Nathan Eddy

When it comes to human resources technology, IBM might not be the first company that springs to mind. However, IBM announced Feb. 3 a partnership with software and service solutions firm Lawson Software to bring human capital management consulting services to small to midsize businesses.The talent and work force effectiveness solution for the midmarket is […]

Seven Spectacular GPSes from Garmin, TomTom, Others by Nathan Eddy Pharos Drive 200 (from $135.99) The Pharos is perfect for the small business owner looking for a full feature set at an affordable price. It offers advanced text-to-speech features and an easy-to-read 4-inch display, and its maps cover the 48 continental states (sorry, Alaska and […]

Video conferencing technology has come a long way in the last half decade. Gone are the days of pixilated picture quality and scratched-record audio. However, in an economic climate where most midmarket companies are tightening their belts, is now the time to invest in this technology? Polycom, a video and voice solutions company, says it […]

This weekend, the mighty Google, the world’s most popular search engine, proved fallible. Following a period on Saturday where nearly all search results were flagged with the warning the sites “may harm your computer,” Google’s vice president of search products and user experience Marissa Mayer issued a statement on the company blog that attributed the […]

If Dell is planning on debuting a smartphone at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February, the company is doing a pretty good job of keeping a lid on leaks-for now. A Wall Street Journal report, published today, that says Dell is planning to release a smartphone that runs on Microsoft’s Windows Mobile […]

Verizon is hoping the BlackBerry Storm, designed by Research In Motion, will be a serious competitor to Apple’s wildly successful iPhone 3G. However well the Storm may be selling, Apple is doing a better job of keeping manufacturing costs down, according to a teardown report by iSuppli.RIM’s Storm, its first touch-screen BlackBerry, is more expensive […]

Whether you use your cell phone’s camera for business or personal use, most people agree it is a useful feature. Camera phones allow you to send updates and status reports on prices or equipment from out in the field within seconds, and many cameras offer high-enough resolution to print out and put on the wall. […]

5 Notable Netbooks from HP, Dell, Sony, Lenovo and Micro-Star 5 Notable Netbooks from HP, Dell, Sony, Lenovo and Micro-Star No Title Sure, the notebook is the most obvious option for businesspeople that need to bring their office wherever they go, but netbooks-smaller, less expensive and more portable notebooks-are becoming an ever-more popular alternative. While […]

An estimated $5.3 billion will be spent on online business-to-business advertising in the United States during 2009, according to a recent report from online marketing firm eMarketer. For small and midsize business owners looking for a way to get the most advertising bang for their buck, Inflection Point Media wants to be the answer. IPM […]

Networking and security solutions company NetGear announced a partnership with messaging and Web security technology firm Commtouch Software to integrate e-mail and Web security filtering technologies from Commtouch into NetGear’s ProSecure STM series of Web and e-mail threat management appliances aimed at midmarket companies.The STM Series (comprising the STM150, STM300 and STM600) combines e-mail and […]