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OTG Software Inc., a provider of online data storage, data access and email management solutions, today announced its new, patent-pending storage management and access software for databases — DiskXtender(R) Database Edition (DXDB). OTG said DXDB offers a powerful solution to the problem of explosive growth of many enterprises’ large databases, such as Oracle 8i. OTG’s […]

EMC Corporation today announced the extension of its EMC ControlCenter(TM) Database Tuner performance management software to include support for EMC CLARiiON(R) storage systems in Oracle database environments, and the addition of IBM DB2 UDB support for EMC Symmetrix(R) Enterprise Storage systems. According to EMC, Database Tuner automatically collects, correlates and presents database mapping and performance […]

Dirig Software, a developer of application and system management software today announced it has extended its management capabilities for IBM WebSphere-based eBusiness infrastructures, supporting both IBM DB2 Universal Database and WebSphere Commerce Suite. The addition of this product support, together with Dirig’s recent agreement with IBM Global Services aims to reinforce the firm’s position among […]

Quantum|ATL, a subsidiary of Quantum Corporation, today announced the U.S. launch of its StorageCare(sm) Services program, which it says is a complete service and support offering for the storage industry designed to assist value added resellers (VARs), integrators and end-user customers to assess, design, implement, maintain and optimize their data protection solution. “StorageCare Services provides […]

Moving to extend its reach to small and mid-sized enterprises, e-commerce outsourcer Digital River Inc. is acquiring e-business services platform provider Orbit Commerce Inc. for $964,000 cash and about $5 million worth (approximately 728,000 shares) of Digital River stock. Minneapolis-based Digital River’s stock has been trading in the $7 range recently; at mid-day it was […]

By Erin Joyce You might say he saw it coming. Jack Myers, chief executive and founder of the media research firm Myers Reports Corp., is closing the New York-based company after laying off essential staff throughout the past few weeks. “We’re winding down some products and eliminating several lines in order to focus on other […]

The DAFS Collaborative today announced completion of Version 1.0 of the DAFS protocol specification; submission of the DAFS specification to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standards body; and creation of the DAFS Implementers’ Forum within the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), to act as the successor organization to the DAFS Collaborative. The DAFS protocol […]

Although it previously said it could not meet the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) October 1 mandate for e911 service, Sprint PCS said Monday that it has started selling a e911-compliant phone. Specifically, the company said it has started selling Samsung’s SPH-N300 GPS-enabled phone, which it said will “support future location-based and e911 emergency services […]

VERITAS today announced it is shipping two new storage virtualization products for IBM’s DB2 Universal Database: VERITAS Database Edition(TM) for DB2 and VERITAS Database Edition/HA(TM) for DB2. According to VERITAS, these solutions supply DB2 customers with a non-proprietary storage management infrastructure that optimizes the performance of database applications and simplifies the administration of the underlying […]

Sony Electronics today announced the addition of the LTO (Linear Tape Open) Ultrium1 cartridge to its branded portfolio of data media products. LTX100G tape provides 100GB native of capacity and 200GB compressed data capacity. This new Sony data media has been qualified by LTO technology provider companies for use in all LTO Ultrium drives, so […]

Snap Appliances(TM)today announced the first shipment of its terabyte-class NAS solution — the Snap Server(R) 12000, which offers 960GB of capacity in a three unit rack-mountable configuration. It is Snap’s highest capacity NAS device. According to Snap, the new NAS server is ideal for business-critical storage in demanding IT environments, such as large corporate workgroups […]

By @NY Staff Pay for performance-based search engine FindWhat.com has beefed up its alliance with CNET Networks, Inc. The expanded place means that FindWhat.com search results will now appear in more areas of the CNET listing sections, including WebFerret, a popular downloadable Web search program The added placement beyond the current search listings on Search.com […]