Nathan Eddy

Who needs real friends, anyway? In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the social networking giant Facebook admitted that 8.7 percent of its 955 million members worldwide could in fact be in violation of its policies, with duplicate accounts, accounts that users maintain in addition to their principal accounts, make up 4.8 […]

Business applications developer Rearden Commerce has launched Deem at Work, a suite of integrated travel, spend and expense management applications aimed at small and midsize businesses. Available as a white-label solution and leveraging location-based information, the platform provides applications to purchase and manage travel (air, car and hotel); restaurant reservations; office supplies; industrial maintenance, repair […]

Social business software specialist Igloo announced the launch of the latest iteration of its cloud-based collaboration software suite, Pearl, which adds full support for multilingual translation, allowing business teams with different mother tongues to communicate and collaborate in the language of their choice. The additions are part of Igloo’s summer release, called Pearl, which is […]

As anticipation builds for the impending release of Apple€™s latest iteration of the popular iPhone smartphone, generally referred to as the iPhone 5, electronics manufacturer Sharp let slip that the company is preparing to ship the screens for the handset this month, Reuters reported. Sharp president Takashi Okuda revealed the information during a Tokyo press […]

New York City straphangers have a new tool at their disposal when trying to figure out if that G train is actually going to show up or not: Google announced a feature for its Maps application that shows planned service alerts for the city€™s subways, which serve more than 1 billion riders each year. The […]

The biggest concerns of IT decision-makers dealing with public clouds are the loss of corporate data and control of data, a reflection of the known threats and risks of data leakage into the public cloud, according to a survey of more than 150 chief information officers (CIOs) conducted by storage services specialist Mezeo Software. Results […]

The latest numbers concerning the health of small businesses in the United States suggest the economic environment remains challenging, as small businesses are seeing weak employment and compensation growth, while hours worked and revenue rates decreased, according to the results for the monthly Intuit Small Business Employment and Revenue Indexes, which provide a picture of […]

Although it seems hard to imagine a world without Apple€™s ubiquitous and game-changing iPhone smartphone, Apple€™s senior vice president of industrial design Jonathan Ive revealed the project was almost canned due to the numerous challenges they faced trying to perfect the device. Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO, was so focused on making a truly […]

Social media, cloud computing, mobile technology and the ubiquity of information are converging to form a €œnexus of forces€ that will build upon and transform user behavior, creating business opportunities as it grows, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. As the consumerization of IT, a result of the availability of excellent devices, […]

Dell SecureWorks, a division of the tech giant that deals solely with information security services, announced the launch of the Advanced Threat Resource Center (ATRC) to help organizations detect, resist and respond to advanced cyber-threats. The company designates advanced threats as those anywhere a determined adversary targets and attacks an organization for financial gain, intellectual […]

Computer maker Dell announced it will start offering Microsoft Office 365 to its small to midsize business customers. Office 365 with Dell delivers access to the entire suite of Microsoft productivity solutions, including Microsoft€™s Outlook, Exchange, Office Web Apps, SharePoint, Lync platforms and others, from almost any Dell device, including smartphones, tablets, notebooks and desktops. […]

Voice and language solutions provider Nuance Communications unveiled Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12, the latest version of its business-class voice-recognition software for PCs, boasting more than 100 new features. The platform allows businesses to talk to create content and command a computer, including the ability to send email, update social media sites like Facebook, surf the Web […]