Nathan Eddy

Embedded and security software specialist LynuxWorks announced availability of Version 5.0 of its LynxSecure separation kernel and hypervisor, increasing performance for fully virtualized guest operating systems by utilizing new hardware technologies. It also offers 64-bit and Symmetric Multi-processing (SMP) guest OS virtualization support. In addition, the LynxSecure 5.0 release has gained a device-sharing facility for […]

Snom Technology, a developer of IP phones and IP communications solutions for the enterprise and small to medium-size business market, announced the release of Snom One plus, a new hardware-based version of the company’s One IP PBX. The combination of the company’s business-class IP phones and the One plus provides a full-featured business-class IP telephony […]

NASA’s Glory mission launched March 4 but failed to enter orbit and instead fell somewhere into the waters of the South Pacific, the space agency reported. At a news conference following the unsuccessful attempt to place the Glory spacecraft in orbit, a team from NASA and Orbital Sciences Corporation, maker of the Taurus XL rocket, […]

A recent study by IT job search specialist Dice found more than half (54 percent) of hiring managers and recruiters anticipate that tech talent poaching will get more aggressive this year, while just 3 percent of respondents expect it to let up. That expectation is amplified when looking at hiring managers working in the technology […]

Cisco Systems launched two unified communications platforms aimed at small and midsize businesses. The company also announced a global sales productivity initiative called Cisco Partner Advisor, with agents available to give partners immediate and personalized sales support to accelerate sales; Cisco also is extending its WebEx Meeting Center to its midmarket partners. The UC 300 […]

Intensifying its focus on big data analytics, data-warehousing and integrated-marketing-management specialist Teredata Corp. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aster Data Systems, Inc., a provider of advanced analytics and the management of a variety of diverse data that is not structured. The companies said the combination would help enable businesses to unlock intelligence hidden within […]

Printing specialist Xerox Corp. announced the acquisition of Concept Group, aimed at expanding its reach in the small to medium-size business (SMB) market in the U.K. Concept Group, a supplier of digital document solutions, has nine locations throughout the U.K. Concept Group will carry the full range of Xerox office products and supplies, including all […]

Nexsan, a provider of storage systems for small to medium-size businesses (SMBs), announced the launch of the E-Series storage systems, purpose built and priced for the midmarket. The new E-Series advances Nexsan’s Flexible Storage Platform by delivering a suite of storage systems with high storage density, power efficiency, and an enterprise-class feature set. The E18, […]

After a brief delay to fix what NASA called a “minor leak” in crew member Steve Bowen’s spacesuit, Discovery astronauts March 2 began their second spacewalk of the mission. The spacewalk began shortly before 11 a.m. EST. According to a tweet from NASA, the leak in Bowen’s space suit was caused by a problem with […]

Flight day six is underway aboard the space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station following the wakeup call early March 1 of “Happy Together” by The Turtles, played for Mission Specialist Steve Bowen, according to NASA. The PMM Permanent Multipurpose Module will be moved from Discovery’s cargo bay and attached to the Earth-facing port […]

Siemens Enterprise Communications announced updated deployment options for its all-in-one, IP-based unified communications and collaboration solutions to help small and midsize businesses simplify collaboration and mobility. Available through the company’s network of reseller partners, OpenScape Office version 3 aims to help mobile workers and those in separate locations stay connected by a complete UC (unified […]

XO Communications announced the launch of Enterprise Cloud Communications, a scalable, enterprise-grade IP communications service designed to allow businesses to accelerate the deployment of IP and unified communications. The platform integrates a range of IP telephony features, local and long-distance calling, enterprise-wide high-definition voice and video, network services and IP phone sets in a communications […]