Nathan Eddy

IT, network and identity management solutions company NEC Corporation of America announced it is rolling out new financing initiatives in the U.S. NEC said is looking to make the purchasing decision easier by taking the immediate economic strain off the customer while allowing them to meet current business needs. Until the end of 2009, NEC […]

Computer products supplier Fujitsu announced the launched a new aggregated series of 24-port and 48-port 1Gb/10Gb Ethernet Switches. The introduction of the 24-port XG0224 and 48-port XG0448 expands the XG family of Fujitsu high-performance Ethernet switches, helping enable the integration of existing Ethernet streams into high-speed 10Gb networks. The Fujitsu XG Switches offer low latency […]

The Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest and highest-energy particle accelerator, intended to cause collisions between opposing particle beams, has had a troubled history thus far; problems leading up to and after the initial activation of the accelerator have sullied an eagerly awaited event for the scientific community. Now, the European Center for Nuclear Research, […]

A recent 11-country study by AMI-Partners highlighted significant changes in small and midsize businesses’ IT needs and interests. The study’s focus was to analyze how the economy is impacting SMBs’ perceptions, usage and purchasing behaviors related to IT. Among key changes identified in the study was the drastic increase of SMBs worldwide now showing strong […]

Secure application delivery specialist Array Networks Inc., announced the launch of the Array SPX800 Universal Access Controller (UAC), a remote access solution aimed at small to medium-size businesses (SMBs). Array said with the SPX800 appliance, SMBs and their employees, road warrior and office worker alike, can benefit from a range of SSL VPN and remote […]

Unified Communications security specialist Sipera Systems announced the release of the UC-Sec 100 security appliance, aimed at providing comprehensive privacy and threat protection for small to midsize businesses using VOIP and unified communications. With UC-Sec, Sipera said SMBs now can ensure their VOIP and UC deployments will help them remain in compliance with PCI DSS, […]

Business management software and services firm Sage North America announced the integration of the latest versions of Sage MAS 500 ERP (enterprise resource planning) and Sage Abra SQL HRMS (human resource management system). The company said the integration of Sage MAS 500 with Sage Abra extends functionality to the HR back office, while improving efficiency […]

Consumer electronics giant Sony announced this week a digital camera accessory-the model IPT-DS1, a camera dock featuring Party-shot technology-and the first two digital cameras to employ Sony’s Exmor R back-illuminated CMOS sensor technology. The TX1 camera will be available in silver, gray, pink and blue this September for around $380, and the WX1 will be […]

Smartphone maker Palm has filed a complaint with the USB Implementers Forum, a nonprofit corporation founded by the group of companies that developed the Universal Serial Bus specification, charging that Apple is infringing on its trade by not allowing the company’s smartphone, the Pre, to connect to Apple’s popular iTunes application. The New York Times […]

A report from global connectivity analysis firm ABI Research released a report predicting the market for managed wireless security services will more than triple in size over the next five years, experiencing a robust, recession-resistant compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27 percent for the years 2008-2014, and exceeding $1 billion at the end of […]