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Storage virtualization isnt dead yet. DataCore Software Corp., one of the few independent leaders of the enigmatic niche, announced this week that Hitachi Ltd. has become its newest OEM partner, adding to a list that already included IBM and Fujitsu Ltd. The deal involves licensing, which means Hitachi can customize the SANsymphony 5.0 code, instead […]

Al Zollar is general manager of IBMs Lotus Software division. Since being appointed to that position in January 2001, Zollar, an IBM veteran, has sought to integrate Lotus into the software development fabric of IBM, while expanding the scope of Lotus technological edge. He was interviewed at the recent Collaboration East conference in Boston by […]

Mark Lewis, former head of the enterprise storage group at Compaq Computer Corp., takes the reins as executive vice president of new ventures and chief technology officer at EMC Corp. Lewis, 40, quit his storage marketing post at Hewlett-Packard Co. earlier this week amid rumors that he was joining EMC, a company that he widely […]

Dell Computer Corp. on Thursday raised its earnings forecast for the second quarter, predicting sales would total $100 million higher than its earlier forecast, due largely to the companys growing market share amid otherwise weak sales. Dells optimistic outlook for its current fiscal quarter, which ends Aug. 2, stands in contrast to recently lowered projections […]

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has promised for years how Windows will allow consumers to access “information at your fingertips.” With Longhorn, the next version of Windows due out in 2005, the company will take its first serious stab at delivering on Gates vision. And a new application programming interface (API) framework, code-named Avalon, will be […]

During eWeek Labs eValuation of virtual meeting systems, we asked each of the participating vendors to provide a demo of their product to provide eWeek readers with some first-hand experience with the products. Below we have provided links to each of the available vendor demonstrations: PlaceWare Inc.s PlaceWare Conference Center:Click this link to go to […]

Confused about how or even whether open-source software should fit into your enterprise? Considering all the conflicting messages out there–from Microsoft defending the commercial software model to advocates of open-source software claiming proprietary software no longer makes sense in the era of open, Internet-based infrastructures–its not surprising. To cut through the confusion, here are some […]

Enterprise storage company EMC Corp. on Wednesday announced a new professional services division specializing in multivendor environments. The announcement on the new Information Solutions Consulting group comes amid speculation that the Hopkinton, Mass., company is planning further high-level executive changes as it tries to remake itself into a business as reliant on software as on […]

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Intel Corp. is pushing up the release of a 2.8GHz Pentium 4 to this summer in hopes of boosting sagging sales of its flagship PC processor, sources close to the company say. In addition to raising the bar for its fastest chip from 2.53GHz to 2.8GHz, the Santa Clara, Calif., company also is considering additional […]

QLogic Corp., which makes storage switches and host-bus adapters, on Tuesday announced new software to help users manage both products at once. SANsurfer Tool Kit, which is available now, will let the Aliso Viejo, Calif., companys customers administer the QLogic switches and HBAs in a SAN (storage-area network) from a single interface. The product also […]

Intel Corp. today launched its new and improved Itanium 2 processor, with major computer makers –- aside from one key vendor — unveiling workstations and servers featuring the 64-bit chip. Itanium 2 comes in three flavors, a 1GHz version with 3MB of level 3 on-die memory cache priced at $4,226; a 1GHz chip with 1.5MB […]