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AKARA'S OUSP SOLUTION BECOMES IBM TOTALSTORAGE PROVEN
Akara announced recently that it has expanded its IBM TotalStorage Proven status by successfully completing interoperability testing of Akara's OUSP with IBM's FAStT Remote Mirror Option for the TotalStorage FAStT500 and FAStT700 products. Additionally, in testing, the OUSP successfully extended IBM's remote mirroring application out to 1,000 kilometers over an equivalent of a DS3 service.
AppIQ TO LEVERAGE EMULEX HBAnyware CENTRALIZED MGMT SUITE
Emulex Corporation, one of the world's leading suppliers of storage networking host bus adapters (HBAs), and AppIQ, leading the open management revolution in storage management software, has announced that AppIQ will incorporate support for Emulex's recently announced HBAnyware management suite into its AppIQ Solution Suite.
InterSAN ANNOUNCES NEW VERSION OF PATHLINE
InterSAN Inc, a leading provider of storage area management (SAM) automation software, has announced a breakthrough product release -- PATHLINE 2.5, the first and currently the only application to automate and manage all aspects of the storage services life cycle from planning, implementation, and provisioning to monitoring.
I/OMAGIC EXPANDS LINE-UP WITH INTRODUCTION OF CD DUPLICATOR
I/OMagic Corporation, a leading developer and marketer of optical storage and digital entertainment devices, recently launched the latest addition to its stellar optical storage line-up -- the CD Duplicator. The CD Duplicator is unique in that it allows users to copy a disc with a touch of a button, yet it is a stand-alone device that does not require a connection to a PC or notebook computer.
EXABYTE CORPORATION ANNOUNCES LTO-2 TAPE LIBRARIES
Exabyte Corporation, a performance and value leader in tape backup systems, has announced support of IBM LTO Ultrium 2 tape drives in its automation products: the entry-level Exabyte 110L tape autoloader, the midrange Exabyte 221L and the scalable Magnum20 tape libraries.
SEAGATE AND BEST BUY FIRST TO OFFER SERIAL ATA HD IN RETAIL
Seagate hard drive kits featuring the new Serial ATA storage interface are now on Best Buy shelves. Seagate's native Serial ATA architecture moves data up to 50 percent faster than the previous standard with intelligent data handling and point-to-point connections. Its cabling and connector design makes upgrades and maintenance easy, and it improves data integrity and PC system reliability.
FUJITSU SOFTEK OFFERS AID TO BMC'S ABANDONED CUSTOMERS
To relieve fear, uncertainty and doubt among enterprise customers who were recently abandoned by BMC Software's recent decision to exit the storage resource management (SRM) software business, Softek has announced a competitive upgrade program to immediately offer free user licenses and installation of its award-winning SRM solution -- Softek Storage Manager.
SONY DEBUTS PetaSite SAIT-BASED LIBRARIES
Sony Electronics will be offering a new series of PetaSite tape library systems based on SAIT drive technology, currently the industry's highest capacity data tape technology.
- Financial Plays Of The Week
ARSENAL DIGITAL SOLUTIONS SECURES $10.5 MILLION IN FUNDING
Arsenal Digital Solutions (Arsenal), a leading Storage Management Services (SMS) provider, announced that it has completed a round of financing totaling $10.5 million, bringing the Company's total funding to more than $63 million. The new funding follows a year of extraordinary success for Arsenal whose customer base expanded by 264 percent while the revenue base grew by more than 215 percent.
BlueArc OBTAINS NATIONAL MASTER STORAGE STANDING OFFER
M4 Technologies Corporation, a leader in the sales and support of mission-critical computing, and BlueArc Corporation, a leader in high performance, highly scalable network attached storage (NAS), announced recently that M4 Technologies and the BlueArc SiliconServer Architecture have successfully obtained a $20 million dollar National Master Storage Standing Offer by the Government of Canada. As such, M4 and BlueArc are now listed as approved suppliers to Canadian federal government agencies, departments and crown corporations.
EqualLogic CLOSES $15 MILLION IN 2ND ROUND FUNDING
EqualLogic Inc has announced the closing of a $15 million round of funding led by TD Capital Technology Ventures. This latest round of funding, which also includes Charles River Ventures and Sigma Partners, supports the company's sales and marketing efforts in response to demand for its PeerStorage architecture. EqualLogic has secured $27 million in outside funding to-date.
FalconStor, A&I SYSTEMS TEAM ON DISASTER RECOVERY SERVICES
FalconStor Software Inc announced recently that A&I System Co Ltd is initiating a robust, cost-effective disaster recovery service powered by IPStor's advanced replication abilities at its Internet Data Center (IDC), to meet their customer's need for business continuity and data recovery.
SILICON IMAGE TO ACQUIRE TransWarp TO BROADEN STO OFFERINGS
Silicon Image, a leader in high-bandwidth semiconductor and system solutions for mass markets, announced recently that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TransWarp Networks, a privately held company focused on switching, CPU and memory products.
UMC FORMS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH SILICON7
UMC, a world leading semiconductor foundry, and cutting edge memory design house, Silicon7, have announced the completion of a strategic investment to form a partnership aimed at providing advanced, cost-effective memory products for the growing mobile handset and communications market. John Hsuan, vice-chairman of UMC, was also appointed to Silicon7's board of directors.
- Enterprise Data Insights
ASCENTIAL DataStage BUILDS MOMENTUM WITH HYUNDAI CAPITAL
Ascential Software Corporation, an enterprise integration leader, announced recently that Hyundai Capital Services Inc, Korea's first consumer finance company, has reported outstanding business results through the deployment of Ascential DataStage as the foundation of its corporate-wide data warehouse and business intelligence initiatives.
BELK ENHANCES BUSINESS PERFORMANCE WITH MICROSTRATEGY SW
MicroStrategy Incorporated, a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, has announced that Belk Inc, the nation's largest privately owned department store organization, has deployed MicroStrategy's Business Intelligence Platform to reduce inventory and costs and improve business performance company-wide.
HITACHI SELECTS ADAPTEC'S ULTRA320 SCSI AND RAID
Adaptec Inc, a global leader in data storage access solutions, has announced the selection of its leading Ultra320 SCSI solutions -- the industry's fastest -- for a new line of Hitachi Ltd workgroup and midrange servers designed to maximize performance and data protection for mainline storage and other data-intensive applications.
APRILIS ACQUIRES HOLOGRAPHIC STORAGE PATENTS FROM HOLOPLEX
Aprilis Inc, a manufacturer of holographic media and data storage systems, announced recently that it reached an agreement with Holoplex Technologies, a provider of next generation optical wireless communication systems, on the acquisition and exclusive license of 16 holographic data storage patents and applications.
IBM BEGINS TO EXECUTE ON VIRTUALIZATION
by William Fellows for the451.com
IBM will deliver storage virtualization as a family of products under its TotalStorage brand. The in-band SAN Volume Controller (aka Lodestone) is expected this summer, and the StorageTank common file system is due by year-end as the SAN File System. As a result of SAN Volume Controller's arrival, IBM's OEM deal for DataCore's in-band appliance has been scrapped, even though it originally claimed it wouldn't be.
MOTOROLA NET PROCESSORS DRIVE MaXXan NET STORAGE SERVICES
Motorola Inc announced recently that its C-5 network processors are being used in MaXXan Systems' recently announced storage area network (SAN) intelligent switching platform, the MXV320. The MXV320 is a new generation of SAN switching products capable of delivering higher-level storage application functions as services of the network.
NEOSCALE INTRODUCES SECURITY APPLIANCES FOR FC AND TAPE
by Robert Deane for the451.com
NeoScale Systems has recently announced the general availability of its enterprise storage security appliances, designed to protect information in both primary and secondary storage. It enters the market with NeoScale CryptoStor FC, for securing data access and privacy on enterprise storage systems, and NeoScale CryptoStor for Tape, for authenticating, encrypting and compressing data on tape libraries and virtual tape systems with backup compatibility and secure recovery.
HITACHI, LSI LOGIC TO ACCELERATE SERIAL ATTACHED SCSI
LSI Logic's Storage Standard Products division and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies have announced plans to coordinate their respective product development efforts to speed delivery of next-generation Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) technology.
THE SNIA SUPPORTS IETF'S APPROVAL OF IP STORAGE STANDARDS
The Storage Networking Industry Association's IP Storage Forum (SNIA IPS Forum) and its member companies announced their support for three pivotal IP-based storage networking standards recently approved by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
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