|
Animal
Type |
Company |
Notes |
|
| A |
Adder |
Quantum |
I cheated here by assuming that
an adder is biologically similar to a viper. Viper is a brand of
tape drive, which started
under Certance, later acquired by Quantum. |
| Ant |
Click & Protect
This
company was in the Storage
Security market. |
 |
|
| B |
Barracuda |
Seagate |
desktop PC disk family |
| SATABeast |
Nexsan Technologies |
RAID systems |
| Bear |
BEAR
Data Systems |
Storage Services |
| Bee |
Wikibon |
A busy bee is part of the logo
of this storage publication. |
| Blackbird |
MicroNet Technology |
SR-4 Blackbird SATA RAID arrays |
| Boa |
EZQuest |
CD-RW & DVD-RW drives |
| Bobcat |
ONStor |
NAS Gateway |
| Buffalo
|
Buffalo Technology |
various |
|
| C |
Camel |
Storage Depot
The camel is
in the logo of this UK
storage VAR |
 |
| Cat |
BlueArc used an image
featuring a lion and domestic cats in a print ad campaign in Q306 - with the
theme:- "Tired of herding cats? - Wasn't NAS supposed to simplify storage?" |
 |
| Cheetah |
Seagate |
enterprise server disk family |
| Cheetah / Rhino hybrid |
Vanguard Rugged Storage |
Solid State Disks |
| Cobra |
EZQuest |
hard disk drives |
| Cow |
Gateway |
The black and white cow pattern
is used in the company's logo. |
|
| D |
Dog |
DinoStor |
I didn't see any dinosaur or
canine images on this company's site in the few short years that it was active
in the tape backup market.
But I'm infering a reliable dog positioning from the name. |
| Dog |
Memtech |
Bulldog is an entry level
SSD family. |
| Dog |
DataSafe Services |
The company's logo includes a
picture of a dog. |
| Dragon |
SOYO |
USB drives |
| Dragon |
Cornice |
Miniature
hard disk drives. |
| Dragon |
NTI |
"Dragon Burn"
CD-RW & DVD-RW
software. |
| Dragon |
see also:- the
editor's online story:- Princess
Laura and the Unsuitable Dragon Suitors |
|
| E |
Elephant |
Memtech
Used as a
graphic in the company's logo. |
 |
| Elephant |
Advanced
Media |
Elephant design of USB
flash drive. |
|
| F |
Falcon |
FalconStor Software |
Used in the
company's name. |
| Falcon |
Falcon
Systems |
Was a
RAID systems company
acquired by Artecon in 1997, which itself was merged with Box Hill in 1999 to
become Dot Hill. |
| Flea |
Apple |
iPod Flea
portable disk / music
player |
| Fly |
StoneFly Networks |
Its logo does look a bit like a
buzzing fly (strange choice) |
| FireFly |
ASACA |
VTL |
|
| G |
Goblins |
STORAGEsearch |
Used as metaphor for
Storage Security. |
|
| H |
Hedgehogs |
Prickly Spine Software |
Used in the company's logo. |
|
Hornet |
Memtech |
Is an
SSD family. |
|
Horse |
Memtech |
Mustang is a SSD family. |
|
| I |
Iguana |
Infinite Data Storage |
CD burner for IBM notebooks. |
|
 |
| I'm
not sure what kind of animal is depicted in the above banner ad, which we ran in
2002 to 2003 from IEI
Technology. |
|
| J |
Jaguar |
TigerDirect |
Jaguar is a brand of
USB hard drive. |
|
| K |
Kangaroo |
Kanguru Solutions |
The company no longer uses an
animal image in their logo (in 2006) - but they did have kangaroo pictures on
their site
in
1996. |
|
| L |
Lion |
BlueArc used an image
featuring a lion and domestic cats in a print ad campaign in Q306 - with the
theme:- "Tired of herding cats? - Wasn't NAS supposed to simplify storage?" |
|
|
| M |
Mammoth |
Exabyte |
Mammoth was a brand of
tape drive circa
2000 |
| Mice |
STORAGEsearch.com |
The Byte clan has been
expanding ever since Megabyte made his first public appearance on the web in
1998. The Bytes trace their roots back to their Bit ancestor in the
11th century AD.
|
| Monkey |
Advanced Media |
Monkey design of
USB
flash drive. |
| Monkey |
Ruptured Monkey |
Used in the name and logo of
this storage publication
(domain registered in 2000). |
| Moose |
Northern |
There are some kind of antlers
featured in the company's logo. |
|
| N |
Newt |
various |
Several companies make Newt
(Network For Emerging Wireless Technologies)
USB adapaters. |
|
| O |
? |
|
|
|
| P |
Panther |
Memtech |
SATA solid state disk. |
| Penguin |
Penguin Computing |
A penguin is used as the logo
for the Linux market.
Penguin Computing is a Linux focused reseller and OEM. |
| Phoenix |
Phoenix International |
Military Storage |
| Phoenix |
SoleraTec |
Network Attached Storage |
| Platypus |
Platypus Technology (no
longer with us) was a one time maker of
SSDs |
 |
|
Python |
Quantum |
tape drive |
|
| Q |
? |
|
|
|
| R |
Raptor |
Western Digital |
Hard disk drives |
| Raven |
Storage Engine |
storage systems |
| Rhino |
Vanguard Rugged Storage |
Solid State Disks |
| Rhino |
StorCase Technology uses
the rhino metaphor to indicate how tough and rugged their enclosures are. |
Storage Boxes |
|
 |
|
RoadRunner |
Topio |
Disaster Recovery |
|
Rodent |
Gear6 |
Some kind of rodent or rat
appeared on the home page of this company in October 2006. |
|
| S |
Seal |
SEAL |
Brand name for
USB
flash drives / MP3
players |
| Selkie |
Tugboat Enterprises |
Although the
Selkie is a mythical
creature it's also the brand name for Tugboat's
data recovery software
product. |
| Shark |
IBM |
RAID systems |
|
SharkTank |
an editorial column in
Computerworld .com |
|
Sidewinder |
Quantum |
tape drive |
|
Squirrel |
Selectronix |
GBICs, SFPs and XFPs,
Fibre channel cables |
 |
Selectronix
advertised here on on STORAGEsearch.com
from 2000 to 2006. In April 2000, inspired by the success of our Megabyte the
mouse brand, they tried out the banner ad above featuring Cyril the Squirrel.
It was designed by the same graphics designer David Mellor at
Dynamite Design - who draws
Megabyte.
I came across David's work in 1997 when he was doing designs
for my wife's company Downes
Strategic Marketing. At that time Dynamite were located just a mile down the
road from our farm and were actually working in an office they rented from
Selectronix. David had been designing Megabyte graphics for us since the summer
of 1998 so when Selectronix started to look for web sites to advertise on in
2000 David suggested us.
The Squirrel concept didn't last long.
Selectronix soon after went back to using conventional product image based
banner ads. Some of their conventional ads (also designed by David) were
stunning designs too, in their own way. |
|
| T |
Tarsier |
BiTMICRO Networks |
Used to brighten up the
company's web pages. |
| Tiger |
TigerDirect |
Used in the company's name. |
| Tiger |
Tiger Technology |
Used in the company's name. |
| Tiger |
aXstor
Picture of 2 tigers on the
home page of this UK storage distributor (Dec 2006). |
 |
| Tiger |
Rave Computer Association
|
Tiger RAID SATA 3.0 Disk Array |
|
|
| U |
Unicorn |
Unicorn Electronics |
Reseller of storage and IT
products. |
|
| V |
Viper |
Quantum |
A brand of
tape drive, which started
under Certance, later acquired by Quantum. |
|
| W |
Wolverine |
Memtech |
brand of
solid state disks |
| Worm |
Write Once Read Many times
storage. |
From
Megabyte's Storage
Dictionary |
|
| X |
? |
|
|
|
| Y |
Yak |
YAK Networks |
online backup and storage |
|
Yak |
YAK
Biotech Solutions |
USB storage wristband. |
|
| Z |
Zebra |
Zebra |
A network file system that
stripes data across multiple servers. |
