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IDC Japan Tuesday reported that Seattle-based F5 Networks Inc. , a provider of Internet Traffic and Content Management (iTCM) products, held top market share for the Japanese Layer 4/7 server load balancing switch and appliance market in the first half of 2001. IDC said F5 Networks Japan K.K., based on revenue, held 22.5 percent of […]

U.S. wireless operator Sprint PCS Tuesday said it was committed to fostering Java applications when it launches its third-generation (3G) network nationwide next year. Specifically, the operator said it would deploy Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) on its phones when it launches its 3G network throughout the U.S. It previously said it will start […]

Aprilis is set to present its holographic data storage system at the annual Venture Market East conference next week in Boston. Aprilis, which said it is developing a commercially viable holographic data storage system, is one of 28 companies chosen to present at the annual event sponsored by Red Herring magazine. “Holographic data storage will […]

By Ryan Naraine Less than a year after engineering a mega-merger with publishing giant Primedia , Scott Kurnit has been shifted upstairs at Web portal About.com. Primedia, which has seen its stock price nosedive more than 50 percent since the acquisition, announced president Bill Day would move up to the CEO spot to replace Kurnit, […]

B2BWorks, Northern Light Team for Keyword Ads Chicago-based ad network B2BWorks says it will begin offering keyword-based ads on search engine Northern Light, in a bid to beef up its products for advertisers. Terms nor period were not disclosed of the agreement, which a Northern Light representative categorized as “long-term.” Through the deal, B2BWorks is […]

Bolstering its suite of Web, voice and network testing applications, Empirix, of Waltham, Mass., has bought Holistix, of Seattle, systems integrator. Holistix is a subsidiary of WRQ, a Seattle systems integrator. Both firms are privately held and terms were not disclosed. Under terms of the deal, Empirix has obtained exclusive rights to all Holistix products […]

Crossroads Systems, Inc. , a provider of connectivity for storage networking solutions, today announced that a jury found Chaparral Network Storage, Inc.’s RAID and router products using LUN zoning infringed the Crossroads 5,941,972 (“972”) patent. The jury has awarded damages with a royalty amount of 5% for Chaparral’s router product line and 3% for their […]

StorageTek(R) (Storage Technology Corp.) and Avalon Consulting Group, an EMC Company, a have certified StorageTek automated tape libraries and drives for use with Avalon’s flagship product, AAMtape. As a result of the certification efforts, StorageTek has developed a process that it said easily integrates Avalon’s AAMtape and StorageTek tape automation products into a broadcast environment. […]

Exabyte Corporation today announced that its 215M, 430M, X80 and X200 tape libraries and its M2(TM) tape drive have been certified for use with VERITAS Backup Exec(TM) versions 8.5 and 8.6 for NT and Windows 2000. “This is further evidence that our working relationship with VERITAS Software continues to grow and expand. Support from a […]

INRANGE Technologies today announced it has completed the acquisition of eB Networks, a wholly owned subsidiary of Computer Horizons Corp.. INRANGE said eB Networks was founded in 1992 and includes among its services the skills to evaluate, design and implement complex, enterprise-scale network infrastructures. Its solutions, relied upon primarily by Global 1000 organizations, include enterprise […]

Facing a sagging economy and soft sales, Handspring, Inc. (Nasdaq:HAND) officially rolled out its new Visor Pro and Visor Neo handhelds. Of greatest interest is the $299 Visor Pro, which the company has priced directly between its low-end Neo and its high-end Visor Edge. Palm is expected to soon release a similar mid-priced handheld, according […]

According to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) David Yew, massive opportunities exist for Internet data centers and potential entrants across the Asia Pacific region, which will prove to be a market worth more than US$3.3 billion by 2005. Yew, IDC’s senior analyst for Channels and Alliances, credits the growth (from a US$713 million market in 2000 […]