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Sony Corp. updated its Memory Stick product line with three new options: a high-speed Pro version, a smaller Duo form factor, and Memory Stick Select, which will allow users to select blocks of data to record to. Pro cards will be produced at capacities up to 1 gigabyte, which matches the size of the latest […]

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Enterprise Storage Okapi Moves To Accelerate Data Backups Okapi Software plans to unveil a new disk-to-disk backup appliance that allows data to be quickly backed up at hard drive speed for eventual storage to tape. The new device, the ipXcelerator, will come with up to eight Maxtor Serial-ATA hard drives for a maximum of 1.6 […]

IBM will be the first storage maker to resell Cisco Systems Inc.s new storage switches, officials said today. Later this quarter, IBM will resell but not co-brand Ciscos MDS 9509 224-port director and MDS 9216 16-port Fibre Channel devices, said Tarek Makansi, director of storage products at the Armonk, N.Y., company. “We dont feel like […]

MicronPC LLCs announcement in mid-December to change its name to MPC Computers by June is the latest step in the companys long journey back to its roots as a bona fide PC maker. After parent company Micron Electronics Inc. divested itself of the computer division in 2001 to focus on hosted services, executives within MicronPC […]

Those of us who use to-do lists to prioritize business tasks know there is no better way to stay focused on whats important and keep moving ahead. As you sit down to your desk to begin this year, here are the items you should put on your list: No priority should come ahead of security. […]

As IBM prepares to embark on the second year of the Sam Palmisano era, it looks like the time for a clear, compelling vision may finally have arrived. After a flat year in 2002, IBM needs something. Although it can count its blessings—the company has not faltered badly, as have some rivals—IBM is caught in […]

William Zeitler, a 33-year IBM veteran, is senior vice president, group executive, of IBM Server Group, which includes the Armonk, N.Y., companys flagship mainframe, Unix and Intel Corp.-based products as well as storage. Zeitlers task: to see that this multifaceted hardware line competes effectively against the formidable array of Hewlett-Packard Co., Sun Microsystems Inc., Dell […]

How important is software to IBM? Consider that in 2001, while software accounted for about 15 percent of the companys revenue, it was responsible for about one-third of the vendors gross profits. But even that does not describe the growing importance of software to IBM. The fact is, said IBM Vice President for Server Group […]

Complexity and high prices have long combined to keep midsize companies from adopting NAS and SAN technologies. But Snap Appliance Inc., the recent spinoff of Quantum Corp., hopes to change that. Snap is planning to launch two hardware devices this year that can simultaneously run file-based network-attached storage or block-based storage area networks, according to […]

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Manhattan Buys Logistics Apps Manhattan associates is beefing up its supply chain execution tools with assets of Logistics.com that it acquired from Internet Capital Group last week for about $20 million. Logistics.com makes logistics planning and execution software that enables users to buy, sell, manage and optimize transportation services. The acquisition should enable enterprises to […]