Jennifer MacAdam

Mountain View Data last week announced the availability of the beta version of SnapFS(TM) with a demonstration at Storage Networking World. According to the company, SnapFS(TM) captures and retains multiple snapshot versions of files and folders, enabling administrators to quickly restore systems to older versions when necessary and make backups without impacting live file systems. […]

StorageNetworks Inc., data storage management services provider, announced new capabilities and features in its software platform. The updated software platform now includes version 4.0 of StorageNetworks’ Virtual Storage Portal(SM) (VSP(SM)) storage service management software, version 2.0 of its STORos(SM) storage operating system and version 2.0 of its STORvision(SM) command and control software. “The future of […]

Snap Appliances Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quantum Corp., recenty announced that its Snap Server(R) product line has been enhanced to deliver up to 33 percent more storage capacity at no extra cost to customers. “At a time when IT budgets are in decline and storage demands continue to rise, Snap Appliances is offering its […]

DLTtape(TM) automation products vendor Quantum/ATL recently announced a combined network attached storage (NAS) and storage area network (SAN) data protection solution in a consolidated enterprise tape library — the P3000 Gemini series library for mixed storage environments. According to Quantum/ATL, the Gemini solution combines, in one library, a Gigabit Ethernet (GbE)-based network-attached backup solution that […]

NetConvergence Inc. and FalconStor Software Inc. announced the certification of the NetConvergence iSCSI Initiator and Target Drivers with FalconStor’s IPStor product. The companies plan to demonstrate their joint iSCSI solutions at Storage Networking World this week. The NetConvergence iSCSI Target is an integrated driver that provides iSCSI connectivity for IPStor, which in turn offers enterprise […]

IBM subsidiary Tivoli Systems Inc. recently announced that its storage management software is being enabled to help companies manage the emerging IP storage network technology, including Gigabit Ethernet. According to Tivoli, once fully implemented, this technology will allow IT managers to share, back up, restore, and manage storage data worldwide, eliminating the distance and interoperability […]

Dantz Development Corp. recently announced that storage integrator BUSlink is now bundling Retrospect(R) Express Backup with their hard drives. The company said that, starting immediately, Retrospect Express Backup for Microsoft Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, and Apple Mac OS 9 is included with every BUSlink USB and FireWire hard drive. According to Dantz, Retrospect’s reliability, performance, […]

In the wake of Quantum Corp.’s merger with Maxtor, Quantum has announced that it has left behind its hard disk drive business in favor of data protection and storage solutions businesses. According to Quantum, it currently has three business groups, the Enterprise Solutions Group, which is largely comprised of Quantum|ATL, the DLTtape Group, and Snap […]

Bluewater Information Convergence, Inc. and EMC Corporation have announced plans to integrate EMC’s storage technology into Bluewater’s outsourced ICON data center solution. Howie Lyke, president and chief operating officer of Bluewater, said, “EMC’s technology is a perfect fit for our ICON data center because it allows us to deliver the gold standard in storage, database […]

Enterprise data server vendor Auspex Systems Inc. and Web management solutions vendor ProactiveNet Inc. have announced a strategic partnership to offer tools that allow companies to analyze an enterprise e-business infrastructure. According to the companies, the alliance will allow ProactiveNet’s e-business performance management software to be integrated with Auspex file servers, expanding the list of […]

Exabyte Corp. this week announced that its M2(TM) (Mammoth-2) native Fibre Channel drives and libraries achieved qualification with six Fibre Channel SAN component vendors. Interoperability was reached mutually among Exabyte and the NetStorM(TM) SAN Alliance partners, including Adaptec, ATTO, Cambex, Emulex, QLogic and Vixel. The NetStorM SAN Alliance makes it possible for anyone with a […]

Seagate Technology and XIOtech Corp., a Storage Area Network (SAN) provider, this week announced that Seagate’s Barracuda 180-gigabyte disc drives are available for integration with XIOtech’s MAGNITUDE SAN, increasing its total usable storage capacity by more than 150 percent. Brian Dexheimer, executive vice president of worldwide sales, marketing and customer service at Seagate, said, “Storage […]