Nathan Eddy

Hard-disk drive average selling prices, though recovering from the devastating flooding last year in Thailand, will not reach pre-flood levels until 2014, according to an IHS iSuppli report. Meanwhile, HDD production is rising and will recover completely by the third quarter, the report noted, after the flooding caused a 29 percent plunge in shipments in […]

On the heels of several reports highlighting the perilous state of small-business disaster preparedness in the U.S., AT&T launched the Safeguard Your Business initiative to shine new light on the importance of small businesses being prepared for disasters and emergencies. The company cited reports from the Insurance Information Institute, which found up to 40 percent […]

The changing nature of employee email use has the potential to greatly impact the security of the information, while IT departments are concerned about the security implications of mobile email and remote access to emails (39 percent and 41 percent, respectively, cite it as a concern), according to a report released by Mimecast, a supplier […]

With Apple€™s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) kicking off June 11, the rumor mill has been steadily revolving, with the latest reports suggesting the company is planning to announce a major refresh of its computers at the convention, including possible versions of the ultrathin MacBook Air with high definition Retina displays, currently found on the iPhone […]

As millions of Americans continue to struggle as the job market sputters, IT specialists are finding themselves in a much better position, with expectations that IT staff hiring will continue to rise, along with salaries, according to the latest survey from online IT employment company Dice. Nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of IT-focused recruiters and hiring […]

Toshiba America Information Systems is updating its IPedge IP business telephone system. This includes the addition of video capability into the company€™s Meeting audio conferencing and Web collaboration application. The platform, aimed at small and midsize businesses (SMBs), offers a host of unified communications (UC) applications on a Linux server, including call processing, voice mail […]

Networking specialist Cisco unveiled its appliance aimed at the next generation of mobile Internet networks, the ASR 5500 platform, which addresses the growing market for mobile network traffic. As businesses continue to adopt usage of next-generation applications and integrate bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies into their network infrastructure, the ASR 5500 is an elastic packet core solution […]

Security specialist StrikeForce Technologies launched a protection package aimed at small and midsize businesses, which combines both GuardedID and ProtectID into a bundle to shield businesses from identity theft and data breaches. StrikeForce’s GuardedID anti-keylogging software protects the SMB by encrypting each keystroke in real-time, preventing keyloggers, malware that records every keystroke you type into […]

Social communications specialist Marketwire announced the launch of Resonate for Small Business, a communications platform with integrated creation and collaboration tools, real-time social media and search engine optimization (SEO) intelligence, national distribution and on-demand measurement aimed at public relations and marketing professionals. Features include keyword research and the ability to monitor social media conversations in […]

Hewlett-Packard has released Z220 workstations and EliteBook mobile workstations, both boasting Intel processing power and a breadth of ISV certifications to target professionals across a variety of industries. Quad-core configurations of the Z220 workstations start at $699, and the EliteBook 8770w, 8570w, 8470w mobile workstations start at $1,699, $1,449, and $1,329, respectively. The models are […]

Supermicro announced plans to showcase its computing solutions, which are optimized for large-scale IT deployments, at the Computex conference in Taiwan this week. The company€™s range of X9 Server Solutions, Serverboards, SuperBlade, SuperWorkstations and SuperStorage systems sport Intel Xeon processors. Supermicro will also demonstrate integrated solutions in a SuperRack with their 10 Gigabit Ethernet top-of-rack […]

Storage and data security specialist Imation announced the release of RDX Media Secure with CyberSafe Pro Security Technology, featuring built-in encryption and cryptographic erase capability. RDX is a disk-based storage format meant to replace tape storage; it consists of portable disk cartridges and an RDX dock. RDX Media security is aimed at small and midsize […]