Enterprise Storage Forum Staff

IBM today unveiled a storage software roadmap aimed at embedding intelligence in storage networks through a combination of breakthrough IBM technologies designed to exploit rapidly emerging industry-wide storage management standards. In support of this initiative, IBM’s Storage Systems Group is focusing the company’s software, research and systems management expertise on three areas of innovation: Linux-based […]

DataDirect Networks, provider of high performance storage networking appliances, announced that E! Networks has installed a Silicon Storage Appliance to provide a centralized storage network for the entertainment network. The appliance-enabled storage network serves as the foundation for the network’s digital asset system, which will bring substantial workflow and productivity efficiencies to E! Networks, whose […]

Merlin Technologies today announced that it has appointed Barry Hagglund as Vice President, Engineering. Merlin is the developer of EssentialServer(TM) network attached storage (NAS) appliances and the SecurDVR(TM) for security and loss prevention. “Barry’s a seasoned technology manager with a proven track record of developing successful products,” says Robert Heller, President and CEO of Merlin. […]

Imperial Technology today announced that its SANaccelerator(TM) and File Cache Accelerators have been certified with LSI Logic’s 2-Gigabit LSI44929O and LSI40919O Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs). “LSI Logic’s HBAs are industry leaders in reliable, robust Fibre Channel solutions for clustered environments and SANs. We’ve hit over 72,000 I/Os per second with small block reads […]

EMC Corporation today announced Citizens Financial Group, Inc., one of the nation’s 20 largest commercial banks, has contracted with EMC Global Services to purchase and implement an additional 30 terabytes of EMC Symmetrix Enterprise Storage and EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF) software. The demand for additional storage was created by Citizens’ recent acquisition of […]

Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) today unveiled its vision of “Managing Storage without Boundaries.” This vision is the driving force behind CA’s acclaimed BrightStor brand of storage management solutions. “Today’s storage environments have become a maze of platforms, topologies and manufacturers. Customers are therefore demanding storage management solutions that greatly simplify the deployment, optimization and […]

Emulex Corp. , a supplier of storage networking host bus adapters (HBAs), will provide the Fibre Channel connectivity solution for Hewlett-Packard Co.’s HP Surestore NAS 8000 series of storage solutions. The Emulex LP952L, which is embedded into the HP solution, enables connectivity for direct-attached and SAN-attached configurations. “Our relationship with HP has resulted in a […]

Auspex Systems today announced a new reseller program designed to support the company’s NSc3000 Network Storage Controller, a vendor-agnostic solution for providing file services to Storage Area Networks (SANs). The company said the controller is being sold through channel partners with SAN expertise, including resellers, two-tier distributors and OEMs. More than 20 resellers have joined […]

Quantum Corp. and Compaq Computer Corp. have announced that Compaq will offer the Quantum SuperLoader with its StorageWorks products. According to the companies, the StorageWorks SuperLoader is an expandable, stackable, rack-mounted unit that stores 320 gigabytes of uncompressed backup data with a data transfer rate of up to 10.8 gigabytes per hour. Customers can scale […]

QLogic Corp. and Cisco Systems have entered into an alliance. “Cisco’s goal in storage networking is to combine the best aspects of existing and emerging technologies to deliver the most practical and effective solutions for customers,” said Soni Jiandani, vice president of Marketing in Cisco’s Storage Technology Group. “By working with companies such as QLogic, […]

Xdrive Technologies, a provider of Internet Information and Content Management solutions and services, today announced that FreeToRoam, a wireless Internet solutions provider in Australia, signed on as a reseller to offer Xdrive’s information exchange services to its customers. Under terms of the agreement, FreeToRoam will promote the Xdrive Plus and Workgroup information content exchange offerings […]

Network Appliance, a provider of enterprise network storage solutions, and Fujitsu Siemens Computers, a European computer company, have successfully completed testing of NetAppfilers with the Solaris/SPARC-based PRIMEPOWER server platform from Fujitsu Siemens Computers for Oracle9i with Real Application Clusters. The companies said coupling these technologies enables enterprise customers to deploy a complete Oracle clustered database […]