Nathan Eddy

The Federal Communications Commission launched two digital tools, the Consumer Broadband Test and the Broadband Dead Zone Report, which allows consumers to test their broadband service and report areas where broadband is not available. The Broadband Dead Zone Report enables Americans to submit the street address location of a broadband “dead zone” where broadband is […]

As more companies become comfortable moving their businesses into cloud-based services, consumers are also waking up to the idea that cloud-based storage (and entertainment) is a safe and practical alternative. With this in mind, OnLive, a deliverer of on-demand, instant-play video games, announced the PC and Mac versions of its game service would begin rolling […]

S2 Security, the manufacturer of the S2 NetBox and S2 Enterprise integrated IP-based physical security systems, announced the release Web-based security appliance Pronto for small to medium-size businesses. S2 Pronto brings the company’s integrated security management capabilities to midmarket companies and offers a browser-based system that can be managed remotely by the system owner and […]

Buffalo Technology, a manufacturer of wired and wireless networking and network and direct attached storage solutions, announced a partnership with data protection and backup software manufacturer NovaStor. The alliance will bundle the company’s NovaBackup data protection software with the entire portfolio of Buffalo’s network attached storage solutions. NovaBackup will be offered on all TeraStation and […]

FileMaker, the popular cross-platform relational database application (and Apple subsidiary), announced FileMaker Pro version 11, which sees productivity features such as “on the fly” reporting and charting added to the application, which is compatible with Windows and Mac computers. Version 11 allows users to make reports in a spreadsheet-like fashion, group and summarize information on […]

Cloud storage provider SOS Online Backup announced enhancements to SOS Universal Backup with LiveProtect, which helps enable small and midsize businesses to back up data across multiple destinations at multiple times. By backing up data to six global data centers in locations such as the U.S., India, Europe and Australia, SOS enables SMBs to back […]

Concur, a provider of cost control and other on-demand services for small to medium-size businesses, announced the launch of Breeze, an online expense reporting service designed specifically for small businesses. A free 30-day trial is immediately available on the Google Apps Marketplace, Google’s recently launched online storefront for Google Apps products and services. Breeze is […]

Developers and Apple critics have long grumbled about the tight grip the computer maker holds over its wildly successful App Store, complaining Apple’s secretive and restrictive policies shut out potentially positive technologies and applications and only run programs designed specifically for Apple. This week, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), an international non-profit digital rights advocacy […]

Network attached storage manufacturer QNAP announced an expansion of its business series of servers with the release of two models for the Business Series Turbo line, the 1U rack-mounted, 4-drive models, the TS-459U-SP and TS-459U-RP. These new models, with up to 8TB of storage (using 2TB hard drives), have been certified as compatible with VMware’s […]

Business Service Management and network monitoring specialist Zyrion announced the release of Traverse 5.1, the latest version of the company’s integrated network and business service management software solution. This latest release of Traverse includes a range of features targeted to midmarket MSPs, and provides capabilities for network display, distributed data-gathering and event management. The company […]

Unified communications specialst Avaya announced the release of IP Office 6.0, a UC solution offering collaboration tools such as voice, instant messaging, presence and video. IP Office 6.0 also introduces video collaboration through a new IP Office Video Softphone application. This offers voice control features via a virtual phone on a PC or laptop, supporting […]

Storage solutions and online cloud computing application services provider IceWeb announced the launch of its Iplicity Data Storage platform, which enables the incorporation of available disk storage resident in non-Iplicity-based legacy storage vendor products such as those produced by EMC, Network Appliance, Hitachi, Equalogic, Hewlett-Packard and IBM. Storage solutions are available as NAS (Network Attached […]