Nathan Eddy

Palm has responded to complaints from mobile application developer and Palm Pre smartphone owner Joey Hess, who claimed on his personal blog to have discovered evidence of Palm receiving daily data updates about the location and application use of Hess’ Pre. The allegation caused an uproar in Internet forums and in the media and blogosphere. […]

Secure application delivery company Array Networks announced the Array SPX800 Universal Access Controller (UAC) designed for small to medium-size businesses (SMBs). The new remote access solution offers a range of SSL VPN and remote desktop access functionality, enabling road warriors and office workers alike to securely connect to internal resources from remote locations. The Array […]

Network-based Web security solutions firm Wedge Networks announced an addition to its Wedge BeSecure appliance lineup, the NDP-1038, designed to address three major market trends: an increase in malware/blended threats, escalating bandwidth requirements of organizations and the need for optimal network security at affordable price points. Wedge Networks President and CEO Hongwen Zhang said security […]

10 Essential iPhone Apps for Your Summer Treks and Travels by Nathan Eddy FlightTrack ($4.99) More people than ever are flying these days, often resulting in delays, terminal changes and a host of other spontaneous changes in your trip. FlightTrack allows you to keep track of where your flight is, along with live flight maps, […]

Unified communications solutions provider Unified360 has announced the availability of a suite of managed services aimed at small to midsize businesses that includes e-mail security and a hosted exchange service. The offering also includes Web security, message continuity, remote monitoring and global NOC services, applications that Paul Tran, CTO and founder of Unified360, said the […]

A survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit found small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) around the world expect the global economy to rebound by the end of 2009 (25 percent) or mid-2010 (34 percent) and a report detailing the results of the survey, Understanding Growth Priorities of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, noted that the top […]

SiSense, a provider of business intelligence tools for small to midsize businesses, has announced the next generation of its Prism product, called PrismCubed, a user-friendly, low-cost tool for in-depth, end-to-end business intelligence, capable of visual representation and ad-hoc queries of large amounts of integrated data from several data sources. PrismCubed is available now and can […]

NAS server, NVR video surveillance systems and network-based video player manufacturer QNAP Systems expanded its Turbo NAS lineup with a pair of high-performance NAS servers for the corporate and entry-level enterprise market. The TS-439U-RP and TS-439U-SP models are both four-drive 1U rack-mounted network-attached storage servers with hot-swappable drives that are capable of up to 8TB […]

Wireless device and personal peripheral manufacturer Logitech announced an updated version of the Harmony One remote control, the Harmony 900, this time adding highly desirable radio frequency (RF) technology, which allows users to operate the remote from anywhere in the house because the remote does not require a line of sight connection to operate electronics. […]

Technology company Toshiba, which lost a protracted high-definition DVD format war with rival Sony (Toshiba backed HD DVD technology, but Sony’s Blu-ray player prevailed) is getting ready to produce Blu-ray players of its own, according to a company statement. Toshiba announced the company has applied for membership of the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) and plans […]