddy

Network security specialist Fortinet unveiled its Secure Wireless LAN platform, which integrates wireless and wired access, security, authentication and switching and management, and was specifically designed for distributed enterprises. With Fortinet, there is no need to purchase separate wireless local area network (WLAN) controllers, and there are no individual access point (AP) and cloud-management licensing […]

Apple’s popular line of iPad tablets ranks highest among manufacturers of tablets in overall owner satisfaction, the second consecutive first-place finish for the device, according to a J.D. Power and Associates 2013 U.S. Tablet Satisfaction Study. Now in its second year, the study measures tablet owner satisfaction among those who have owned their tablet for […]

Smartphones running Microsoft’s Windows operating system showed continued growth, gaining 1.9 percent compared to the same period last year, although they accounted for just 5.6 percent of smartphone sales in the first quarter of 2013, based on data released by research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. Google’s Android platform remains the top selling OS with 49.3 […]

Video, high-speed data and voice services provider Time Warner Cable announced that the company has begun deployment of TWC WiFi, a citywide WiFi hotspot network for its customers in Austin, Texas. The announcement is widely viewed as a defensive move from the cable giant as Google plans to bring its own superfast Internet service, Fiber, […]

While most organizations allow employees to use personal mobile devices for business purposes, they also accept that doing so will likely result in a mobile security incident, according to Symantec. Although the implementation of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) initiatives is worth the risk, IT leaders need technology to enforce policies and protect their organizations from mobile security […]

Smartphone and tablet owners are spending less time using stand-alone consumer electronics devices such as digital cameras, according to the research study “A Tale of Two Techs—Smartphone and Tablet Adoption and Usage,” conducted by the Consumer Electronics Association. With the exception of notebooks, smartphones and tablets are being used more often and for more activities […]

Web Connection Speeds: Vermont, Delaware, D.C. Lead Nation by Nathan Eddy The Green Mountain State Takes Top Honors In the fourth quarter of 2012, a nominal increase in Vermont’s average connection speed allowed it to become the state with the highest average speed at 10.8M bps, a 3.8 percent uptick from the prior quarter but […]

Storage appliance specialist Astute Networks announced the expansion of the ViSX family of storage systems offering data protection and a multi-level cell (MLC) flash offering that is aimed at small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) and small and midsize businesses (SMBs). With pricing starting at $32,000, the ViSX Performance Storage Appliance offers organizations a choice of […]

Global tablet shipments reached 40.6 million units in the first quarter of 2013, with Google’s Android platform securing an impressive 43 percent global share, while Apple iOS devices, including the iPad and the iPad mini, maintained their strong market leadership, accounting for nearly half (48 percent) of tablets shipped, according to the latest report from […]

Google Maps API Brings the World to You by Nathan Eddy TweetMap Follows the Twitterverse The map currently displays geo-tagged tweets from Dec. 10, 2012, to Dec. 30, 2012, and allows you to query the tweets by time, location and keyword. Be a Pinball Wizard This map of pinball games in Chicago currently is tracking […]

Networking specialist Cisco announced two solutions for storage area networks (SANs) that are designed to help businesses address rising trends such as big data and cloud computing: the MDS 9710 Multilayer Director and the MDS 9250i Multiservice Fabric Switch. The MDS 9710 Multilayer Director delivers 24 terabits per second of total switching capacity and supports […]

While American businesses are cautiously optimistic about their performance this year amid growing uncertainty surrounding the U.S. economy, business leaders’ optimism is tempered by rising taxes and mounting health-care regulation, according to a survey of 3,500 small and midsize businesses (SMBs) conducted by Chase, the consumer and commercial banking division of JPMorgan Chase & Co. […]