Nathan Eddy

Networking solutions specialist Netgear announced two ProSafe Advanced Gigabit Smart Switches, the GS724TPS and GS748TPS, which the company claims are the industry’s first Gigabit smart switches designed for small to medium-sized businesses that combine Gigabit connectivity, Power-over-Ethernet and stacking, all on the same platform. The GS7xxTPS series is designed to help SMBs migrate their current […]

Promise Technology, known as the originator of SATA/ATA redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID) products, announced a digital media server aimed at small business and home office users, the SmartStor NS4600. The server, priced at $399 and available through retail and reseller channels, offers cost-conscious business owners support for up to four SATA 3G Hard […]

Online movie rental service Netflix announced a partnership with Sony Electronics that will allow customers to enable Netflix subscribers to instantly watch movies streamed from the rental site on Sony’s Bravia Internet video-capable high-definition televisions and on previous Bravia models compatible with Sony’s Bravia Internet video link module. Netflix said beginning in fall 2009, members […]

Online retail giant Amazon.com announced the beta launch of AmazonWireless, a Website where consumers will be able to select cell phones and service plans from a selection of phones from AT&T and Verizon Wireless. The company is touting free two-day shipping and a lack of mail-in rebate hassles as the beta site comes online. The […]

Security software provider Trend Micro and IT service and solution provider Sago Networks announced a partnership to provide Sago Networks and its customers a range of Trend Micro Enterprise Security products and managed service offerings. Sago Networks offers a portfolio of managed services, IT solutions, data center hosting facilities, and custom solutions. The company builds […]

Online retail giant Amazon quietly dropped the price of its heavily promoted Kindle 2 e-reader today, lowering the price to from $359 to $299-a $60 cut. Amazon issued no release announcing the price reduction, fueling speculation that the nascent e-reader market isn’t reaching enough of an audience. The Kindle 2, which debuted in February with […]

Storage management software provider Acronis announced the next generation of its backup and recovery products, the Backup & Recovery 10 line of products, designed to help SMBs back up and restore any Microsoft- or Linux-based servers or workstations to their full operating state prior to any failure. This comprises the entire hard disk, including operating […]

Nine Cell Phones and Smartphones That Will Bust Your Budget by Nate Eddy Nokia N97 ($700) This one barely makes the list, coming in at an almost affordable $700. Nokia’s Symbian-powered, touch-screen-enabled N97 smartphone is packed with features like a touch-sensitive display and a slide-out keyboard. For good measure, the N97 also sports the dynamic […]

Network operator AT&T and mobile resource management provider Xora announced a GPS locator application that gives small to medium-sized businesses real-time locations of their mobile work force. The solution is a SAAS (software-as-a-service) application designed to help AT&T business customers improve the productivity and accountability of their field-based employees and in doing so lower expenses […]

Information technology professional services and products supplier CMIT Solutions announced the launch of what the company claims is the world’s first co-managed service desk, the CMIT Service Center, a simple Web interface for submitting issues and tracking progress. The company argues it can help those SMBs (small to medium-size businesses) that constantly struggle to identify, […]