iStor Networks today released the iS105 five-drive desktop IP storage area network (SAN) solution for businesses. The iStor iS105 is “one of the easiest shared storage solutions on the market, and can be installed and configured out-of-the-box in just five mouse clicks”.

SMEStorage, a multi-cloud data access provider, has released the second beta of a Mac Cloud Drive which enables up to 10 commercial storage providers, such as Amazon S3, Google Docs, Microsoft SkyDrive and RackSpace Cloud Files. to be accessed directly from a virtual drive in Mac Leopard and Snow Leopard OS. The company says the [...]

A new version of HyperOffice cloud-computing messaging and collaboration suite is now available for small and medium-sized businesses with 5 to 250 employees. HyperOffice integrates various software-as-a-service business applications, such as shared calendars and contacts, email, document collaboration, project management, web conferencing, databases and web forms, and others. The monthly subscription fee is about $7 [...]

Google has announced Google App Engine for Business, a platform that “lets organizations build and maintain their applications on the same scalable architecture that powers Google applications, with added management and support features tailored specifically for the enterprise.” The company says Google App Engine for Business provides enterprise users with a centralized administration console, 99.99% [...]

Skype today announced Skype Manager, replacing its Business Control Panel. The new web-based management tool “enables businesses to harness the power of Skype to achieve greater communications flexibility, cost savings and control over the use of Skype in their organization.”

Hewlett-Packard has unveiled new HP Business Intelligence Assessment Services for Use with SAP Solutions, a new suite of business intelligence (BI) services in support of environments running the SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse (SAP NetWeaver BW) component. The suite enables clients to reduce hardware footprint and provide quicker access to data trough a single view, according [...]

CA Technologies has announced three new and two enhanced products in its virtualization management portfolio. CA Virtual Assurance, CA Virtual Automation, and CA Virtual Configuration are new products “designed to deliver robust virtualization management capabilities for virtualization-focused administrators,” whereas enhanced CA Spectrum Automation Manager and CA Virtual Assurance for Infrastructure Managers “offer more advanced capabilities [...]

The HP ProBook 4425s, Hewlett-Packard’s first notebook with an AMD quad-core processor option, is now available. The 14-inch ProBook 4425s CPU choices include the AMD Phenom II Quad-Core P920 at 1.6GHz, AMD Turion II Dual-Core P520 at 2.3GHz, and AMD Athlon II Dual-Core P320 at 2.1GHz.

Citrix has announced the XenServer 5.6 that brings enhancements and additional features to the virtualization platform. The new release includes updates of the free XenServer, as well as the more advanced Enterprise and Platinum editions.

eRacks has released the OPTERNATOR48, a 48-core 1U rackmount server, The server with “the most cores ever available in a 1U” is based on the new AMD Opteron 6100 12-core processors, up to four of them.

Microsoft has announced the availability of Microsoft Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, Visio 2010, and Project 2010, for business customers worldwide. “More than 90 million businesses can now deploy the 2010 suite of products, and customers can expect to see significant productivity gains and greater return on their software investments,” the press release says.

HP has updated its client virtualization lineup for businesses, offering a new thin client, multimedia enhancements, and new virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) architectures. The new HP 4320t Mobile Thin Client with a 13.3-inch display provides “secure access to server-based virtual or blade PC computing solutions while providing the mobility of a reliable notebook PC”.

Dell has announced the 21.5-inch UltraSharp U2211H and U2311H 23-inch flat panel monitors with in-plane switching technology (IPS) and full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution. Designed for photographers and other professionals, the U2211H and U2311H deliver 16.7-million color depth, 10,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, and 178 degrees horizontal and vertical viewing angles. The response time is [...]

Dell and Microsoft have announced the availability and support of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 on Dell’s complete line of 64-bit PowerEdge servers and PowerVault, EqualLogic and Dell|EMC storage solutions. The companies say that with Dell and SQL Server 2008 R2 solutions IT organizations can centrally manage critical, company-wide data assets in a secure manner.

Sprint has announced 4G Mobile Broadband Connection packages for small businesses. Starting at $50 per month for small biz customers, the 4G connectivity is “up to 10 time faster than 3G”, allowing faster web browsing, faster downloads, and smoother media streaming.

The 14-inch Lenovo IdeaPad V460 laptop for small business users is available now. The IdeaPad V460 comes with the Intel Core i5-430M processor and Nvidia GeForce dedicated / Intel HD integrated switchable graphics, or with the Intel Core i3-330M and Intel HD GPU only.

Dell has released Latitude 2110, a 10.1-inch netbook for business users with the Intel Atom CPU and optional touch-screen. The Latitude 2110 includes the Atom N470 1.83GHz processor with the GMA integrated graphics, up to 2GB of DDR2 memory, a 16GB or 64GB solid state drive or a up to 250GB HDD, a 3- or [...]

ClearCube Technology today announced the R3040SS and R3080DS secure blade workstation PCs. The R3040SS features dual Intel Xeon “Westmere” processors, whereas the R3080DS utilizes an Intel “Clarkdale” Core i5 CPU. Both computers support up to 4 monitors via Nvidia’s video cards, while the Intel chips enable the systems to utilize the Advanced Encryption Standard-New Instructions [...]

Epson America introduced the Epson WorkForce 520 all-in-one printer for small businesses, “the world’s fastest” in its class. Based on a new international ISO standard for measuring print speed, the WorkForce 520 delivers print speeds of 15 ISO PPM black and 5.4 ISO PPM color.

Microsoft and Nokia have launched Microsoft Communicator Mobile for Nokia, a mobile collaboration application for Symbian OS-based Nokia E-series smartphones. Communicator Mobile app enables users to see their colleagues’ availability and communicate with them using instant messaging, e-mail, texting, and making a phone call.