Nathan Eddy

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today joined Small Business Administration Administrator Karen Mills and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Influenza Division Deputy Director Daniel Jernigan to announce a preparedness guide to assist small businesses in planning for the H1N1, or swine, flu. Napolitano said small businesses play an essential role in the […]

Telanetix, a communications solutions provider offering voice services and video telepresence solutions to the business market, announced the expansion of its contract with CallSource, a provider of call tracking technologies that helps companies increase marketing effectiveness, capture additional sales opportunities and improve customer service. Telanetix said it will be providing CallSource with many of its […]

Communications giant AT&T announced the SB67118 phone system with extended range and a push-to-talk feature, aimed at small to medium-size businesses. The company claims it is the only small business phone system in the United States to feature optional Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications 6.0 repeaters that extend talk range up to 2,940 feet. The system, […]

Handset maker LG has announced plans to offer a Google Android-powered mobile phone-the touch-screen LG-GW620, which boasts a 3-inch full touch-screen and a slide-out QWERTY keypad. The company positioned the announcement as an indication of its two-tier strategy of offering mobile customers a choice between open-source platforms and proprietary platforms such as Windows Mobile. LG […]

Privacy and user protection company TRUSTe has announced the launch of Privacy Services for Small and Medium Businesses, which the company said gives small businesses the chance to attract more customers by offering them a safe online experience. TRUSTe’s basic privacy policy package allows a small business owner to obtain a privacy policy based on […]

Video game sales continued their economic slide in August, falling 16 percent, to $908.7 million, and extending the industry’s sales decline to the sixth straight month, according to market research company The NPD Group. The Nintendo Wii posted the best sales of the three major console makers, with 277,400 units sold. Sony’s PlayStation 3 and […]

Just two weeks after its launch, Apple quietly released an update for its latest operating system, Snow Leopard, with 10.6.1, which addresses a security concern as well as stability and compatibility issues. The update includes fixes for compatibility with some Sierra Wireless 3G modems, an issue that might cause DVD playback to stop unexpectedly, printer […]

Printer maker Ricoh has updated its locked print security solution, Enhanced Lock Print NX v1.3. The new version, which protects an organization’s confidential and proprietary information by allowing users to store, print and manage confidential documents with the security of user authentication at a multifunctional product, now adds the distribution and retrieval option of FlexRelease […]

The Motorola Moto VU204 has the highest radiation of any cell phone, according to Environmental Working Group research, followed by T-Mobile’s myTouch 3G. Two of Research In Motion’s popular BlackBerry smartphones made the top 10: the BlackBerry Curve 8330, at No. 4, and the BlackBerry Bold 9000, at No. 10. The EWG, a nonprofit research […]

According to research conducted by telecommunications industry analyst T3i Group, a “golden opportunity” exists for service providers that include wireless equipment/expense management services in their offerings. The report found few businesses have a WEM program in place today, for reasons spanning from budgeting and the economy to not enough information to make an educated decision, […]

Software-as-a-service-based security specialists Purewire and Reflexion Networks announced a partnership to help protect small to midsize businesses from Web and e-mail threats such as malware. Reflexion Web Security is powered by Purewire and delivers Web threat prevention, compliance enforcement and reporting and management to cost-conscious businesses. Reflexion distributes the Purewire Web Security Service through its […]

Technology company Hewlett Packard (HP) announced a series of relationships and solutions designed to open up Web printing to all its customers, small business or home office customers as well as consumers. HP is partnering with AOL to bring embedded print customization tools to AOL sites, expand print services for Flickr members worldwide through Snapfish […]