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- Storage Innovations
IOMEGA ANNOUNCES 30-DAY FREE TRIAL OF INTERNET STORAGE
Iomega Corporation, a global leader in data storage, is giving Internet
users a free taste of online data security with a new 30-day free trial of
Iomega iStorage Online.
CA'S BRIGHTSTOR ENTERPRISE BACKUP 10.5 ALIGNS COSTS & VALUE
Computer Associates International Inc (CA) has announced the availability
of BrightStor Enterprise Backup 10.5, an innovative enterprise backup and
recovery solution that enables organizations to align data protection costs
with the value of that data to the business.
FalconStor ENHANCES IPStor WITH INTEGRAL REAL-TIME ANTIVIRUS
FalconStor Software Inc has announced the integration of real-time
antivirus scanning functionality into the company's IPStor software in
response to growing customer demand for enhanced protection of corporate
data from the onslaught of computer viruses.

FUJITSU ANNOUNCES INDUSTRY LEADING MOBILE HARD DISK DRIVE
Fujitsu Computer Products of America Inc (FCPA), one of the world's
leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, has
bolstered its mobile hard disk drive (HDD) market growth by introducing its
new 80GB, 5400RPM MHT-AH mobile drive in a 2.5" 9.5mm form factor.
GATEWAY'S TINY USB FLASH DRIVE FITS IN A PURSE OR POCKET
Delivering on its branded integrator strategy with a new line of
peripherals, Gateway Inc has announced five branded compact USB flash
drives. Ranging from 16MB to 256MB, these Gateway-branded USB flash drives
are ideal for storing everything from business documents and presentations
to personal files and photos.
IOMEGA INTRODUCES NEW ENTRY LEVEL NAS SERVERS FOR SMB
Iomega Corporation, a global leader in data storage, has announced two new
entry level network attached storage (NAS) servers that deliver superior
performance and value for small businesses and workgroups: the Iomega NAS
A205m and the A305m servers.

ALTIS SEMICONDUCTOR READY TO START MRAM R&D PROGRAM
Starting mid 2003, Altis Semiconductor will be hosting on its site near
Paris (France) the next Research and Development stages for high density
MRAM (Magnetic Random Access Memory), in support to its Shareholders and
Parent Companies' strategy, IBM and Infineon.
TACIT BOOSTS STORAGE CACHING WITH NEW FAILOVER PRODUCT
Tacit Networks Inc, an innovator in enterprise-class wide area network
(WAN)-based storage consolidation solutions, has announced the availability
of a new failover add-on to its storage caching product line.
TREBIA INTRODUCES HIGH PERFORMANCE iSCSI STO NET PROCESSOR
Trebia Networks Inc, a leader in the development of system-on-silicon
solutions for storage networking applications, has announced the SNP-1000L
processor designed to offer OEMs a quick-to-develop, high-performance
solution for iSCSI and Fibre Channel connectivity.

- Financial Plays Of The Week
BRIO SOFTWARE PRODUCTS TO BE DISTRIBUTED BY SPHINX
Brio Software Inc, a leading provider of next-generation business
intelligence tools, recently announced that Sphinx, one of the UK's leading
independent IT distributors, will become a value added distributor (VAD) for
Brio Software's products in the UK.
LUCENT AND McDATA EXPAND PARTNERSHIP
Lucent Technologies and McDATA Corporation, a world leader in open
ultra-high availability storage networking solutions, has announced a joint
development initiative that provides businesses with comprehensive solutions
for storage networking both in and between data centers.

MTI TECHNOLOGY REGAINED COMPLIANCE WITH NASDAQ
MTI Technology Corp, a leading provider of data storage solutions for more
than two decades, recently announced that it has regained compliance with
the $1 per share minimum closing bid price requirement for listing its
common stock on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market.
SANDISK ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH OLYMPUS FOR xD-PICTURE CARD
SanDisk Corporation recently announced that it has signed a five-year
agreement with Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. covering the xD-Picture Card
format.

- Enterprise Data Insights
BROCADE EXPANDS STORAGE NETWORKING MARKET SHARE
Brocade Communications Systems Inc (Brocade), a leading provider of
infrastructure solutions for Storage Area Networks (SANs), announced
recently that Gartner has reaffirmed the company's leadership in the SAN
infrastructure market in its recently released Gartner Dataquest report.
DUPLIDISK HELPS PHARMACEUTICALS MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE FDA
Every day, Americans come in contact with a host of products regulated by
the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - everything from the most common
food ingredients to complex medical and surgical devices, lifesaving drugs,
and radiation-emitting consumer and medical products. In fact, FDA-regulated
products account for more than 20 cents of every dollar spent in the United
States.
eBay SELECTS MicroStrategy PLATFORM FOR ENTERPRISE BI
MicroStrategy Incorporated has announced that eBay has selected the
MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform to analyze the ongoing
performance of the many different categories of products and services for
sale on its Web sites.

FUJITSU SHOWCASES ULTRASOUND IMAGE STORAGE SOLUTION AT AIUM
Fujitsu Computer Products of America Inc (FCPA) showcased the display and
manipulation of ultrasound images on a PC in a joint demonstration with
Trillium Technology Inc at the American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine's
(AIUM) World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) from
June 1-4 in Montreal, Canada.
GARTNER SAYS STO MGMT SW MARKET TO BOUNCE BACK IN '03
A difficult economic and competitive environment put pressure on storage
software vendors to lower price points. As a result, the worldwide storage
management software market is forecast to grow only 2.9 percent in 2003, to
$4.8 billion, up from $4.7 billion in 2002, according to Gartner, Inc.
IBM BladeCenter, STORAGE AND SW TO POWER ONLINE BANKING
IBM has announced that Independence Community Bank (ICB), a provider of a
wide range of banking services in the New York metropolitan area, has chosen
IBM technology including blade servers, storage and software to power its
rapidly expanding online banking service.

MS GROWS DBASE SALES AS IBM, ORACLE FALL
Microsoft Corp was the only company to show significant growth in database
software sales in 2002, even as the overall market declined, industry
research firm Gartner Inc said recently.
LEADING PUBLISHER IMPLEMENTS BROCADE STORAGE AREA NETWORK
Brocade Communications Systems Inc (Brocade), a leading provider of
infrastructure for Storage Area Networks (SANs), announced recently that
leading German publisher M. DuMont Schauberg has chosen Brocade as the
foundation for its SAN infrastructure to increase storage utilization
through consolidation.
GOT SRM? FUJITSU'S SOFTEK HELPS MAJOR MILK PRODUCER
Softek, a leading provider of storage management software, recently
announced that its enterprise storage resource management (SRM) solution,
Softek Storage Manager, is helping Seoul Milk, South Korea's oldest major
supplier of dairy products, to defer storage hardware purchases for a
five-year period.
VERITAS NAMED "BEST STORAGE SOFTWARE" IN CLUSTERING
VERITAS Software Corporation, a leading storage software provider, has
announced that VERITAS Cluster Server, a leading clustering software, has
been recognized for outstanding product achievement in the "Best Storage
Software" category of the Software & Information Industry Association's
(SIIA) 2003 Codie Awards.
XMLA COUNCIL GAINS MOMENTUM AND ADDED INDUSTRY SUPPORT
The XML for Analysis (XMLA) Council has announced the success of the first
public XMLA Interoperability Event.
Top Of The News
Short Takes
- Financial Watch
Crossroads Systems Reports Second Quarter Results
- People & Positions
Storigen Appoints Morrisroe Dir of North American Sales
Former EMC Sales Exec Joins Fujitsu's Softek
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