Nathan Eddy

Technology giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) expanded its all-in-one PC portfolio for small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) with the HP Pro All-in-one MS200 Business PC, featuring an integrated design that puts the computing power inside the display. The company said its single console, which conceals antennas, cables and other peripherals, offers an ideal solution for use in […]

The confirmation by Apple that the company purchased the music streaming site Lala, which boasts just 100,000 customers by Lala’s own count, raises the question, Why? After all, Apple’s iTunes music application offers more than 11 million songs and is the leading digital music retailer with more than 70 percent of the digital music market […]

Hewlett-Packard, the world’s largest technology company, announced the introduction of Mission Critical Services Enhancement, developed in partnership with software development corporation SAP AG. The offering is a call management service that aligns HP and SAP remote support management capabilities for mission-critical SAP solution-based environments. The HP Mission Critical Services Enhancement and the HP SAPS Meter […]

Owners of the Motorola Droid, Verizon Wireless’ handset running Google’s Android open-source operating system, will be receiving a software development kit update soon, according to the Android developers Website. With downloads beginning in December, the Android 2.0.1 is a minor platform release deployable to Android-powered handsets, such as the Droid, which includes minor API changes, […]

Wireless communications company Motorola, Inc. announced the company’s strategic venture capital arm, Motorola Ventures, made an investment in Sensitive Object, a specialist in multitouch anywhere platforms and natural user interface (NUI). Sensitive Object’s Anywhere MultiTouch platform extends tactilization to any surface of a device allowing for virtual controls and next generation user-interfaces. The company was […]

Network operator AT&T and computer maker Lenovo announced the bundling of AT&T Tech Support 360 with select Lenovo PCs, in an effort to reach out to small to medium-size businesses (SMBs). These businesses can purchase Lenovo ThinkPad SL510 and T400 laptops and ThinkCentre A58 small form factor desktops, the first devices to be bundled with […]

The problem-plagued Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which has suffered a series of setbacks and mechanical breakdowns, is reportedly back in operational mode after suffering a power failure due to a blown 18 kilovolt power connection. The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) operates the $10 billion particle accelerator located in Geneva. CERN spokeswoman Katie Yurkewicz […]

Job losses among small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) are slowing, according to the latest report from Automatic Data Processing (ADP), a measure of employment derived from an anonymous subset of roughly 500,000 U.S. business clients. Small businesses shed a total of 68,000 employees in the month of November, according to the report. ADP defines small […]

ProactiveWatch, a provider of remote monitoring and management software designed for managed service providers (MSPs), value added resellers (VARs) and other IT support companies who manage their customers’ systems, announced the availability of centralized patch management to the company’s SaaS MSP platform. ProactiveWatch is offering 30-day trial versions of the solution via its Web site. […]

Psystar, the Doral, Fla., company sued by computer maker Apple for selling “Open Computers”-PCs with Mac OS X Leopard preloaded onto them-has agreed to pay Apple $2.7 million in damages and legal fees to partially settle a dispute over the sale of such computers. The company’s Website currently lists all Mac-loaded computers as “out of […]

Network communications giant Cisco announced an expansion of the company’s portfolio of small business technology with enhanced networking, security and collaboration solutions, as well as the continuation of its partner profitability and financing programs to help partners and SMBs accelerate their businesses. On the security side, Cisco announced expanded capabilities in the Cisco Configuration Assistant, […]

With increasing demand from small and midsize businesses as well as increasing supply, remote managed services have emerged as a rare growth area in an economy still struggling to right itself, according to a report from analyst firm AMI Partners. As a result, annual spending on remote managed IT services by North American SMBs is […]