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ADAPTEC DELIVERS AUTOMATIC BACKUP FOR CORPORATE DATA
Adaptec Inc, a global leader in storage solutions, introduced an
application-specific storage array that automatically backs up corporate PC
and laptop information unprotected by standard server backups and gives
users an easy way to restore lost files.
BROCADE TO EXTEND BENEFITS OF NETWORKED STORAGE TO SMBs
The keystone of the company's initiative is a family of new 8-port and
16-port Brocade SilkWorm switches that form the foundation for affordable,
simplified SANs.
ALACRITUS, KASHYA, TOPIO FIRST TO TEST CISCO MDS 9000 SERVICE
The Cisco MDS 9000 Data Tap Service, essentially provides a protocol-based
interface between the Cisco MDS 9000 SAN switches and third- party storage
appliances, allowing these appliances to access servers and storage devices
on a SAN without having to be directly in the path of the data.
FASTORA WINDOWS SERVER 2003-POWERED NAS SERVERS AVAILABLE
The servers offer up to 8 IDE, hot swappable drive bays delivering over
two terabytes of data file protection in RAID 0, 1, 5 and JBOD. PowerStor is
the only solution at its price point to offer redundant power supplies and
fans, ensuring superior performance and non-interrupted backup.
HITACHI SHOWS HARD DRIVE PROWESS W/O MORE STORAGE CAPACITY
Hitachi GST is making a bold move in the mainstream notebook hard drive
space by putting capacity aside for the moment to boost all aspects of
reliability. Hitachi's new 40GB, 4200 RPM hard drive is a
reliability-focused product, achieved through key technical enhancements.
BROCADE TO DEMO EXTENDED FAMILY OF INTELLIGENT SWITCHES AT SNW
Brocade is demonstrating its new entry level switches designed for Small
and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs) as well as for enterprise departments and
remote offices.
LUMINEX ANNOUNCES PARTICIPATION IN SNW DEMO
Luminex will demonstrate an IBM Mainframe configured to access all of its
disk (DASD) and tape storage from the SAN fabric using Luminex's
Virtual/BLUE 3990 DASD control unit and Virtual/BLUE VTS 3490 tape control
unit.
McDATA TO DEMO SCALABLE, INTELLIGENT SWITCH AT SNW
McDATA Corp, an expert provider of multi-capable storage networking
solutions, will demonstrate, along with StoreAge Networking Technologies and
Aarohi Communications, volume management, snapshot, mirroring, data
replication and migration solutions with its upcoming Sphereon Intelligent
Switch.
NACIO ANNOUNCES TeraSafe DV FOR OFFSITE DATA PROTECTION
TeraSafe Digital Vault is a simple, secure and affordable way for small
and medium-sized businesses to protect their valuable data. TeraSafe DV is a
fully-automated service that electronically replicates company data nightly
to a secure, offsite location. Data can be instantly retrieved via a secure
FTP connection.
STMicroelectronics CONFIRMS ROADMAP FOR NAND FLASH MEMORY MKT
STMicroelectronics announced the volume production of its 1-Gbit and
512-Mbit NAND Flash memory products, which are the first available devices
in the company's portfolio of NAND products. The NAND1G and NAND512 are
available in both 1.8V and 3V versions.
STORServer SHIPS LARGEST CAPACITY ENTERPRISE BACKUP APPLIANCE
STORServer Inc, manufacturer of the all-in-one enterprise Backup
Appliance, announced that it is shipping the largest capacity backup
appliance on the market, with an online storage pool capable of handling
nearly 1.5 Petabytes of customer data.
TROIKA, StoreAge UNVEIL StoreAge SVM FOR ACCELERA NSS PLATFORM
The combined solution provides the power of StoreAge's storage management
software with Troika's high- performance, fabric-agnostic, open platform for
hosting network-based storage services software.
- Financial Plays Of The Week
AUTONOMY ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH VERITAS
Autonomy Corp, a leading provider of infrastructure software for the
enterprise, announced an OEM agreement with VERITAS Inc, the leading storage
software provider. VERITAS Software has embedded Autonomy's technology into
the new VERITAS Data Lifecycle Manager 5.0 software.
IntelliReach, iLumin ANNOUNCE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP
The integrated IntelliReach and iLumin solution is designed to help
organizations using Novell GroupWise to recognize the value of their e-mail
systems by lowering total cost of ownership, facilitating e-mail storage
efficiencies and establishing regulatory compliance and litigation support
solutions for commercial organizations and government agencies.
MENDOCINO SOFTWARE SECURES $15 MILLION IN INITIAL ROUND
Mendocino Software, an application recovery software company, announced it
has secured and completed $15 million in its Series A funding round.
Mayfield and Accel Partners co-led the round, with additional participation
from Advent International and Foundation Capital.
BROADCOM ACQUIRES RAIDcore FROM LONGWORTH, EGAN MANAGED CAPITAL
RAIDCore Inc, a Nashua, N.H.-based start-up focused on the development of
RAID and virtualization software has been acquired by Broadcom Corp, a
leading provider of silicon solutions enabling broadband communications.
RAIDCore was backed by Longworth Venture Partners and Egan-Managed Capital.
RISE ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH BiTMICRO
RISE Storage Networks, a French company established in 1997 specializing
in network design and SANs, and BiTMICRO Networks have agreed to cooperate
and integrate the intelligent E-Disk platform of flash memory solid-state
storage solutions into RISE's enterprise storage offerings.
- Enterprise Data Insights
LEADING GLOBAL LAW FIRM IMPLEMENTS FalconStor IPStor
FalconStor Software Inc announced that the law firm of Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has implemented FalconStor's IPStor software for
high availability, and to replicate critical business data from its European
and Asia-Pacific regional data centers to its secondary data center in New
York.
IU NAMED SUN CTR OF EXCELLENCE FOR KNOWLEDGE MGMT, DISCOVERY
This Center of Excellence will focus on the research of Katy Börner,
assistant professor at the IU Bloomington School of Library and Information
Science, and Zina Ben-Miled, assistant professor in the School of
Engineering and Technology at Indiana UniversityPurdue University
Indianapolis.
MARANTI COMPLETES INTEROPERABILITY DEMONSTRATION WITH HITACHI
With the successful completion of the IDP testing, Enterprise customers
using Maranti CoreSTOR network storage controllers with Hitachi's Freedom
Storage Solutions can take full advantage of next-generation data center
storage infrastructure.
MICROSOFT STRENGTHENS PRESENCE IN BI INDUSTRY
According to The OLAP Report, while other vendors Hyperion Solutions Corp,
Cognos Inc and Oracle Corp experienced a decline in the 2003 OLAP sector,
Microsoft increased its No. 1 ranking and is expected to continue growing in
2004.
DAVID DALE ELECTED TO SNIA IP STORAGE FORUM GOVERNING BOARD
Dale's appointment to the IPS Forum Board of Directors demonstrates the
Network Appliance focus on solving customer challenges and ongoing
leadership in promoting and accelerating the adoption of standards-based SAN
storage solutions that utilize IP networks.
SANchips, StorageTek SUCCESSFULLY TEST FC SoC TECHNOLOGY
SANchips, a privately-held developer of Fiber Channel/SOC chip, announced
that Storage Technology Corp has completed Alpha testing for the first
SANchips product, the SOC-800. The testing was done in the StorageTek Gold
Lab in Louisville, Colo.
DRAM PRICES RAISE DRASTICALLY, LOOK TO STAY HIGH FOR APRIL
One reason was a fear that some supplies might be cut off after
post-election disputes in Taiwan. Some analysts believe dynamic random
access memory chip sales will remain strong through April.
SNW STAGES MGMT INTEROPERABILITY DEMO BASED ON SMI-S
This will mark the largest demonstration of all major components of a SAN
(arrays, switches, Host Bus Adapters, Network Attached Storage devices and
Storage Media Libraries) assembled for multi-vendor integration on a common
management standard -- SMI-S.
INNOVATIVE PRACTICES TAKE CENTER STAGE AT SNW
Awards are conferred in five individual program categories, and this
spring's winners included venerable organizations such as American Red
Cross, Barclays Bank PLC, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Nationwide Insurance and
the Public Broadcasting Service.
BRE BANK SELECTS StoreAge SVM TO PROVIDE STORAGE MANAGEMENT
BRE Bank chose StoreAge because of its ability to provide centralized
storage management for open systems and improve the level of data
protection, while significantly lowering administration costs.
Top Of The News
Short Takes
- Financial Watch
Cognos Reports Record Fourth Quarter, Full Year Results
CSI Announces New Bank Credit Facility
- People & Positions
Ron Zambonini to Retire As Cognos CEO; Rob Ashe To Become CEO
Storactive Expands Board Of Advisors
Cloverleaf Taps Experienced Executive As New President
McDATA Appoints Jacky Chen As China Country Manager
Mark Davis Joins MonoSphere As VP Of Marketing
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