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| WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. -
November 20, 2003 - Nexsan Technologies earned this year's Best of
Comdex Award for its ATABeast enterprise disk array. This is the second time
in three years that Nexsan products have received this designation with the
company's InfiniSAN D2D storage solution taking top honors at Comdex 2001. Best
of Comdex 2003 was awarded to products based on innovation, technical
breakthrough and creativity in design as evaluated by the editorial and labs
staff of PC Magazine. Nexsan's win was announced at a special awards ceremony in
the Ziff Davis Media booth Wednesday. ATABeast is an enterprise-class RAID
array. Every component is redundant with individual components online hot
swappable. ATABeast provides high density with 10 drives per U of rack height.
...Nexsan Technologies
profile MINNEAPOLIS, MN - November 20, 2003 - CNT today reported financial results for the fiscal third quarter and nine months ended October 31, 2003. Third quarter revenue totaled $99.6 million, compared to $55.9 million in the third quarter of 2002. Revenue for the nine months ended October 31, 2003 totaled $248.7 million, compared to $150.0 million in the first nine months of 2002. Revenues for the third quarter and first nine months of 2003 include the acquisition of Inrange Technologies from May 5, 2003. On a GAAP basis, the company reported a net profit for the fiscal third quarter of $237,000 compared to a net loss of $864,000 in the year-ago quarter. CNT product sales for the third quarter of 2003 were up $31.3 million or 147% over the same period of fiscal 2002 due to the acquisition of Inrange and strong customer acceptance of our integrated product offerings. Third party product sales for the third quarter of 2003 were down $4.5 million or 25% over the third quarter of 2002, due to the deferral of several large third party product orders and our focus on the integration of the two companies. ...CNT profile PALO ALTO, Calif., and PARIS - November 20, 2003 - HP and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deliver a broad range of storage management services and solutions, including information lifecycle management. Cap Gemini Ernst & Young plans to use its business consulting and services expertise to work with HP's storage hardware and software business to provide comprehensive solutions for enterprise customers. Under the terms of the document, CGE&Y has named HP as a preferred provider of systems, storage, consulting and support for joint HP storage engagements. Similarly, CGE&Y is a preferred, external systems integrator for HP storage solutions and related services. ..HP profile COSTA MESA, Calif. - November 20, 2003 - Emulex announced today the appointment of Jim McCluney to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer, reporting to Paul Folino, Emulex CEO. Initially, McCluney will focus on the integration of Vixel operations into Emulex, including sales, marketing, engineering and manufacturing. Kirk Roller, who will continue to report to Folino, will assume the role of President, Worldwide Sales, and will oversee sales activity for all Emulex product lines, focusing on customers and strategic relationships. "We are pleased to welcome Jim McCluney to our management team, as he brings a wealth of entrepreneurial experience and operational expertise that will serve Emulex well as we pursue emerging opportunities in the embedded and SMB sectors," said Paul Folino, Emulex CEO. ...Emulex profile Editor:- November 20, 2003 - Fujifilm has recently announced price increases for CD-R and CD-RW media (10 to 15% increase from January 2004) and DLTtape IV media (upto 10% increase from December 15th, 2003). It's when you see price rises like this you can be sure that the IT recession is well and truly over. ...Fujifilm profile MILPITAS, Calif. - November 19, 2003 - Adaptec, Inc. today announced that its iSCSI host bus adapters have achieved Designed for Windows logo qualification by Microsoft Corp. for iSCSI hardware devices. The qualification helps ensure interoperability of Adaptec's iSCSI solutions with Windows operating systems, enabling plug-and-play installation of low-cost, easy-to-manage IP storage area networks for email, database, disaster recovery, consolidation and other enterprise-level applications. Adaptec worked with Microsoft to shape its iSCSI hardware initiator architecture. Over the past 2 years, Adaptec has also helped Microsoft build iSCSI reference implementations used for public demonstrations and validate Microsoft's Windows Management Interface for iSCSI. Adaptec's iSCSI solution is tightly integrated with the Microsoft iSCSI service and Microsoft's iSCSI architecture. ...Adaptec profile Geneva, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Naples - November 19, 2003 - STMicroelectronics, ArjoWiggins and Gep SpA announced that they are to develop jointly solutions for ICAO compliant electronic passports. The combined expertise of the partners in smartcard IC technology, Secure ID Software and Secure Paper technology will enable the development of a complete solution to meet the needs of the rapidly evolving passport market. The first ArjoWiggins/Gep/ST electronic passport solution has already been delivered in samples and is currently undergoing field tests. The ICAO compliant passport, produced by ArjoWiggins, has a secure contactless IC from ST running Gep's secure passport OS/application embedded into the cover of the document. The embedded chip option is already attracting a strong interest worldwide as a secure, user friendly and easy-to-implement solution. ...STMicroelectronics profile BOULDER, Colo. - November 19, 2003 - Microsoft recently qualified Spectra Logic's NAStape 100 for interoperability with the Windows platform under the Designed for Windows Logo Program for iSCSI devices. Spectra Logic became the first tape library vendor to market with a native iSCSI tape device in April. IT managers can now expect the affordability and ease of connectivity inherent to all-native iSCSI tape devices and standalone tape drives backed by rigorous testing and qualification from Microsoft. "Today's announcement is a major step forward in making IP storage networks more accessible and cost-effective for customers," said Zane Adam, director of product management and marketing for the Enterprise Storage Division at Microsoft. "Spectra Logic's participation in this program with the qualification of their NAStape 100 product offers a step in that direction." "Our customers expect qualified, tested tape devices that are easy to plug directly into their existing network environments," said Hossein ZiaShakeri, Spectra Logic's vice president of advanced engineering. "Proving our hardware in Microsoft's iSCSI lab gives end users the added confidence to deploy this new technology." ...Spectra Logic profile SAN DIEGO - November 19, 2003 - Overland Storage, Inc. has been named a recipient of the InfoWorld 100 Awards for 2003 for its creative use of technology in the implementation of the company's customer support system. Technology partners, end users and other InfoWorld readers submitted nominations for the annual awards. InfoWorld editors selected the winners based upon a demonstrated best use of technology to meet business and technical objectives. ...InfoWorld 100 (3MB pdf), ...Overland Storage profile Nashua, N.H. - November 19, 2003 - EqualLogic, Inc. announced today that its PeerStorage array has earned the Microsoft Designed for Windows Logo qualification for iSCSI devices. EqualLogic's PeerStorage intelligent self-managing storage array underwent rigorous testing to help ensure interoperability and quality assurance for Windows customers. Microsoft extended the Designed for Windows Logo Program to include iSCSI devices based on the rapidly expanding demand by its customers for iSCSI SANs. ...EqualLogic profile COMDEX, LAS VEGAS - November 18, 2003 - Fastora today announced the latest edition to its PowerStor family of performance NAS servers. The NAS-209-SW, powered by Microsoft Windows Server 2003, is a high performance, enterprise-class SCSI NAS server that offers up to 9 drive bays and RAID 0,1, 5, and JBOD. The SCSI NAS server is on display at COMDEX, booth # 7146, and will be available for distribution, catalog and online in December 2003. The Fastora NAS-209-SW is a 2U rackmount that features hot-swappable drive bays and power supply, Dual P4 Xeon processors 2 Gigabit Ethernet with trunking and failover, and up to 6GB of onboard memory. The SCSI server supports all popular protocols and is integratable into Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows NT and UNIX domains with unlimited client user support. The MSRP is $7,295. ...Fastora (AXIOMTEK) profile Sunnyvale, Calif. - November 18, 2003 - Network Appliance, Inc. today announced results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2004. Revenues for the second fiscal quarter were $275.6 million, an increase of 28% compared to revenues of $215.2 million for the same period a year ago and a 6% increase compared to $260.5 million in the prior quarter. For the second quarter, GAAP net income increased 206% to $48.4 million compared to GAAP net income of $15.8 million for the same period in the prior year. In the second quarter Network Appliance reaffirmed its commitment to iSCSI technology by becoming the first to support Windows, Novell, NetWare, and Linux native iSCSI initiators on Intel technology-based platforms. "I am very pleased with our results and our continued growth, which exceeded 25% year-over-year for the second consecutive quarter," said Dan Warmenhoven, Chief Executive Officer at Network Appliance. "Our entry-level FAS systems achieved significant market momentum, and we continue to lead in enterprise iSCSI storage systems. We have expanded SnapLock for general enterprise as well as regulatory compliance needs. Most importantly, our growth reflects our strong customer commitment, growing services expertise, and sales emphasis on enterprise accounts." ...Network Appliance profile Waltham, MA - November 18, 2003 - AmeriVault Corporation today introduced a new Enhanced Recovery Services Suite which allows companies to leverage online backup in a way that is customized to meet their exact needs and requirements. Pricing is based on the amount of data and the client's specific needs. "Most enterprises today realize the importance of data protection but, especially small and medium sized companies, do not have the resources to perform complete and thorough backup and/or recovery functions internally," said Bud Stoddard, President & CEO of AmeriVault. "The Enhanced Recovery Services Suite allows companies of all sizes and with varied business and technical requirements to benefit from online backup." ...AmeriVault profile IRVINE and WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA - November 18, 2003 - StoreAge Networking Technologies and Troika Networks today announced that StoreAge has completed porting its volume management, snapshot, migration, and replication solutions to Troika's Network Storage Services Platform. StoreAge's SVM, multiView, multiCopy, and multiMirror applications are now running successfully on Troika's NSS Platform, providing the benefits of StoreAge's storage management software on Troika's easy-to-deploy architecture for network-based storage services. The combined solution is being field tested now in multiple beta sites on Troika's generally available NSS platform. "Troika's NSS Platform enables rapid time-to-market for providing our software in intelligent networks," said Mark Spowart, president of StoreAge. "Troika expands our ability to integrate our advanced SAN volume management, snapshot, mirroring, data replication and data migration software into Fibre Channel fabrics, regardless of host operating system." ...StoreAge profile, ...Troika Networks profile LAS VEGAS, COMDEX - November 18, 2003 - Gateway today announces much-needed relief for cash- and resource-strapped IT managers with the launch of the Gateway 840 SATA RAID Enclosure. A value-priced, high-capacity storage device, the Gateway 840 is a 2U rackmount appliance that attaches directly to servers. Based on Serial ATA technology - the Gateway 840 is for small and medium-sized businesses wanting a low-hassle, low-cost storage solution. Customers can now officially begin ordering the Gateway 840 SATA RAID Enclosure, which expands Gateway's DAS line. Gateway today also launches the Gateway 860 NAS appliance, a SAN alliance with Hitachi Data Systems and new Gateway System Manager software - all part of a major new push by the company into the rapidly growing storage market. Offered at a base price of $3,949 for the 320GB model (and $7,199 for the 3TB version), the Gateway 840 comes standard with 3 Serial ATA drives, an integrated RAID controller and built-in standard rack mounting rails at no additional charge. The subsystem will ship in mid-December and will soon support high-availability, fail-over clustering. ...Gateway profile Taipei, Taiwan - November 17, 2003 - Transcend Information, Inc. releases new series high-speed USB 2.0 JetFlash. Although many manufactures have already released the "so-called" USB 2.0 Flash Drives, some of them are even slower than the current USB 1.1 Flash Drives. Unlike these slow "so-called" USB 2.0 Flash Drives, Transcend releases the high-speed USB 2.0 JetFlash that is secure and reliable. Transcend's newest USB 2.0 JetFlash can achieve a read speed of up to 9MB/sec and a write speed of up to 8MB/sec. This is 6 to 10 times faster transfer speed than a traditional USB 1.1 Flash Drive. Besides the high read and write speed, Transcend's USB 2.0 JetFlash also has great reliability and stability for data transfer and storage. Transcend's newest USB 2.0 JetFlash comes with a sleek look in silver colors: 64MB~512MB for mini size; 1GB~4GB for regular size. Transcend's newest USB 2.0 JetFlash provides a hook and neck strap to keep it from getting lost and makee it easier to remove from USB port. These newest USB 2.0 JetFlash can be configured into two partitions with different capacities including security features, USB-ZIP and USB-HDD boot-up function. Transcend's USB 2.0 JetFlash offers a LED to indicate the usage status and a mechanical write-protection switch to enhance the reliability of data storage. Transcend's USB 2.0 JetFlash supports Windows® 98SE/2000/Me/XP, Mac OS 8.6 or later, and Linux kernel 2.4.2 or later. ...Transcend Information profile Editor's comments:- I'm glad they mentioned "so-called" USB2 speeds. Earlier this year we had a disappointment in the mouse site office when a new Dell notebook with a "USB 2" port turned out to run at just USB 1 speed. King of Prussia, PA - November 17, 2003 - InfiniCon Systems today announced the InfinIO 9000 Switching Series. Supporting 30Gbps links, the 9000 Series is the highest bandwidth switching solution available for building scalable Database Cluster and HPC fabrics. The initial product in the 9000 Series is the InfinIO 9024. A densely packaged switching solution that provides up to twenty-four 10Gbps InfiniBand ports, up to eight 30Gbps ports, or a combination of the two, in only 1U of rack space, the InfinIO 9024 delivers up to 480Gbps of non-blocking, full bisectional bandwidth in less space than a single traditional rack-mounted server. It is scheduled for availability in January 2004. ...InfiniCon Systems profile SUPER COMPUTING, PHOENIX, AZ. - November 17, 2003 - 3ware., Inc. is showcasing its new multi-lane controllers for internal Serial ATA RAID systems at Booth # 2406. The 3ware Escalade. 8506 Series Multi-lane Internal controllers together with the new backplanes available from industry leading chassis vendors including Advanced Industrial Computer, Chenbro Micom, Ci Designs and others, simplify installation by significantly reducing the number of required connection cables. The new controllers and chassis with new backplanes will be readily available in volume quantities by January 2004. The new 3ware multi-lane controllers are designed with the same hardware, software and firmware architecture of the industry leading, second generation 3ware Escalade 8506 SATA RAID controllers. The Escalade multi-lane boards feature an integrated connector system that combines four SATA ports into a single connection on the controller side and a single connector on a backplane. Using InfiniBand 4x Cables with the 3ware 12-port Escalade 8506-12MI reduces the number of cables typically required from 12 to 3 and from 8 to 2 on the Escalade 8506- 8MI 8-port card. By reducing the number of required connections, the reliability of the complete storage solution is dramatically increased. In addition, the multi-lane integrated connector has a locking mechanism to ensure a strong connection between the board and the cable, making it suitable for industrial environments. ...3ware profile COSTA MESA, Calif. - November 17, 2003 - Emulex Corporation announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Vixel Corporation. Emulex acquired Vixel through a cash tender offer for $10.00 a share, and a subsequent merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary with and into Vixel. Vixel shares have been delisted from Nasdaq, and ceased trading at the close of business today. With the completion of the merger, Emulex, the world's largest supplier of Fibre Channel HBAs, adds a growing SAN infrastructure business with a broad portfolio of OEM design wins for embedded switching solutions. ...Emulex profile, ...Vixel profile SAN JOSE, Calif. - November 17, 2003 - Sony Electronics' first and second-generation AIT drives have a new look. Beginning this month, AIT-1 and AIT-2 drives are shipping with a new design and some updated components, intended to boost their performance and reduce power consumption. |
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| While the AIT-1 and AIT-2 drives have a slightly different appearance, nothing has changed from a "form, fit and function" perspective. Among the new drive enhancements are a powerful built-in CPU, a new chip to improve error correction and a dust-resistant structure. In addition, by reducing power consumption from 12Watts to 10Watts, the new mechanism design eliminates the cooling fan and replaces it with a passive heat sink assembly. |  | ||||||||||
| The enhanced AIT-1
and AIT-2 drives in a SCSI configuration are currently available for both OEM
and Sony-branded applications. Enhanced versions of the AIT-3, ATAPI, Hi-Speed
USB and i.LINK/FireWire (IEEE 1394) models will be introduced early next year.
...Sony profile ATLANTA - November 17, 2003 - AMI today announced it is demonstrating a new version of its StorTrends NAS software at Comdex. StorTrends NAS software v2.2, which is offered to the channel market on AMI's StorTrends 2104 hardware and as a standalone software to OEMs, supports a variety of network storage applications and its flexible architecture and performance allows administrators to implement it for a wide range of storage applications. Small- to high-end businesses and home office users can create 'plug-n-run' storage with the NAS software and create advanced, fast backup and departmental or group level storage. The NAS software can be used from anywhere and supports a variety of languages, including Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French and German. It features a fast hardware setup, increased reliability with mirroring support and Enhanced Active Directory Service support that allows administrators to easily change the access rights from the client. ...AMI profile SUNNYVALE, Calif - November 17, 2003 - Softek announced a new product, Softek Replicator, for host-based open systems and mainframe data replication. Softek Replicator provides a multi-functional GUI, allowing centralized management of replication activities on any UNIX, Windows or z/OS server. The GUI enables IT administrators to instantly see the status of every server involved in replication activities, monitor replication performance and perform actions to replicate volumes. Softek Replicator enhances application availability levels by minimizing application outages and monitoring network bandwidth. Its multiple hardware platform support enables standardized replication processes for backup/recovery, migration, and disaster recovery activities, which reduces training time for IT staff. Softek Replicator will be available in December, priced from $2,300 per server for UNIX and Windows versions and from $30,000 for the z/OS operating system. ...Fujitsu Softek profile Las Vegas, Nevada - November 17, 2003 - Breece Hill LLC today announced a partnership with Avail Solutions. Breece Hill's new Information Storage and Retrieval Architecture (iStoRA), which is a disk-to-disk-to-removable storage platform for small and medium business (SMB) customers, will include Avail Integrity software. With iStoRA, Breece Hill is first-to-market with a seamless integration of hardware and software which provides SMBs with enterprise-level replication, backup, migration, and individual file recovery utilizing disk, tape, and other removable media. The iStoRA product line combines the best features of both removable storage and NAS technology to deliver a complete, affordable, and easy-to-use data protection and archiving solution for SMBs. "Our customers are demanding an affordable integrated approach to information storage that reduces complexity and costs of management while meeting increasingly complex business and regulatory requirements for data protection and retention," said Phil Pascarelli, President of Breece Hill, LLC. "Avail's Integrity software is a powerful key ingredient in our integrated Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape and Disk-to-Disk-to-Removable storage platforms." ...Avail Solutions profile, ...Breece Hill profile | |||||||||||
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