Nathan Eddy

In its first report on the use of “geosocial” or location-based services, the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life project finds that four percent of online adults use a service such as Foursquare or Gowalla that allows them to share their location with friends and to find others who are nearby. On any given […]

Security, storage and systems management specialist Symantec announced the evolution of its Partner Program, which is based on a specialist model, and introduced a master specialization category, as well as rolled out three new specializations: data protection, high availability and storage management. Specializations will be a requirement for attaining Silver, Gold and Platinum status, the […]

Lamantine Software has released a new version of its Sticky Password password manager and form filler-5.0-which addresses personal privacy and identity theft attacks. Features include the ability to recognize password-protected sites with automatic log-in, one-click form filling, and password imports from browsers and other password manager programs on a user’s computer.“We’ve got the right product […]

The Geeks Guide to Chicago by Nathan Eddy The Ledge, Willis (Sears) Tower Observatory We’ll start with an easy one for skyscraper fans—the recently renamed Sears Tower boasts an observatory complemented by four glass boxes extending 4 feet out and 1,353 feet up from the bottom of the building, once the world’s tallest. Museum of […]

Electrical glitches have caused a launch delay for the final flight of the space shuttle Discovery. NASA announced that its Prelaunch Mission Management Team wants to give engineers more time to look deeply into electrical issues from a main engine computer controller that cropped up this morning. Therefore, the launch of space shuttle Discovery on […]

Viruses, trojans, data-stealing malware, and data leaks were rated as big IT concerns among small businesses, according to Trend Micro’s 2010 corporate end user survey, which included 1600 end users in the U.S., U.K., Germany and Japan. On average, 63 percent of small businesses were most concerned by viruses, 60 percent by trojans, 59 percent […]

Sales and marketing automation specialist LoopFuse announced the release of OneView v3.28, a marketing automation platform aimed at small to medium-size businesses and featuring inbound, content and search engine marketing. The inbound, content and search engine marketing features help enable marketers to analyze website traffic in real-time, providing insight into which marketing programs are driving […]

Cloud-based smartphone security software developer Lookout Mobile Security announced Lookout Premium for Android, which includes updated security and privacy features for added smartphone protection. Lookout Premium now offers visibility into, and control of, personal information that smartphone apps access with the new Privacy Advisor. Lookout Premium will be available for all Android users on Nov. […]

Voice and data communications solutions provider LG-Ericsson USA announced the availability of its iPECS ES series of Ethernet switches for SMBs. The company’s Ethernet Switch iPECS ES series solutions are backed by 24/7 technical support and a limited lifetime warranty and are now available in North America via LG-Ericsson VARs. The iPECS ES series includes […]

E-mail messaging security specialist Vircom announced the release of Email Security Grader, a free online tool designed to help IT and mail administrators evaluate the security of their mail infrastructure. The Website re-groups several tests, educates users and makes recommendations for each aspect of e-mail security. Once the test is complete, ESG presents the user […]

NASA’s shuttle program Mission Management Team met this morning as the countdown remained on track to launch space shuttle Discovery Wednesday on the STS-133 mission, with a scheduled launch time just before 4 p.m. EDT. The weather forecast calls for a 70 percent chance of acceptable conditions at launch time, while NASA reported those odds […]

Implix, provider of the GetResponse e-mail marketing solution, announced an online communications platform. ClickMeeting enables small to midsize business users to set up conferences on the fly for up to 25 users, and ClickWebinar offers live video conference streaming for 100 to 1,000 users.The platform enables midmarket companies to host global Webinars with the ability […]