Paul Shread

Digi-Data Corp. hopes to make a splash in the enterprise-class storage market with RAID products that the company says offer performance and scalability for less. The Columbia, Md.-based company is moving from an OEM model to selling its products through value-added resellers (VARs), in the process taking on big names like IBM , HP , […]

Broadcom has unveiled what it claims are the first 4 Gigabit per second (4 Gbps or 4-Gig) Fibre Channel fabric switches. “I think any new player – and Broadcom is a nobody in storage at the moment – has to do something eye-popping. This announcement … shows that Broadcom wants to play and they are […]

iVivity’s backers have stepped up with $26 million to help the intelligent storage networking company bring its products to market. The third-round funding was led by new investors Grotech Capital Group and JK&B Capital. Mellon Ventures was also a new investor to the round, which included previous investors H.I.G. Ventures, Commonwealth Capital Ventures, Kinetic Ventures, […]

Sony Electronics is rolling out storage products based on blue laser optical disc technology. Sony’s Professional Disc for DATA (ProDATA) drives pack 23GB of storage capacity onto a single-sided optical disc by using blue laser technology and advanced optics, according to Robert DeMoulin, marketing manager for branded storage products in Sony Electronics’ IT Products Division. […]

In a sector where companies try to be all things to all customers, Allocity is focusing on doing one thing and doing it well. The start-up has designed what it claims is the first application-specific storage management system. Allocity’s Live!Ex is a self-managing, self-protecting storage subsystem engineered specifically for storing Microsoft Exchange databases. Allocity marketing […]

Broadcom is placing a big bet on Ethernet-based storage, with new Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) controllers that combine a TCP/IP offload engine (TOE), iSCSI host bus adapter, and remote direct memory access (RDMA) technology. The Irvine, Calif.-based company claims its NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Controllers are the first controllers to simultaneously perform storage networking, high-performance clustering, […]

Breece Hill has unveiled a combined-media data protection appliance targeted at small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The company says its iStoRA 4000 data protection product offers disk-to-disk-to-tape (D2D2T) functionality for SMBs and departments within enterprises, with high-end features such as staged backup, rapid restore, and regulatory-compliant technology. iStoRA 4000 Based on Breece Hill’s Information Storage […]

LSI Logic moved closer to an initial public offering (IPO) for its storage division by announcing a name change for the unit. LSI Logic Storage Systems revealed Thursday night that it has become Engenio Information Technologies Inc., and the Milpitas, Calif.-based parent company also announced other steps have been completed in preparation of an IPO […]

Spectra Logic has given disk-based backup a missing ingredient it needs to compete directly with tape: the ability to be quickly and efficiently removed for off-site storage. The company’s RAID eXchangeable TeraPack, or RXT for short, is a portable disk technology that “expands the conventional drive-and-tape model of removable backup to include high-capacity RAID.” The […]

Sandial Systems has unveiled a new storage management platform that the company claims “ushers in a new era of Intelligent Network Services.” Hyperbole aside, at least one analyst is impressed. “While some vendors are focused on bringing storage services like replication and virtualization into the switch, Sandial has developed a system that delivers true network […]

Storage area networks (SANs) can be complex and unwieldy, and Onaro hopes to do something about it. The company announced its SAN strategy Monday, along with $7.75 million in second-round funding, but product details will have to wait for the company’s official product launch later this quarter. Still, the company’s adept understanding of SAN complexity […]

LSI Logic Storage Systems has rolled out its first email product, a LogicStor email management solution for Microsoft Exchange. The Milpitas, Calif.-based storage firm also debuted a new LogicStor Solutions Program to help businesses address growing email management issues. With email management needs growing thanks to new laws and regulations requiring email storage and archiving, […]