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AMCC UNVEILS PowerPC PROCESSOR FOR EMBEDDED STORAGE, NETWORKING
The first processor to offer three independent PCI Express interfaces and
one PCI-X version 2.0 interface, AMCC's PowerPC 440SPe is ideally suited
for RAID controllers and storage area networking (SAN) equipment.
CentricStor VIRTUAL TAPE SYSTEM VERSION 3.0 LAUNCHED
CentricStor Version 3.0, a powerful, heterogeneous virtual tape system
that supports the predominant operating systems and backup applications,
was launched with doubled throughput, new management functions, expanded
support options and support for high capacity, low-cost Serial ATA disk.
EMC DELIVERS ILM FOR NETWORK ATTACHED STORAGE
With the new EMC Celerra FileMover, EMC can provide customers a hardware
and software offering that can easily and automatically move file-based
information between primary and secondary storage resources according to
policies set by the customer.
EXABYTE ANNOUNCES NEW VXA 'X TAPE'
Exabyte Corp announced the new VXA Packet X Tapes, the industry's only
tape cartridges with three different cartridge capacities. The X Tape
family of VXA cartridges, which includes 20, 40, and 80 GB capacities (native),
offers even greater reliability and lower pricing.
INFORTREND, LSI LOGIC SUPPORT LARGE RAID VOLUMES
Infortrend announced that, utilizing an LSI Logic host bus adapter, it
has become the first external RAID storage vendor to provide support for
storage arrays with up to 64TB capacity. This innovation capitalizes on the new
16-byte SCSI commands, which enable breaking the traditional 2TB industry
limit.
InoStor RAIDn TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTIONIZES DATA PROTECTION SCHEMES
RAIDn is a software library with a set of patented algorithms that
implement a parity scheme across an array of disk drives to provide data
protection against random, multiple drive failures.
RACKABLE SYSTEMS UNVEILS NEW NAS SOLUTION
Built for data centers demanding an affordable yet high-performance
Serial ATA (SATA)-based NAS solution, Rackable Systems' S3116-NAS server
leverages industry-standard components and a robust feature set to provide a
high-value, cost-effective alternative.
RAID INC RELEASES PHOENIX STORAGE SYSTEM
The Phoenix delivers a highly available, high performance storage
solution with embedded Enterprise level management features such as remote
replication, snapshot, storage virtualization, mirroring and storage
provisioning.
SIERRA LOGIC UNVEILS CHIP-BASED ENTERPRISE SATA SOLUTION
The SR-1216 chip and firmware, the first in a series of anticipated
product announcements from Sierra Logic, enables storage OEMs to offer
true enterprise availability and networked infrastructure at a fraction of the
cost of traditional Fibre Channel or SCSI subsystems.
EMC REDEFINES ENTERPRISE REPLICATION, DATA MOBILITY
The new set of tools, which run on the market-leading EMC Symmetrix DMX
Series of networked storage systems, is the broadest in the industry for
optimizing the protection and placement of data as part of an information
lifecycle management strategy.
- Financial Plays Of The Week
ASIGRA SIGNS EUROPE'S LEADING DISASTER RECOVERY SERVICE PROVIDER
By adding Asigra Televaulting to its suite of solutions, Synstar can now
offer its customers the additional protection of distributed backup and
recovery capabilities for enterprise-critical data.
IBM AIMS AT MIDMARKET W/ POWER-BASED EXPRESS UNIX, INTEL SERVERS
These Express servers, based on the IBM POWER5 microprocessor, introduce
mainframe-inspired technology and performance to clients at prices and
configurations that fit the budgets of even the smallest mid-size firms.
INTRANSA SIGNS DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT IN JAPAN
With this relationship, Macnica Networks Corp will serve as a strategic
distributor for Intransa's products throughout Japan, as the country is on
the cusp of rapid growth in the IP SAN market for mid-sized businesses and
enterprises.
KLA-TENCOR EXPANDS STORAGE BUSINESS WITH CANDELA ACQUISITION
KLA-Tencor Corp announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to
acquire Candela Instruments, a leading supplier of laser-based surface
inspection systems optimized for the data storage industry.
MOUNTAIN VIEW DATA, RACKABLE SYSTEMS SOLIDIFY OEM RELATIONSHIP
Mountain View Data Inc (MVD) and Rackable Systems Inc announced a formal
OEM agreement and relationship that will enable the delivery of Mountain
View Data's storage software integrated into Rackable Systems' new Network
Attached Storage (NAS) server.
NEC, OuterBay FORM ALLIANCE TO BRING ILM TO ASIAN MARKET
Through this relationship, NEC will provide ILM solutions to the Asian
market to help businesses cut operations cost, improve performance and
meet compliance and governance requirements by managing the storage of data
based on its business value.
nStor INKS DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH FOREFRONT TECHNOLOGIES
Under the terms of the agreement, Forefront will market nStor's NexStor
platform of storage systems, StorView management software and full
complement of services to its growing customer base of systems integrators
and value-added resellers throughout the Middle East and Africa.
SAND SEARCHABLE ARCHIVE BRINGS STORAGE EFFICIENCY TO SAP BI
Under the agreement SAND will integrate SAND Searchable ArchiveT into an
Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) architecture for SAP Business
Intelligence (SAP BI) -- a core component of the SAP NetWeaver open
integration and application platform.
SCHLUMBERGER, EMC TO OFFER NETWORKED STORAGE SOLUTIONS FOR ILM
Schlumberger Information Solutions (SIS) and EMC Corp announced a global
reseller agreement enabling SIS to offer the full-range of EMC networked
storage systems, software and services to the upstream oil and gas market.
StorageTek EXPANDS ILM PORTFOLIO WITH ACQUISITION OF STORABILITY
Under terms of the transaction, StorageTek purchased all intellectual
property, software license agreements, customer contracts and other assets
of Storability. It is expected that approximately 70 Storability employees
will join the StorageTek team.
XIOTECH NAMES CompuCom PREFERRED DIMENSIONAL STORAGE PARTNER
Xiotech's Dimensional Partner Program is designed to offer value added
resellers (VARs) storage solutions that enable partners like CompuCom to
differentiate themselves through Xiotech's flagship storage networking
solution, Magnitude 3D.
XOsoft EXPANDS THROUGH RESELLER PARTNERSHIP WITH AmeriVault
To accelerate large data recoveries, AmeriVault will immediately
incorporate XOsoft's WANSync and WANSyncHA solutions into its mobile
HotBox recovery solution and will begin hosting an online high availability
solution by the end of the year.
- Enterprise Data Insights
BlueArc's PRESIDENT ON COMPANY'S SUCCESS, FUTURE
By Derrick Harris, Editor
DSstar editor Derrick Harris was fortunate enough to talk with Mike
Gustafson, president of BlueArc, about the string of recent successes the
company has experienced, as well as about the transition from his prior
role at McDATA. He also clears the air about the "scaling back" of CTO Geoff
Barrall's duties.
FRENCH ENERGY GIANT ADDS TO SGI DEPLOYMENT
The new servers tap 48TB of SGI InfiniteStorage TP9500 storage via a
storage area network (SAN), with the SGI InfiniteStorage Shared Filesystem
CXFS and SGI InfiniteStorage Data Migration Facility (DMF) providing
access to another 100TB of previously installed storage.
SUN SIMPLIFIES ALIGNS WITH INDUSTRY SOFTWARE VENDORS
Sun Microsystems Inc announced enhanced data service capabilities for its
newest midrange system, the Sun StorEdge 6920 system, through the support
of leading independent software vendors (ISVs) including AppIQ, Computer
Associates and VERITAS.
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS ALLIANCE BOOSTS FOCUS ON DIGITAL STORAGE
Storage Visions 2005 Conference and the Consumer Electronics Association
(CEA) announced that they have formed a strategic partnership to promote
digital storage and the entertainment content value chain.
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY CENTERS INTEGRATE EMULEX FC HBAs
The Emulex LightPulse LP10000 and LP10000DC HBAs were selected by
Microsoft for high performance connectivity and are now fully integrated
into SAN solutions at Microsoft Technology Centers in Austin, Texas;
Boston; Chicago; Redmond, Wash.; and Silicon Valley.
EXASTORE BECOMING STANDARD FOR PREMEDIA/PUBLISHING INDUSTRY
With clients across Europe and the United States of America, ExaStore is
enabling the graphic arts industry to efficiently manage its data and
enhance the reliability of its workflow systems with a low-cost,
hardware-independent Grid storage solution.
NOBLE ENERGY FUELS STORAGE GROWTH WITH iSCSI SAN FROM FalconStor
Noble Energy Inc has implemented the FalconStor iSCSI Storage Server for
Windows Storage Server 2003, which leverages FalconStor's flagship
software solution, IPStor Enterprise Edition, to consolidate storage management and
allocation for its Lotus Domino and Microsoft SQL application servers.
WAN LATENCY NO. 1 CAUSE OF APPLICATION PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS
Through experience implementing its application delivery solutions at
more than 100 enterprises worldwide, FineGround has learned that network
latency -- not network congestion -- has the greatest impact on wide-area network
(WAN) performance.
FlexFrame FOR mySAP HELPS CUT COSTS BY UP TO 65 PERCENT
The results of an independent TCO/ROI analysis confirm that the FlexFrame
for mySAP Business Suite solution can have a significant impact on the ROI
of an SAP infrastructure, leading to cost savings of up to 65 percent.
VERITAS SELECTS APPARENT NETWORKS TO PINPOINT NETWORK PROBLEMS
After an extensive four-month evaluation, including a 1,000-case pilot
project, VERITAS chose AppareNet Support as its primary network diagnostic
tool to assist customers in segregating software problems from
network-related performance problems.
Top Of The News
Short Takes
- Financial Watch
Diligent Technologies Closes $22 Million Financing Round
Aristos Logic Secures $12 Million in Funding
- People & Positions
Storage Luminary Barrall Joins Data Domain Advisory Board
HDS Accelerates Solutions Focus With New Organization
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