Nathan Eddy

Online retail giant Amazon announced during its third quarter earnings call that it is dropping the price of its heavily promoted e-reader, the Kindle. The company said they started shipping Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless and lowered its price to $259 from $279. The newest Kindle is available to ship to customers living outside […]

Contact center solutions vendor Altitude Software and unified communications and telecommunications provider TelCentris announced a partnership to deliver Altitude’s multimedia contact center solutions hosted over Telcentris’ unified communications Service Delivery Platform (SDP). The companies said by combining the Altitude uCI Customer Interaction Management suite with TelCentris’ hosted IP-PBX services, businesses get a integrated solution that […]

Technology giant IBM announced a slew of offerings aimed at midmarket companies, including Rational AppScan OnDemand, Tivoli Foundations Application Manager and IBM Tivoli Foundations Service Manager, along with storage and server solutions. All of the new offerings are part of IBM’s Midmarket portfolio, which means IBM has certified that the offering is easy for midsize […]

As Microsoft prepares to launch its Windows 7 operating system around the globe, technology firm NetApplications found the software is finding a receptive audience in Eastern Europe. The leading adopter of Windows 7, Slovenia, shows a 6.9 percent adoption rate, compared with that of Germany, Europe’s largest economy, with just 2.4 percent. The second fastest […]

Data protection company CA announced the launch of Internet Security Suite 2010, a security and protection software suite for accessing the Internet for banking, shopping and spending time online. It includes an Internet Protection Plan at no additional cost, providing up to $10,000 in coverage for identity theft or PC damage from a virus. ISS […]

According to a recent report, social media and networking sites like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn continue to attract interest from small and midsize businesses looking for a marketing boost. A BIA/Kelsey Local Commerce Monitor study found 9 percent of midmarket companies currently use Twitter to market their businesses. In addition, the study found 32 percent […]

The NPD Group reports the highly anticipated video game “The Beatles: Rock Band,” was the third-highest selling title for the month of September, selling 595,000 copies and outperforming rival game “Guitar Hero 5,” which sold 499,000 copies in September. Two sequels, “Halo 3: ODST” and “Madden NFL 10” topped the sales list at No. 1 […]

Data loss prevention specialist Palisade Systems announced PacketSure Managed DLP, a data loss solution specifically designed for managed service providers at the midmarket level. Already implemented with particular LightEdge Solutions customers, PacketSure Managed DLP was specifically designed for customers who use network solutions through a managed service provider and require DLP as an additional managed […]

Cloud-based storage network company IceWeb announced a partnership with Spot Image, the U.S. subsidiary of a French satellite imagery provider, to build and market a turnkey appliance pre-bundled with Spot Image’s imagery served by Google Earth Enterprise. The appliance will be designed to offer a deployable service that delivers Spot Image’s imagery to customers as […]

Communications powerhouse Verizon is offering customers a new option when it comes to entertainment and communication-a quad-play bundle that includes wireless, TV, Internet and home phone services. The packages are available to customers who are served by Verizon’s FiOS (fiber optic) services or High Speed Internet (HSI) and DirecTV. The company said that with four […]