Brian Prince

The Wireless Communications Solutions Division of ARC Wireless Solutions is introducing the new Freedom Antenna designed to offer cellular phone users a stronger, more durable signal. The Freedom Antenna is a portable personal antenna with broadband capability that provides clearer reception for cell phones and other wireless devices by extending the range, company officials said. […]

Storage vendor 3PARdata announced Dec. 5 its 3PAR InServ Storage Servers will support HP Serviceguard, a high-availability software platform from HP that provides automatic failover capabilities for clustered HP-UX servers. “3PAR eliminates the customary compromises customers must make between traditional modular or monolithic storage,” David Scott, president and CEO of 3PARdata, based in Fremont, Calif., […]

Just days before a joint U.S.-Russia spaceflight, NASA officials Dec. 4 announced plans to build a space station on the moon. The lunar outpost would be a staging point for a journey to Mars and enable NASA to conduct a wide range of scientific investigations, officials said. Missions to the moon for the project are […]

Hitachi America has introduced Xinba 2.0 Reader and Analyzer, a desktop-based Microsoft Excel add-in that allows users to import, open and manipulate eXtensible Business Reporting Language financial information directly in Excel. According to Hitachi, Xinba 2.0 Reader and Analyzer allows end users to import XBRL 2.0a- and 2.1-compliant financial information directly into Excel by using […]

Internet security company Check Point Software Technologies announced Dec. 4 plans to release Eventia Suite, a comprehensive security information and event management solution that seeks to allow for more in-depth forensic investigation, by the end of 2006. Eventia Suite is composed of Eventia Analyzer and Eventia Reporter. It is designed to help IT security departments […]

With Web applications increasingly under attack by hackers, Cenzic is providing small and midsized businesses a way to fight back in the form of two new products unveiled Dec. 4. Hailstorm Starter and Hailstorm Core are designed to deliver security assessment solutions for small businesses, and both products can be downloaded from the companys Web […]

News of the U.S. Department of Commerces approval Nov. 30 of the deal between the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and VeriSign was met with both jubilation and disdain by those in the computer industry. The deal will allow the agreement between ICANN, the non-profit company that oversees the Internets technical infrastructure, and […]

Intuit announced plans Nov. 30 to acquire Digital Insight, a leading provider of online banking services, for roughly $1.35 billion in cash. The merger will unfold in the first quarter of 2007, Intuit officials said. “The combination of two industry leaders will put Intuit in an excellent position to bring a new generation of online […]

The Pantech Group, the second largest mobile phone company in South Korea, has agreed to use Nuance Communications RealSpeak Mobile SF to power its PG-6200, PG-8000 and PG-3700 mobile phones in multiple languages, including Russian, English and Mandarin. RealSpeak is a text-to-speech engine designed to accurately convert text into clear, synthesized speech, delivering high-quality readings […]

A survey by market research firm IDC has found the battery recalls the occurred earlier this year will have no dramatic effect on the market for notebook PCs. Thats the good news. The bad news is 15 percent of the corporate and consumer buyers surveyed said they will change their buying patterns this holiday season […]