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- Storage Innovations
ARKEIA SOLUTION OFFERS RELIEF FOR SMBs W/ CENTRALIZED SERVERS
Expressly developed for the many business environments and organizational
structures with centralized single servers, Server Backup is built on
Arkeia's proven engine. Combined with an easy-to-use Java interface, it
offers one of the most intuitive backup solutions on the market.
BlackDiamond 10K, FIRST EXTENSIBLE SWITCHING PLATFORM
Completely redesigned from the ground up, the BlackDiamond 10K augments
the BlackDiamond family of core switches with a new platform incorporating
major technological breakthroughs in the areas of scalability, resiliency,
security and extensibility.
EMULEX DELIVERS NEW InSpeed EMBEDDED STORAGE SWITCHES
The InSpeed Embedded Storage Switch Models 350 and 370 are based on
Emulex's InSpeed Switch-on-a-Chip (SOC) 320 embedded storage switching
technology, which incorporates unique new capabilities such as Automatic
Trunking, Fairness and Prioritization and advanced diagnostic capabilities.
FUJIFILM DEVELOPS 16X DVD-R TECHNOLOGY
The new Fujifilm dye coating technology will not only provide the basis
for media in future recording devices, but will also maintain backward
compatibility with existing legacy DVD-R technology.
INLINE INTRODUCES NEW SATAlite STORAGE PRODUCT FAMILY
The SATAlite family features four products -- the s10, s20, 230 and s30H
-- all of which offer fast throughput and flexible configuration options for
agencies and organizations.
IPReplicator 2.1 PROVIDES CONTINUOUS FILE BACKUP, PROTECTION
IPReplicator enables organizations to backup, protect, recover, distribute
and share files -- globally. It does this using secure, real-time and
scheduled, file replication over TCP/IP based LANs, WANs and the Internet.
LSI LOGIC DELIVERS SERIAL ATTACHED SCSI CONTROLLER IC
The 3Gbps controller, an LSISAS1064, uses Fusion-MPT (Message Passing
Technology) architecture to speed OEM system development.
nStor INTRODUCES NexStor 4700 SATA STORAGE PLATFORM
With options for 512MB or 1GB of on-board cache, the NexStor 4700 is ideal
for environments ranging from shared storage, high-bandwidth video
applications to near-line storage in disk-to-disk backup and disaster
recovery operations.
SANYO TO BOOST OPTICAL PICKUP OUTPUT CAPACITY
The Osaka-based company said it would boost annual output capacity of DVD
recorder pickups, which are selling well in step with rising demand for DVD
recorders, to 35 million units in the business year starting in April from
15 million units this year.
QLogic OFFERS SIMPLE, AFFORDABLE SAN SOLUTIONS WITH HP
QLogic Corp announced it has been chosen to be the supplier of Fibre
Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) for a series of simplified and cost
effective SAN solutions built upon the HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array
(MSA) 1000.
SANRAD CREATES NEW AFFORDABILITY STANDARD FOR iSCSI SANs
V-Switch 2000 and V-Switch 3000 run on the same SANRAD StoragePro software
delivering equal functionality with all-in-one IP storage networking,
providing full availability and network-based management of storage
resources across standard Ethernet environments.
3WARE INTROS NEW ESCALADE SATA CONTROLLERS
The 3ware Escalade 8506 Series Multi-lane Internal (MI) controllers
increase reliability, and simplify installation by significantly reducing
the number of required connection cables.
TOSHIBA MULTI-CHIP PACKAGE STACKS 9 1.4mm LAYERS
Toshiba has utilized advanced process and mounting technology to shrink
each memory chip to 70 micron thickness, the thinnest in the world for MCP
applications, and then bond the chips together in one package by wires.
VOLTAIRE INTRODUCES InfiniBand SOLUTION FOR 64-BIT PLATFORMS
The solution allows IT managers to move their IBM DB2 or Oracle database
applications from expensive high-end servers to low cost commodity server
clusters while maintaining superior application performance.
XIOtech, CommVault OFFER FAST RESTORE FOR EXCHANGE SOLUTION
Fast Restore for Exchange combines industry-leading time-to-restore and
the dynamic simplicity of Magnitude 3D with the intelligent archiving and
quick recovery of QiNetix to deliver the next level of continuous operations
for Exchange environments.
XIRAN ANNOUNCES DPA-1400 iSCSI+ ACCELERATOR FOR IP SANs
Xiran's new DPA-1400 iSCSI+ Accelerator is ideal for a variety of business
environments, offering solutions for small to mid-size businesses (SMBs), as
well as corporate enterprise.
- Financial Plays Of The Week
ALACRITECH SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDS NORTH AMERICA CHANNEL
Alacritech Inc announced it has signed an agreement with Ingram Micro Inc
to distribute Alacritech's leading TCP Offload Engine (TOE) Network
Interface Card (TNIC) solutions through Ingram Micro's extensive solution
provider network in North America.
EMC EXPANDS PARTNER SERVICES NETWORK
Partners that qualify for this new tier of the EMC ASN will complete a
comprehensive EMC Proven Professional training program. The training program
will prepare resellers and integrators to offer competitively priced, high-
demand services.
EqualLogic LAUNCHES PeerStorage PARTNER PROGRAM
Charter members include national and regional system and solution
providers with a strong storage focus that are looking to add a robust,
affordable iSCSI-based SAN solution to their storage portfolios to deliver
on the demands of their customers.
StorageTek SELECTS InfoNow CHANNEL INSIGHT SOLUTION
StorageTek will utilize InfoNow's Channel Insight Point of Sale (POS)
Platform and Credit Assignment Module as part of its ongoing effort to
increase its indirect sales efficiencies.
- Enterprise Data Insights
LEADING VENDORS SUPPORT BakBone GLOBAL LINUX ADVANTAGE
BakBone is working closely with leading enterprise application vendors,
OEMs and solution providers to provide mutual customers a trusted enterprise
solution stack running on Linux.
HARD DRIVES BREATHE LIFE INTO CONSUMER GOODS
Hard disk drives, best-known as the collection of whirring, spinning
platters that store data in personal computers, are smaller and store more
data than ever. And it's a business that's becoming bigger than ever.
EMULEX InSpeed TECHNOLOGY SHIPPING IN SBOD STORAGE ENCLOSURE
Emulex's 20-port InSpeed 2Gbps SOC (Switch-On-a-Chip) was used by Xyratex
to create an "SBOD," or "Switched Bunch Of Disks," application that brings
high performance switched connectivity to each individual drive within the
storage enclosure.
UNIV. OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER SELECTS XIOtech MAGNITUDE 3D
After a lengthy search, KUMC selected Magnitude 3D for its dynamic
simplicity, scalability, the ability to boot from SAN with both NetWare and
Windows, Zero Server Footprint, and the ability to spread data across an
entire set of drives quickly and easily.
SURVEY FINDS SAN USAGE BECOMING MAINSTREAM
According to the Ashton, Metzler & Associates survey, the top five buying
criteria for building a business-critical storage network include: 1)
reliability/availability/serviceability; 2) scalability; 3) ease of
management; 4) performance; and 5) total cost of ownership.
WHITE PAPER REVIEWS SYSTEM THAT INGESTS OVER 1TB PER HOUR
The white paper reviews a benchmark system demonstrated in June by
Objectivity and SGI in which a sample application was proven to ingest well
over 1TB of data an hour using a single SGI Origin 350 mid-range server with
32 processors and Objectivity/DB.
OSC SELECTS IBM FOR MASSIVE STORAGE SYSTEM
IBM will supply a virtualized and autonomic storage infrastructure to
power OSC's research applications, increasing OSC's data storage capacity
five-fold over its previous system and resulting in over 600 terabytes - or
6 trillion bytes - of physical storage capacity.
SDSC LAUNCHES SUSTAINABLE ARCHIVES, LIBRARY TECHNOLOGIES LAB
Directed by Richard Marciano, lead scientist and lab director, the SALT
lab is part of SDSC's Data and Knowledge Systems (DAKS) program. The lab
will develop information technology strategies and conduct research in the
areas of digital archiving and long-term preservation.
CALL FOR SPEAKERS
GRID TODAY 2004 (Gt04) -- the first major conference and exhibition
to focus on the emerging market for commercial business
applications of Grid computing, has issued a Call for Speakers
We are looking for high-level speakers from
commercial organizations to speak on
applications and implementation of Grid computing
Top Of The News
Short Takes
- Financial Watch
Maxtor Reports Strong Fourth Quarter 2003 Financial Results
Seagate Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2004 Results
- People & Positions
Quantum Names Lew Frauenfelder To Lead Storage Devices Unit
Informatica Appoints Gillespie Senior VP Of N.A. Sales
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