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Both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate pushed through legislation early Friday morning allowing copyright owners to offer webcasters a percentage-of-revenues royalty rate, essentially allowing the parties to mutually agree to override the controversial flat per-song rate set by the Library of Congress (LOC) in June. Small webcasters hailed the legislation as a […]

Judging by the results of a recent survey of consumers’ attitudes about e-Commerce and online shopping, this holiday shopping season could be merry for e-tailers. At the very least, the results are giving the ISP something to smile about. The fifth annual “Cyberstudy on E-Commerce”, by marketing research firm RoberASW in conjunction with AOL, found […]

Storage Networking HBA manufacturer Emulex today announced that it will be showcasing the industry’s first 10 Gigabit-per-second (10Gb/s) Fibre Channel technology during Fall Comdex 2002, which takes place next week in Las Vegas, NV. The demonstration features the delivery of 10Gb/s protocol compliant data streams over optical cabling utilizing Emulex ASIC, firmware, and driver technology. […]

In the digital age there are two new rules for schools — the first rule is that the Internet is a tool that should be used for both educational and administrative applications. The second rule is that broadbroad connections are becoming almost as essential as textbooks and blackboards. Looking to bring broadband connectivity and Web-based […]

As the professional basketball season starts to heat up, streaming media company RealNetworks is expanding its RealOne subscription franchise with The National Basketball Association’s Web site, NBA.com. The latest addition to their content deal is called “NBA Inside Ticket on NBA.com,” which features original basketball programming via NBA.com and its subscription-based content service RealOne. Real […]

IBM today announced new network attached storage (NAS) systems that double the processor speed and storage capacity of its previous models including the industry’s first network products with accelerators available to mid-sized customers. Demand for midrange storage products is seeing dramatic growth rates due to the increase in storage networking by both mid-sized and enterprise […]

Targeting mid-sized customers, IBM today announced new network attached storage systems that, in some cases, double the speed and storage capacity of its previous models. Big Blue said it’s seeing an uptick in demand from two groups: medium businesses that need to boost storage space and large companies that want lower priced systems that are […]

Adaptec today announced it will acquire the outstanding technology assets of Tricord Systems, Inc. through bankruptcy proceedings. Based in Plymouth, MN, Tricord developed patented technology for managing highly scalable, network attached storage systems. Adaptec plans to use Tricord’s technology as part of the company’s efforts to extend its line of external storage products to include […]

Corio Inc. , an enterprise ASP, announced today that it has been awarded a GSA Federal Supply Schedule by the U.S. Government General Services Administration. By completing the administrative requirements established by the GSA, all federal agencies can purchase ASP products and services directly from Corio through pre-negotiated and priced delivery orders under the Information […]

Nexsan today rolled out its next-generation disk-to-disk backup technology platform, creating what it says are new standards for affordable, high-density enterprise storage. The InfiniSAN ATABeast, is a compact multi-terabyte disk array that Nexsan says delivers enterprise-class capabilities in a low-profile, cost-correct package. Nexsan’s new ATABeast combines capacity, availability and scalability at a cost that makes […]

Seagate today announced that its scientists have broken new ground in the field of magnetic data storage by demonstrating areal densities of over 100 gigabits per square inch (Gb/in2) using perpendicular recording technology. This “vertical” move has also enabled record performance data rates of up to 125 MB per second. As the areal density growth […]

It’s been a busy week for Microsoft. After glitzy launch events for its new Windows XP Tablet PC Edition in Hong Kong and the U.S., Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates made a stop in India, pledging to spend $400 million on software and business develop over the next three years. In a news conference in New […]