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- Storage Innovations
ADAPTEC TO SHOWCASES END-TO-END STORAGE SOLUTIONS
The core of Adaptec's end-to-end approach is a common hardware and
software architecture that enables IT managers to seamlessly migrate from
direct-attached to networked storage across a broad range of technologies
including Serial ATA, Serial Attached SCSI, iSCSI and Fibre Channel.
ARCHOS ANNOUNCES THE WORLD'S SMALLEST, LIGHTEST PORTABLE HD
ARCHOS, a global provider of innovative handheld entertainment and storage
solutions, announced the availability of the ARCDisk, the world's smallest
and lightest 20-GB external hard drive.
BiTMICRO INTRODUCES LOW COST ENTERPRISE SAN SOLID STATE FLASH
This latest version of low cost non-volatile E-DiskSAN of pure solid state
disk storage is rich in performance and reliability. It is designed to meet
the ever growing demand for speed and low latency performance required by
commercial database and other transaction intensive applications.
CIPRICO INTRODUCES NEXT GENERATION TALON STORAGE SOLUTIONS
Field ready and fully deployable, TALON 2211 is ruggedized for the most
demanding environments, such as those found in broadcast trucks, ground
stations or surveillance aircraft.
D-LINK UNVEILS INDUSTRY'S FIRST UPnP-ENABLED HOME DRIVE
With an easy to use graphic user interface, the D-Link home centralized
drive integrates a robust 20-GB embedded slim hard drive for consumers to
share and store information, play music and archive digital photography.
FalconStor IPStor 4.0 EXCELS IN CONTINUITY, DISASTER RECOVERY
The latest evolution of IPStor incorporates new storage services for
storage consolidation, performance optimization, business continuity, backup
consolidation and acceleration, and open SAN connectivity.
INFORTREND SHIPS HIGH-CAPACITY SERIAL ATA RAID SUBSYSTEMS
The EonStor Fibre-to-SATA RAID subsystem offers powerful performance, with
over 250 MB per second RAID 5 sustained reads and 160 MB per second
sustained writes.
KASHYA UNVEILS KBX4000 DATA REPLICATION APPLIANCE
Kashya's architecture is based on the intelligent Kashya Data Protection
Appliance that connects to the SAN and IP infrastructure, providing
bi-directional data replication across any distance for heterogeneous
storage and server environments.
KINGSTON INTRODUCES 2.0 HI-SPEED USB MEMORY
Kingston's DataTraveler 2.0's small form factor and Plug and Play
technology makes it the latest digital media solution to combine high
storage capacity with portability and fast data transfer rates.
LEXAR MEDIA DEVELOPS NEW EXPRESSCARD MEMORY CARDS
Previously codenamed NEWCARD, ExpressCard technology brings the proven
reliability and convenience of the PC Card in a smaller form factor while
offering faster performance and improved ease of use.
LSI LOGIC LAUNCHES PCI-EXPRESS ENABLED MEGARAID SOLUTION
This solution will take full advantage of its market leading software
features, including RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10 and 50, background
initialization for Quick RAID 5 setup and auto resume during array rebuild
or reconstruction if the system shuts down.
NETAPHOR ANNOUNCES SMI SPECIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES
The SNIA's Storage Management Initiative (SMI) was created by the Storage
Management Networking Industry Association (SNIA) to develop and standardize
interoperable storage management technologies and aggressively promote them
to the storage, networking and end user communities.
NexFlash DEBUTS LINE OF FLASH MEMORIES WITH SPI
Using an advanced 0.18-micron technology from NexFlash's partner, Winbond
Corp, the spiFlash family comprises the first full line of Serial Flash
memories to offer 33MHz speeds across all densities.
PRINCETON SOFTECH EXPANDS ARCHIVING FOR PeopleSoft FINANCIALS
This release expands integrated database archiving capabilities for
PeopleSoft Financial Management Solutions with predefined templates for the
Asset Management module.
PROMISE TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATES SERIAL ATA SOLUTIONS
Serial ATA offers compelling benefits in server and networked storage
environments. Promise's high-performance, 15-drive 3U rackmount-optimized
subsystem brings those benefits to market, showcasing the performance and
cost savings potential now available to enterprise segments.
RORKE DATA ENHANCES DATA INTEGRITY FOR GALAXYI PRODUCT LINE
Major features include access to as much as 64 TB per array, intelligent
drive management and enhanced responsiveness to critical conditions.
SEAGATE ANNOUNCES 100 GB PER PLATTER HARD DRIVE
With the industry's most advanced head and media technology, the new
addition to the Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 family achieves a 200-GB capacity
using only two platters, and offers the choice of a Parallel ATA (PATA) or
native Serial ATA (SATA) interface.
SEAGATE, QLOGIC, CONDRE DEBUT FIBRE CHANNEL SOLUTIONS
The new Fibre Channel solution was created for mid-tier and smaller
enterprises that need the highest levels of system management and
flexibility of Fibre Channel, but at a price on par with SCSI.
SGI SHOWS INFINITESTORAGE SOLUTIONS FOR BROADCAST, PRODUCTION
SGI debuted new InfiniteStorage solutions for broadcast and production.
SGI InfiniteStorage accelerates workflows for broadcasters and production
facilities by giving all systems access to the same data at the same time at
any required speed-through a combination of SAN/NAS architecture.
SILICON IMAGE, MAXTOR DEMONSTRATE NEW SATA PORT MULTIPLIER
A separate demonstration in the Intel Pavilion at IDF features Silicon
Image's new SATALink SiI 3124 PCI-X to a four-port SATA host controller
combined with a SATA Port Multiplier, which accesses four Maxtor MaXLine
Plus II 250 GB SATA hard drives, through a single cable connection.
SONY INTRODUCES CORPORATE BACKUP, DISASTER RECOVERY BUNDLE
Sony's new StorStation Data Backup and Recovery system can virtualize
diverse data storage configurations into pools -- tape, optical and SAN
included -- to simplify management and make the most of available storage
space.
SMART STORAGE MANAGER DISTRIBUTES 'HOTTEST' WEB CONTENT
Using Smart Storage Manager, site administrators can set policies for
several key aspects of controlling the delivery of their content, including
a popularity threshold that must be reached before a file will be moved from
central storage to edge storage locations.
TareByte SOLUTIONS PARTNERS WITH RackSaver
The TareByte Backup Server (TBS) is a joint development between RackSaver
and TareByte Solutions that delivers industry leading backup performance at
a significantly reduced cost, compared to existing industry solutions.
- Financial Plays Of The Week
DOT HILL AND NS SOLUTIONS SIGN DISTRIBUTORSHIP AGREEMENT
Dot Hill announced that its subsidiary in Japan has signed a
distributorship agreement with NS Solutions Corporation, a leading Japanese
systems integrator. NS Solutions will provide Dot Hill's SANnet II storage
solutions to its extensive customer base.
IBM, FACTIVA JOIN FORCES TO TRANSFORM GLOBAL CONTENT BUSINESS
These new solutions will allow executives tasked with increasing brand
equity to gain insight, manage risk and, perhaps most importantly, identify
the next business opportunities more quickly and cost effectively than ever.
KVS, OMNIVA POLICY SYSTEMS NOTE PARTNERSHIP
Under the agreement, the two companies plan to integrate the KVS
Enterprise Vault product with the Omniva Policy Manager to deliver the
industry's first end-to-end policy-based solution for lifecycle management
of e-mail systems.
- Enterprise Data Insights
SERIAL ATA II WORKING GROUP NAILS KEY TECHNICAL MILESTONES
The Digital, Port Multiplier and Port Selector specifications meet key
storage industry requirements and assure the industry that Serial ATA will
continue its rapid rate of adoption.
DataCore SPONSORS NETWORK STORAGE UNIVERSITY
From September to November, DataCore will offer its expertise in the
seminar series "Data Protection: Migrating Intelligence to the Storage
Network."
WORLDWIDE STORAGE SOFTWARE MARKET SHOWS BUOYANCY
According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Storage Software Tracker, the
worldwide storage software market grew 7.3 percent sequentially, reaching
$1.6 billion in the second quarter of 2003.
SEAGATE, INTEL, SILICON IMAGE DEMONSTRATE SATA NCQ
SATA Native Command Queuing significantly increases I/O performance in
high-performance PCs and entry-level server systems, compared with systems
using bridged SATA or PATA solutions with legacy tagged command queuing or
with no command queuing.
REPORT SAYS EXABYTE VXA-2 PACKET DRIVE POISED TO REPLACE DDS
According to the DSI report, "The advent of VXA Packet Technology and its
second-generation VXA-2 products was intended to pave the way for the next
generation of tape drives to replace DDS technology. VXA-2 delivers on its
promises to provide higher capacity with improved performance."
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Short Takes
- Financial Watch
Dot Hill Systems Corp Announces Pricing Of Follow-On Offering
- People & Positions
Storactive Names Gilbert Wai Chief Operating
Karl Chen New LeftHand Vice President of Business Development
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