Patrick Hoffman

Polycom penned a multi-year agreement Oct. 27 with Alabama-based Digium to develop and combine SIP-based telephony solutions for small to medium-sized businesses that are looking to strengthen their telephony capabilities. Pleasanton, Calif.-based Polycoms Session Initiated Protocol desktops and conference phones will be put together with Digiums Asterisk Business Edition, an open-source PBX (Private Pranch Exchange), […]

Caspio announced today the unveiling of Caspio Bridge SOHO (small office/home office), a free package that will give small and midsize business users the opportunity to construct Web database applications without programming. Frank Zamani, founder and CEO of Caspio, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., said in an interview that he developed this package because he likes […]

California-based Synaptics, a software company that specializes in products for cell phone texting, communications and entertainment gadgets, introduced Oct. 25 its MobileTouch FlexPad for Pantech Wireless PG-2800 mobile phone. Pantechs PG-2800 phone allows users to text-message others by drawing out characters with their fingers, which the software then translates into numbers and letters, depending on […]

Sage Software announced on Oct. 26 that its parent, UK-based The Sage Group, has penned a global partnership with Swedish-based MySQL AB, which will allow Sage to insert MySQLs database technology into their product portfolio. This long-term partnership allows any Sage application to use MySQL technology within clearly defined terms. In an interview with eWEEK, […]

Yahoo announced Oct. 25 that it will be launching new and improved versions of Yahoo Toolbar and Yahoo Bookmarks, which will give users an easier way to log on to, save, arrange and search their favorite Web sites and pages. Duke Fan, director of product management for Yahoo Toolbar, said in an interview that because […]

Hewlett-Packard and Cingular Wireless announced on Oct. 25 that starting on Oct. 31, Cingular will be the first delivery service in the United States to offer a new HP iPaq handheld device. The HP iPaq hw6920 series Mobile Messenger gives customers the opportunity to use Cingulars nationwide GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications)/GPRS (General Packet […]

PPTshare, a company that specializes in providing performance-enhancing presentation products for both single users and businesses, announced Oct. 24 the launching of the PPTshare File Compressor, a desktop application that decreases the size of PowerPoint files to make it easier for sharing and distribution. PPTshare claims its product can reduce the size of PowerPoint presentation […]

MadCap Software announced Oct. 24 the launching of Capture, its latest graphics software that focuses on screen capture features and targets documentation professionals who want to develop and improve their computer graphics. “But it is much more than a typical screen capture tool or graphics program,” said Bjorn Backlund, chief technology officer of MadCap. “With […]

The war over browsers on mobile devices just got the equivalent of small army. Opera Software announced on Oct. 24 that Opera Mini, a free Web browser for cell phones, has now been made available for the BlackBerry and Palm Treo handsets. According to the company, the Mini focuses on enhancing image rendering speed performance […]

Lexmark International announced on Oct. 23 the launching of two new printer series: the C530 color laser print series and the E series. The C series targets small-scale businesses, while the E series focuses on larger enterprises. The C530 series features print speeds of up to 22 ppm (pages per minute) in color and up […]