Nathan Eddy

Office printing specialist Lexmark International announced results from a survey, which identified popular printing problems facing small to medium-sized businesses. The survey was conducted by MarketTools in the United States on behalf of Lexmark and was fielded in June and November of 2009 and surveyed business users. Small businesses reported that buying expensive printer ink […]

Printing and imaging company Lexmark International announced the formation of Lexmark Government Solutions, along with a program aimed at helping federal agencies reduce their environmental footprint. Government Solutions is focused on enhancing the company’s ability to service and support federal government agencies, helping them reduce expenses, enable secure information sharing and reduce environmental impacts. Lexmark […]

FedEx Office, an operating company of FedEx Corp., announced an alliance with Canon U.S.A., a subsidiary of Canon, and Hewlett-Packard to create a network of printing and imaging capabilities, giving customers access to new technologies and an extensive machine fleet. Beginning next month, FedEx Office (formerly FedEx Kinko’s) will utilize Canon and HP as sole-source […]

Citing the strong demand for iPad tablets in the United States during its first week of sales, Apple announced it made the “difficult decision” to postpone the touch screen device’s international launch date by a month. The iPad is now expected to launch in several European countries, the U.K., Australia, Canada and Japan at the […]

Opera announced its mobile browser, Opera Mini, has been approved for iPhone and iPod touch on the Apple App Store and will be available as a free download within 24 hours, depending on the market. Some of Opera Mini’s features include Speed Dial, which gives users the ability to reach their favorite sites with one […]

Super Micro Computer, a provider of application-optimized server solutions, is demonstrating its new Twin architecture server solutions optimized for cloud computing. Based on the SBI-7226T-T2 blade, the company’s TwinBlade server supports up to 20 dual-socket server blades per 7U enclosure. The hardware is combined with dual 40G bps InfiniBand, FCoE or 10GbE switches and dual […]

Data Deposit Box, “the online backup and recovery service designed especially for small and midsize businesses,” on March 13 “announced the launch of KineticD, a comprehensive cloud storage and remote access solution that enables SMBs to continuously back up, restore, access and share information online from any location.” The company said its “cloud-based services are […]

Vonage Holdings, a provider of voice and messaging services over broadband networks, announced the expansion of its Vonage Mobile application to AT&T and T-Mobile devices that use the Android mobile operating system. The app is currently available to download for AT&T and T-Mobile Android devices via the company’s Website and is already available for iPhone, […]

SCORE, an organization that bills itself the “Counselor to America’s Small Business,” announced that The SCORE Foundation rallied corporate partners for a combined donation of $1.1 million to jump-start a nationwide public/private consortium to help small businesses compete in the Internet age by using broadband technologies. The consortium will offer training, tools and resources, all […]

A global study of chief financial officers by IBM reports that nearly three quarters of midmarket CFOs worldwide cite the need for faster decision-making and pressure to reduce costs as their top challenges. These CFOs believe that external pressures (economic, industry, regulatory) will increase over the next three years. As a result, more than half […]

10 iPad Apps Every New Owner Needs by Nathan Eddy MLB At Bat 2010 ($14.99) Get yourself into the swing of things with this multitouch Major League Baseball app, which allows you to get detailed box scores, track every pitch and get play-by-play announcements. Plus, MLB.com subscribers can watch full regular season live games with […]

News that the latest operating system for Apple’s popular iPhone, OS 4.0, was greeted with skepticism by Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, who said Apple’s increasingly surefooted move into the mobile gaming space is not having an impact on Nintendo. Moreover, Fils-Aime dismissed the selection of games Apple offers. While Nintendo has indeed achieved […]