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Auspex Systems, Inc. has announced the availability of the Auspex NSc3000V, a high availability version of its NSc3000 Network Storage Controller for supplying file services to Storage Area Networks (SANs). The new HA platform leverages the Auspex controller’s unique ability to lower storage costs in a SAN environment while simultaneously ensuring a continuous data path […]

Robin Glasgow is the Executive Director of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), a non profit independent trade association representing over 200 storage vendors. We asked Robin how he views the role of the SNIA, and about some of the factors that affect networked storage industry as a whole. Here is what he had to […]

FalconStor Software has announced it has successfully completed interoperability testing of IPStor and Oracle9i Database with Real Application Clusters to help better manage the performance and reliability of critical applications running across database clustering technology. Oracle9i Database with Real Application Clusters supports all types of applications and enables them to run unchanged when exploiting a […]

Advanced Digital Information Corporation (ADIC), announced today that maximum-capacity models of its new Scalar(R) 10K enterprise storage library are now shipping for all of its supported tape technologies (LTO, SDLT, and AIT) in both single-media and mixed-media configurations. Maximum capacity Scalar 10K models provide overall library capacities of up 15,885 cartridges and can support hundreds […]

According to a new report “Store/Forward: iSCSI – Compelling Technology, Race to 10 Gigabit”, iSCSI could soon be one of the most important factors in the storage industry. The report by Bear Stearns technology analyst Andrew J. Neff, who gained acclaim for his prediction of the Hewlett-Packard/Compaq merger nine months in advance, is the latest […]

Sony Electronics today introduced the PetaApp system for data backup, a pre-configured and pre-tested solution that provides the fastest backup speeds on the market by integrating Sony hardware and software into a total packaged solution. Based on Sony’s PetaBack software and DTF-2. (Digital Tape Format) tape drives, which have the market’s fastest data transfer rate […]

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. has announced several new education initiatives. Designed to expand education options for storage networking professionals and support the growing demand for SAN expertise, these initiatives help IT professionals accelerate deployment of SAN infrastructure as a strategic part of their IT environments. The new initiatives include: a new Brocade Remote SAN Lab; […]

LSI Logic Corporation today announced it has begun shipping production samples of the market’s first PCI SCSI RAID storage adapters with Ultra320 support. LSI Logic is a leading supplier of host-based RAID to the global PC and server markets with nearly two million RAID solutions shipped to OEMs, ODMs, system integrators and resellers worldwide. Powered […]

Gartner Dataquest yesterday released a new report entitled “RAID Disk Storage Market Share Report, 2001.” According to the report, EMC led the Fabric Attached Storage (FAS) market by 22.9 percentage points in 2001 with 43.3% revenue share. Gartner Dataquest defines FAS as both SAN (storage area network) and NAS (network-attached storage) implementations. The industry’s first […]

Dot Hill’s SANnet storage system recently achieved certification on the new Linux NetworX Eclipse(TM) Database Cluster, a high-availability cluster based on the Oracle9i(TM) Real Application Cluster architecture. “As Linux-based systems become more sophisticated, the need for integrated solutions becomes increasingly important,” said Dana Kammersgard, chief technology officer for Dot Hill. “There is a great deal […]

Quantum and Imation Corp announced today that they have settled all legal claims between the companies over the qualification, production and sale of DLTtape media products. As a result, Imation has dismissed its antitrust lawsuit against Quantum and Maxell, and Quantum has dismissed its trade secrets lawsuit against Imation. Quantum and Imation also have committed […]

McDATA and IBM announced today that through a joint effort they are developing two compelling technological innovations to IBM’s FICON mainframe protocol — FICON Intermix and FICON Cascading. These developments can help save customers time and money and allow for easy scalability of storage infrastructures as customers consolidate their Mainframe and Open Systems storage environments. […]