Nathan Eddy

Hewlett-Packard rolled out two software solutions aimed at helping businesses leverage analytics and policy management technology. ControlPoint and Storage Optimizer are designed to lower data storage costs, drive stronger compliance and information governance initiatives, and accelerate the path to hybrid cloud environments. Storage Optimizer combines file analytics with policy-based storage tiering and information optimization and […]

Acronis launched the Data Protection Platform, which offers a set of data protection solutions for backup, disaster recovery, and secure file sync and share. The platform supports a range of deployment models, business models, and technology environments currently in use by service providers, resellers and distributors. The Data Protection Platform is designed to meet the […]

ZyXEL announced the 4-bay NAS540 network attached storage (NAS) solution for data access, which is equipped with advanced processing and fail-safe features. The NAS540 covers a variety of high-performance cloud storage needs, from backing up office documents to streaming stored movie files to TVs and devices. USB ports and an SD card reader enable external […]

Less than a quarter (22 percent) of businesses use automated B2B technology to share inventory information, primarily because they view doing so as time-consuming, according to according to a survey of 300 executives by Gatepoint Research and sponsored by E2open. One-third of all respondents rated their visibility levels between average and non-existent. Only 26 percent […]

Panasonic’s business telephone systems division announced the KX-TGP600, a SIP cordless phone system optimized for small businesses. Offering advanced features, simplified installation and maintenance, and SMB flexibility, the KX-TGP600 is a communications solution pitched to small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Providing support for up to eight phone numbers, eight simultaneous calls, and a variety of […]

Open-source enterprise file sync and share (EFSS) software developer ownCloud has announced a modular framework for encryption, Encryption 2.0, part of ownCloud 8.1, the latest version of the company’s EFSS solution. Encryption 2.0 features a new set of encryption capabilities for EFSS security, making it possible for organizations tasked with protecting sensitive information to collaborate […]

Mobile and online messaging traffic will reach 160 trillion a year by 2019, up from 94.2 trillion this year. That adds up to approximately 438 billion messages sent and received by users on a daily basis by 2019, according to a report by Juniper Research. The figures incorporate SMS, MMS, instant messaging (IM), social media […]

Spikes Security launched the Isla family of Web malware isolation appliances which are designed to protect against malware delivered through Web browsers. Isla is designed to eliminate this attack vector by processing all Web content on secure appliances deployed outside the network, where content remains in hardware-isolated virtual machines (VMs) created for each user session. […]

The majority of businesses (59 percent) are not fully prepared to undergo an audit, and a whopping 75 percent lack confidence that colleagues authorized to work with sensitive information are adequately protecting it, according to results of an Ipswitch survey. The survey, which polled 313 IT professionals in United States, also found more than one-third […]

There have been 41,301 wearable electronics patents published from 2010 through May 2015, and filings are growing at a 40 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR), according to a report from Lux Research. However, the report noted there are gaps in the portfolio, particularly with respect to flexible electronics. Samsung is the largest patent filer […]

In June, U.S. small business-owners indicated reduced optimism about the economy for the third month in a row, though sentiment about current and future conditions continues to be higher than it was one year ago, according to a Thumbtack and Bloomberg survey of more than 10,000 independent businesses. For the second month in a row, […]

ADP AdvancedMD announced its Patient Relationship Management (PRM) suite. The platform is designed to help private medical practices streamline the patient intake process and the amount of time it takes to administer patient forms. PRM enables patients to complete forms electronically, and once finished, forms automatically and securely populate to patient charts, ensuring the medical […]