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Enterprise Storage Ayes Take iSCSI Vote The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) this week approved the iSCSI standard. This forthcoming standard allows storage area networks (SAN) to be built using existing Ethernet networking. The technology holds the promise to let multiple computers tap into a pool of storage systems. The major competitor for iSCSI is […]

Enterprise Storage Have SAN Your Way at EqualLogic EqualLogic, a new SAN (storage-area networks) developer debuted its PeerLogic architecture at the recent Server I/O Conference. The company has worked on this architecture for 18 months, says CEO Peter Hayden. It promises to deliver modular, self-managing, affordable, IP-based storage networks. “You can start small and then […]

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In the wireless networking market, 2002 should prove to have been a smashing success, according to a report released Wednesday. A preliminary study performed by In-Star/MDR projected that business Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11) hardware shipments should have risen 65 percent annually in 2002 to 11.6 million units, while home shipments increased 160 percent to 6.8 million […]

Top storage switch maker Brocade Communications Systems Inc. Wednesday announced a loss of $6.9 million for the first quarter 2003. In the shaky enterprise storage sector, Brocades loss compares to a profit of $15.7 million and a restructuring last quarter, and a profit of $11.7 million for the same year-ago period. Brocade earned $123.1 million […]

Beginning this Friday, Gateway will ship what it dubs the first sub-$1,000 notebook PC with an integrated six-in-one card reader. The 400L, priced at $999 after a limited $100 rebate, allows users the option of either a Pentium 4-M or mobile Celeron processor, paired with a 15-inch XGA display. The card reader, however, is the […]

Network Appliance Inc. increased its revenue for the fifth consecutive quarter, at $228.5 million, with income of $19.7 million, the network-attached storage specialist announced Tuesday. That compares to revenues of $215.2 million last quarter and $198.3 million a year ago, with income of $15.8 million last quarter and just $7 million a year ago. Despite […]

Apple Computer Inc. Monday announced technical details and March availability for its delayed RAID applianceand announced upgrades to the Xserve rack-mounted computer. Xserve RAID has three models, with 720GB at $5,999, 1.26TB at $7,499, and 2.5TB at $10,999, officials said. All of the models have 8MB of on-drive cache; dual 2G-bps Fibre Channel ports; a […]

IBMs new general manager of Linux, Jim Stallings, has a tough act to follow in Steve Solazzo, who spearheaded the Armonk, N.Y., companys thrust into Linux and is credited with building that move into a billion-dollar business. Stallings took time late last month to sit down with Senior Editor Peter Galli and discuss his Linux […]

An informal survey conducted by eWEEK Labs late last year found that IT professionals biggest concerns going into this year were “budget,” “ability to support base business with incredibly lean staff,” “funding constraints,” “cuts in spending” and—well, you get the idea. IT managers are looking for ways to stretch their budget dollars, prompting eWEEK Labs […]

Customers of Network Appliance Inc. will soon have more options for data management with upgrades from two of NetApps software partners. The new tools will be included in NuView Inc.s StorageX, which NetApp resells as VFM (Virtual File Manager), and in Precise Software Solutions Ltd.s Precise SRM (storage resource management) product, said officials of those […]

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