Elizabeth Millard

With its latest major storage center update, Compellent Technologies has turned to thin replication for bandwidth management and more cost-effective disaster recovery. Traditionally, thin replication has allowed a user to replicate only the written portion of storage volumes. Similar to thin provisioning, it tends to lower bandwidth costs through better optimization. Because of the thin […]

Network storage systems provider Pillar Data Systems is expanding beyond its midmarket roots with systems that target both small businesses and larger enterprises. New enhancements and configurations options in its Axiom Storage line will give entry-level customers a full data services suite and larger customers a more high-availability infrastructure. At the small-to-medium end of the […]

Data storage company Xiotech has added the Magnitude 750, a user-installable iSCSI storage area network system, to its line of storage management products. Designed as an entry-level system, the Magnitude 750 requires little or no prior storage system knowledge, and provides up to 12TB of IP-based storage. The SAN comes in dual and single controller […]

Data storage and protection company Iomega has begun shipping the second-generation version of its popular desktop autoloader, which uses removable disks for data archiving. The REV Loader 560 incorporates standard hard drive components and removable technology, and provides access to 560GB of native storage. Up to eight removable disks can fit in the compact device, […]

The transition from traditional optical film to digital formats has been a boon for resolution, editing, and post-production additions for film studios. But, as Pacific Title and Art Studio has discovered, it can also create hassles with extremely large files that transfer over the network at different speeds. In order to play back film in […]

Network Appliance-owned Decru has selected Mu Security to boost its security testing procedures, folding in automated tools with a particular focus on the early stages of new product development. The storage security company provides encryption and data privacy products for enterprises and government organizations, and chose the Mu-4000 security analyzer to harden its entire portfolio […]

As part of its Microsoft Exchange hosting service, e-mail security firm AppRiver is offering unlimited mailbox storage, eliminating the need for the type of quota systems in place at many companies. The companys service costs businesses $12.95 per mailbox per month, and includes SecureTide, AppRivers spam and virus protection technology. The removal of mailbox storage […]

McAfee Inc. has unveiled newly enhanced anti-spyware offerings and a global initiative in an effort to appeal to companies of all sizes with its products, and increase awareness of spyware dangers. The intrusion prevention and security firm rolled out an updated McAfee Anti-Spyware Enterprise, an application created for medium to large businesses, that scans systems […]

The World Wide Web Consortium has created a group aimed at standardizing the rules that deliver data across the Web. The RIF (Rule Interchange Format) working group is tasked with producing a standard means for exchanging rules on the Web, regardless of data format. This, in turn, could boost integration of data from multiple sources […]

Cisco Systems Inc. has released a patch for an issue that exists in one of the components of the companys intrusion protection sensors. In an advisory posted online, Cisco noted that some of the routers running Cisco IOS include a feature called Cisco IOS IPS, which acts as an in-line protection sensor watching packets and […]

The proposal to standardize on the OpenDocument Format for all state offices in Massachusetts came under scrutiny Monday, when a special committee session was called to discuss the decision. State Senator Marc Pacheco, a Democrat, scheduled a hearing before the Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight, after expressing concern about whether the proposal violates […]

Hoping to increase its might in the anti-spyware market, Trend Micro Inc. has released two new products and one service, aimed at enterprises, small businesses and consumers. The companys new Anti-Spyware Enterprise Edition is a stand-alone anti-spyware product for desktops, and is targeted at midsized to larger organizations that are looking for a multilayered approach […]