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  • PC Connection Posts Higher Sales, Profit

    PC Connection, a national VAR, posted higher net income based on higher fourth-quarter and full-year sales, with strength in large account sales. The company’s share price was largely unaffected by the results, rising just 1 percent at closing on Jan. 26, a day after PC Connection announced its earnings. The company, based in Merrimack, N.H.,…

  • Dell Says It’s Ready for Vista Orders

    Dell says it’s ready to start taking Vista orders—now. The Round Rock, Texas, PC maker will start taking orders for the consumer version of Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system starting on Jan. 27, the company announced in a statement. Microsoft released the enterprise version of Vista on Nov. 30, and the software giant said it…

  • IBM on TAP for New Technology

    ORLANDO, Fla.—IBM’s Technology Adoption Plan, which has helped turn many research and early versions of IBM technology into finished products. At Lotusphere 2007 here, IBM showcased its TAP program, which calls on an internal community of innovators and early adopters to try new and beta versions of IBM technologies and give feedback to shape the…

  • IBM Software Aims to Prevent Online Identity Theft

    Researchers at IBM have created a new shield for personal information in an effort to prevent identity theft online. Code named Identity Mixer, or Idemix for short, the software was crafted by IBM researchers at the company’s laboratory in Zurich, Switzerland, and will let customers purchase goods and services online without revealing their personal information.…

  • Kaseya’s New Managed Services Release Supports Vista

    Kaseya International’s new release of its managed services platform features support for Microsoft’s Vista operating system and the capability to send alerts to mobile devices. The new release of Kaseya’s IT Managed Service Automation sets the groundwork for development of features the company is planning in anticipation of the evolving needs of managed services customers,…

  • Cybertrust Offers EV SSL Certificates for Safer Online Transactions

    Global information security company Cybertrust on Jan. 25 launched its extended validation secure sockets layer certificates for Microsoft Windows XP and Vista users. The announcement comes on the heels of Entrust’s release of its EV SSL certificates Jan. 18. Businesses utilizing Cybertrust EV SSL Certificates will enable their customers using IE 7 on Microsoft Windows…

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