Brian Prince

EMC officials Dec. 13 unveiled EMC Smarts IP Availability Manager 7.0 and EMC Smarts Service Assurance Manager 7.0 software—products the company says bring heightened levels of security and cross-domain support for managing IT and service provider environments. Smarts IP Availability Manager automates real-time root-cause analysis of critical network connectivity layers, including network-attached storage connectivity. Its […]

Hewlett-Packard announced Dec. 12 it will acquire Knightsbridge Solutions for an undisclosed amount within the next 30 days. Knightsbridge is a Chicago-based services company focused on the information management areas of business intelligence, data warehousing, data integration and information quality. Knightsbridge has 700 employees in offices across the United States and in London who will […]

Verio is rolling out the latest version of its Web-based shopping cart tool, ShopSite 8.1, to help its Web hosting customers create and manage successful online stores. ShopSite 8.1 will help small and midsize businesses manage inventory, payments and sales records commerce on their Web sites. It is compatible with multiple payment processing services, including […]

Webroot Software, a company specializing in anti-spyware software for both businesses and consumers, announced the availability of a new security solution for small and medium-sized businesses through its global distributor, Ingram Micro, and its Channel Edge partners. Webroot SME Security is an Internet-based threat solution designed to protect SMEs (small and medium-size enterprises) from spyware […]

An updated report by McAfee shows search engine users continue to run the risk of clicking through to Web sites that can compromise their online safety. The study, conducted by McAfee SiteAdvisor, analyzed the five major U.S. search engines—Google, Yahoo, MSN, AOL and Ask—and found that although the overall chance of clicking through to a […]

A New Jersey-based company specializing in the prevention of identity theft wants victims of the crime to participate in a free consumer education program. StrikeForce Technologies wants victims to share their stories and try out a copy of GuardedID, the companys answer to preventing identity theft by keyloggers. “We want to bring the huge problem […]

Newbury Networks is looking to strengthen its position in the location-based services market by teaming up with PanGo Networks to provide the first third-party application on Newburys infrastructure-agnostic Location Appliance. The partnership, which the companies plan to announce on Dec. 11, is just the latest in a series of moves by Newbury Networks to get […]

ICANN officials ended a week-long marathon of meetings in Brazil on Dec. 8 that produced a number of results, including ICANNs first ever Regional At Large Organization, the approval of the three registry agreements and the birth of the dot-asia top level domain. In a teleconference with members of the media, ICANN Chairman Vint Cerf […]

Speech and imaging software developer Nuance Communications announced plans on Dec. 6 to join forces with MobileVoiceControl in a bid to provide better speech-enabled applications in the wireless industry. MobileVoiceControl brings to Nuance a complete mobile service with speech-enabled search and communications applications that allow consumers to dictate and send e-mail, text messages, dial a […]

EMC on Dec. 6 introduced two new products to help customers create energy-efficient data centers. EMC Energy Efficiency Services is a set of assessment and planning services designed to help customers maximize energy efficiency in the data center, while the EMC Power Calculator enables EMC to provide customers with accurate energy-consumption data and cooling requirements […]