Nathan Eddy

A survey of small and midsize businesses found owners are accelerating the shift away from desktops and laptops and moving toward the latest technology and gadgets such as smartphones and tablets. The findings were published by Portfolio.com, a business news site for SMB executives and entrepreneurs. Part of a proprietary study conducted by The Business […]

Network operator Verizon Wireless is in the process of restoring its 4G wireless network shortage after a one-day outage shut down the network, which covers 45 metropolitan areas in the United States. The Wall Street Journal reported a user of the HTC ThunderBolt smartphone was able to connect to the 4G network in New York, […]

Website personalization, segmentation and analytics platform developer Personyze announced the official launch of its software-as-a-service solution that provides Website owners and marketers a suite of tools that provide advanced segmentation and personalization capabilities that are designed to enhance the visitor experience, improve advertising ROI and increase average order size. Personyze can give Web marketers the […]

Unified communications specialist Polycom expanded its line of telepresence solutions with three new offerings-the EagleEye Director room camera tracking system, the HDX 4500 executive desktop telepresence system and the mobile telepresence m100 solution. The EagleEye Director and the HDX4500 will be available late April through certified channel partners starting at a list price of $8,499 […]

Effective this week, the Allen Telescope Array, used for the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence Institute’s work, has been placed into hibernation due to funding shortfalls for operations of the Hat Creek Radio Observatory where the ATA is located. Not only does the Array enable SETI search, but it also has been used to make advances […]

Elliptic Technologies, a supplier of security IP and software, announced the immediate availability of its HDCP 2.0 Software Development Kit. HDCP 2.0 is a security technology that addresses the content protection needs for high-valued digital content. Sony, Panasonic, Intel and high-definition content owners Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment and others have endorsed the specification, the […]

Social networking specialist for small and midsize businesses Breeze Social announced the addition of a posting-suggestions feature, which helps companies streamline the process of posting to social networks by pulling in relevant news and information for users each time they log in and want to post to social media networks. The feature is based on […]

While the first wave of virtualization has consolidated server hardware into virtual hosts and recognized significant savings in physical machines, small and midsized organizations must now consider the impact of this consolidation on their backup and disaster recovery plans, according to a report from QuorumSoft. By encapsulating workloads that can be shifted between physical hosts […]

With the escalating use of mobile devices and tablets, along with the growing number of telecommuters, it’s critical for small businesses to stay on top of employee activity. According to the Ponemon Institute, the costs associated with data breaches caused by careless or malicious employees can be detrimental to an SMB-insider breach incidents cost businesses […]

The wife of shuttle pilot Mark Kelly, U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, has been cleared to attend the launch of her husband’s final mission to space aboard the space shuttle Endeavour, another milestone in the congresswoman’s remarkable recovery after she was shot in an assassination attempt in January. The New York Times reported Giffords’ parents and […]

Business, government and public safety agencies could be better prepared for natural or man-made disasters with the help of AT&T Remote Mobility Zone, the company said. The offering provides mobile voice and data services in the absence of wireless coverage. Designed to support essential communications, the Remote Mobility Zone allows organizations to set up their […]

In an effort to continue providing SMB owners with Web-based technology and services to help them grow their businesses, ChamberofCommerce.com has agreed to an online partnership with Clickatell, a specialist in Personalized Priority Messaging (PPM) through all media devices. Underlining the importance for businesses to integrate new technologies into their marketing strategies, ChamberofCommerce.com said it […]