James Alan Miller

Adaptec, Inc. announced it plans on shipping samples of what it claims is the first iSCSI host bus adapter (HBA) to OEMs this quarter. The AEA-7110C, unveiled this week at Storage Networking World, enables customers to build Storage Area Networks (SANs) using their existing IP/Ethernet networks. Adaptec has been working with leading IP Storage developers […]

StorageTek(R) and American Power have partnered to offer an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) with full AC redundancy for the StorageTek L180 and L700 tape libraries. The UPS assists StorageTek customers with L180 and L700 tape libraries in maintaining continuous operation, redundant power protection, data integrity and availability in the event of a power disruption. Ian […]

Quantum Corporation’s DLTtape today announced it has begun shipping DLT1 drives to its channel of resellers and distributors. According to Quantum, its new Quantum DLT1 drive is an extension of the DLTtape platform, the de facto standard in tape storage technology. It offers a 40GB Native/80GB compressed capacity as well as 3MB Native/6MB per second […]

Symantec Corp. today announced the availability of CarrierScan Server for NetApp filers and NetCache appliances. CarrierScan Server 2.1, Symantec says, integrates protection from viruses and other malicious code with Network Appliance’s data management and content delivery products to ensure the safe and reliable storage and delivery of network-attached data. According to Symantec, CarrierScan Server, which […]

Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs) company JNI(R) Corporation today announced its entire line of host bus adapters (HBAs) is now certified for use with LSI Logic Corporation’s MetaStor(R) E-Series RAID storage systems. According to the companies, JNI’s Emerald(TM)-based FCE-1063 single-port and FCE-1063 dual-port Sbus-to-Fibre Channel, and FCE-6410 single-port and FCE2-6410/FCE-6412 dual-port PCI-to-Fibre Channel HBAs […]

VERITAS Software Corporation today announced it has entered into a partnership with LSI Logic Storage Systems to offer its mutual customers heterogeneous host operating system support. VERITAS and LSI have cooperated to certify VERITAS Foundation Suite(TM) and VERITAS Cluster Server(TM) with LSI’s MetaStor(R) E-Series storage system family that offers heterogeneous host operating system support, LUN […]

MTI Technology Corp. today announced its Enterprise Building Block (EBB) storage architecture based on high-availability Fibre Channel fabric switches. According to MTI, it has expanded the connectivity options available for use with MTI’s integrated Storage Area Network (SAN) and Network Attached Storage (NAS) technologies by engineering its EBB to enable highly-available and scalable SAN implementations […]

VA Linux Systems, Inc. today announced its next generation of high-performance 2U servers in the VA Linux 2200 series. VA :Linux says the three new servers offer advanced remote management capabilities using VACM(TM), VA’s Open Source cluster management software, and augment VA’s industry-leading line of ultradense 1U and 2U rack-optimized Linux servers. The dual processor […]

Metromedia Fiber Network (MFN) today announced it would be leasing its fiber-optic infrastructure to IT consulting and outsourcing firm Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). CSC plans on using the fiber-optic infrastructure to provide clients with secure, high-speed connectivity to its data centers. According to CSC, by securing the fiber-optic infrastructure from MFN, it can now deliver […]

VFZoom today announced the availability of Version 2.2 of its suite of VFZoom server and client-side solutions for scaling, compressing, archiving, viewing, converting, managing, tracking, and securing digital images in sizes from 5 percent to 1200 percent. According to VFZoom, the products are designed for graphic arts enterprises. They also say that VFZoom Version 2.2 […]

Raidtec Corporation today announced a new product called SNAZ(R) FC, which it says merges network attached storage (NAS) and storage area network (SAN) technologies by leveraging the features and performance of a SAN with the ease and convenience of a NAS product. According to Raidtec, SNAZ FC is a file server that resides between the […]

BakBone Software(TM) and Seagate Removable Storage Solutions (RSS) today announced an OEM software bundle, under which Seagate will include a copy of BakBone’s NetVault(TM) backup/restore software with its Viper(R) 200 Ultrium tape drive and Viper 2000 autoloader. Seagate officials said they chose to partner with BakBone because of NetVault’s demonstrated ability to handle backup loads […]