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- Storage Innovations
BULL LAUNCHES NETWORK STORAGE SOLUTIONS DEDICATED TO HPC
Through its collaboration with DataDirect Networks, Bull has chosen to
validate and integrate the best of breed S2A Silicon Storage Appliance line
from DataDirect Networks with its NovaScale scalable Linux Cluster.
DataDirect SwiftCluster COMBINES FIBRE CHANNEL, 10GigE
DataDirect's SwiftCluster is comprised of four DataDirect S2A8000 RAID
controllers with 21TB of storage, 32 OST servers powered by dual Intel Xeon
3.2 GHz processors, 16 compute nodes equipped with 10 GigE network cards and
Foundry Networks switches.
DOT HILL, ASPEN TO SHOWCASE HIGH PERFORMANCE SERVER CLUSTERS
Dot Hill and Aspen Systems will exhibit high performance computing
solutions Nov. 15-21 at the Supercomputing 2003 conference at the Phoenix
Civic Plaza Convention Center.
IOMEGA SUPER DVD QuikTouch MAKES SAVING VIDEO A BREEZE
Featuring an integrated video capture card and one-button video transfer
to any industry standard DVD or CD format, the Iomega QuikTouch Video Burner
external drive is the easiest and most flexible option yet for preserving
video memories.
MEMOREX USHERS IN NEW ERA OF HIGH SPEED DVD RECORDING
The Memorex 8X Dual-X Drive offers support for eight recording and
playback formats, a sleek silver and black design, the industry's most
complete software bundle and a host of precision recording technologies
designed to enhance reliability during high speed burns.
NEXSAN GIVES BIRTH TO TWINS
Nexsan's new dual-chassis ATAbaby Twins configuration provides up to 2.4
terabytes in a compact 2U configuration. The ATAbaby bundle is an ideal tape
autoloader replacement for SMB customers who require a faster, more reliable
backup solution than tape.
PIONEER INTRODUCES FASTEST MULTIPLE FORMAT DVD/CD WRITER
The DVR-A07 is the world's first 8x8 dual format writer, meaning it is
capable of writing at 8x speed on DVD-R discs whose standard is being
ratified in the DVD Forum and +R discs that are designed for this recording
speed.
SimpleTech ANNOUNCES NITRO HIGH SPEED MEMORY PRODUCT LINE
Nitro modules are micro-engineered and extensively tested to provide
increased CPU speed and performance for demanding applications such as
computer gaming and other computer-enthusiast applications.
AGERE, MAXTOR DEVELOP INTEGRATED SATA SoC FOR HIGH-PERF. HDDs
Combining Agere's storage semiconductor expertise and Maxtor's custom
controller design, this highly integrated single-chip solution supports
high- speed data throughput in hard disk drives targeting the enterprise,
desktop and consumer electronics markets.
- Financial Plays Of The Week
EMULEX COMPLETES TENDER OFFER FOR ACQUISITION OF VIXEL
Emulex Corp announced that it has completed the cash tender offer by
Aviary Acquisition Corp, its wholly owned subsidiary, to acquire all
outstanding shares of Vixel Corp for $10.00 net per share, without interest.
FalconStor, SM DATA TEAM TO OFFER IPStor-POWERED APPLIANCES
FalconStor Software Inc announced a collaboration with SM Data, a
distributor of storage solutions based in Barcelona, to deliver virtual tape
library and virtualization appliances powered by IPStor.
HP TO ACQUIRE PERSIST TECHNOLOGIES
The acquisition is expected to improve HP's ability to deliver complete
information lifecycle management (ILM) solutions. ILM is HP's strategy to
actively manage information from its creation through deletion and according
to its changing business relevance over time.
IMATION, EXABYTE ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC AGREEMENT
Under the agreement, Exabyte will sell all of its media products
exclusively to Imation. Imation will manage the Exabyte media brand and
provide sales, marketing and distribution services for Exabyte media
products worldwide -- including VXA and Mammoth technologies.
LSI LOGIC'S STORAGE SYSTEMS TO BECOME SEPARATE COMPANY
LSI Logic Corp announced its intention to separate its storage systems
operations from its mainstream semiconductor business and create an
independent storage systems company.
SanDisk CORP TO JOIN NASDAQ-100 INDEX BEGINNING NOV. 13
With a market capitalization of approximately $6.3 billion, SanDisk
designs, manufactures and markets industry-standard, solid-state data,
digital imaging and audio storage products using its patented, high density
flash memory and controller technology.
StoneFly, McDATA CONSOLIDATE SERVERS FOR iSCSI PROVISIONING
The combined solution lets organizations pool storage into a single,
centrally managed, enterprise-wide SAN and then connects departmental
servers to this SAN.
- Enterprise Data Insights
REDISCOVERING BACKUP SOFTWARE'S ORIGINAL PROMISE
(Part one of a two-part series entitled "Protecting Email Data In Real
Time") Protecting Email Data in Real Time) The increasingly mission-critical
role of e-mail as part of corporate communication has driven the need to
reevaluate traditional backup software architectures.
PEREGRINE INTRODUCES ServiceCenter INTEGRATION FOR IBM TIVOLI
Through this integration, customers gain a comprehensive, end-to-end view
of their IT infrastructure, enabling them to analyze historical data to
identify line-of-business performance and trends across the enterprise.
PRINCETON INVENTION MAY REVAMP ARCHIVING
Engineers at Princeton University and Hewlett-Packard have invented a
combination of materials that could lead to cheap and super-compact
electronic memory devices for archiving digital images or other data.
SYBASE IQ DRIVES WORLD'S LARGEST DATA WAREHOUSES
Based on recent TPC-H benchmarks, Sybase IQ 12.5 is a category-leader as a
business intelligence and enterprise data warehousing infrastructure, with
record-breaking price-performance, and storage efficiency, as well as the
lowest total cost of ownership.
Top Of The News
Short Takes
- Financial Watch
nStor Technologies Inc Reports Third Quarter Results
- People & Positions
StoreAge Appoints Kevin Liebl As Vice President Of Marketing
Isilon Names Mark Schrandt Vice President Of Engineering
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