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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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

SSP Solutions, Inc. , a Las Vegas, Nev.-based provider of enterprise security software solutions, Tuesday announced its Secure Services ASP offering, targeting small and mid-sized public and private sector organizations. SSP says the service promises the same level of security infrastructure provided to large enterprises and government agencies, and is an extension of SSP’s marketing […]

Systinet, a Cambridge, Mass., provider of Web Services infrastructure software, has named Anne Thomas Manes, a Sun Microsystems vet, as CTO. Manes was director of market innovation at Sun, where she pioneered strategies for applying emerging software technologies to solve business problems. Before Sun, she was a senior analyst with Patricia Seybold Group, where she […]

SimpleTech, Inc. today announced the launch of a new external hard drive, SimpleDrive Deluxe. The company said SimpleDrive Deluxe is a rugged, lightweight, plug-and-play storage solution that can add up to 30GB of economical storage space to any Mac or PC. It is compatible with USB 1.1, USB 2.0 and FireWire. “Whatever your connection preference, […]

Quantum Corp. today announced immediate availability of the M1500 automated tape library with added features. The latest SX release of the product features Super DLTtape or LTO Ultrium drive technology,and Prism Library Management functions. The M1500SX is now available with up to two SDLT 220 or LTO Ultrium tape drives per module. The Super DLTtape […]

Auspex Systems, Inc. , a provider of enterprise storage solutions, today announced that it pans to enact a variety of cost-cutting measures designed to enhance the long-term health of the company. These include laying off approximately 170 employees and several structural changes that will streamline processes and eliminate excess capacity. According to the company, the […]

Apogee Networks, a provider of Content, and IP Rating, Billing, and Settlement platforms, this week announced it has joined the VERITAS Vplus Partner Program. Apogee said the technical partnership will enable Enterprises to better understand the costs within their Storage Area Network (SAN) environment. Apogee Networks’ NetCountant. Accountability platform is integrated with VERITAS storage management […]

Astrum Software, a provider of storage resource management (SRM) software, this week launched The StorCast Guarantee, a program the company said enables enterprises to identify at least 15% of disk space that can be reclaimed within 10-days of installation – or, it’s free. “Astrum can help you find that extra financial breathing room by managing […]

Norwalk, Conn. consulting firm Peppers and Rogers Group has introduced an eight-module, customizable e-learning CRM program designed to help companies implement critical strategy tools. The program, 1to1® Catalyst, takes advantage of the Peppers and Rogers Group’s one-to-one strategy principles and successful implementation processes and is reinforced by case studies, pop quizzes, surveys, charts and graphs, […]