Nathan Eddy

Audio communications specialist Plantronics announced the availability of tools, training events and special product offers as part of an initiative aimed at supporting the communications requirements of small and midsize businesses. Plantronics said it is working with strategic partners, including Cisco, to develop and offer technology solutions for this mobile-focused market segment. The first SMB […]

A pessimistic economic outlook in the United States and Western Europe are major contributing factors to the slow growth of the PC market in 2011, according to preliminary research from IT analytics firm Gartner, although competition from increasingly capable mobile devices and tablets is affecting the market and PC vendors’ strategy, the report noted. The […]

Technology giant IBM is reaching out to small and midsize businesses with $1 billion in financing to help credit-qualified companies over the next 18 months take advantage of a new suite of advanced technologies such as analytics and cloud. The effort is designed to help SMBs spur innovation and drive economic growth by making credit […]

Cloud-based voice over IP (VOIP) and unified communications (UC) solutions provider Fonality announced the general availability of its Heads Up Display (HUD) Mobile application for the Apple iPhone and Google Android-based smartphones. Fonality HUD Mobile provides cloud-based VOIP, UC and contact center solutions via Apple or Android platforms with a single interface to small to […]

Hewlett-Packard unveiled its largest investment in the all-in-one desktop PC market to date, debuting a portfolio of products for consumers and small and midsize businesses. The space-saving Omni series PCs-comprised of the Omni 120 and the Omni 220–are expected to be available on Sept. 21 and Sept. 11 at a starting price of $399.99 and […]

While the employment opportunities for technology professionals are certainly rosier than the overall job market for Americans, there are still certain skills higher in demand-particularly when it comes to mobile application development. A report from Dice.com, a career Website for technology and engineering professionals, found the overall available technology jobs as of Sept. 1 to […]

Technology giant Dell announced the expansion of its PowerConnect wireless networking platform, which is designed to help small to medium-size businesses better manage IT resources under limited budgets. The PowerConnect W-Series of access points (APs), controllers and software brings end-to-end wireless networking features and security to SMBs from the data center to small branch offices […]

Panasonic Toughbook 19 ($2,500) This fully-rugged, convertible tablet PC has a 10.1-inch sunlight-viewable touch or dual-touch LCD with a full magnesium alloy case. Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-TX10 ($329) Certified waterproof, dustproof, shock-proof and freeze-proof, this 16.2-megapixel digital camera can take just about anything you throw at it. Transcend Portable Hard Drive ($99.99) Transcend’s StoreJet 25M3 portable […]

While the unemployment rate in the United States remains stubbornly high and the population becomes increasingly frustrated with the lack of job opportunities-the month of August saw no gains in the job market and there was a rise in “discouraged workers”–professionals in the IT space fared better, with 13,700 more jobs added in the technical […]

Networking solutions provider D-Link announced the ShareCenter Pro network storage solutions, which support concurrent NAS and iSCSI connectivity and are designed for SMB environments. With the ShareCenter Pro N-Series and S-Series models, D-Link has expanded its business storage offerings to offer unified storage solutions with built-in security, data protection and disaster recovery functionality well-suited for […]

Business solutions specialist Averiware and cloud services company GreenAppX announced a partnership in which GreenAppX will distribute Averiware’s suite of integrated business applications through its services delivery network. Averiware’s suite includes the following modules: salesforce automation, customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain management, human resources management, and accounting and financial reporting. GreenAppX allows service providers, […]

Technology giant Dell and Chinese Web services company Baidu are teaming up to develop mobile phones and tablet devices involving Baidu’s new mobile platform, according to a Reuters report. While Dell has not officially established a timeline for when the products are to hit the market, sources mentioned in the report said November might be […]