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Pacific Internet , an Asian Internet service provider has formed a strategic partnership with Hitachi Data Systems to jointly launch an Internet Backup Service (IBS. The service launched today is aimed at delivering value-added data storage services. According to the companies, IBS is a complete client/server software solution that utilizes fully encrypted and password protected […]

StorageTek(R) (Storage Technology Corp.) today announced that its TimberWolf(R) 9710 tape libraries have added support for the newly released T9840B and backward-read compatible Super DLT (SDLT) tape drives. Previously offered with the T9840A and DLT 7000 tape drives, the total capacity and performance of the TimberWolf 9710 will be significantly improved with the T9840B and […]

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) and Sybase Inc. today introduced a jointly designed, integrated, tested and tuned, 25-plus terabyte raw data input iForce(SM) Enterprise Data Warehouse Reference Architecture. The companies said the offering provides a blueprint for deploying next-generation, high- performance data warehousing. Key hardware elements of the architecture include Sun(TM) Fire 6800 Midframe servers […]

OuterBay Technologies today announced it has been named to the Oracle Certified Solution Partner (CSP) program. OuterBay said its LiveArchive(TM) product continuously archives application data to eliminate Data Cholesterol, the excess historical data that chokes application performance and increases operating costs. Rich Butterfield, Chief Executive Officer of OuterBay Technologies said, “Achieving Oracle Certified Solution Partner […]

DataDirect Technologies, Inc., of Rockville, Md., has announced an OEM agreement with Oracle Corp. to provide DataDirect Connect JDBC drivers as embedded components within Oracle9i Application Server. Using the drivers, Oracle software developers will be able to simplify data connectivity between Java applications built on Oracle9iAS and a variety of leading relational and mainframe databases […]

Interactive television (iTV) infrastructure vendor Liberate Technologies said Wednesday that its Liberate TV Navigator set-top box client has been certified as Java-compliant. The company claims it is the first client software for set-top boxes to be certified under the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME). The company says the client supports both basic and advanced […]

Vastera, Inc. has promoted Tom France, Bernie Hart and Ron Franks. The Dulles, Va.-based Vastera is a provider of solutions for global trade management, including software, trade management consulting and managed services. France, currently acting managing director automotive trade services is being promoted into a new position as vice president, automotive/industrial sector trade services. He […]

In a merger of two Massachusetts software firms, Ascential , of Westborough, Mass., will buy Torrent Systems, of Cambridge, Mass., for $46 million in cash. Ascential’s products organize vast amounts of disparate, unrefined data for large companies, while Torrent’s applications provide a framework for data analysis and warehousing. Most of Torrent’s 60 employees will join […]

apps4biz.com, the Andover, Mass.-based provider of Web-centric business applications for small manufacturers, today announced a strategic partnership with infrastructure firm Crystal Decisions. The alliance will offer its small business customers the reporting technology provided buy Crystal Reports, Crystal Decision’s content delivery and integration application. Under the agreement, apps4biz.com has embedded Crystal Reports Server Software within […]

Merging firms that provide Internet technology to ad agencies, FastChannel Network, of Belmont, Mass., has bought eCreativeSearch, of Chicago. Terms were undisclosed. The deal enables FastChannel to bolster its online services. Customers will be able to view archived commercials, directors and talent (eCreativeSearch’s core offering), as well as organize, distribute, control, archive, time-stamp and upload […]

Tricord Systems Inc.

Under a new agreement, marketing software maker Engage will incorporate AltaVista‘s search engine technology into its content management offering. The companies, both owned by Andover, Mass., Internet investor CMGI , will also collaborate on sales and marketing of the product, ContentServer 7. “The average marketing professional spends a fifth of his or her time searching […]