Nathan Eddy

Unified communications and networking specialist Cisco Systems introduced innovations to the company’s Business Edition 3000 and the Cisco Business Edition 6000 (formerly known as the Unified Communications Manager Business Edition 3000 and 6000, respectively). The Business Edition 3000 server makes available IP telephony for as little as $100 per user for a 100-user organization, while […]

Storage specialist Spectra Logic unveiled five products and advancements designed for exascale storage, including a high-capacity storage system, the T-Finity enterprise tape library capable of storing more than 3.6 exabytes of data, as well as performance, reliability and data integrity advancements across its complete line of T-Series tape libraries. A single T-Finity library will now […]

The recruiting environment for tech professionals is less urgent than what was experienced in the first half of the year, according to the latest report from IT jobs site Dice. The reported noted that backdrop is still positive, with the unemployment rate for tech professionals at 4.2 percent. The number of resumes viewed on Dice […]

IT trade association CompTIA released a study that took a look at how taxes affect small and midsize businesses across the country, finding that overall, across both business size and form, opinions of the tax system were similar in one clear respect: An overwhelming majority of respondents noted that tax compliance is especially challenging for […]

Small business owner optimism leapt 20 percent in October, to 53 percent, from a record-low the previous month, according to SurePayroll’s monthly Small Business Scorecard. The scorecard includes hiring and wage data for the top 35 U.S. metropolitan statistical areas and surveys national small business owner optimism each month. For October, the scorecard revealed that […]

Although 51 percent of Americans have experienced a computer crash where they lost all of their digital files, more than one-third (39 percent) admit they have never backed up their computers, or haven’t done so in more than a year, according to the results of a survey released by Wakefield Research and online backup solutions […]

Zyxel Communications, a provider of secure broadband networking, Internet connectivity and routing products, announced the availability of its cloud-enabled access point, NWA1100N-CE, and a promotion with PC Connection. Customers who purchase a three-year cloud-management service for $299 at PC Connection will receive the NWA1100N-CE at no additional cost. The NWA1100N-CE offers the dual-management option of […]

Computer maker Acer launched two all-in-one desktops that combine the audio/visual capability of high definition with a touch-screen display. The models include the AZ5 Series with a 23-inch HD monitor and the AZ3 Series, which features a more compact 21-inch HD screen to fit within tight areas. The AZ5 and AZ3 come with Windows Home […]

A rapid shift in attitude toward cloud banking is happening within the financial services industry, according to Gartner. A survey by the IT research firm found that cloud computing is the top priority for global financial service CIOs and that 39 percent of those surveyed expect more than half their transactions to be supported via […]

Small businesses created 30,000 new jobs in October, but employees are working fewer hours and making less money. While small business employment grew by 0.14 percent in October, equating to an annual growth rate of 1.7 percent, hours worked and compensation decreased by 0.2 percent and 0.06 percent, respectively. These were among the results of […]

NetGear Ready NAS Ultra 6 ($1,065) Boasting multiple volume support for RAID 0, 1, 5 and 6, so you can select the configuration that’s right for your system, the Ultra 6 allows your data to be spread out and duplicated across multiple drives. Synology DiskStation 12-Bay ($1,699.99) The encrypted FTP server and the Web-based file […]

Data use is increasing at a rapid pace as tablets, smartphones and applications saturate the wireless space, according to the results of Oracle’s “Opportunity Calling: The Future of Mobile Communications-Take Two” report, which surveyed more than 3,000 mobile phone consumers worldwide to examine their mobile phone use habits, interest in new mobile technologies and expectations […]