Nathan Eddy

Edgewater Networks announced the addition of the EdgeMarc 250 Series Enterprise Session Border Controller to its family of EdgeMarc products. Aimed at small to medium-size businesses and branch offices of larger enterprises, the 250 Series is designed to simplify the management, improve the performance and reduce the costs of converged voice, video and data networks […]

Businesses collectively lose more than 127 million person-hours annually-or an average of 545 person-hours per company-in employee productivity due to IT downtime, according to a survey sponsored by CA Technologies. This loss is equivalent to 63,500 people being unable to work for an entire year. The survey of 2,000 organizations in North America and Europe […]

Endeavour crew members Drew Feustel and Greg Chamitoff are well under way in the first of four planned spacewalks on the shuttle’s last mission into space. NASA reported they have completed the installation of the ammonia jumper cable that will connect the cooling loops of the station’s port-3 and 4 segments. The space agency reported […]

Virtual and cloud-based environment migration specialist SANpulse announced the release of a report titled “Migrating to the Private Cloud: Evolution of Infrastructure into a Service Model.” Available for free download via the company’s Website, the report focuses on infrastructure as a service and key pitfalls to keep in mind when identifying the appropriate solutions to […]

Integrated travel and expense management services provider Concur launched the Concur Advisor Program, designed to provide accountants in public practice and SMB consultants with solutions, training and support to better serve their clients. The program taps into the network of financial professionals that SMBs look to for advice, enabling them to leverage Concur and more […]

In conjunction with National Small Business Week 2011, T-Mobile USA expanded its small business offering with a plan that provides more predictable monthly costs, service and flexible unlimited wireless options. With the plan, small businesses can access unlimited voice, text and data on the company’s 4G Network for $69.99 per month. Additionally, companies that sign […]

“You don’t know what you don’t know” might be the expression most appropriate for small and midsize businesses when it comes to the benefits of technology and their business, according to an independent survey of more than 500 SMB decision makers released at National Small Business Week. The study, commissioned by Verio, a provider of […]

The proliferation of collaboration and social tools designed to increase productivity is actually costing businesses millions of dollars per year in lost productivity, according to a survey of more than 500 employees in U.S. businesses of all sizes conducted by online market research firm uSamp (United Sample) and commissioned by social email software provider harmon.ie. […]

Communications giant Comcast announced Metro Ethernet services as part of an ongoing strategy to expand its portfolio of business services to meet the requirements of larger customers. Targeted at midsize businesses with 20-500 employees, Comcast’s Metro Ethernet services provide access to the company’s fiber optic network for businesses with high-bandwidth needs and often multiple locations. […]

The space shuttle Endeavour successfully docked with the International Space Station morning of May 18, NASA officials said. An hour before scheduled, hatches between Endeavour and the ISS were opened. The crew of 12 will be together until May 23, when space station crew members Dmitry Kondratyev, Cady Coleman and Paolo Nespoli undock and return […]

Authentication and endpoint protection solutions provider DigitalPersona announced the availability of the newest version of DigitalPersona Pro, a centrally managed security suite designed to enable midmarket enterprises and SMBs to protect data and control access to computers, networks and applications. DigitalPersona Pro now helps IT departments reduce the cost of handling password resets through new […]

Acronis-a backup, recovery and security solutions specialist for physical, virtual and cloud environments-and Kaseya, a provider of IT systems-management software, announced that Acronis Back Up & Recovery would be integrated into the Kaseya IT framework as part of Kaseya Backup 4.0. Kaseya currently offers the functionality of Acronis technology to their customers through an existing […]