Thursday, February 4, 2009

CTR Exclusives

Can Windows 7 Help You Prepare for Litigation? Advances in E-Discovery Readiness
Upgrades and system changes allow IT departments to streamline efficiency and gain functionality for companies of all sizes, but many are considering an additional factor when making the change to Windows 7: litigation preparedness.

Real-Time Access to Disparate Information -- an Idea Whose Time Has Come
Until recently, many organizations were able to conduct day-to-day operations without providing their employees with real-time visibility into data ensconced in various silos.

News (Storage Technology, Storage Networks, Data Center, Data Mgmt)

Microchip announces acquisition of Silicon Storage Technology
Microchip Technology Inc., a provider of microcontrollers and analog semiconductors, announced on Wednesday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Silicon Storage Technology Inc. for $2.85 per share in cash.

STORServer Reporter v2.5 for Tivoli Storage Manager environments released
STORServer Inc., a provider of data backup solutions for the mid-market, announced Wednesday that the company is releasing version 2.5 of its STORServer Reporting software.

Intel, Micron debut 25-nanometer NAND technology for small consumer devices
Intel Corp. and Micron Technology Inc. announced this week the 25-nanometer (nm) NAND technology, which provides a cost-effective path for increasing storage capacity in popular consumer gadgets as smartphones, personal music and media players (PMPs), as well as the new high-performance class of solid-state drives (SSDs).

NTP Software, BlueArc join to create storage solutions
NTP Software, a provider of real-time control and management of unstructured data, announced on Tuesday its partnership with BlueArc to provide storage to the next level. The relationship will begin with BlueArc offering the existing NTP Software family of products to its customers, including the NTP Software QFS and File Data Reporter.

Parvus enhances its DuraCOR 810-Duo rugged mission processor subsystem
Parvus Corp. announced on Tuesday availability and feature enhancements for its DuraCOR 810-Duo rugged multi-core mission processor subsystem.

QNAP expands Turbo NAS lineup with two mid-range NAS servers for business
QNAP Systems Inc., a manufacturer of NAS (network attached storage) servers, NVR Video Surveillance Systems, and network-based video players, expanded on Monday its Turbo NAS lineup with two new mid-range NAS servers targeted at SMB (small and medium business) and corporate customers.

Data Robotics’ DroboElite achieves VMware Ready status
Data Robotics Inc. announced on Thursday that its DroboElite virtualized data storage array has achieved VMware Ready status. This designation indicates that DroboElite has passed a detailed evaluation and testing process managed by VMware and is now listed on the VMware vSphere 4 Compatibility List.

Emulex announces VMware vSphere 4 certification of OneConnect 10 Gb/s Ethernet network adapters
Emulex Corp. announced Wednesday that its OneConnect 10 Gb/s (gigabits-per-second) Ethernet network adapters are certified and fully supported with VMware vSphere 4. Utilizing Emulex’s 10 Gb/s Ethernet Network Adapters, VMware vSphere 4 users will benefit from improved asset utilization, networking efficiency, investment protection and reduced infrastructure costs.

Gladinet Cloud Desktop adds support for Google Storage and GDrive
When Google modified its storage support to allow storage of all file types, cloud storage users' ears perked up. At about $0.02 per gigabyte, Google Storage is considerably cheaper than other cloud storage solutions. Faced with the task of migrating all their files from a different cloud storage provider to Google Storage, however, many users have not yet made the switch.

Demand for storage efficiency drives deduplication adoption, IDC reports
Increasing demand by IT buyers for greater storage efficiencies will drive adoption of deduplication solutions over the next 12 months, research firm, IDC reported on Wednesday.

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