Enterprise Storage Forum Staff

TrueSAN Networks, Inc. has become a Brocade Fabric Access Partner. With this alliance, TrueSAN gains access to the Brocade Fabric Access API (application programming interface), Brocade development support, and the Brocade storage area network (SAN) interoperability labs. “We are pleased to welcome TrueSAN as a Brocade Fabric Access partner,” said Jay Kidd, Brocade Vice President […]

FalconStor Software, Inc. said it has initiated collaboration with Oracle by joining the OraclePartnerNetwork and certifying Oracle9i Database with its IPStor storage network-based data management software. “FalconStor is committed to working with Oracle to provide value to Oracle software and customers by enhancing productivity and availability of the Oracle9i Database,” said Wayne Lam, FalconStor vice […]

Veritas Software Corporation today announced Veritas ServPoint, a family of storage software solutions that it said provides an open and scalable alternative to proprietary storage appliances. The company said Veritas ServPoint software solutions, for network attached storage (NAS) and storage area network (SAN) environments, transforms industry-standard hardware components into open, enterprise-class appliances. The company views […]

DataDirect Networks Silicon Storage Appliances have been certified for use with Matrox DigiSuite realtime editing platforms. According to the companies, DataDirect’s Silicon Storage Appliances allow multiple Matrox DigiSuite-equipped workstations to share the same media assets and projects in a realtime, non-linear fashion, significantly improving productivity and workflow in digital facilities. Silicon Storage Appliances currently power […]

Pirus Networks has appointed Bill Maxwell as vice president of North American Sales. Reporting directly to Pirus CEO, Rich Napolitano, Bill Maxwell will be responsible for increasing and establishing relationships with customers and distribution channels, including resellers and OEMs for all of North America. Mr. Maxwell formerly was vice president of Sales for IP storage […]

McDATA orporation has promoted Peter Dougherty to Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Alliances. In his new role, Dougherty will lead McDATA’s Business Development and Strategic Alliance organizations. “Peter has been an extremely valuable and versatile member of the McDATA team for six years. His talent and experience in the storage networking industry have […]

Quantum Corporation’s ATL P4000 and ATL P7000 libraries are now available with a Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) interface that the company said provides the performance needed for Super DLTtape(TM) and LTO Ultrium tape drives. Quantum said the ATL P-Series libraries with integrated GbE interface provide a high-performance, automated backup system that can be shared by an […]

EMC Corporation has qualified JNI Corporation’s Emerald-based FibreStar 2 Gb Ready FCE2-1473, a dual-port SBus-to-Fibre Channel host bus adapter (HBA), as E-Lab Tested. The designation enables the new JNI HBA to be deployed in approved EMC Enterprise Storage Network (ESN) switched fabric and arbitrated loop environments with EMC Symmetrix Enterprise Storage running the Sun Solaris […]

Sun Microsystems, Inc. this week announced new storage software, systems, services, and partner programs. Sun said the new storage software offerings are built on its Storage ONE architecture including file systems and four new software suites: availability, performance, utilization, and resource management. The company also announced the new Sun StorEdge 3900 and 6900 series, which […]

Dot Hill Systems Corp. has signed a distribution agreement with Scientific Digital Business Pte Ltd (SDB) of Singapore, a mass storage and imaging product distributor in Southeast Asia. The agreement enables SDB’s regional offices, value-added resellers, and systems integrators to distribute Dot Hill’s data storage systems and storage networking solutions throughout the region. “We are […]

EMC today announced the opening of the EMC Windows Competency Center. “EMC has invested countless engineering hours and resources in developing best practices for storage networking in Windows environments,” said Tim Rice, Director of the EMC Windows Competency Center. “The EMC Windows Competency Center brings the sum of EMC’s investment to customers by demonstrating, in […]

LSI Logic Corporation’s 2 Gbit/s host bus adapters (HBAs) have been certified for use with SANavigator’s storage area network (SAN) software, a multi-platform Java-based SAN management application. Testing by the two companies confirmed that the LSI Logic Fibre Channel HBAs, the LSI40919O and LSI40929O, are now supported by SANavigator’s AutoDiscovery topology mapping function. Additionally, SANavigator […]