Elizabeth Millard

Green strategies have been so touted and discussed over the past few years, that it’s beginning to seem like all hardware will soon be dipped in that color just to be more appealing. But despite all the boasts of how technology is being refreshed for better energy efficiency and less waste, are data centers really […]

Oakley Networks is expanding its insider threat protection tools by offering software that can locate missing laptops and wipe their hard drives remotely. Once installed on a laptop, Oakleys SureFind acts as a locator beacon if a laptop is reported stolen. The software “calls in” to Oakley and reports any activity that has happened since […]

Application delivery networking provider F5 and data protection company Double-Take Software are teaming up with the aim of giving companies more accelerated data replication and reduced WAN expenses. Double-Take will join F5s Technology Alliance Partner Program, and the pair will combine their technologies in the F5 WANJet, an appliance that uses advanced TCP optimization and […]

Storage developer Dot Hill has introduced the first product based on the companys Rapid Evolution architecture, and notes that more than a dozen OEMs and SIs have already adopted the platform. Called the Dot Hill 2730, the system is a high-performance, modular enterprise storage platform that was designed to speed development and support of storage […]

Enterprise software company Oracle and enterprise content management firm Open Text have announced a new co-seller agreement, under which the companies will jointly sell bundled software from both vendors. Although Oracle and Open Text have been partners for over a decade, the relationship has mainly been one of “benign neglect,” said Ron Vangell, vice president […]

When Symantec and Stellent announced Oct. 24 that they are teaming up to provide a records management agent for Symantec Enterprise Vault, one analyst commented that the move will be particularly welcome to customers that have integrations with MDY, a records management software developer. “For customers using MDY [which was acquired by CA in June […]

Data protection vendor Sepaton has partnered with Luminex Software, a developer of products geared toward mainframe channel gateways, connectivity and data storage. The team-up will enable enterprises with mainframe environments to implement disk-based backup and recovery without changing their backup policies, according to the companies. The combined offering blends the Sepaton S2100-ES2 VTL (virtual tape […]

Is it possible to predict trends in the storage industry in the same way that pollsters and stock traders track shifts in voter sentiment and financial markets? If a new Web site is correct, enterprises will soon be able to see changes in the data storage industry with more long-term perspective. Storage Markets relies on […]

Content management firm Stellent announced it will be providing a records management agent for Symantec Enterprise Vault, the companys e-mail and content archiving application. Stellent Universal Records Management is geared toward helping organizations to define and manage records as well as create retention management policies for all enterprise content. The agent for Symantecs software extends […]

Nvidia has noted that it is the first graphics processing unit company to ship WHQL-certified graphics drivers for Microsofts upcoming operating system, Windows Vista. The announcement comes just after Microsoft unveiled its Windows Vista logo program, which is designed to help encourage compatibility in partner software and hardware. One of the products showcased by Microsoft […]