IP portal, TechTransferOnline, now offers free service for non-profits
May 20 -- TechTransferOnline.com, an online marketplace designed to facilitate licensing, selling and buying of intellectual property (IP), recently announced that it is making its site free of charge to all nonprofit (tax-exempt) organizations that wish to list their IP on its Web site.

Aster Data Systems introduces Internet-scale analytic platform and 1st customer, MySpace
May 20 -- Newly launched Aster Data Systems, introduced its Aster nCluster, a new solution to address fast growing data environments by transforming off-the-shelf, commodity hardware into a self-managing, and scalable analytic database.

IDC and BSA release latest study on global software piracy
May 20 -- According to a recent report on software piracy by the Software Alliance (BSA), piracy of software on personal computers (PC) declined in many countries in 2007, but fast growing PC markets in some of the world's highest piracy nations caused overall numbers to worsen -- a trend that is expected to continue. Moreover, dollar losses from piracy rose by $8 billion to nearly $48 billion.

IDT PCIe switches selected as foundation for Trenton's backplane
May 20 -- Trenton Technology recently selected Integrated Device Technology's (IDT), PCI Express (PCIe) family of switching solutions for the foundation of its recently announced BPX6806 PICMG 1.3 backplane.

Int'l News: Anam selected by Telenor to prevent SMS Spam
May 20 -- Based in Ireland, Anam, a provider of revenue-generating SMS applications, has partnered with Telenor, a Nordic telecommunications provider and the world's 7th largest telecom operator, to provide new messaging services to enhance customer experience by preventing unwanted texts and spam to a user's mobile service.

Double-Take Virtual Recovery Assistant enables P2V for VMware ESX Server
May 20 -- Double-Take Software released its Virtual Recovery Assistant, a new enhancement to Double-Take for Windows designed to simplify the process of migrating to VMware ESX virtual machines by automating the provisioning of the virtual environment and reducing end-user downtime associated with traditional physical-to-virtual (P2V) migration products.

ATTO Technology's VT appliances now certified with CA ARCserve Backup
May 20 -- CA Inc. has certified ATTO's Virtual Tape hardware, the FastStream VT 5300 and FastStream VT 5700 for use with their CA ARCserve Backup software.

Healthcare: Business process provider, PHNS, acquires AmeriVault Corp.
May 20 -- PHNS, an IT and business process service provider focused on the healthcare industry, acquired AmeriVault, a provider of remote online data backup and recovery services.

Int'l News: BI-provider, IQ4bis, partners with publishing solutions provider, Miles 33
May 20 -- iQ4bis Software Inc., a global software provider that offers an end-to-end business intelligence solution for business managers and executives in midmarket enterprises, and Miles 33 a UK-based provider of newspaper publishing solutions, recently formed an original equipment manufacturing (OEM) partnership in which Miles 33 will offer theiQ4bis software suite to publishers.

Starz Entertainment uses Archion's Alliance Pro Storage SAN solution for HD bandwidth
May 20 -- Starz Entertainment recently implemented Archion's 24 TB Alliance Pro storage system to enable a shared storage environment that would maximize their high bandwidth requirements. The new SAN allows Starz Entertainment to meet their HD bandwidth requirements across Apple, Adobe and Autodesk platforms.