Patrick Hoffman

Iomega on Jan. 23 launched 1TB and 2TB versions of its newest storage platform designed for small and midsize businesses, the StorCenter Pro NAS 150d Server. The StorCenter Pro NAS 150d Server features a backup location for computers that are on a companys network, and also provides business users with secure space for important business […]

Compuwares latest release of its Uniface business application developer platform, announced Jan. 22, boasts advancements to help users to increase the development of applications. Uniface is a development environment for building, renewing and integrating enterprise applications while also providing the tools for application integration, business management and user interface frameworks. “Compuware helps organizations develop their […]

Aladdin Knowledge Systems announced Jan. 22 that it has launched its latest software protection and licensing product, the HASP software rights management tool. HASP (Hardware Against Software Piracy) SRM will allow software publishers to use a variety of licensing and protection functionalities, including cross-locking technology and security enhancements. “HASP SRM enables software publishers to mix […]

Only half of small and midsize business users feel they can trust the security behind IP telephony, according to a survey released Jan. 18 by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) and IDC. User sensitivity to any disruption of service in voice communication and knowledge that IP telephony relies on the same systems they know […]

Skype announced Jan. 18 that it has a new global pricing plan that will offer users a chance to save money when they call land lines and mobile phones over the Internet. The new pricing arrangement from Skype, the London-based global Internet communications company, will be carried out worldwide and will include Skype Pro, a […]

Adobe Systems wants save your business money with new meeting collaboration software that works with its already-popular Flash software. Initially announced in December but officially released Jan. 16, Acrobat Connect will allow business professionals to select a Web address for their online personal meeting room and be connected from virtually anywhere needed. “Acrobat Connect can […]

Dell announced Jan. 16 that it has launched a new online resource geared toward small businesses, offering advice on how to start, run, build and maintain a company. The new Web site from Dell, Small Business 360, is an advice-based portal that offers users “how-to” guides, success stories, community forums and links to Dell news, […]

IFI Patent Intelligence, a patent assignee company that has been around since 1956, announced Jan. 11 its annual list of the top 25 U.S. patent winners. IFI assembles its listing using information from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and from CLAIMS, a text-searchable database of U.S. patents in the world. Darlene Slaughter, general manager […]

In-Stat, a technology research firm, released its latest research study Jan. 10 that showed that hosted voice over IP telephony usage has increased among small businesses. The study, “Hosted VOIP: Steady Growth, But Will the Boom Come?” found that small businesses have the most hosted VOIP deployments in the 20-to-50-seat range and that hosted VOIP […]

RSA, The Security Division of EMC, announced Jan. 10 that it has identified a new phishing kit that was being sold and used online by hackers to target users personal information in real time. The phishing kit, known as a Universal Man-in-the-Middle Phishing Kit, is meant to help online hackers create attacks involving financial organizations […]