Jennifer MacAdam

Sony Electronics announced that a free customized version of NovaStor’s TapeCopy(TM) v2.0 Library Edition tape conversion and duplication software specifically optimized for automated solutions is currently shipping with Sony-branded Advanced Intelligent Tape(TM) (AIT) library and autoloader models. Sony said it is already shipping TapeCopy software with all of its branded stand-alone drives, and selected TapeCopy […]

Sun Microsystems, Hitachi Ltd. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Hitachi Data Systems, recently announced a far-reaching agreement. Sun has signed a distributor agreement for certain high-end Hitachi Data Systems products; Sun and Hitachi Data Systems will cross-license and distribute storage software; both companies will collaborate on the development of storage software; and the companies will […]

Eurologic(TM) Systems, a provider of network storage solutions for the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), indirect channel, and vertical market solution provider markets, today announced that it has appointed an authorized representative for the company’s advanced network storage technology in Canada. Eurologic has appointed Mr. Bob Anderson as its authorized representative in Canada. Mr. Anderson has […]

The Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) announced that it successfully completed the second of three Large Group Test Periods (LGTPs) scheduled for 2001. This open industry-sponsored “Plugfest” was attended by 28 hardware and software companies involved in the Fibre Channel industry. The FCIA said the purpose of the event was to mature operability among these […]

eTunnels Inc., a provider of security provisioning and management services to the extended enterprise, announced that Grau Data Storage AG of Germany would offer the eTunnels VPN-On-Demand platform to their customers. According to the company, the eTunnels technology will be incorporated into Grau’s WebDataCenter product line. “PersonalVPN,” as it will be known, will provide the […]

Auspex Systems Inc., a provider of Network Attached Storage (NAS) solutions, announced that its new NS3000 series of enterprise data servers has passed verification tests confirming compatibility with Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, Exchange Server 5.5, SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition and Internet Information Server 5.0. The tests were conducted by VeriTest, a […]

ThruPoint Inc., a network infrastructure consultant, this week introduced its new OptiPoint professional services solution. The company said the solution addresses the storage networking market by providing the expertise to enable strategic storage management. “Our approach to storage networking is to focus not only on migrating away from a directly connected storage environment and leveraging […]

Dot Hill Systems Corp., a provider of carrier-class information storage and SAN solutions, announced that Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. has selected Dot Hill’s SANnet(TM) system as the storage component of the Arena Database, a proprietary drug discovery database. “Drug discovery, particularly when based upon drug screening at multiple drug targets, generates enormous amounts of data. This […]

Network Appliance Inc. announced that together with Oracle Consulting they have created a best practices architectural framework to help customers deploy Oracle with NetApp solutions. According to the company, the best practices document includes specifications for maximizing performance and availability of NetApp storage running with Oracle application and database environments. The framework, developed in conjunction […]

Gartner Dataquest released its independent numbers on U.S. information storage units, ranking Sun Microsystems Inc. number one in worldwide revenue of the consolidated UNIX storage market. According to the report by industry research and advisory firm Gartner Dataquest, Sun’s UNIX-based storage growth continued to outpace the overall market and increased by over 27 percent in […]

StorageNetworks Inc. and Brocade Communications Systems announced an expansion of the relationship between the two companies that they said will provide even more comprehensive SAN technology and services to enterprise customers. StorageNetworks also announced plans to test and certify the next-generation Brocade Core Fabric Switch, the Brocade SilkWorm 12000, for compatibility with StorageNetworks STORos operating […]

OptiGlobe(TM), a Latin American provider of mission-critical enterprise and Internet Data Center (IDC) services, announced that EMC Corp. has recognized OptiGlobe as EMC Proven(TM) E-Infostructure(TM) certified. OptiGlobe said it is the first IDC services company in Latin America to pass EMC’s most rigorous review, designed to ensure that a company has the infrastructure and resources […]