Nathan Eddy

Technology giant IBM announced a slate of initiatives to extend security to the growing number of mobile and instrumented devices beyond an organization’s four walls, such as smartphones, ATMs, retail kiosks, traffic systems, meters, buildings and sensors. The company also unveiled research projects, software, and services partnerships to help organizations better manage the security of […]

Data storage specialist Drobo announced the release of storage appliances for small to medium-size businesses for primary and secondary storage for Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint and similar business applications, as well as departmental file sharing or offsite backup, and server virtualization deployments including those using VMware solutions. The products include an eight-bay file sharing Drobo with […]

Technology giant Hewlet-Packard unveiled a redesigned consumer notebook PC portfolio designed to enhance the user experience with sleek looks, bold colors and a premium sound system. The notebooks draw inspiration from culture, art and fashion, and build on the company’s MUSE (materials, usability, sensory appeal and experience) design philosophy. Available in a dark umber metal […]

Digital office equipment and document management solutions and services specialist Ricoh Americas announced the availability of the Aficio MP C2051/MP C2551 color digital imaging system, aimed at small to midsize businesses. Both printers, which come with 8.5-inch color displays, boast Ricoh’s HotSpot MFP technology, allowing mobile users to print from a handheld device or smartphone […]

Google’s open-source Android mobile-operating system is helping push worldwide smartphone sales to new highs, according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. In the fourth quarter of 2010, vendors shipped 100.9 million smartphones, up 87.2 percent from 53.9 million during the same period in 2009. For the full year, worldwide smartphone shipments totaled 302.6 million, […]

Semiconductor specialist Texas Instruments (TI) announced the next generation of its OMAP family, the OMAP 5 mobile applications platform, boasting two ARM Cortex-A15 MPCores – the most advanced ARM architecture to date – capable of speeds of up to 2 GHz per core in the OMAP 5 implementation. The 28 nanometer OMAP 5 applications processors […]

Advanced American Telephones, which manufactures AT&T-branded telephones under a license agreement with AT&T Intellectual Property, introduced added functionality to the Synapse phone system for small to medium-size businesses with the launch of the Synapse T1/PRI Gateway (SB67060). The T1/PRI Gateway connects to the Synapse phone system, supporting 100 extensions and up to 39 lines with […]

There was a net gain of 11,800 IT-related jobs in January-the eighth straight month of positive job growth in IT labor segments in federal employment data-according to employment numbers released Friday by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. Five bellwether IT job segments in BLS data had a net gain of 74,200 jobs […]

To bring the U.S. up to speed with many developed countries when it comes to broadband Internet access, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is expected to offer a plan to streamline and reorganize an $8 billion fund. The fund-mostly contained in the Universal Service Fund-is aimed at bolstering broadband connectivity in rural U.S. homes, […]

Web-based project management software developer Projecturf announced the release of Version 2.2 of its management platform, which boasts calendar syncing-the top customer requested feature-along with user-interface refinements, improved page loading times, and simplified integration with cloud-based file hosting services such as Dropbox.com and Box.net. The company offers a 14-day risk-free trial, and all business plans […]

According to a report from Fonality, a provider of cloud-based, VoIP and Unified Communications (UC) solutions for small to medium-size businesses (SMBs), companies are looking to cloud computing to enhance productivity and increase their return on investment (ROI). The “2011 Small and Medium-Sized Business Communications Plans and Priorities” state-of-the-market report polled proficient professionals considered to […]

As the popular Mobile World Congress 2011 conference quickly approaches, it is easy to get caught up in the buzz and lose sight of the facts and figures, which tell the real story about where technology is headed in 2011. According to a research report from Bluestreak Technology, a provider of multimedia presentation solutions, HTML […]