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- Storage Innovations
CYCLONE FPGAS DELIVER MULTIPLE CRIT. FUNCTIONS IN RAMSAN-320
Chosen by Texa Memory Systems for their speed, low cost and flexibility,
Altera's Cyclone devices are used to perform a variety of critical functions
in the RamSam-320, controlling the CPU, memory, disk, DMA, network, power
and display.
ARKEIA RELEASES IBM DB2 PLUG-IN FOR MISSION-CRITICAL BACKUP
Utilizing a combination of Arkeia backup with IBM DB2 servers, database
managers can protect mission critical data and avoid expensive downtime for
users.
BREECE HILL RE-LAUNCHES TAPE AUTOMATION BRAND
The first product in the series, code-named Tropic, will include the
following: pre-loaded management software, a 1 TB Serial-ATA disk array, up
to 2TB of uncompressed removable tape storage, an Intel server motherboard
and Gigabit-Ethernet connectivity.
CANDERA AND ADEXIS PRESENT WEBCAST TRUE PROMISE OF SANS
In this Webcast, it is explained how using a network storage controller
can help companies realize the true promise of SANs with an easily managed,
heterogeneous environment that delivers increased ROI, better service levels
and enhanced overall productivity.
FALCONSTOR AND NETWORK ENGINES DELIVER VTL APPLIANCE
The VTL Appliance is the first standalone, turnkey solution of its kind
for FalconStor, leveraging the development, manufacturing and distribution
capabilities of Network Engines with the network storage expertise of
FalconStor.
IBM TO OFFER HIGHEST CAPACITY TAPE STORAGE SYSTEM
IBM's Enterprise Tape Drive is able to integrate into IBM's 3494 family of
linear tape libraries, providing scalability with up to five petabytes of
information storage, or enough storage for DVD movies with a total running
time of 225 years.
IOMEGA SUPER DVD 4X INTERNAL DRIVE NOW SHIPPING
The Iomega Super DVD 4X drive received the "Best of CeBIT America Award"
for personal hardware at the CeBIT America technology trade show held during
June in New York City. Judges were impressed by its ability to record all
major CD and DVD formats, including DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R and
CD-RW.
JNI, TOPSPIN DEMONSTRATE 10 GB STORAGE, SERVER TECHNOLOGIES
The demonstration combined high-speed storage for Oracle databases using
the Direct Access File System (DAFS) protocol and a clustered Oracle RAC
database running on the user level Direct Access Provider Layer (uDAPL)
library - both over a single 10 Gb InfiniBand fabric.
LSI LOGIC STORAGE SYSTEMS AUTOMATES BACKUP WITH NEW LogicStor
This new solution integrates the SANtricity Storage Manager Snapshot
feature from LSI Logic Storage Systems with NetWorker 7.1 PowerSnap Modules
from LEGATO Systems Inc.
MAXXAN UNVEILS NAS GATEWAYS BUILT ON WINDOWS STORAGE SERVER
The new Storage Gateway systems offer a high-performance,
high-availabilit platform for NAS/SAN consolidation and are based on
MaXXan's powerful SANe(Storage Application Network Engine) architecture
that provides a strong ROI by integrating applications into scalable storage
networks.
OVERLAND STORAGE REO SERIES DELIVERS FASTEST BACKUPS
Each REO product works with a customer's existing backup software
applications and existing Ethernet infrastructure ensuring a quick and easy
deployment. The products use Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) and Serial ATA
technology, reducing backup time and expense and providing immediate data
recovery.
PIONEER SETTLES NEW GROUND WITH EXTERNAL DVD/CD WRITER
With the DVR-S606, Pioneer delivers its first external drive in a sleek
industrial design that is quick and easy to install. The drive can sit
vertically or horizontally, supports multiple DVD media formats, and plugs
into standard IEEE 1394 (Firewire) and USB 2.0 ports.
PMC-SIERRA SAMPLING 4G FIBRE CHANNEL PRODUCTS
PBC 18x4G and PBC 4x4G Intelligent Port Bypass Controllers and QuadPHY
4GFC SERDES devices and evaluation kits enable early 4G Fibre Channel
storage system development, compliance testing and time-to-market.
GridApp SHOWCASES THE D2500 WITH PowerShare TECHNOLOGY
Powered by Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC), IBM's BladeCenter, and
GridApp's PowerShare technology & management software, the D2500 offers the
power, stability and cost savings of a cluster without the associated
complexity.
SGI LAUNCHES MAJOR STORAGE INITIATIVE
The initiative includes new marketing and branding programs, a suite of
new products, and expanded services for application developers and
distributors who wish to take advantage of the power and flexibility of
SGI's suite of open, multiplatform storage products.
SIMTEK MOVES TO SAMPLING STAGE FOR 1 MegaBit nvSRAM
CEO Doug Mitchell, said samples are available for system designers to
initiate component evaluation required for corporate purchasing approvals.
SPECTRA LOGIC ANNOUNCES HALF-INCH SPECTRA T950 LIBRARY
Spectra Logic's revolutionary TeraPack delivers time savings in media
handling, the industry's highest storage density, reduced robotic wear,
lowering labor costs and increased library uptime, thus lowering TCO.
SPSS ANNOUNCES NEW VERSION OF DATA MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
SPSS Inc announced the availability of SPSS 12.0 for Windows and SPSS
Server 12.0 for Windows. The latest version of SPSS includes a new
presentation graphics system, enhanced data and output management and the
new SPSS Complex Samples add-on module for analyzing survey data.
StorageTek RELEASES D240 DISK SUBSYSTEM
StorageTek's D240 provides seamless 2Gb per second Fibre Channel
connectivity to storage area networks (SANs) and direct-attached storage
(DAS) architectures where high-speed throughput and rapid response times are
critical requirements.
XIOtech's MAGNITUDE RAC PACK SLASHES ORACLE9i DEPLOYMENT TIME
The Magnitude RAC Pack takes full advantage of the Magnitude storage
family's unique dynamic provisioning technology -- enabling full database
readiness within 24 hours of initial deployment for an eight-server
solution, compared to 24 days for alternative approaches.
- Financial Plays Of The Week
CIENA ACQUIRES AKARA
In the transaction, CIENA acquired all outstanding shares of AKARA in
exchange for $31 million in cash and approximately 2.3 million shares of
CIENA common stock.
DECRU INTEGRATES WITH SUN FOR TRUSTED APPLICATION PLATFORM
The Trusted Application Platform integrates security capabilities from Sun
and Decru that span servers, networks and storage, delivering unprecedented
protection for sensitive data and applications.
STORAGE PROVIDERS PARTNER WITH ORACLE, SIMPLIFY GRID STORAGE
EMC, HP, Hitachi, Network Appliance and XIOtech among leading vendors to
support new Oracle Database 10g technology.
IBM AND LEGATO TEAM TO BRING E-MAIL SOLUTIONS TO MARKET
The agreement provides IBM customers and business partners with immediate
access to the industry's leading solutions for efficiently routing, storing
and retrieving electronic mail information.
INTRANSA POISED TO JUMPSTART ASIA PACIFIC IP STORAGE MARKET
Intransa inaugurates worldwide expansion plans through partnership with
leading global it solutions provider Satyam.
IOMEGA AND VERITAS TEAM UP TO DELIVER DATA PROTECTION
Iomega will include a 60-day trial version of VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 for
Windows Servers software across its Microsoft NAS servers, beginning this
month with the P800 series.
QUANTUM SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH TANDBERG TO REDISTRIBUTE DLTSage
Tandberg Data will offer the essential management and predictive
capabilities of DLTSage to a worldwide customer base that relies on DLTtape
to protect its vital corporate data assets.
SGI AND AppIQ FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
The alliance includes an OEM distribution agreement of AppIQ technology
and a co-development agreement that brings open, standards-based SAN
management and storage resource management to the high-performance computing
market.
- Enterprise Data Insights
BROCADE HITS THE ROAD TO HELP WITH PLANS FOR SANs
The Brocade "What's Your SAN Plan" seminar series is intended to teach SAN
users how they can optimize their resources and improve SAN management
efficiency.
HP, EMC, IBM MAINTAIN STRONGHOLD ON DISK STORAGE MARKET
Although demand for market is up since last year's second quarter,
revenues experience drops.
FCIA HOLDS SANMARK COMPLIANCE PLUGFEST
The attending companies made significant progress testing the host bus
adapter (HBA) application program interface (API) test suite, which will be
released later this year in support of FCIA's goal of providing end-to-end
SANmark solutions.
NO. 1 RISK MANAGEMENT OBSTACLE: POOR DATA
Incomplete, inaccurate or obsolete data is the primary reason that
financial institutions are losing up to $120 million a year through
operational risk. That is the conclusion of a recent survey by the Risk
Waters Group and SAS, a market leader in business intelligence.
TIPPETT STUDIO TAPS SGI INFINITESTORAGE FOR SPECIAL EFFECTS
When the renowned Northern California film visual effects facility,
Tippett Studio, needed to store and manage the massive amounts of data
expected to be generated in creating the very complex and very special
visual effects for The Matrix: Revolutions, among others, they once again
turned to SGI.
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