Brian Fonseca is a senior writer at eWEEK who covers database, data management and storage management software, as well as storage hardware. He works out of eWEEK's Woburn, Mass., office. Prior to joining eWEEK, Brian spent four years at InfoWorld as the publication's security reporter. He also covered services, and systems management.
Oracle Corp. is merging its entire identity management product portfolio under one umbrella, featuring a single licensing model to spearhead the introduction of the software giants new Oracle Identity and Access Management Suite on Tuesday. Currently available, Oracle Identity and Access Management Suite is composed of Oracles acquired and homegrown ID management technology, including fresh […]
Providing storage customers with a simplified methodology to manage data within complex storage environments, CommVault on Monday rolled out its upgraded QiNetix Version 6.1 data management platform buoyed by new automated monitoring and e-Support capabilities. Currently available, QiNetix 6.1 features IQ Ops, a new broad data and management suite designed to allow storage administrators to […]
IBM is planning a major upgrade to its Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files software, a move designed to fill in a number of functionality gaps in the offering. This month, the Armonk, N.Y., company will quietly roll out Tivoli CDP for Files 2.1.2, or what the organization is calling a “fix” of its inaugural […]
Enabling authentication and authorization features to be turned into a service that can be applied across all applications, IBM on Friday announced a new version of its Tivoli Access Manager software that will centralize information auditing and reporting. Once a person or resource is authenticated through a user ID, password or other form of security, […]
Addressing the need to improve back-end tiered flexibility and performance within root switch and fully switched architecture disk- and tape-based storage installations, Emulex Corp. this week rolled out its new line of FibreSpy 4G bps frame level embedded storage switches. Targeted at the OEM audience, the new drop-in based 4G bps FibreSpy Model 850 and […]
Merging the disparate realms of backup and replication under unified control, BakBone Software Inc. is set to deliver new NetVault replicator technology designed to help customers manage disaster recovery and data protection. This week, BakBone will introduce NetVault: Replicator; NetVault: Replicator OnDemand; NetVault: Replicator High Availability Option; NetVault: Replicator Plugin Modules for Microsoft Exchange, SQL […]
Oracle Corp. is partnering with Broadbeam Corp. to extend the reach of its Oracle Database Lite 10g Release 2. Oracle, of Redwood Shores, Calif., this week will announce that its mobile database featuring integration with Broadbeams MSS (Mobile Systems Solution) ExpressQ is currently shipping. Customers will have to acquire both technologies separately to use the […]
Shifting storage network defenses toward an access control model capable of securing stand-alone tape drives, tape cartridges, tape automation and disk-based backup systems, Quantum Corp. this week unveiled a new security framework and protection capabilities set to be embedded across its products over the course of next year. Quantums new security framework features three types […]
Living life in the fast lane is much more than just a metaphor for the racing team of Gorilla Racing. The group meticulously records, monitors and analyzes moment-to-moment data collected at the track to best prepare its 400-horsepower Nissan 350z race car and its two drivers to succeed on the high-speed racing circuit. Laptops connected […]
Hewlett-Packard Co. and Sun Microsystems Inc., two of the leaders in the utility computing arena, are taking decidedly different tracks as they both look to gain an advantage in the lucrative market. HP, of Palo Alto, Calif., last week announced its Flexible Computing Services, a portfolio of offerings aimed at giving customers a wide choice […]