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BlueArc Corp. this week unveiled its Titan SiliconServer, a network-attached storage (NAS) server that can grow up to 256TB and pipe data up to 20Gbps. Titans modular architecture, which takes the form of a thin blade, allows for incremental upgrades and integrates with BlueArcs Silicon Information Network, a management framework that offers a single access […]

Copan Systems Inc. said it has developed a new enterprise-class MAID (massive arrays of idle drives) technology architecture that provides disk-based storage performance and reliability at the scale and price of tape. The company said it delivers improved backup and restore by removing the complexities of tape backup and enabling all the data to remain […]

Computer Associates International Inc. this week updated its Windows-based backup and recovery package, BrightStor ARCserve Backup. The new version increases backup performance by allowing multiple backup jobs to be written to the same tape media simultaneously. It also allows disk-to-disk-to-tape staging for users implementing an information lifecycle management hierarchy. Read the full story at Network […]

Computer Associates International, Inc. and Overland Storage this week announced they will jointly market a new, integrated solution for faster backup and recovery to their channel partners. The solution consists of Overlands REO SERIES R2000 backup and recovery acceleration appliance deployed with CAs BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11 for Windows software to enable high-speed “Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape” (D2D2T) […]

Microsoft is becoming an increasingly vocal proponent of integration across its various product lines. As of Tuesday, it added SQL Server Reporting Services, yet another layered software component, to its repertoire. Microsoft launched its Reporting Services product on January 27 via a Webcast for customers, analysts and the press. Microsoft offered Webcast launch participants several […]

Royal Philips Electronics and IBM said Monday that the two companies will work together to develop radio-frequency identification tags (RFID) for use within Philips and later in the mass market. Philips Semiconductors will produce the chips themselves, which will initially be used to tag semiconductor wafer cases and carton packages within Philips Semiconductors Kao Hsiung […]

Kyocera Wireless Corp. will make push-to-talk phones for wireless carrier Alltel Corp. Kyocera will add PTT features to handsets on several CDMA platforms this year. The company will also develop PTT products configured for voice-over-Internet-protocol (VoIP) platforms including the Togabi Technologys PacketCHAT and Qualcomms BREWChat. Read the full story at WirelessWeek.com

The ZigBee wireless standard will dominate in-home machine-to-machine communications by 2008, according to market research firm West Technology Research Solutions. ZigBee is a low cost and low power technology that links home appliances, like light switches, fire and smoke detectors, thermostats, appliances, video and audio remote controls, landscaping, and security systems. The technology uses the […]

One year after IBM and Microsoft Corp. released a number of standards for securing Web services, Dr. Arvind Krishna, vice president of security for Tivoli and IBM Security Products, says 2004 is the year enterprises will really begin to use federated identity to protect their computing environments. Two frameworks have emerged for securing Web services: […]

Two of the biggest wireless LAN switching startups, Aruba Wireless Networks and Trapeze Networks, are getting new chiefs. Don Lebeau last week took over as the new president and CEO of Aruba. Lebeau comes from Cisco Systems, where he was senior vice president of worldwide sales and operations. He will assume the executive responsibilities of […]

A product upgrade from CoSine aims to enhance real-time video presentations over IP networks. The company next quarter will bolster its video switch platform with support for the Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode protocol and add ability for service providers to create virtual multicast routers for individual enterprise customers. This will enable video broadcasts over IP, […]

Security appliance vendor SonicWall this week will announce a new enterprise firewall/VPN box along with a new software client that can help enterprises enforce security policies for mobile workers. The Pro 2040 can handle 200M bps of firewall throughput and 50M bps of VPN traffic. The appliance supports Advanced Encryption Standard and can manage up […]