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- Storage Innovations
ADIC SCALAR 10K SETS NEW CAPACITY/AVAILABILITY BENCHMARKS
Advanced Digital Information Corporation has unveiled a new dual-aisle
version of its Scalar 10K automated tape library, boosting library capacity
by up to 45% and creating the first tape system to provide ongoing access to
stored data through virtually any service operation.
BUS-TECH REVEALS NEW RELEASE OF MAINFRAME APPLIANCE FOR STO
Bus-Tech Inc, a leading supplier of data center connectivity products, has
announced significant enhancements to the Mainframe Appliance for Storage
(MAS), a tape-on-disk controller for System/390 mainframes. The new release
of the MAS offers: a higher performance platform, additional reliability
features, support for additional virtual drives and is FiCON enabled.
VERITAS/CISCO OFFER 1ST LOOK AT NEW STO NETWORKING SOLUTION
VERITAS Software Corporation, a leading storage software provider,
unveiled a proof of concept demonstration with Cisco Systems, showcasing a
next generation storage networking solution at the VERITAS VISION 2003 users
conference in Las Vegas.
FIA TARGETS MIDRANGE MARKET WITH POWERFUL NEW NAS APPLIANCE
First Intelligent Array (FIA Inc) has introduced the POPnetserver 8000, a
family of network-attached storage (NAS) appliances optimized for superior
performance, high availability, and simplified data management across
multiple operating environments.
IBM TIVOLI SW EXTENDS THE VALUE OF STORAGE VIRTUALIZATION
IBM Tivoli Software is first to support the IBM TotalStorage
Virtualization Family of products. From provisioning of LUNs, automatic
error detection and fault analysis, to enhanced utilization of SAN
resources, IBM Tivoli storage software is tightly integrated with the family
of virtualization products to enhance the utilization of the SAN
environment.
NEW iSCSI EXPANSION TECH ENABLES BROAD SCALING FOR IP STO
iStor Networks Inc, an innovative provider of wire-speed,
high-availability network storage solutions, has announced a patent-pending
technology for IP storage that aggregates the capacity of as many as eight
independent IP storage systems into a single system by using inexpensive
iSCSI links.
KANO INTROS FIRST 200-DISC, RACK-MOUNTABLE DVD+RW LIBRARY
Kano Technologies has introduced the first 200-disc, rack-mountable,
DVD+RW library. The Kano X-Finiti Model RW200 features two-to-four Kano
DVD+RW drives mounted in an exclusive BA-200 library system from Kubota
Comps Corporation of Japan, a leading manufacturer of optical-storage
libraries.
SONY ADVANCES SMB STORAGE WITH AIT DESKTOP AUTOLOADERS
Sony Electronics is helping small businesses automate their backup
processes with a family of convenient Advanced Intelligent Tape (AIT)
desktop autoloaders. The sleek StorStation autoloaders are the latest in a
line of small business storage solutions intended to make regular backup a
reality in small offices and corporate departments.
StorageTek BROADENS MIDRANGE TAPE AUTOMATION OPTIONS
StorageTek's leadership in tape storage automation has advanced yet again
with the latest addition to StorageTek's midrange tape drive portfolio. Now
customers have more tape drive options than ever before for use in
StorageTek's world-class tape libraries.
3WARE TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED INTO NEW IOMEGA NAS PRODUCTS
3ware Inc has announced that its Escalade 7500 8 port RAID controller (the
7500-8) will enable ultra-performance, high capacity ATA storage in Iomega
Corporation's new high performance P800 series Network Attached Storage
(NAS) servers.
NEW STORAGE SYSTEM DIMINISHES BACKUP AND RESTORE COMPLEXITY
StorageTek has launched EchoView, a data protection iSCSI appliance that
revolutionizes data protection and availability. EchoView continuously
protects data while it is being created -- allowing customers to totally
eliminate the backup window and for quick and easy recovery of business
critical data.
- Financial Plays Of The Week
ARROW ELECTRONICS DEDICATED TO INCREASING IBM STORAGE SALES
The Support Net Division of Arrow Electronics Inc, one of the largest
value-added distributors of IBM enterprise products and integration
services, announced recently that it has increased the resources that are
dedicated to driving sales of IBM storage products through the launch of an
IBM-focused Storage Enablement Team, ArrowSET.
BROCADE, VERITAS PARTNER ON FABRIC-BASED STO MGMT SOLUTIONS
Brocade Communications Systems Inc and VERITAS Software Corporation have
announced a joint development agreement in which VERITAS will develop volume
management and storage resource management software technology for the
Brocade SilkWorm Fabric Application Platform (SilkWorm Fabric AP).
IBM TO OFFER EXABYTE VXA-2 WITH eSERVER xSERIES SERVERS
Exabyte Corporation, a performance and value leader in tape backup
systems, has announced that IBM will offer Exabyte's next-generation VXA-2
tape drive as an optional internal storage component for its IBM eServer
xSeries line of Intel processor-based servers.
MicroSat SYSTEMS WINS MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY CONTRACT
MicroSat Systems Inc (MSI) was awarded the Phase II Small Business
Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the Missile Defense Agency to
continue the development of a Micro Mass Storage Module (MMSM).
VERITAS EXPANDS GLOBAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HP
VERITAS Software Corporation, a leading storage software provider, has
expanded its global relationship with HP by committing to jointly develop
products supporting Oracle9i Real Application Clusters (RAC) running on the
HP-UX 11i operating system.
- Enterprise Data Insights
AT&T WINS 'BEST SAN SOLUTION' AT STORAGE WORLD CONFERENCE
AT&T has received The Best SAN Solution award from the Total Solution
Provider (TSP) Awards for Storage for an innovative, integrated Managed
Hosting and Ultravailable storage solution that exceeded the clients
requirements and addressed their business continuity challenges.
CA BRINGS HOME THE BACON AT SWC 2003 MVP AWARDS
Computer Associates International Inc (CA) has announced that BrightStor
ARCserve Backup and BrightStor SAN Manager both won Most Valuable Data
Protection and Storage Management Software awards at Storage World
Conference 2003.
EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT STO MGMT I LEARNED FROM MOM
By John Cloyd
The beleaguered IT Manager should add "stretching the budget" and
following his mother's advise to his job description. While the Washington
economists may confidently prognosticate about the growing economy, that
growth has yet to trickle down into the budgets of many data processing
centers.
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS DEPLOYS STORIGEN'S DSN
Discovery, a leading global real-world media and entertainment company,
sought a solution that would allow for the efficient distribution of
streaming media and other files to more than twenty locations worldwide.
Primarily, Discovery wanted to reduce the turnaround on collaborative
efforts to improve productivity and interaction.
GlassHouse TO CONSULT ON WA STATE DIGITAL ARCHIVES PROJECT
GlassHouse Technologies Inc, a leading provider of vendor-neutral storage
services and consulting, announced recently that it has won a contract and
is providing consulting services to the Washington State Digital Archives
Project, the first state digital archives in the United States.
MS & PANASONIC ANNOUNCE NEW INDUSTRY SUPPORT FOR HighMAT
Microsoft Corp and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd (Panasonic) have
announced that they are expanding the HighMAT specifications to support all
major writable DVD media formats (DVD-RAM and other recordable DVD formats)
for exchanging digital audio, pictures and video files between personal
computers and consumer electronics devices in addition to CDs.
WILL SANDIAL'S STRATEGY DISRUPT THE STORAGE MARKET?
by Simon Robinson for the 451.com
Depending on your view of how the storage networking market is set to
evolve over the next couple of years, the timing of Sandial Systems'
emergence from stealth mode this week either couldn't have been better or
couldn't have been worse.
ISCSI VS. FIBRE CHANNEL IN MS EXCHANGE ENVIRONMENTS
Today, IT managers experience shrinking backup windows, exponential data
growth, and limited budgets for new hires and training. Recently, Spectra
Logic conducted benchmark tests establishing that iSCSI backup performance
is essentially equal to Fibre Channel for Microsoft Exchange database
backups.
StorageTek GARNERS MVP AWARD AT SWC 2003
They call it the T9940B and it's the fastest, highest-capacity,
enterprise-class tape drive on the market. Now, it's also an MVP -- a most
valuable product -- according to storage industry voters.
COMPANIES FACE RADICALLY DIFFERENT STO MGMT MARKET IN 2003
A new Yankee Group report, "Storage Management Strategy is an Enterprise
Priority in 2003," says companies must implement effective
storage-management strategies to support increasing volumes of data, which
the Yankee Group predicts will continue to grow over the next 5 years.
Top Of The News
Short Takes
- Financial Watch
Dot Hill Increases Financial Guidance For 2003
MicroStrategy Achieves 5th Consecutive Q Of Profitability
Emulex Ranked 1St In Worldwide FC Host Bus Adapter Market
Dot Hill Converts Preferred Stock Into Common Stock
QLogic Gains Fibre Channel Market Share
- People & Positions
Trebia Networks Strengthens Management Team
Memorex Names Brian T. Patterson vice president of Finance
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