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Features
- Storage Innovations
ADIC AMASS FOR UNIX SPEEDS DATA ARCHIVING
AMASS for UNIX provides a cost-effective way for enterprises to create
archives using removable media -- tape, optical disks or DVDs -- to allow
users to store and access more data than they can support on conventional
hard disk storage.
AMERICAN MEGATRENDS UPGRADES StorTrends NAS SOFTWARE
Linux-based StorTrends NAS software version v2.2 allows AMI to supply
customers with support for multiple languages, enhanced Active Directory
Services (eADS), a new GUI for ease of use and increased reliability.
ARIO ENTERS OEM SERIAL I/O MARKET
The venture-funded company (ARIO Data Networks), which was formed by a
seasoned team of OEM storage experts, will ship Serial ATA (SATA) and Serial
Attached SCSI (SAS) solutions that address the market need for cost
effective, modular, available and scalable storage subsystems.
DATARAM TO EXPAND DOUBLE IBM eSERVER 325 MEMORY TO 24GB
The DRI325/4096 memory, developed and validated in Dataram's engineering
labs on the IBM eServer 325 running SUSE Linux Professional 9.0 operating
system, enables very large data sets to reside in the server's main memory.
DISKEEPER ADMINISTRATOR REINS IN FRAGMENTATION
Diskeeper Administrator allows greatly expanded centralized network
control, detailed reports and automatic alerts for dangerously low free
space and disk corruption problems.
I-TECH ADDS SAS ANALYSIS TO PowerFrame STORAGE TEST SYSTEM
The I-TECH SAS PowerLink Module is a powerful and flexible analysis tool
for monitoring SAS data and reducing time to market. It provides four
independent channels of SAS analysis per module, supporting up to 32
channels in one PowerFrame system.
LUMINEX ANNOUNCES GENERAL AVAILABILITY OF Virtual/BLUE 3990
Luminex's Virtual/BLUE 3990 controller handles all disk protocol
translations for a mainframe to read and write data to open systems disk
volumes, making FAStT storage fully accessible to applications running under
VM/VSE, MVS, OS/390, z/OS and z/VM.
NETWORK ASSOCIATES ANNOUNCES NEW MCAFEE VirusScan FOR NetApp
The release of McAfee VirusScan for NetApp offers important new features
and upgrades, including integration with McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO)
and multiple storage system support, giving organizations greater control
and visibility into their system security.
QLogic SHIPPING FIRST STACKABLE FIBRE CHANNEL SWITCHES
The SANbox 5200 is a price leader that delivers breakthrough ease-of-use
with wizard-based installation, the ability to scale to 64 ports without
losing a single port to inter-switch links, blazing 10Gb performance, and
complete stack management from a single application.
SAMSUNG RAMPS UP DDR2 FOR NEXT GENERATION PCs, SERVERS
Samsung is transferring 0.10um 1Gb DDR2 production to its advanced 300mm
line, no.12. Utilizing advanced production facilities and securing a broad
range of DDR2 solutions, Samsung is ready to support the industry transition
to new technologies this year.
ZARLINK DRIVERS SUPPORT HIGHEST SPEED DVD/CD SYSTEMS
Zarlink Semiconductor introduced the first commercially available laser
diode drivers that support x16 DVD and x52 CD write/rewrite speeds for the
next generation of optical disc drives used in high-speed DVD/CD combination
recorder units.
- Financial Plays Of The Week
HP, DELL JOIN BLU-RAY DISC FOUNDERS
Dell and HP announced their support for the Blu-ray Disc format at the
Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month and have now formally
joined the organization responsible for developing and promoting the
revolutionary new format for high-capacity optical discs.
BROADCOM ACQUIRES RAIDCore
The acquisition of RAIDCore and its full-featured, enterprise-class RAID
software stack will enable Broadcom to offer a unique and complete set of
RAID solutions to the server storage market.
CORNICE SECURES $51 MILLION IN VENTURE FUNDING
This round of financing brings the total amount invested in the company to
$81 million. The new capital will be used to support sales, development and
manufacturing initiatives related to the company's Storage Element
technology.
KPG ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN AGREEMENT TO DISTRIBUTE ExaStore
Kodak Polychrome Graphics has announced an agreement with Exanet to
distribute ExaStore the company's Scalable Storage Cluster System in the
European graphic arts market. The agreement is an extension of the agreement
already in place in North America.
SAMSUNG PURCHASES MATTSON'S RTP, CVD SYSTEMS
The orders include multiple 200mm 2900 and 300mm 3000 RTP systems and
300mm Aspen III CVD systems. The systems began shipment in late 2003 to
several of the chipmaker's manufacturing facilities in Korea and the United
States.
- Enterprise Data Insights
BOEING SELECTS EMC TO MANAGE DEFENSE PROGRAM STORAGE ASSETS
Boeing is implementing CLARiiON CX600 systems across its three data
centers to achieve more centralized, efficient and cost-effective management
of its information infrastructure.
SANs: BEWARE OF FAUX INTEROPERABILITY
By Mike Drapeau, President, The Drapeau Group
Since SAN topologies have been commercially available, storage vendors
have become fairly adept at installing monolithic or modular storage
platforms. This progress has come at a cost though, as end users have
suffered from implementation teams underestimating the preparation necessary
to correctly configure a SAN.
AUSTRIAN NATIONAL LOTTERY USING McDATA STORAGE SOLUTIONS
The ANL's 3,900 receiving offices in Austria generate nearly 5 million
lottery tickets each week, which in 2002 resulted in revenues of $1.7
billion. Because even minor disruptions in ticket processing could
negatively impact revenues, OLG placed data protection high on its priority
list.
ORACLE LOOKS TO MAKE GROUND IN WINDOWS DATABASE MARKET
Aside from being a significant upgrade to the company's database, Oracle
10g features ease-of-use improvements that should prove attractive to
companies, including small businesses, possessing less database expertise.
MARKET RESEARCH VALIDATES VERITAS UTILITY COMPUTING STRATEGY
According to the survey of over 1,000 data center managers and functional
heads, 59 percent of organizations have introduced SLAs, presumably in an
effort to drive efficiencies and reduce costs, indicating IT departments are
striving for transparency by aligning themselves with business requirements.
HOW TO OVERCOME COMMON MICROSOFT EXCHANGE SERVER PROBLEMS
By Troy Werelius, President, Lucid8
Proper Microsoft Exchange maintenance is mandatory, but administrators
must learn to avoid the costly pitfalls and traps that commonly occur when
using error-prone and time-consuming manual methods.
CALL FOR SPEAKERS
GRID TODAY 2004 (Gt04) -- the first major conference and exhibition
to focus on the emerging market for commercial business
applications of Grid computing, has issued a Call for Speakers
We are looking for high-level speakers from
commercial organizations to speak on
applications and implementation of Grid computing
Top Of The News
Short Takes
- Financial Watch
MicroStrategy Reports Increase In Revenues, License Revenues
FalconStor Software Announces Results For Q4, Fiscal Year
- People & Positions
LSI Logic Storage Systems Gets On Board With SNIA Forum
BakBone Software Announces Vice President Of EMEA
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