Nathan Eddy

Open source private and public cloud computing software developer Cloud.com announced that its platform CloudStack now supports VMware vSphere 4.1 and VMware vCenter Server. The company said this new support enables enterprises and service providers who have already standardized on VMware virtualization technologies to extend their capabilities into the cloud without requiring changes to their […]

Higher-spending small and midsize business advertisers use 6.5 different media on average in their promotional mix, compared with 3.1 different media used by the broader SMB advertiser population, according to findings from the first wave of research firm BIA/Kelsey’s LCM: SMB Plus Spenders study. The survey indicated higher-spending midmarket companies are online and use a […]

Litigation-happy Rambus, which specializes in high-performance memory interfaces, has taken on technology giant IBM again, despite a court ruling that said IBM had not infringed on the company’s patents. Rambus, which derives the majority of its annual revenue by licensing patents, claimed the U.S. patent office ruling was in error, according to a Reuters report. […]

Systems lifecycle management, endpoint security and IT service management specialist LANDesk announced Thoma Bravo, a private equity investment firm, has entered into an agreement to purchase LANDesk Software from Emerson. Financial details were not disclosed. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of September. At the time of acquisition close, Steve Daly, executive […]

Network operator Sprint announced the launch of an online site aimed at small and medium-size businesses that allows visitors to research, compare and buy products they want. A Small Business Product Center provides photos and overviews of devices, data cards and wireless solutions, while a pricing and offer center updates special offers and best rate […]

Mobile carrier Sprint Nextell is reaching out with free femtocells to customers who have trouble getting good reception, a spokesman from the company confirmed to the wireless industry publication FierceWireless. A femtocell acts as a small cellular base station, typically designed for use in a home or small business. It connects to the service provider’s […]

Worldwide small businesses (1-99 employees) represent a “significant” opportunity for cloud services, particularly software as a service, however, one in five small businesses currently not using SAAS report their businesses are too small for such applications, a study from midmarket IT research firm AMI-Partners found. The report discovered significant subsets of these small businesses believe […]

Security solutions specialist Passlogix announced the release of an upgrade to v-GO Shared Accounts Manager (v-GO SAM), its solution for controlling administrative access to enterprise data assets. The v-GO SAM solution is designed to strengthen security for service accounts, used to connect end users to databases and other application services, by concealing and updating sensitive […]

Ground Control to John Q. Public: If you’re interested in influencing the soundtrack to NASA’s final two space shuttle missions, listen up. For the first time, the space agency is turning to the public to help choose songs to wake up the astronauts during the last two scheduled shuttle missions. Traditionally, friends and family of […]

With revenue of $3.8 billion in the second quarter, Samsung’s DRAM revenue expanded by 24.3 percent from $3.1 billion in the first quarter, the highest growth rate among the top five suppliers, according to a report from semiconducter market research firm iSuppli. The rise gave Samsung a 35.4 percent share of global DRAM revenue in […]

Printers and 3LCD projector manufacturer Epson America announced two projectors aimed at small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) that the company said would be sold exclusively through distribution, value-added resellers (VARs) and direct market reseller channels. The Epson PowerLite 1220, which retails for $649, features XGA resolution and the PowerLite 1260 ($749) features widescreen WXGA resolution […]

Storage and data management solutions specialist NetApp reported that for the first quarter of fiscal year 2011, revenues totaled $1.14 billion, compared with revenues of $838 million for the same period a year ago. For the quarter, which ended July 30, generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) net income was $142 million, or $0.38 per share, […]