The Wireless USB Promoter Group has announced the completion of the Wireless USB 1.1 specification, the technical map for product developers to bring the next generation of Wireless USB products to the market. via Wireless USB 1.1 Specification Now Available | Business Wire.

Hosting and cloud computing provider Rackspace Hosting has announced on Wednesday that it has been chosen by mobile communications company Vodafone to host and support the M-PESA platform. No financial details were disclosed. via Rackspace chosen by Vodafone to host and support M-PESA platform | TradingMarkets.com.

Seagate is introducing the FreeAgent GoFlex USB 3.0 1.5-terabyte edition, which the manufacturer is dubbing as the “world’s first” 1.5TB, 2.5-inch portable external drive. via ZDNet: Seagate intros FreeAgent GoFlex USB 3.0; ‘industry’s first’ 1.5TB external 2.5-inch HDD – Media Center.

Microsoft has released an update to SQL Server 2008 with new improvements around reporting and management. SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 SP2 includes updates for Reporting Services integration with SharePoint products. via Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008 SP2 with Enhancements – Database from eWeek.

Research in Motion (RIM) has officially introduced a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet with a 7-inch multi-touch capacitive display and new QNX-based BlackBerry Tablet OS. It is expected to hit the U.S. market in early 2011 with rollouts in other international markets beginning in Q2 2011. via BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Officially Unveiled.

Dell has announced the company’s Virtual Integrated System (VIS) which has been designed to support organisation’s existing data centre architecture while moving to a virtual environment. via Dell enhances its data centre offerings – Techworld.com.

Netmobo (www.netmobo.com) has launched the first and only solution to allow mobile app developers to exploit new revenue models through flexible pricing, charging, payment and customer usage controls using a cloud-based infrastructure. The solution works across all smart phones and devices, including iPhone, iPad and Android. Netmobo is one of only ten companies selected for [...]

Microsoft on Monday added new security features to its Windows Live Hotmail web mail service to help users regain control of hijacked accounts. via Microsoft adds new security features to Windows Live Hotmail – Techworld.com.

Microsoft has announced that Office for Mac 2011 will launch Oct. 26, the date leaked by Amazon.com earlier this month. Customers can place pre-orders with Amazon starting today. via Microsoft announce Office for Mac 2011 to launch on 26th October – Techworld.com.

eZ Systems has released eZ Publish 4.4 Enterprise web content management system which has a new Image Editor and HTML 5 support. via eZ Publish 4.4 Released, Sports New Image Editor, Native Support for HTML 5.

Odyssey Software has released a RIM BES Athena plugin that lets IT helpdesk and administrators access BlackBerries in the field to solve user problems. via BlackBerries gain remote support tools.

Lenovo has announced the ThinkPad Edge 11 ultraportable small business laptop, featuring a 11.6-inch display, AMD and Intel ultra-low voltage processors, a battery life of up to 7 hours, and optional 3G or WiMAX. It starts at $449 and is available now. via Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 11 announced with Intel and AMD options, denied US [...]

Panasonic has unveiled the business-rugged Toughbook S9 12.1-inch laptop with a DVD drive. The 3-pound Panasonic Tougbook S9 is powered by the Intel Core i5-520M vPro CPU and provides a battery life of “up to 11 hours” with its standard battery. It has a 320GB hard drive, 2GB DDR3 RAM which is expandable to 6GB, [...]

Seagate has unveiled the BlackArmor NAS 440 and the BlackArmor NAS 220 network storage servers, a new 4-bay and 2-bay desktop network attached storage offerings which help data-intensive small business address evolving storage needs. Seagate said that new network storage servers extend the capacity range of its BlackArmor family of storage offerings, enabling businesses to [...]

AVG has announced the release of version 2011 of AVG Anti-Virus and AVG Internet Security as well as a brand new product AVG PC Tuneup.

Dell has announced the launch of three new LED and laser color printers. As the world’s smallest A4 color laser class printer, the 1250c is ideal for the small business or home office. Printing up to 12/10 (mono/color) A4-sized pages per minute (ppm) with up to 8 percent less power consumption during printing, the 1250c’s [...]

Recovery Mechanic Labs brings in four hard drive recovery tools, that can be downloaded for free trial or purchased from the website of the company, which is RecoveryMechanic.com. The first file recovery product featured in the website is HDD Mechanic. With just a few clicks the users can conveniently complete the hard drive recovery task. [...]

Smith Micro Software has launched QuickLink Mobility, that combine enterprise grade broadband data connectivity and VPN security with seamless network roaming and session persistence. The QuickLink Mobility is a unified client-server solution, providing IT departments with a mobile operator and device independent solution that ensures secure and reliable access to the corporate network, anytime, anywhere, [...]

Dell has announced new PowerEdge servers, PowerVault storage, and PowerConnect networking solutions. The PowerEdge R415 is a 2-socket, 1U server. Featuring the latest AMD Opteron 4100 series processor, it is optimized to run typical business applications— such as file/print, email, web service, IT infrastructure, and small virtualization deployments — and to meet entry high-performance computing [...]

IBM is introducing InfoSphere Guardium 8 which allows organizations to simplify security and compliance regulations with a single set of automated and centralized controls for a broader range of enterprise databases and applications via IBM Press room – 2010-09-13 IBM Launches New Data Security Software – United States.