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Spectra Logic, a manufacturer of high density tape libraries for data protection and backup, today announced its Capacity on Demand service that allows customers to immediately activate additional capacity in their tape library as their storage needs grow. Spectra Logic’s Capacity on Demand eliminates guesstimating about data growth curves and future storage needs, which saves […]

San Diego, Calif.-based BakBone Software, a global provider of storage management software, announced today the release of a new NetVault Application Plugin Module (APM) for MySQL v4.0 databases. Available on Linux and Windows NT platforms, the MySQL APM provides NetVault customers with a high performance, reliable and easy to use hot backup and recovery solution […]

Protecting against the confusion of multiple virtual images, FalconStor has released the TimeMark Option for its IPStor suite of storage services. The TimeMark Option works like it sounds: it manages multiple virtual images of the same disk marked by “time.” In order to ensure high data availability, a robust network storage infrastructure needs to be […]

STORServer has released two new storage and backup appliances, the STORServer K1000A and Q1000A, that can either be used on their own or integrated into an existing storage network. The STORServer 1000 series can manage up to 200 gigabytes of data, with the ability to scale to tens-of-terabytes of storage capacity. STORServer officials say that […]

IBM today announced 0% percent financing options for all IBM eServer xSeries products purchased directly or through IBM-authorized Business Partners in the U.S. for shipments by December 31, 2001, and installation by January 31, 2002. The 0% financing option gives customers the flexibility to include IBM storage systems, as well as IBM personal computing products, […]

OverX, a provider of network-oriented technologies that address the needs of distributed information infrastructures, today announced the addition of clustering to XPress, its association database designed for scalable, high-availability data storage and retrieval on distributed networks. With the patent-pending clustering technology added to XPress’s high-performance server platform, the core indexing capability smoothly scales to support […]

Communitronics of America Inc. (COA) said it has entered into a letter of intent to acquire Digiscape Inc.. The final terms and conditions are subject to COA’s due diligence. Digiscape was formed in the fall of 1995 as a full service ISP. In spring of 2001 Digiscape merged with Pangaealink, Inc., and expanded its services […]

FalconStor Software Inc. , a leading storage networking software infrastructure company, today announced that StorageTek , an expert in high-performance, efficient digitized data storage, entered into a agreement to resell FalconStor’s flagship product, IPStor, in Australia and New Zealand. The two companies jointly tested and cross-certified StorageTek’s 9176 Disk Subsystem and FalconStor’s IPStor software. StorageTek’s […]

In a recent news release it was announced that The TerraServer project uses a ADIC(R) Scalar(R) 1000 storage networking tape library to provide data protection for one of the Internet’s largest and busiest sites. The TerraServer Website, a joint project of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and Microsoft, provides public access to one of […]

The implementation of network attached storage (NAS) servers has helped Internet Fr improve the speed and reliability of its web hosting services. With more than 10,000 professional sites hosted, the company is the leader in the web hosting business in France. In the past, using server-attached storage, it was difficult to provide the level of […]

A consortium of data storage companies has announced it will be offering free data recovery services to businesses affected by the attacks on September 11th. Companies can request assistance, regardless of brands of hardware or software used, through a single 800 number (800-859-8559) or the Web at . The consortium is comprised of many companies […]

Data storage giant EMC warned it will likely lose money in the third quarter and will cut 2,400 jobs as wary customers continue to postpone large capital purchases. “It is now clear that further weakening of the economy is causing major cutbacks in many of the industries served by EMC,” EMC president and CEO Joe […]