Nathan Eddy

An estimated $5.3 billion will be spent on online business-to-business advertising in the United States during 2009, according to a recent report from online marketing firm eMarketer. For small and midsize business owners looking for a way to get the most advertising bang for their buck, Inflection Point Media wants to be the answer. IPM […]

Networking and security solutions company NetGear announced a partnership with messaging and Web security technology firm Commtouch Software to integrate e-mail and Web security filtering technologies from Commtouch into NetGear’s ProSecure STM series of Web and e-mail threat management appliances aimed at midmarket companies.The STM Series (comprising the STM150, STM300 and STM600) combines e-mail and […]

Verizon Communications announced a rise in net revenue for the fourth quarter, although the worldwide economic crisis has had a slowing effect on the company’s mobile phone division. Verizon, the United States’ second-largest phone company, said fourth-quarter profits rose 15 percent to $1.24 billion, or 43 cents a share, from $1.07 billion, or 37 cents […]

Computer networking giant Cisco Systems announced a slew of products aimed at the small to medium-size business market, building on an announcement that the company would invest $100 million on providing products and support for midmarket companies. Among the products announced was the Cisco Spam and Virus Blocker, a security appliance that provides protection for […]

NetGear announced the launch of its new line of security threat management products, delivering what it calls enterprise-level security solutions to small and medium-size businesses. Aimed directly at businesses and delivered via the company’s reseller partners, the STM Series of Web and E-mail Threat Management Appliances is NetGear’s first family of products to be introduced […]

A report from TechCrunch says micro-blogging and social networking Web site Twitter has entered into an agreement with one or more venture capital firms that place the company’s value at $250 million. The report does not mention a specific source other than “a source with knowledge of the deal.”In November, several news outlets reported social […]

Online news aggregator and social media Web site Digg.com announced plans to cut staff, hire a direct sales team and reach profitability within the year. Company CEO Jay Adelson posted the information Thursday on Digg’s in-house blog. “As we’ve often stated over the past couple of months, given the current economic climate, we’ve made the […]

IBM wants small to medium-size businesses to know they are invested in providing midmarket companies with cost-effective solutions by offering a growing portfolio of low or no-cost software. This week at Lotusphere, IBM announced an update of its Lotus Foundations line of small business software, built on IBM’s Express Advantage program. The Lotus Foundations hardware […]

Small-business owners know how difficult and confusing it can be to link multiple e-mail accounts, especially in an age where you’re linking across a variety of mobile, desktop and portable machines. For those midmarket companies still using AOL, you’ll be pleased to know the company announced “one-click” access to Gmail and Yahoo Mail, as well […]

Internet security solutions and appliance provider SonicWALL, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., announced a partnership with small to medium-size business (SMB) distributor D&H Distributing. D&H will supply the entire SonicWALL product portfolio, including network security, secure remote access, content and email security, and backup and recovery solutions.“The addition of D&H to the SonicWALL family presents an […]

Sage North America, part of The Sage Group, announced SageCRM v6.2, a user-friendly CRM system that helps deliver a low total cost of ownership for small and medium-sized businesses. Version 6.2 includes features such as pre-configured and customizable screen themes, an expanded editor for multilingual e-mail campaigns and an enhanced graphical view for managing relationships […]

Small business and small office and home companies often look for hardware solutions that offer performance without a high price tag, but do they also want machines that can deliver high-quality media and entertainment as well? Supermicro Computer, based in San Jose, Calif., is betting they do. Recently the company announced the introduction of its […]