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- Storage Innovations
CIPRICO INTRODUCES DiMeda 10G, 10 GbE COMPATIBLE NAS SYSTEM
The 10G, which is the third generation of the DiMeda family of NAS
solutions is the fastest NAS device ever released. It uses 10 Gigabit
Ethernet to distribute shared files with client workstations at speeds
exceeding 3,000 Mb per second.
DYNAMIC NETWORK FACTORY INTROS FlexStor NAS SERVER SERIES
The FlexStor lineup encompasses a variety of hard disk interfaces ranging
from solid state disk, Ultra320 SCSI hard disks, parallel-ATA, to serial ATA
hard disks. Each product comes standard with high-performance Intel
processors and dual Ethernet connectivity with configurations starting under
$1,600.
FilesX UNVEILS INFORMATION RECOVERY PLATFORM PRODUCT SUITE
The FilesX recovery platform is the storage industry's first disk-based
data recovery solution to offer comprehensive granular data recovery control
from a single data backup.
KANO INTROS 1TB X-SPAND DESKTOP TOWER STORAGE SYSTEM
Users can purchase X-SPAND with 1TB of storage capacity pre-installed in
the 4-bay model or 500GB in the 2-bay model -- or with a smaller capacity
that meets their current needs.
NovaStor NovaNET 9 SUPPORTS BACKUP OF ORACLE DATABASE SERVERS
NovaStor Corp, a provider of enterprise solutions for small businesses,
announced the release of NovaNET 9 with support for Oracle Database servers.
NovaNET 9 supports Oracle 8i and 9i databases on Windows 2000, Windows
Server 2003, Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 and SuSE Linux Enterprise
Server 8.
BLUESTREAM RELEASES XStreamDB 3.1 NATIVE XML DATABASE
Bluestream Database Software Corp, a provider of XML data solutions for
content management, e-learning, health care and legacy system applications,
announced the release of its revolutionary XStreamDB 3.1 native XML DBMS.
- Financial Plays Of The Week
ADAPTEC TO ACQUIRE WORLDWIDE NAS VENDOR SNAP APPLIANCE
Snap Appliance adds to the Adaptec product portfolio the ability to manage
both block and file data with its GuardianOS software platform, delivering
greater flexibility and ease-of-use to enterprise customers.
BlueArc, BROCADE TO REDUCE NETWORK STORAGE SCALABILITY COSTS
BlueArc's Titan SiliconServer will now come standard with Brocade's
SilkWorm 3250 8-port switch or SilkWorm 3850 16-port switch, providing
customers with the highest levels of data delivery, management and
scalability.
INFORMATICA EXTENDS RELATIONSHIP WITH IBM TO JAPAN
The relationship will expand Informatica's reach in the second-largest
economy in the world, and will help enable Japanese customers to speed
development, increase effectiveness and reduce the cost of their data
integration solutions.
MATSUSHITA SETTLES PATENT INFRINGEMENT CLAIM AGAINST CINRAM
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd, better known as Panasonic,
announced the settlement of a patent infringement suit it brought against
Cinram International Inc regarding DVD patents.
NOMURA, DataCore LOWER COST TO MANAGE DATA GROWTH
Utilizing DataCore SANsymphony hardware-independent storage virtualization
technology, NRI plans to increase the efficiency and enhance the quality of
service these customers obtain from their storage resources -- while
dramatically reducing their acquisition and operating costs.
SAP NetWeaver MASTER DATA MGMT ENHANCED WITH A2i ACQUISITION
The acquisition is part of SAP's continuing strategy to identify and
acquire businesses that can help SAP deliver the most innovative suite of
products available, helping customers address specific business challenges
for competitive advantage. Financial terms of the agreement were not
disclosed.
- Enterprise Data Insights
IT ENTERPRISE FACING MAJOR CHANGES, REPORT SAYS
Burton Group asserts that new developments in remote access and
site-to-site virtual private networks, wireless and mobility, Internet
Protocol telephony, data center networking and uses of the public Internet
will have a significant impact on how organizations deploy their network and
IT infrastructures.
EMC CENTERA, SYMMETRIX DMX NAMED 'MOST VALUABLE PRODUCTS' AT SWC
EMC Corp announced that the EMC Centera content addressed storage (CAS)
solution and the EMC Symmetrix DMX series of networked storage systems
received Most Valuable Product awards at the 2004 Storage World Conference,
an annual end-user event dedicated to the advancement of storage networking.
FalconStor GAINS TENURE AT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
Texas Tech has selected the FalconStor iSCSI Storage Server for Windows
Storage Server 2003, which leverages FalconStor's flagship software
solution, IPStor Enterprise Edition, to consolidate storage management and
allocation, as well as to deliver high data availability and disaster
recovery.
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON STANDARDIZES ON INFORMATICA
Acting as an integration hub for large volumes of clinical, administrative
and healthcare delivery information, PowerCenter is helping Children's
Hospital enhance its quality of care, engage in more effective research, and
achieve new operational efficiencies that help reduce healthcare costs.
TICKETMASTER STANDARDIZES ON NetApp UNIFIED STORAGE SOLUTIONS
Virtually all of the company's file, database and Web data -- some 66TB --
are now handled by NetApp systems. With sales of approximately 100 million
tickets a year and double-digit growth rates, Ticketmaster relies on NetApp
to manage huge volumes of production storage and to ensure continuous
availability.
PROACTIVE PACKAGES SANmelody SOLUTIONS FOR PUBLISHING INDUSTRY
Digital pre-press and printing operations generate large files at a rapid
rate, often leading to storage shortages that threaten to keep presses from
running at full capacity. Continuum solutions based on SANmelody provide
these customers with a new way of addressing these storage and data
concerns.
SMU GIVES HIGH MARKS TO ASCENTIAL SOFTWARE
Ascential Software is helping the university streamline and accelerate the
data extraction process in an effort to cut costs and improve staff and
faculty access to administrative and student decision support systems.
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD SELECTS VERITAS SOFTWARE
The Coast Guard selected VERITAS because its solution has the ability to
remotely schedule and launch backups and restores all from a centralized
location for the entire enterprise within a four-hour time frame.
EMC DOCUMENTUM WEB CONTENT MANAGEMENT ACHIEVES LEADER STATUS
EMC Corp announced that EMC Documentum Web Content Management is
positioned as a market leader in META Group's recently released METAspectrum
evaluation of Web content management (WCM) solutions in the North American
market.
Top Of The News
Short Takes
- Financial Watch
StorageTek Announces Increased Share Repurchase Authorization
Shareholders Obtain Sweeping Governance Changes At AMCC
- People & Positions
Network Appliance Appoints Mark Leslie To Board Of Directors
Technology Veteran Appointed Chairman To Troika Board
Softek Names New Chief Financial Officer
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