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BROCADE SHOWCASED AS NET FOUNDATION FOR WORLD'S LARGEST SAN

SAMSUNG DEVELOPS INDUSTRY'S FASTEST DDR3 SRAM

HAPHAZARD E-MAIL POLICIES PUT IT PROS IN THE HOT SEAT

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Storage Innovations

EXABYTE ANNOUNCES NEW VALUE-ORIENTED AUTOLOADER
Exabyte Corporation has announced the availability of the new AutoPak 1x10 autoloader with VXA-2 tape drives. With an MSRP of $3,499 and a total capacity of up to 1.6TB packaged in a compact 2u (3.5") rack-mount form factor, the VXA-2 AutoPak 1x10 leads in price/performance over any other autoloader or stand-alone tape drive.

HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS ACCELERATES LEAD IN HIGH-END STORAGE
Continuing to deliver on its TrueNorth roadmap, Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd, has unveiled enhanced capacity, connectivity, and throughput options for the Hitachi Freedom Storage Lightning 9900 V Series, a leader in high-end RAID systems.

LDIC ANNOUNCES SERIAL ATA PRODUCT LINE
LDIC, a technology leader in the development of Storage/Communication/Super Integration of Mixed Signal Technology solutions has successfully demonstrated its Serial ATA Interoperability with major Disk Drive, Host Bus Adapter and RAID technologies at the SATA Plugfest on Jan 22-24, 2003, hosted by Intel Corporation in Longmont, Colorado.

McDATA's NEW SANavigator 3.5 DELIVERS ENHANCED SECURITY
McDATA Corporation has announced the worldwide availability of SANavigator 3.5, the latest version of its award-winning storage network management software.

M-SYSTEMS DOUBLES TOP CAPACITY OF ITS FASTEST FLASH DISK
M-Systems, a leader in flash-based data storage products, has announced the availability of its Fast Flash Disk (FFD) 3.5-inch Ultra Wide SCSI product in capacities up to 35 gigabytes (GB).

OVERLAND INTRODUCES NEW VERSION STORAGE RESOURCE MANAGER
Overland Storage Inc, a leading provider of storage solutions, has announced that Overland's Storage Resource Manager (SRM) 3 is now available, featuring new capabilities to quickly assess and manage existing data storage, eliminate unnecessary storage and increase IT efficiency.

PLASMON ANNOUNCES MULTI DRIVE SUPPORT FOR DVD/CD LIBRARIES
Plasmon, a leader in professional data archival solutions, has announced the integration of multi-function DVD/CD drives (a.k.a. Multi Drive) across their entire range of DVD and CD libraries.

SAMSUNG DEVELOPS INDUSTRY'S FASTEST DDR3 SRAM
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, a world leader in advanced memory technology, has announced the development of the world's fastest DDR3 SRAM. Generating 1.5 Gb per second, the 72Mb Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) SRAM will support the high-density, high-speed memory requirements for next generation servers and workstations.

Financial Plays Of The Week

BROCADE COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF RHAPSODY NETWORKS
Brocade Communications Systems Inc has announced the completion of the acquisition of Rhapsody Networks, a provider of next-generation intelligent switching platforms. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, Brocade has acquired all outstanding shares of Rhapsody in exchange for 20.5 million shares of Brocade common stock.

CNT, StorageTek Alliance EXTENDED TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
CNT, a global expert in storage networking, and StorageTek, a storage services and solutions expert, have announced an alliance for CNT to provide professional services to StorageTek customers. StorageTek will subcontract CNT professional services, enabling customers to benefit from proven business continuity consulting and other services.

QUANTUM STO SOLUTIONS GROUP REINFORCES COMMITMENT TO CHANNEL
Quantum Corp announced recently that it is building upon its commitment to channel partners through key enhancements to its Quantum Academy partner program. The new program benefits, designed to increase partner sales and profitability, were unveiled at Quantum's Executive Summit, an intensive and educational conference for top storage channel executives.

VIXEL ANNOUNCES USE OF MARVELL'S HIGH SPEED SERDES TECH
Vixel Corporation has announced the completion of a new technology development agreement with Marvell Semiconductor Inc to use Marvell's High Speed SERDES Technology. Drawing upon its strengths and capabilities in Fibre Channel technology, Vixel will use Marvell's state-of-the-art semiconductor SERDES technology to deploy next generation storage products that address the requirements of leading storage solution providers.

Enterprise Data Insights

BROCADE SHOWCASED AS NET FOUNDATION FOR WORLD'S LARGEST SAN
Brocade Communications Systems Inc (Brocade), one of the world's leading providers of infrastructure solutions for Storage Area Networks (SANs), announced that at the ENSA@WORK 2003 conference in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, HP unveiled the industry's first public demonstration of a 1,000-port, heterogeneous SAN, based on Brocade SAN infrastructure.

HAPHAZARD E-MAIL POLICIES PUT IT PROS IN THE HOT SEAT
By Debbie Moffat
Many companies have effective and reliable policies in place for paper records, but they may have a false sense of confidence that their information technology systems reliably retain and manage e-mail records.

GERMAN DRUGSTORE CHAIN SELECTS StoreAge's SVM
StoreAge Networking Technologies has announced the deployment of its SVM (Storage Virtualization Manager) at the Ulm datacenter of Muller GmbH & Co KG, the renowned large discount drugstore chain in Germany. The deployment at Muller was effected in cooperation with BASIS GmbH, StoreAge's strategic partner in Germany.

NETWORK APPLIANCE POWERS RENAULT F1 TEAM
Network Appliance, a leading provider of enterprise network storage solutions and Renault F1 Team have announced that the team has purchased a 2.5TB FAS960 unified storage solution. The system will hold and manage all design data for the Renault F1 Team car and will also deliver considerable cost savings and enable business continuance across its F1 design operation.

STORAGE VISIONS 2003 A SUCCESS, 2004 CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED
The Storage Visions 2003 Conference, held in Las Vegas January 7-8, 2003, addressed data storage requirements for companies involved in creating multimedia content and distributing it to consumers through high speed data transfer systems. The conference contained 16 in-depth sessions, panels and keynote talks.

PROMICRO EXPANDS OPERATIONS TO ACCOMMODATE GROWTH OF HPC MKT
Promicro Systems, a leading provider of high performance computing (HPC) solutions, has announced its move to a larger facility to accommodate significant business growth. The company has purchased a 26,000 square foot building in Poway, one of San Diego's fastest-growing technology hubs, to house corporate headquarters, as well as manufacturing and engineering functions.

ADIC SCALAR 10K WINS TOP AWARDS FROM CHINA'S LEADING IT PUBS
Advanced Digital Information Corporation, announced recently that its Scalar 10K tape library has won top awards from two of China's most influential IT publications. China Computerworld magazine has given the Scalar 10K an Enterprise Storage Product of the Year award for 2002, and China Information World has selected the library for an Editor's Choice award.

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