Nathan Eddy

Storage management software provider Acronis announced the next generation of its backup and recovery products, the Backup & Recovery 10 line of products, designed to help SMBs back up and restore any Microsoft- or Linux-based servers or workstations to their full operating state prior to any failure. This comprises the entire hard disk, including operating […]

Nine Cell Phones and Smartphones That Will Bust Your Budget by Nate Eddy Nokia N97 ($700) This one barely makes the list, coming in at an almost affordable $700. Nokia’s Symbian-powered, touch-screen-enabled N97 smartphone is packed with features like a touch-sensitive display and a slide-out keyboard. For good measure, the N97 also sports the dynamic […]

Network operator AT&T and mobile resource management provider Xora announced a GPS locator application that gives small to medium-sized businesses real-time locations of their mobile work force. The solution is a SAAS (software-as-a-service) application designed to help AT&T business customers improve the productivity and accountability of their field-based employees and in doing so lower expenses […]

Information technology professional services and products supplier CMIT Solutions announced the launch of what the company claims is the world’s first co-managed service desk, the CMIT Service Center, a simple Web interface for submitting issues and tracking progress. The company argues it can help those SMBs (small to medium-size businesses) that constantly struggle to identify, […]

Network-attached storage company Synology America, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based Synology, announced the availability of the Rack Station RS409, a 1U 4-bay network attached storage server, aimed at providing small to medium-size businesses with large capacity and rich business applications to allow user-friendly sharing and safeguarding of data. Earlier in the week, the company announced the […]

Electronics giant Sony belatedly enters the crowded netbook market with the announcement of its Viao W-series “mini notebook,” which goes on sale in Japan and parts of Europe in mid-August. The 10.1-inch-screen device is also available for pre-order via the company’s Sony Style Website. The netbook is offered for 60,000 yen (approximately $629). The Vaio […]

Storage management software specialist Open-E announced the availability of its sixth generation Data Storage Software (DSS) V6 IP-Storage operating system. The new DSS V6 storage management software, featuring an upgraded architecture, user interface and with more functionality than previous versions, can be downloaded from Open-E’s website and installed to any media including internal HDD, RAID […]

Network-attached storage producer Synology America announced the launch of its 2.5-inch four-bay Disk Station DS409slim, which the company said brings lower power consumption, virtually quiet operations and a small footprint, both physically and financially, to small to medium-size business owners looking for a reliable data sharing and backup solution. The DS409slim uses 2.5-inch hard drives […]

Virtualization data protection and management solutions company Vizioncore, a subsidiary of Quest Software, announced the availability of SMB Data Protection Pack, a new sales offering aimed at small to medium-size businesses that have adopted, or are considering, VMware vSphere Essentials. The SMB Data Protection Pack provides SMB customers with solutions such as data protection, high […]

Japan’s predominant mobile phone operator, NTT DoCoMo, announced a partnership with U.S.-based wireless and digital home multimedia software and service firm PacketVideo that will see DoCoMo take a 35 percent stake in the company, a subsidiary of NextWave Wireless. DoCoMo said the $45.5 million, all-cash transaction, effective immediately, is intended to strengthen DoCoMo’s position in […]

A survey of small to medium-size businesses from market research and consulting company Techaisle found that such companies spend between $326 to $401 per PC on repairs on systems that are older than three years old. The survey, conducted across seven countries and 630 companies in March 2009, suggests SMBs’ average cost to repair PCs […]

While it could probably be said that most businesses-large, medium and small-print more than is necessary, a report by printing company Lexmark International revealed the U.S. government wastes a staggering $440 million annually on unnecessary printing-more than $1 million per day-almost as much as it costs to print actual currency. The federal government spends nearly […]