Nathan Eddy

Communications infrastructure company PortaOne announced the release of PortaSwitch Maintenance Release 21, an updated version of the company’s telecommunication services and subscriber management platform for telephony service providers. PortaSwitch MR21 is expected to be made available before the end of the year at no charge to subscribers of the company’s PortaCare 24/7 technical support and […]

Spiceworks’ newest version of its free IT management software boasts expanded features-including real-time SQL Server monitoring, enhanced scan scheduling, editable network maps, help desk queues and SSL support-designed to help users manage networks of up to 1,000 computers. The Spiceworks IT Desktop is a free social IT management application used by organizations to automatically inventory, […]

Security solutions specialist WatchGuard Technologies is making a foray into the messaging and content security markets with the launch of the WatchGuard XCS (Extensible Content Security) platform. As a platform for small to midsize business (SMB) e-mail and Web 2.0 content security, the XCS platform combines cloud-based security, data loss prevention and messaging security technologies […]

Mobile network operator Verizon Wireless is offering its customers a tool to help them manage photos, videos and music between their wireless phones and PCs. V Cast Media Manager lets users move user-generated photos and videos from their phones to their PCs using just the app and a USB cable. Customers can also use Media […]

Cyberoam, a provider of identity-based unified threat management solutions, Dec. 14 announced an extension to its Accelerator Series appliances, the CR25ia and CR35ia, aimed at small to medium-size businesses. The CR25ia and CR35ia offer features including stateful inspection firewall, VPN (SSL VPN and IPSec), gateway antivirus and anti-spyware, gateway anti-spam, IPS, content filtering, bandwidth management […]

Unified communications company Adtran has announced the introduction of the NetVanta UC Solution Suite, which delivers voice mail, unified messaging, fax server and auto attendant, designed to accommodate from five to more than 2,000 users per server. The suite includes UC Server, Business Communications System, Enterprise Communications Server and Business Application Server. The NetVanta UC […]

Lower console prices and hotly anticipated titles couldn’t save the video game industry from experiencing another drop in sales as the apex of the holiday shopping season grows near: Sales slid 7.6 percent in November, to $2.7 billion, for a year-to-date total of $14.1 billion, down 12 percent from the same period last year. Hardware […]

At the International Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, search giant Google demonstrated a technology prototype that enables online, global-scale observation and measurement of changes in the earth’s forests. The technology will be provided to the world as a not-for-profit service, the company stated. The prototype is currently available to a small set of partners for […]

Video communications solution company Glowpoint announced an automated diagnostic application called Video Room Sweep that automatically performs comprehensive “sweeps” and emulations of video sessions for all components of telepresence and video conferencing rooms. Designed to offer a more automated and scalable proactive level of managed service, VRS can help ensure higher in-use rates of video […]

A study from the University of California San Diego documenting the amount of information consumed by Americans last year found the average American consumes 34 gigabytes of information daily. Americans consumed information for about 1.3 trillion hours, an average of almost 12 hours per day. Consumption totaled 3.6 zettabytes and 10,845 trillion words, corresponding to […]