Chris Preimesberger

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-The federal government in December became involved in the issue of power consumption in data centers when Congress passed a bill authorizing the Environmental Protection Agency to take a look at the situation. Two months later, EPA officials began the process. And Feb. 21, a major industry report was released to start the […]

Scentric, developer of what it calls “the worlds first universal data classification solution,” on Feb. 21 made available for free download a new data privacy assessment tool that enables enterprise users to make a full accounting of data with potential privacy risks. The 3.57 MB Windows application is available at www.scentric.com for a 30-day period […]

Data storage partners and competitors Dell and EMC-two companies that have one of the strangest and most complicated business relationships in all of IT-Jan. 8 unveiled new entry-level storage arrays for small and midsize businesses, arrays that are mirror images of each other. In fact, they are the same product marketed under different brand names […]

Data storage systems maker LSI Logic revealed Feb. 16 that it will acquire SiliconStor, a privately held company that provides silicon products for enterprise storage networks, for about $55 million in cash. SiliconStor, headquartered in Fremont, Calif., has approximately 30 employees. SiliconStor provides storage technology focused on the SATA (serial ATA) and SAS (serial attached […]

Two competing Southern California storage infrastructure providers, Emulex of Costa Mesa and QLogic of nearby Aliso Viejo, announced Feb. 15 that they have begun shipping their new 4G bps Fibre Channel host bus adapters to Hewlett Packard for use in that companys Integrity server line. Both companies have been key original equipment manufacturers for Palo […]

Has the voracious lion of the data storage industry mellowed a bit? EMC, the worlds largest vendor of storage software and hardware, indicated Feb. 6 at the RSA Conference here that it has put a hiatus on major acquisitions after swallowing 31 companies in the last five years, including RSA Security itself. EMC President, CEO […]

Three companies in Brazil—BitWay Computadores, EnabledPeople, and Imtech—have begun deploying Linux-powered desktop PCs for the Brazilian federal governments “Computers for All” program, EnabledPeople announced today. The ready-to-use PCs, sourced by Bitway, include the “Linux XP Desktop” operating system, developed by EnabledPeople and supported by Imtech. Estimated monthly deployment is about 10,000 desktops, with 50,000 desktops […]

Xandros introduced Feb. 14 a new software suite for IT administrators that enables Windows-to-Linux server and desktop integration and management, and deployment of systems that mix Linux, Unix and Windows platforms, according to the company. Without “bridging tools,” a company spokesperson said, a computing environment can devolve into an unmanageable and costly-to-administer set of silo […]

Theres new evidence that businesses are trending toward enlisting online services help to manage the overwhelming data storage/access crunch thats becoming more and more apparent in IT shops. Research revealed Feb. 14 by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) indicates that buyers of managed IT services will be spending most of their capital dollars on […]

IBM on Feb. 13 launched what it claims is the worlds first tape library with enterprise-class encryption for SMBs and remote corporate offices. Big Blues System Storage TS3400 Tape Library brings IBMs enterprise-level System Storage TS1120 Tape Drive encryption to a broader range of users, thanks to its scaled-down size and price, an IBM spokesperson […]

Data storage systems provider Sepaton said Feb. 12 that it is refreshing its entire disk-based virtual tape product line, led by new data de-duplication appliances for large enterprises and small- to mid-size data centers. The Marlborough, Mass.-based company already has started shipping its new S2100-ES2 DeltaStor enterprise data de-duplication appliance and the smaller-scale DeltaStor product, […]

CA has announced eight IT management software packages that evaluate, monitor and exploit IBMs System z9 Integrated Information Processor, or zIIP, by taking advantage of the zIIPs ability to offload selected computing tasks from a mainframes general-purpose processors. CA revealed the packages Feb. 12 at the SHARE Technology Exchange in Tampa, Fla. The company announced […]