Nathan Eddy

Unified communications solutions provider Unified360 has announced the availability of a suite of managed services aimed at small to midsize businesses that includes e-mail security and a hosted exchange service. The offering also includes Web security, message continuity, remote monitoring and global NOC services, applications that Paul Tran, CTO and founder of Unified360, said the […]

A survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit found small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) around the world expect the global economy to rebound by the end of 2009 (25 percent) or mid-2010 (34 percent) and a report detailing the results of the survey, Understanding Growth Priorities of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, noted that the top […]

SiSense, a provider of business intelligence tools for small to midsize businesses, has announced the next generation of its Prism product, called PrismCubed, a user-friendly, low-cost tool for in-depth, end-to-end business intelligence, capable of visual representation and ad-hoc queries of large amounts of integrated data from several data sources. PrismCubed is available now and can […]

NAS server, NVR video surveillance systems and network-based video player manufacturer QNAP Systems expanded its Turbo NAS lineup with a pair of high-performance NAS servers for the corporate and entry-level enterprise market. The TS-439U-RP and TS-439U-SP models are both four-drive 1U rack-mounted network-attached storage servers with hot-swappable drives that are capable of up to 8TB […]

Wireless device and personal peripheral manufacturer Logitech announced an updated version of the Harmony One remote control, the Harmony 900, this time adding highly desirable radio frequency (RF) technology, which allows users to operate the remote from anywhere in the house because the remote does not require a line of sight connection to operate electronics. […]

Technology company Toshiba, which lost a protracted high-definition DVD format war with rival Sony (Toshiba backed HD DVD technology, but Sony’s Blu-ray player prevailed) is getting ready to produce Blu-ray players of its own, according to a company statement. Toshiba announced the company has applied for membership of the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) and plans […]

IT, network and identity management solutions company NEC Corporation of America announced it is rolling out new financing initiatives in the U.S. NEC said is looking to make the purchasing decision easier by taking the immediate economic strain off the customer while allowing them to meet current business needs. Until the end of 2009, NEC […]

Computer products supplier Fujitsu announced the launched a new aggregated series of 24-port and 48-port 1Gb/10Gb Ethernet Switches. The introduction of the 24-port XG0224 and 48-port XG0448 expands the XG family of Fujitsu high-performance Ethernet switches, helping enable the integration of existing Ethernet streams into high-speed 10Gb networks. The Fujitsu XG Switches offer low latency […]

The Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest and highest-energy particle accelerator, intended to cause collisions between opposing particle beams, has had a troubled history thus far; problems leading up to and after the initial activation of the accelerator have sullied an eagerly awaited event for the scientific community. Now, the European Center for Nuclear Research, […]

A recent 11-country study by AMI-Partners highlighted significant changes in small and midsize businesses’ IT needs and interests. The study’s focus was to analyze how the economy is impacting SMBs’ perceptions, usage and purchasing behaviors related to IT. Among key changes identified in the study was the drastic increase of SMBs worldwide now showing strong […]

Secure application delivery specialist Array Networks Inc., announced the launch of the Array SPX800 Universal Access Controller (UAC), a remote access solution aimed at small to medium-size businesses (SMBs). Array said with the SPX800 appliance, SMBs and their employees, road warrior and office worker alike, can benefit from a range of SSL VPN and remote […]

Unified Communications security specialist Sipera Systems announced the release of the UC-Sec 100 security appliance, aimed at providing comprehensive privacy and threat protection for small to midsize businesses using VOIP and unified communications. With UC-Sec, Sipera said SMBs now can ensure their VOIP and UC deployments will help them remain in compliance with PCI DSS, […]