Nathan Eddy

Since its inception, the world unified threat management (UTM) products market has witnessed high growth rates and, despite the harsh economic conditions of 2009, the UTM market grew at a healthy rate. During 2008, the market witnessed a growth rate of 32.2 percent; however, the growth rate dropped to 20.1 percent in 2009 due to […]

Ahead of an expected official company announcement, a build of Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) surfaced online on a selection of Torrent sites, along with screenshots of the upgrade. Based on information gathered from screenshots, the build date is March 27 and the build string is “build 6.1.7601.16537.amd64fre.win7.100327-0053.” A writer for the […]

NEC Corporation of America, a provider and integrator of communications, networking and IT solutions, announced the availability of NEC HYDRAstor’s OpenStorage (OST) Suite for Symantec NetBackup. The HYDRAstor OST Suite introduces Dynamic I/O, which delivers adaptable front-end load balancing with efficient inline global deduplication, as well as Optimized Copy, which creates WAN-optimized backup images for […]

Qwest Communications announced the launch of two managed solutions, Qwest iQTM Managed Security Service and Qwest iQTM Network Management Service, which deliver on a relationship Qwest and IBM previously announced to provide a technology ecosystem specifically designed for businesses with 15,000 employees or fewer. MMS helps reduce the costs and complexities associated with managing security […]

Xbox 360 manufacturer Microsoft announced via a Twitter post that a software update for the gaming console that enables support for USB devices should have reached all Xbox owners. The system update was released over Xbox Live on Tuesday. Microsoft’s Major Nelson, who authored the tweet, also noted users can have two devices connected to […]

NEC Corp. of America, a provider and integrator of communications, networking and IT solutions, announced the fifth-generation server in its premier line of enterprise Intel-based servers, the Express5800/A1080a. The server offers flexibility, capacity and configurability, exploiting the inherent functionality of the Intel Xeon Processor 7500 series. Building upon the performance of the Express5800/1000 series, the […]

Brainshark, a provider of on-demand presentations, announced the availability of myBrainshark Pro, providing enhanced functionality to users of myBrainshark, a site that lets businesses create, share and track voice-enriched, multimedia presentations for free. The features available through myBrainshark Pro, including privacy and analytic options, are aimed at helping small-office/home-office (SOHO) professionals and individual business users […]

The Blu-ray Disc Association announced the upcoming release of the BDXL classification, which allows more than twice the amount of information than the previous generation to be stored on Blu-ray discs. The association also announced that IH-BD, or “Intra-Hybrid,” discs that offer read-only and rewritable layers, will be hitting the market in a matter of […]

Telecommunications and technology giant AT&T announced plans to invest approximately $1 billion in 2010 to scale its delivery of applications, mobility and cloud services for global companies; to expand small business services within the United States; and to continue extending its network globally. AT&T’s 2010 program includes scaling application services by enhancing the company’s current […]

Ricoh Americas, a provider of digital office equipment, introduced the Aficio GX e5550N, the latest installment in its GelSprinter line of color inkjet printers. Designed for business environments, the GX e5550N replaces the previous Aficio GX 5050N to provide an alternative to laser printing where speed and duplexing are required to meet high-volume demands. With […]

As weekend estimates for sales of Apple’s eagerly awaited iPad tablet device are revised higher and higher (analyst estimates ranged between 200,000 and 700,000), it appears Apple’s gamble to revive the long-dormant tablet computing market is paying off. The device, a multimedia touchscreen tablet starting at $499, officially went on sale last Saturday after months […]

Dot Hill Systems, a provider of storage solutions and software for OEMs, open storage partners and system integrators, April 5 expanded its award-winning channel program with the introduction of its next-generation AssuredSAN disk-to-disk data protection appliances targeted at small to medium-size businesses. The Dot Hill AssuredSAN 3000 Series, based on the company’s new 3000 Series […]