Nathan Eddy

By now, a majority of businesses large and small understand that social media, and particularly social networking, can serve as valuable marketing tools. Further still, social media outreach can result in growth of business and the opening of new markets. Reality Digital is going after the midmarket, announcing a social media platform, Harmony, specifically designed […]

Hosted services provider LightEdge, based in Des Moines, Iowa, announced the formation of LightEdge Consulting Servcies, or LCS, a subsidiary that will focus on midmarket IT business consulting and will expand LightEdge’s hosted delivery model to include premises-based solutions, architecture design and implementation.“Through our experience working with Fortune 500 companies, small and medium-sized businesses and […]

Communications company D-Link announced it is now shipping its latest 802.11n wireless LAN product geared specifically to small and midsize businesses. The Selectable Dual-Band Access Point features multiple operation modes and flexible centralized management.“The DAP-2553 is a versatile and affordable solution for growing businesses seeking to deploy a next-generation 802.11n WLAN,” said D-Link Chief Technology […]

Atlanta-based DynaSis, which specializes in business solutions and IT infrastructure for small to medium-size businesses, announced the opening of a high-tech data center in its hometown headquarters. The company said the facility offers a secure and resilient place to house mission-critical equipment, with around-the-clock server and environmental monitoring systems, plus management personnel, digital video surveillance […]

As the focus on sustainable energy and environmental responsibility continues to intensify, technology companies are marketing “green” products that help small businesses reduce waste and conserve energy. Rackspace Hosting, an IT hosting company based in San Antonio, Texas, and a long proponent of energy efficiency, has a new service designed to reduce midmarket companies’ overall […]

The idea of “plug computing,” which essentially crams the guts of a computer into the space the size of a small power transformer, makes a lot of sense to on-the-go small businesses owners, as it allows them to use an alternative to a PC for a software service. Marvell Technology Group, based in Santa Clara, […]

A report by SIS International Research sponsored by Siemens Enterprise Communications found communications barriers and latencies can cost small and medium businesses up to 40 percent of their productive time. On average, 70 percent of employee respondents with up to 400 employees said they spend 17.5 hours each week addressing the pain points caused by […]

Storage management software firm StorMagic, based in Eden Prairie, Minn., released StorMagic SvSAN, a storage virtual appliance the company said would help small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) quickly build a cost-effective virtual storage area network (SAN) for less than $2,000. A promotion for the announcement allows SMBs to obtain a promo key for a free […]

Printing, scanning and copying are mission-critical functions for small to medium-size businesses, and the ability to print in color can give them an edge at a time where businesses large and small are struggling to find new customers and fighting fiercely to hold on to old ones. Xerox’s Phaser 6128MFP and the Phaser 6280 color […]

Security infrastructure vendor SonicWall announced the further development of its Clean VPN technology with the release of Secure Sockets Layer VPN remote access integrated into the company’s Unified Threat Management platform. SonicWall claims SSL-based Clean VPN integration delivers simplified and encrypted connectivity to remote network users while revolutionizing protection by inspecting these same connections for […]

Designed for small business owners who don’t feel like paying the $9.95 monthly fee for Intuit’s single-user QuickBooks Online Basic accounting software, Ubikwiti is offering a free, “no strings” software as a service for SMBs, hosted on U.S.-based Amazon.com servers, as an alternative. The use of the “no strings” moniker is to point out Intuit’s […]

Open source backup and recovery firm Zmanda, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., wants Small to medium-size businesses to know there is room for SMB data protection in the cloud. Because putting together a comprehensive data protection strategy can be difficult for midmarket companies, the company positions Zmanda Cloud Backup (ZCB) as simplifying the process. ZCB is […]