Enterprise Storage Forum Staff

The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) said it plans to host a two-day workshop that will provide IT managers with solutions on how to use storage networks to backup and restore large volumes of data. The workshop will be held Feb. 26-27 at the SNIA Technology Center in Colorado Springs. The event, titled “Easing Backup […]

StorageNetworks, Inc., a provider of data storage management software and services, has qualified the Cisco SN 5420 Storage Router. The Cisco SN 5420 Storage Router is a device built on the iSCSI (Internet Small Computer Systems Interface) protocol, which enables block-level storage traffic to operate over TCP/IP networks.”iSCSI technology is an important and growing part […]

The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) has created a Supported Solutions Forum (SSF), which is an alliance of SNIA member companies that promotes adoption of open system storage networking solutions by encouraging vendors to work together to deliver mutually-supported, interoperable solutions. The SSF helps SNIA members improve storage networking interoperability via solutions jointly developed, qualified […]

Hitachi Data Systems has announced the latest version of its storage management software, HiCommand 2.0, which the company said features integration of Sun’s StorEdge Resource Manager software and adds Sun StorEdge T3 arrays to its portfolio of managed storage systems. According to Hitachi, an integrated “link and launch” feature allows administrators with both HiCommand and […]

NuView Inc., has made available Version 1.1 of its StorageX storage management software. StorageX is software for virtualizing and managing large-scale storage direct attached storage and network attached storage (DAS and NAS) in Windows environments. NuView said, in this new release, StorageX is now very tightly integrated with Active Directory and enables administrators to migrate […]

Dantz Development Corporation Retrospect Backup software now supports PC DVD+RW drives from Ricoh and Sony. The drives store 4.7 gigabytes of computer data. According to Dantz, Retrospect employs progressive backups, known as IncrementalPLUS, a new-and-changed-files method of backup, as well as automation technology that assigns backup priority to systems on the fly. The company said […]

Adaptec, Inc. announced the appointment of John J. Lazlo, Jr., to a newly-formed Vice President of Business Development and Investor Relations position. “John brings a wealth of executive-level investment experience and strategic thinking to Adaptec that will enable us to more aggressively pursue new market areas for the company,” stated Adaptec president and CEO, Bob […]

Fujitsu Softek said it is offering a scalable one terabyte (TB) Storage Area Network (SAN) at about 15 cents per megabyte over a three-year period for less than $100,000. The demonstrated 1TB SAN solution includes Softek Virtualization and Softek SANview(TM) software, a Brocade switch, Dell servers, QLogic Host Bus Adapters and mid-range storage arrays. Fujitsu […]

NEC Corporation’s File Division has completed its certification of Vixel Corporation’s 9200 16-port 2G/s switch for its full line of iStorage solutions. “With the iStorage platform, NEC is able to offer storage solutions to a variety of customer types, all of which meet their 24 X 7,365 day a year availability requirements,” says Yasuhisa Watanabe, […]

Veritas Software Corporation today announced the Veritas Certified Professional Program (VCPP), a worldwide certification program for product and solution providers who deliver Veritas Software storage management solutions. The company also unveiled enhancements to its Veritas Partner Program. According to the company, the expanded worldwide partner program provides Veritas Software partners with benefits in the areas […]

Netreon, Inc., a developer of storage management software, today announced the availability of SANexec Manager storage resource management software. The company said SANexec Manager is designed to allow integrators and SAN administrators to configure, monitor, change and report on their SANs more efficiently and more confidently. Netreon also said SANexec Manager integrates seamlessly into the […]

The SCSI Trade Association (STA), a member-run industry group established to support and promote SCSI technology, will define the marketing requirements for the Serial Attached SCSI specification and promote the technology to the industry for the Serial Attached SCSI Working Group . According to the organizations, The STA Board of Directors voted unanimously in December […]