Nathan Eddy

AuthenTec, a provider of security and identity management solutions, announced that Zyxel Communications has chosen its QuickSec IPsec Server toolkit to enhance security in its ZyWall Series of network security appliances. Taiwan-based Zyxel, an Internet solutions provider with a specialized position in security solutions, will integrate QuickSec Server IP security (IPsec) in a broad range […]

Hewlett-Packard’s ePrint service application for Apple’s iPhone is now available in the Apple App Store, giving iPhone users the ability to print within their enterprise network via an HP Managed Print Services engagement. Users can also download the ePrint service app to print at thousands of HP ePrint Mobile Print locations worldwide, including FedEx Office […]

Small to midsize businesses that have embraced mobile devices generated 40 percent higher revenue growth over the last 12 months compared with those that did not, according to a report from IT research firm AMI-Partners. Until recently, smartphones and notebooks have been the primary tools to process information wirelessly, but tablets are quickly catching on. […]

In a year of major changes for the global microprocessor industry, one thing remained the same: leading suppliers Intel and Advanced Micro Devices in 2010 maintained their customary ranks in the market, research from IT analytics firm IHS iSuppli indicated. Intel finished the year with 81.0 percent share of global microprocessor revenue, up a scant […]

Dell is reaching out to customers who purchased the company’s PCs that were affected by faulty Intel chipsets. The computer maker plans to offer all customers who received a system prior to March 1 that was potentially affected by the chipset issue an option for a new replacement motherboard. Potentially affected systems include Dell’s XPS […]

Sonasoft, a developer and provider of archiving and business continuity software on the Microsoft Windows platform specifically for the small to medium-size business (SMB) market, announced a limited-time offer on its e-mail archiving solution, SonaVault. The mailbox licensing is being offered at the price of $1,495, at which customers can archive up to 100 mailboxes […]

Nvidia on March 24 introduced the GeForce GTX 590, which the company claimed is the fastest dual graphics card available, as well as the world’s quietest. Powered by dual Nvidia Fermi-class graphics processing units on a single card, the GTX 590 is designed for “??ber enthusiasts” and individuals looking to build an ultra-high-performance PC gaming […]

Network-attached storage specialist Gridstore announced that with NASg 2.0, its latest-generation NAS solution for small to midsize businesses, managed service providers and SMBs can achieve a powerful NAS storage grid that eliminates storage sprawl and multiple single points of failure while reducing the cost of stand-alone NAS solutions by as much as a third. The […]

Unified communications services specialist Polycom announced the acquisition of Accordent Technologies, a provider of video content management and delivery solutions, for approximately $50 million in cash. Polycom said it expects this acquisition to be neutral to earnings in 2011 and slightly accretive to earnings in 2012. Accordent grew to $9 million in revenues in 2010 […]

Mozilla’s Firefox 4 Web browser, released March 22, is off to a promising start, if the company’s download tracking statistics are to be believed. The animated tracking page shows the browser has been downloaded nearly 7 million times worldwide since its launch; the majority of downloads appear to be focused on the two coasts of […]

Motorola Mobility Holdings and unified communications specialist Polycom have teamed up to deliver Polycom high-definition personal telepresence on Motorola’s Google Android-powered Xoom tablets, which will be available in the second half of 2011. The Polycom telepresence video application on the Xoom tablets is designed to deliver improved enterprise collaboration and productivity by enabling users to […]

Six companies that own and operate some of the largest networks in the world-Deutsche Telekom, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Verizon and Yahoo-announced the formation of the Open Networking Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting a new approach to networking, called software-defined networking. Joining these six founding companies in creating ONF are 17 member companies, including […]