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- Storage Innovations
ADDONICS ALLOWS USERS TO HOT-SWAP HDs LIKE DATA CARTRIDGES
Unlike other external hard drive enclosures that limit users to a single
interface, the drive enclosure in the Combo Hard Drive USIB25 attaches to
any computer via USB 2.0/1.1, Firewire/iLink, CardBus/ PCMCIA, Serial ATA or
future interface standards.
BREECE HILL LAUNCHES FIRST SAIT COMPLIANCE STORAGE SOLUTION
Breece Hill's SAIT Autoloader delivers the first true compliance solution
in a compact 4U footprint that stores up to 13TB of non-rewriteable data for
the small and medium business market.

DataCore LOWERS COST OF ENTRY FOR iSCSI STORAGE, IP SANs
In a market characterized by hardwired appliances with little
configurability, poor performance and relatively high cost, DataCore is
exploiting the power and flexibility of inexpensive PCs as its platform for
IP storage subsystems -- or more appropriately, iSCSI "disk servers."
IMATION LAUNCHES UNIQUE USB SWIVEL FLASH DRIVES
Designed for business users and consumers, the new Imation USB 2.0 Swivel
Flash Drives combine flash memory technology with the convenience of a USB
connection and a unique "never-lose" swivel cap design to deliver an easy,
portable means of protecting, transferring and sharing digital information.

PANASONIC INTRODUCES 1GB SD MEMORY CARD AT CeBIT
The SD Memory Card is a semiconductor memory card developed based on the
four product concepts: large memory capacity, high-speed data transfer rate,
about postage stamp-size compactness, and content protection.
NETWORK ENGINES, BOCADA BackupReport APPLIANCE NOW AVAILABLE
The appliance is the industry's first stand-alone server that combines the
agentless reporting and analysis capabilities of BackupReport software from
Bocada with the simplicity and convenience of a dedicated hardware device
that integrates easily into any network closet.

NEXSAN, LEGATO TO DELIVER JOINT DATA PROTECTION SOLUTIONS
The combination of Nexsan's hardware and LEGATO's software allows
customers of S2 partners and resellers to obtain complete data protection,
availability and email management solutions.

NetScout UNVEILS INDEPENDENT PERFORMANCE MGMT FOR VIRTUAL SANs
Through VSANs, storage administrators can build more scalable and reliable
SANs able to support multiple applications in a single physical
infrastructure.

PolyServe CLUSTERING SOFTWARE ADDS SUPPORT FOR ORACLE 10g
PolyServe Matrix Server complements new Oracle Database 10g storage
management features, such as Automatic Storage Management, by simplifying
cluster installation and maintenance, significantly improving data-loading
performance, and adding valuable high-availability features, such as multi-
path I/O.
NEW SEAGATE TECH COULD STORE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ON 50-CENT COIN
Seagate Technology will present research findings pointing toward data
storage densities of 50 terabits per square inch or more at the American
Physical Society (APS) conference on March 25.

SILVERBACK, VITESSE TEAM ON FOOTPRINT iSCSI DEV. PLATFORM
Silverback Systems and Vitesse Semiconductor Corp announced the
availability of the industry's smallest PCI-X form factor development
platform with supporting iSCSI software, measuring only three inches high by
six inches wide.
VOLTAIRE, StoreAge BRING SAN MGMT TO InfiniBand
Voltaire and StoreAge Networking Technologies announced a combined
solution that leverages the high performance capabilities of InfiniBand to
enable flexible, scalable SAN storage management, virtualization and data
protection.

- Financial Plays Of The Week
ASG ENTERS SRM MARKET THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH TeraCloud
This non-exclusive agreement enables ASG to provide more than 7,000
clients worldwide with TeraCloud's storage management solutions and to
further increase the breadth of offerings in its Operations and Performance
Management product families.
DOT HILL AWARDED ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY STORAGE PROGRAM BY SUN
Dot Hill Systems Corp announced that its existing OEM partner agreement
with Sun Microsystems Inc has been expanded to include new advanced
technology storage products, to be designed and engineered by Dot Hill to
Sun Microsystems' specifications.

MAXTOR, SYNNEX SIGN DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
SYNNEX will distribute Maxtor's products to a broad base of value-added
resellers, system integrators and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)
throughout the United States and Canada.

MODCOMP SELECTED EMC AUTHORIZED SERVICES NETWORK MEMBERSHIP
As an EMC Authorized Services Network partner, Modcomp's personnel are
trained and supported by EMC to provide the industry's finest storage
networking services for EMC products.

MEMORY EXPERTS INTERNATIONAL SECURES OEM AGREEMENT W/ SAFLINK
Memory Experts International (MXI), a leading manufacturer of secure,
portable data storage devices, has established an OEM partnership with
SAFLINK. SAFLINK Corp offers software solutions that protect intellectual
property, secure information assets and eliminate passwords.

nStor INKS RESELLER AGREEMENT WITH DATACORE SOFTWARE
Under the terms of the agreement, nStor will sell DataCore's SANmelody
software along with its current suite of product offerings.
ONStor PARTNERS WITH NISSHO ELECTRONICS
Under the terms of the agreement, Nissho will offer the ONStor product
family within the Japanese market, and will provide customers with
comprehensive service and support.
- Enterprise Data Insights
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY LAUNCHES SOFTEK EnView
Softek, a leading provider of storage management software, announced that
the European Space Agency is using Softek quality-of-service (QoS) software
solutions to ensure that its employees receive optimum performance and
continuous availability from their corporate business applications.

SAAB CARS USA SELECTS MELISSA DATA FOR CRM APPLICATION
The automaker, based in Norcross, Ga., recently signed up for the Data
Quality Web Service (DQWS) to validate addresses that are provided by
customers or prospects during online inquiries.

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Short Takes
- People & Positions
LSI Logic Storage Systems Appoints Chief Financial Officer
Storactive Appoints Neal Ater As CEO
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