Patrick Hoffman

Kodak is looking to help businesses that need a lot of color printing done quickly. Kodak on June 7 released its Versamark VX5000e Printing System, which provides print providers and in-house operations with a digital color printing system that is capable of producing high-volume applications and documents such as transactional documents, bills, statements, direct mail, […]

The 86th and final episode of HBOs “The Sopranos” went out with a bang as the networks Web site crashed for approximately 30 minutes due to an overwhelming surge in traffic. The ending of the show, which left many viewers both puzzled and angered, caused an unexpected surge in traffic to the shows Web site—estimated […]

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. on June 5 launched its latest multifunction printer, the bizhub C451, which includes advanced security features that help to authenticate users as well as encrypt crucial data. Security is one of the main concerns of enterprises as individuals risk their passwords being stolen or lost with each document that they […]

Federal health agencies plan to reject proposed designs for the Nationwide Health Information Network, an initiative that would allow medical professionals, hospitals, laboratories and pharmacies to share information in real time. After reviewing proposals submitted in January by Accenture, Computer Science Corp., IBM and Northrop Grumman, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information […]

The Computing Technology Industry Association has added five more printing and document imaging organizations to its growing list of companies that support its newest certification program, CompTIA PDI+. The program is ultimately designed to provide users of these companies with skilled and capable technicians that are able to solve their printing and document imaging problems […]

The Hewlett-Packard Garage, a 12-foot by 8-foot shed at 367 Addison Ave. in Palo Alto, Calif., now stands beside such hallowed sites as the Alamo, Carnegie Hall and the White House. The National Park Service on May 17 declared the site where Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard began their partnership in 1938 a National Historic […]

IBM announced May 15 that its new virtual IBM business center is now available online, allowing IBM and its clients to interact, conduct business and form business relationships. The new virtual business center, developed with New Media Consortium (NMC) Virtual Worlds, features six areas including: Reception; Sales Center; Technical Support Library; Innovation Center; Client Briefing […]

IBM on May 11 introduced its energy-efficiency deployment strategy, where the company will invest $1 billion per year to help businesses increase their level of energy efficiency in their IT departments while also allowing businesses to save money. IBM expects the strategy, “Project Big Green,” to help businesses save as much as 42 percent in […]

Sentillion vBusiness announced May 10 that it has released its Secure Local Printing print driver software, a free add-on to its virtual desktop platform that helps business users print securely from inside the virtual desktop either at the office or at home. In most businesses, an administrator manages the print driver software. Sentillions SLP, however, […]

Lexmark International rolled out May 9 its Mustang industrial ink-jet printer, which provides OEMs with a printing platform for mail addressing, product coding, packaging, tickets, bar-code labels, and bills and statements. Using Lexmarks thermal ink-jet technology, the Mustang printer enables OEMs to print at speeds of up to 760 feet per minute with a print […]

Nokia on May 10 announced new phones designed to help users save energy by notifying them when their phone has been charged. The phones feature an alert that encourages people to unplug the charger once the battery is full, helping to reduce the amount of electricity used. Nokia officials said the company hopes to include […]

Sonic Solutions announced May 7 that it has formed a licensing agreement with Research in Motion, developer of BlackBerry devices, to provide users with Roxio Media Manager software for BlackBerry, enabling users to manage and transfer their photos, videos, music and other media files between their computer and smartphone. Roxio Media Manager, which will be […]