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- Storage Innovations
HUMMINGBIRD, ATTUNITY TO OFFER MAINFRAME DATA INTEGRATION
Under the terms of the agreement, Hummingbird will offer the Attunity
product family as an add-on component of Hummingbird Genio, the data
integration component of Hummingbird Integration Suite, offering users
efficient and real-time integration with mainframe data.
BETRUSTED ANNOUNCES TRUSTED BACKUP
Trusted Backup is a cost-effective managed backup service that provides
fast and foolproof online backup and recovery of desktop, laptop and
server-based data. Betrusted stores the data in military-grade facilities,
establishing an electronic vault that is both secure and convenient.
EMC DELIVERS NEW CONTENT INTEGRATION SOFTWARE
EMC Corp announced the immediate availability of EMC Documentum Enterprise
Content Integration (ECI) Services, a software product that enables users to
discover, access and assimilate structured and unstructured information from
multiple internal and external sources, in multiple languages, with one
query.
OPTWARE RECORDS, PLAYS MOVIE ON HOLOGRAPHIC DISC
Holographic recording technology records data on discs in the form of
laser interference fringes, enabling existing discs the same size as today's
DVDs to store as much as 1TB of data (200 times the capacity of a single
layer DVD), with a transfer speed of 1GB per second (40 times the speed of
DVD).
LINKSYS NETWORK STORAGE LINK TURNS USB DRIVES INTO NAS
The Linksys Network Storage Link is a fast, simple, flexible and
economical way to add storage to your network. The Storage Link has two USB
ports for connecting USB 1.1 or 2.0 external hard drives. One USB port can
also be used for connecting today's popular USB memory sticks.

QLOGIC, McDATA ENABLE GLOBAL, MULTI-VENDOR SANs
McDATA Corp and QLogic Corp announced a comprehensive SAN initiative to
increase enablement for OEMs, channel partners and SAN administrators that
are building global, multi-vendor blade server environments.
NOVELL BUSINESS CONTINUITY CLUSTERING AUTOMATES DR PREPARATION
Built on Novell Cluster Services 1.7 and NetWare 6.5, Business Continuity
Clustering ensures that in the event of an isolated server problem or severe
data center calamity, customers' systems continue to function normally and
without interruption.
RARITAN ADDS PRODUCTS TO REMOTELY MANAGE IT EQUIPMENT OVER IP
Raritan will offer worldwide the Peppercon 0801IP and 1601IP KVM switches,
which support eight and 16 servers, respectively. These products allow
multiple servers to be controlled locally or remotely via a Web browser.
ShadowStor RELEASES ShadowServer
ShadowServer provides non-restrictive, easy to use server protection for
Windows NT, 2000 and 2003 servers. ShadowServer is the best way to prevent
malicious, intrusive or unwanted changes from being made to a server.
StorCase INTRODUCES REMOVABLE DISK-TO-DISK BACKUP SOLUTIONS
Compared to tape, the D2D backup technology offers higher transfer speeds,
(performance improvements as high as 200 percent); lower costs (savings up
to 50 percent over comparable tape solutions); greater ease of use and 100
percent accuracy for restored data.
XIOTECH ANNOUNCES MULTI-TIERED STORAGE, SATA OFFERINGS
The tiered storage offering enables customers to mix and match Enterprise
and Economy Fibre Channel drives, as well as SATA drives, seamlessly within
the same storage cluster.

- Financial Plays Of The Week
FSC SELECTS LSI LOGIC SOFTWARE RAID FOR PRIMERGY S2 SATA SERVERS
LSI Logic Corp announced that Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) has selected
the LSI Logic Embedded Serial ATA (SATA) Software RAID for FSC's
next-generation Intel-based PRIMERGY S2 SATA servers for RAID 0 and 1.
LOGICALIS ACQUIRES $90 MILLION IBM BUSINESS PARTNER STI
After the STI acquisition, both HP and IBM will continue to be represented
with the same emphasis the two independent organizations offered, tapping
the combined sales and technical specialists of each organization.

PolyServe SECURES $20 MILLION IN SERIES D FUNDING
PolyServe Inc announced it has secured $20 million in a Series D funding
round led by Fidelity Ventures. Fidelity Ventures was joined in the round by
PolyServe's existing investors, including Greylock, New Enterprise
Associates and the RODA Group.
XIMETA GROWS PRESENCE IN JAPAN; SIGNS PARTNERSHIP WITH I-O DATA
XIMETA Inc announced that it has entered a strategic partnership with I-O
Data Device Inc, Japan's leading manufacturer of high-quality computer
peripheral and interface products, to incorporate NDAS technology into I-O
Data's external storage products.
CERTANCE EXPANDS BUNDLING OF YOSEMITE TAPEWARE XE
Yosemite TapeWare XE provides Certance customers a fully functional backup
solution for a single server or workstation. Leveraging the advanced
technology of Yosemite's flagship product, TapeWare XE serves the needs of
Small-to-Medium Enterprise customers who need to go from box to backup in
minutes.

- Enterprise Data Insights
IS TCP/IP CLOGGING YOUR WINDOWS SERVERS?
By Joe Gervais, Director Of Marketing, Alacritech
Joe Gervais, Alacritech's director of marketing, gives an IT perspective
of the benefits of TCP offload. With millions of Windows-based servers
worldwide running TCP/IP over Ethernet, the hardware-based TCP/IP processing
of new TNIC products provide the answer to achieving higher operating
efficiency.
BlueArc STORAGE IS GOLD STANDARD FOR NBC OLYMPIC GRAPHICS
The systems store multiple terabytes of graphical data, including audio
files, movies, and digitized clips, distributing the data to clients while
maintaining data integrity, ensuring anytime access and maintaining
performance under peak loads.
SAN MARKET REVENUES SLIP 3 PERCENT IN SECOND QUARTER
Dell'Oro Group announced that its recent report shows sales of SAN Fibre
Channel switches and HBAs decreased 3 percent in the second quarter of 2004.
Also according to the Dell'Oro Group report, the FC switch segment of the
market was flat, while the HBA segment declined 7 percent for the quarter.
IBM, EMC, HP, CA, ORACLE EXECUTIVES GATHER TO DEFINE ILM
Each of these visionaries will present an overview of the past, present
and future of Information Lifecycle Management. These authoritative
presentations will provide the guidance needed to begin planning and
deploying an Information Lifecycle Management program to meet the needs of
any enterprise.

IBM RANKED TOP PROVIDER OF DISASTER RECOVERY SERVICES
According to the "2004 Waters Rankings," which polled readers of Waters
magazine, IBM leads the "Business Continuity" category, receiving 35.2
percent of the vote, putting it ahead of its competitors.
StorageTek ILM SOLUTIONS HELP LOUDEYE DELIVER MUSIC WORLDWIDE
With the help of information lifecycle management solutions from
StorageTek, Loudeye has migrated its entire archive of digital music to an
optimized online system, and as a result, can provide instant and automated
processing of digital media files in any format or size to its customers
around the world.
DEPT OF AGRICULTURE SELECTS SANZ EarthWhere TO SUPPORT NAIP
The EarthWhere application will be deployed at the Aerial Photography
Field Office in Salt Lake City to help streamline imagery management and
dissemination processes in support of the National Agriculture Imagery
(NAIP) program.
SUN OUTPERFORMS WORLDWIDE SERVER GROWTH IN QUARTERLY REPORT
Sun's performance was fueled by strong demand for Solaris servers with
UltraSPARC IV and Opteron processors, and Netra 240/440 systems, and
primarily from customers in financial services, communications and
government markets.
VMware PROVIDES KEY TO VIRTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR 400+ CUSTOMERS
VMware P2V Assistant is an enterprise-class migration tool that transforms
an existing physical system into a VMware virtual machine. Virtual machines
created by the P2V Assistant run on VMware ESX Server, VMware GSX Server and
VMware Workstation.

Top Of The News
Short Takes
- Financial Watch
McDATA Announces Second Quarter 2004 Results
- People & Positions
Komag Appoints Two New Board Members
Maxtor Names Michael Bless As Chief Financial Officer

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