Nathan Eddy

Search giant Google and the U.S. Small Business Administration announced a partnership to boost small businesses across the country, starting with a press conference and Webinar to unveil an array of online resources, tools and training designed to help small business owners harness technology to grow their businesses. The Webinar is scheduled to begin today […]

EMC subsidiary Iomega, a provider of network storage to small and medium-size business,announced the latest entry in its lineup of network storage products with the launch of the StorCenter ix12-300r Network Storage array. Supporting groups of up to 250 users, the StorCenter ix12-300r Network Storage array provides up to 24TB of networked storage in a […]

The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, said the government body is leaning toward keeping the current regulatory structure of broadband Internet service providers such as Comcast, as opposed to extending the FCC’s legal authority, which has been recently challenged. The Washington Post reported unnamed sources said the chairman thinks “reclassifying” would serve […]

Smartphone volumes continued their climb in the first quarter of 2010 as volumes reached 55.2 million, according to a report by research firm Canalys. Nokia led the market once again, with a new smartphone volume high of 21.4 million units shipped, around twice the volume of nearest competitor Research In Motion. The sector weathered the […]

New Edge Networks, the managed services business communications unit of EarthLink, announced that Broadsmart, an integrated communications provider, has established a direct connection to the New Edge AX, an ecosystem of business applications. Broadsmart has implemented a network-to-network interface (NNI) to the New Edge AX platform and is now connected to the New Edge MPLS […]

10 NASA Missions to the Moon, Mars and Beyond by Nathan Eddy Mars Rover (Spirit) Following mission completion and aided by cleaning events that resulted in higher power from its solar panels, Spirit went on to function effectively more than 20 times longer than NASA planners expected, as well as logging about 6 miles of […]

After announcing a delay in the final launch of the space shuttle program earlier this week, NASA suffered another setback when a giant scientific weather balloon, scheduled to fly high in the earth’s atmosphere and laden with expensive technological equipment, crashed during an attempted launch in Australia. An Associated Press video shows the craft barreling […]

The recent economic downturn has American workers stressed, overworked and anxious, but many are turning to technology to help them cope. According to a survey released today by InterCall, a conferencing and collaboration services provider, workers are using technology to stay connected (sometimes even secretly), work harder and maintain job security to survive the economic […]

It’s not your father’s Boy Scouts anymore: The Boys Scouts of America announced the introduction of an ability badge for Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts that boys can earn for displaying a proficiency with playing videogames. In order to earn a belt loop badge, scouts must complete three requirements: Explain why it is […]

In the current economic environment, home-based businesses (HBBs) in the United States are increasingly turning to the Web to boost business, according to a study by research firm Access Markets International Partners, which specializes in midmarket IT, Internet, telecommunications and business services strategy. The study found social networking sites, Websites and Voice over Internet Protocol […]