Jennifer MacAdam

CNT(R) this week announced that Best Buy Co., Inc. has successfully implemented a large-scale storage area network (SAN) system using Brocade(R) fabric switches. “We wanted a larger, more scaleable storage networking system that would better serve our new business opportunities,” said Rich Christensen, vice president of enterprise technology systems at Best Buy. “CNT helped us […]

Exabyte Corporation recently announced the availability of its 430M tape library with a native Fibre Channel interface. Exabyte said the 430M-FC tape library is designed to provide IT professionals with an affordable, high-performance data storage solution for SAN applications, allowing users to eliminate backup windows, save money and reliably back up and restore their data. […]

In a new report, Peripheral Research recently announced that though the Tape Drive markets are suffering along with the rest of the economy, and their demise has been forecasted for years, Tape is one of the stronger components of storage. According to Peripheral Research, the worldwide Tape Drive industry is in a state of transition: […]

DataDirect Networks this week announced the appointment of Manfred Benecken as vice president of customer service. In his new role, Benecken will lead DataDirect’s newly expanded customer services group to create a world class global support organization. According to DataDirect Networks, it sees the establishment of a strong support infrastructure as strategic to the growth […]

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. this week announced today that the Brocade SilkWorm(R) 6400 64-port integrated fabric solution will now be offered under Hewlett-Packard Company’s HP Surestore brand to provide a high-port density networking foundation for HP SAN solutions. The Brocade SilkWorm 2800 16-port fabric switch and SilkWorm 2400 8-port fabric switch are also resold to […]

Austrian IT services provider Raiffeisen Informatik Zentrum recently announced it has turned to Hitachi Data Systems and INRANGE Technologies to consolidate its storage environments. The plan is for the Hitachi Data Systems/INRANGE networked storage solution will help Raiffeisen cope with future data explosion and organizational growth. According to Raiffeisen it is IT support arm for […]

StorageTek(R) (Storage Technology Corp.) this week announced it has named George Karabatsos as Vice President to head up Channel programs to help drive business for distributors and resellers. Karabatsos will report to Michael McLay, vice president, U.S./Canada Sales and Service. Karabatsosv joins StorageTek from Seagate Technology. The company said he is charged with ensuring that […]

Imation Corp., a provider of data storage and information management, announced the availability of its Black Watch(TM) Digital Linear Tape IV data cartridges, compatible with DLTtape 4000, 7000 and 8000 drives. According to the company, the new offerings are designed for reliable midrange network server applications, Imation certified, and feature 40GB/80GB capacity (2:1 compression) and […]

SAN Valley Systems announced changes to its management team that it says position the IP-SAN networking company for growth and expansion. Robert Coackley has been appointed president and CEO, and joins the company’s board of directors. Former CEO, Sandy Helton, who drove the restructuring with other SAN Valley founders, has been named to the newly […]

Precise Software Solutions announced that EMC Corp. will license Precise’s technology for EMC’s CLARiiON information storage systems under EMC’s private-label name of ControlCenter Database Tuner for CLARiiON. “We are delighted with the continued expansion of our highly successful relationship with EMC,” said Andrew Bird, executive vice president of Marketing for Precise Software Solutions. “Taking this […]

TrelliSoft Inc., a provider of multi-platform storage resource management (SRM) software, announced that it has signed agreements with international resellers. Applied Technology Corp. (ATC) will distribute TrelliSoft software in Japan. SAN Solutions will distribute TrelliSoft software in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. As the first TrelliSoft customer in Japan, ATC will use StorageAlert/OS to monitor […]

In a recently published report, IDC research projects worldwide storage software market revenues to increase at a compound annual growth rate of 14.4%, from $5.47 billion in 2000 to $10.7 billion in 2005. This represents a 96% increase in revenue during the forecast period. “The quick acceptance and adoption rate of storage software solutions during […]