Nathan Eddy

Professional services firm WireHead Security introduced its suite of information security and consulting services aimed at helping small to medium-size businesses, and education and government organizations address the growing problems of online theft, cyber-fraud and the stream of new security vulnerabilities. The company said small to medium-sized organizations face special challenges in addressing the growing […]

Virtualization and automation software company Parallels has announced it is partnering with Trustwave, a provider of on-demand data security and payment card industry compliance management solutions, to provide cloud services providers with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard compliance validation solutions. PCI DSS is the payment card industry security requirement for entities that store, process […]

If there are two things Apple is likely to always provide, one is a line of pricey, attractively designed consumer electronics and computers and the other, of course, is a tidal wave of rumors and speculation whenever a highly anticipated, closely guarded product is (presumably) soon to launch. With Apple keeping mum about most aspects […]

Sony finally announced a price cut on its expensive game console, the PlayStation 3, this week, cutting the price for the 120GB version to $299, starting Sept. 1, while the price of the PS3 with a 160GB hard disk drive was reduced to $399 on Aug. 18. Facing a tough market and an impending holiday […]

Networking solutions specialist SMC Networks announced the launch of the TigerStack II 1000 Stackable Managed Layer 3 switches, designed to improve the performance of workgroup network infrastructures of small to medium-size businesses. The switches (SMC8926EM and SMC8950EM) deliver wire-speed Gigabit performance over 24 or 48 10/100/1000BASE-T ports and feature two 10G module slots to enable […]

Security, storage and systems management solutions company Symantec announced the Symantec Extended Terms Financing Program, offering qualified Symantec registered and silver partners free 60-day extended payment terms for select Symantec products provided by GE Capital, Commercial Distribution Finance. The program was designed to provide eligible partners with increased cash flow and payment flexibility by allowing […]

A survey of 130 CEO and other C-level hardware and software company executives conducted by audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG found the respondents believe that the technology sector will recover from the current economic crisis substantially more quickly than the U.S. economy, with senior business leaders expecting improved revenue and profitability in 2010 and […]

Wireless and wireline communications company Verizon Communications announced an expanded suite of encryption services aimed at providing small and midsize businesses with affordable protection for their data across multiple devices, including e-mail and documents. Verizon said the newly added data encryption services would help prevent privacy leaks, unauthorized access and help keep documents private in […]

Amid a period of slowing sales in the video game industry, Sony Computer Entertainment announced a slimmed-down, less expensive version of its pricey gaming console, the PlayStation 3. The new system, offering a 120GB hard disk drive, will be available in North American stores Sept. 1. Also in North America, the price of the PS3 […]

Networking and direct-attached storage solutions company Buffalo Technology announced a slim, space-saving rack-mounted storage appliance, the TeraStation III Rackmount, aimed at providing a low-cost, storage solution for space-strapped small to medium size businesses. The solution will be available in late August at estimated street prices of $1,299.99 for the 2TB model, $1,799.99 for the 4TB […]

According to market research firm T3i Group’s most recent survey of almost 300 U.S. and international enterprise and small to medium-size business decision makers, the near-term market for hosted Internet Protocol telephony and applications is much larger than indicated by previous studies. The survey addressed global demand for hosted telephony and seven hosted applications: contact […]

Google’s free e-mail service, Google Mail-or Gmail, as it is commonly known-surpassed AOL as the No. 3 most visited e-mail Website in the month of July, according to research firm comScore. Gmail, first released in April 2004, logged 37 million unique monthly users in July, compared with AOL’s 36.4 million. Google’s AOL leapfrog represents a […]