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RESEARCHERS BOOST DATA STORAGE WITH COMMON MATERIALS
By John Stebbins
Boston College researchers have found a way to store about 19 times more data on a disk than a common DVD can hold, using optical media made with common products, the December issue of Nature Materials reports.
SGI EXPANDS CAPABILITY OF SAN FILESYSTEM
SGI has announced its popular shared filesystem for storage area networks, CXFS 2.2, can manage up to 32 different client machines within one SAN. CXFS previously handled up to 16 client machines. This significant improvement increases the scalability of SGI storage solutions and ultimately increases productivity for users of SAN environments by eliminating file duplication and the time it takes to move large files over the network.
DataDirect TO SHOW FASTEST FC-2 STORAGE CONTROLLER AT SC2002
DataDirect Networks will be demonstrating the world's fastest storage controller at SC2002/Baltimore from November 18 to 21. DataDirect's S2A8000 Silicon Storage Appliance is a new storage controller device that has been created to allow the deployment of extremely high-performance, easy-to-manage, and highly scalable 24/7/365 storage networking foundations.
SanDisk LAUNCHES UTILITY GRADE CompactFlash STORAGE CARDS
SanDisk Corporation has introduced the Utility Grade CompactFlash cards to complement its line of Industrial Grade and Standard Grade, solid-state flash storage products for industrial customers that include CompactFlash cards, PC Cards and 2.5-inch FlashDrives. The Utility Grade CompactFlash family of cards is designed for applications where large capacities at value driven price points are required.
FIRST NAS TO ACCELERATE ON-DEMAND NETWORKED STORAGE
IBM has announced the storage industry's first technology that accelerates network performance and scalability available in new and powerful, network attached storage models targeted for mid-sized customers. In addition, IBM is also integrating higher capacity disk drives with its mid-range disk storage to improve scalability.
QUANTUM ANNOUNCES SUPERLOADER WITH SDLT 320 TAPE DRIVES
Quantum Corp, a leading provider of data protection systems, has announced the availability of the SuperLoader with SDLT 320 drives, representing a major advance in capacity and performance along with the lowest cost per gigabyte of any tape library or autoloader on the market.
ULTERA SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES BREAKTHROUGH VIRTUAL TAPE
Ultera Systems, a leading provider of high-performance tape controllers and tape RAID systems, has unveiled the first in a series of scalable Virtual Tape Controllers (VTC) for enterprise backup, restore and archive -- Mirage.
ZZYZX INTRODUCES NEW 2 GB FIBRE CHANNEL DATA STORAGE ARRAYS
Zzyzx Peripherals Inc announced the immediate availability of its new family of 2 Gb Fibre Channel SAN-attached RocketSTOR RAID arrays at LISA '02 Systems Administration Conference and Exhibition.
PROMICRO AND AVAIL FUSE DISK AND TAPE FOR DATA PROTECTION
Promicro Systems, in partnership with Avail Solutions, has introduced a cost-effective backup appliance that provides businesses with advanced data storage, backup and recovery capabilities.
- Financial Plays Of The Week
ADEXIS AND NuView PARTNER TO PROVIDE RAPID SAN DEPLOYMENT
Adexis, the storage division of Cranel Inc, and NuView Inc, a provider of software that simplifies enterprise storage, have announced a partnership through which Adexis will offer rapid SAN deployment and other storage solutions that feature NuView StorageX file management software to its Windows customers.
DataFlux TEAMS WITH PricewaterhouseCoopers ON DATA QUALITY
DataFlux Corporation and PricewaterhouseCoopers, the world's largest professional services organization, have announced an alliance to help customers solve their business data quality and data integration issues on an enterprise scale.
HP, MIT DELVE DEEP WITH DIGITAL LIBRARY
MIT and Hewlett-Packard unveil a system for electronically archiving books, lecture notes and data that could serve as a model for academic libraries in the future.
NEXSAN UNLEASHES ATABEAST STO ARRAY ON CAPACITY-HEAVY APPS
Nexsan Technologies recently rolled out its next-generation disk-to-disk backup technology platform, creating new standards for affordable, high-density enterprise storage with the release of the InfiniSAN ATABeast, a compact multi-terabyte disk array that delivers enterprise-class capabilities in a low-profile, cost-correct package.
IBM CORRECTS MISTAKE: REUNITES STO, SERVER DIVISIONS
IBM is folding its data storage group back into its server division, naming storage head Linda Sanford to lead the company's internal efforts to become an "on-demand" business, according to a source with knowledge of the move.
RORKE DATA AND NuView PARTNER ON WINDOWS STORAGE MIGRATION
Rorke Data and NuView have announced a strategic partnership between the two companies. Through their partnership, Rorke Data will incorporate NuView StorageX automated file management software into its portfolio of enterprise networked storage solutions and services.
VERITAS ACQUIRES NTP'S STORAGE REPORTER PRODUCT
VERITAS announced recently that it has acquired Manchester, NH based NTP Software's Storage Reporter, a reporting product that makes it possible to view storage usage and more exercise control over storage management and associated costs.
- Enterprise Data Insights
XIOtech TARGETS CONTINUED GROWTH WITH OAK INVESTMENT PARTNERS
Network storage pioneer XIOtech Corporation announced recently that Oak Investment Partners has made a significant equity investment in the Company, with the goal of accelerating the growth of XIOtech.
ALIANT CALLS ON EMC TO CONSOLIDATE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
EMC Corporation announced recently that Aliant Telecom, Canada's third-largest incumbent telecommunications company, is utilizing EMC's enterprise storage area network (SAN) technology to consolidate its network-based information storage.
M-SYSTEMS ENLISTS WILLIAM MORRIS TO TARGET ENTERTAINMENT
William Morris Consulting recently announced a marketing partnership with M-Systems' DiskOnKey product division. The goal of the relationship is to build alliances for M-Systems within the entertainment and media markets enabling the company to introduce its DiskOnKey technology to music publishers, gaming companies, broadcast studios and networks.
EMC GIVES GIFT TO CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY
The contents of the world's largest collection nature sounds as well as videos of birds in their natural habitats soon will be accessible to the general public via the Internet, thanks to a gift of computer equipment to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology by EMC Corp.
DATABASES CAN HEAL THEMSELVES ON-THE-FLY
An innovative new software can detect and correct a database impaired by an attack while the database system continues to process transactions, says a Penn State researcher.
MTI BECOMES BROCADE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PROVIDER
MTI Technology Corp, a leading provider of enterprise storage solutions for more than two decades, announced recently that it has joined the Brocade Professional Services Provider (PSP) Program.
MORE THAN 100 CUSTOMERS HAVE DEPLOYED NetApp NearStore
Network Appliance Inc, a leading provider of enterprise network storage solutions, recently announced an important milestone in the nearline storage market: NetApp NearStore solutions have been deployed at more than 100 customer sites around the world.
SAS CUSTOMER ACHIEVES SIGNIFICANT ROI
SAS, a leader in business intelligence, announced that its integration of Platform JobScheduler with SAS/Warehouse Administrator software has generated significant return on investment (ROI) at Spectra Inc, a division of VNU.
SEAGATE 'GETS VERTICAL' DEMONSTRATING RECORD AREAL DENSITY
Seagate Technology has announced that its scientists have broken new ground in the field of magnetic data storage by demonstrating areal densities of over 100 gigabits per square inch (Gb/in2) using perpendicular recording technology. This "vertical" move has also enabled record performance data rates of up to 125 MB per second.
SNIA ANNOUNCES NEW FORUM TO SUPPORT SMI
The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), an international organization dedicated to delivering storage networking architectures, education, and solutions for the IT community, has announced the formation of the Storage Management Initiative (SMI) Forum.
SONY CHINA STANDARDIZES ON BROCADE SAN INFRASTRUCTURE
Brocade Communications Systems Inc announced recently that Sony (China) Ltd has standardized on Brocade as the highly available, intelligent foundation for its storage environment.
SPINNAKER NETWORKS SPINSERVER TO SUPPORT SNIA SMI/BLUEFIN
Spinnaker Networks Inc has announced that its ground breaking Spinnaker SpinServer 3300 will support the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) CIM-based Bluefin standard, created to enhance multi-vendor storage management.
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