Joel Shore

Though it made for splashy headlines when announced in late June, Googles plunge into the systems integrator channel with its Google brand hardware search appliances is being met with a subdued response. But that may change as integrators understanding of the platforms increases. On June 27, Ingram Micro announced its intent to distribute worldwide the […]

With its acquisition by Tandberg Data slated for completion in early November, tape storage maker Exabyte is launching products based on the industry open-standard LTO-2 tape format. Exabyte insists the launch does not suggest that its proprietary VXA-2 packetized tape format is heading for oblivion. The $3,400 Exabyte StorageLoader LTO-2 (Linear Tape Open) 1×8 1U […]

With the use of RAID 6 double-parity large storage arrays growing, Applied Micro Circuits has launched its high-performance 3ware 9650SE SATA II RAID controller family. The AMCC 3ware 9650SE family is being offered in 2, 4 and 8-port low-profile and 12, 16 and 24-port full-height configurations. All models except the 24 port will be available […]

The drive to Linux and other open-source platforms presents a host of benefits. Without the need to purchase software licenses for Windows, Unix or Solaris, the funds saved can be substantial. “Licensing costs is a huge savings,” said Jeffrey Hewitt, an analyst at Gartner Inc., in San Jose, Calif., adding that the money not spent […]

For the 150,000 members of the United Federation of Teachers, paper forms, phone calls and hours spent standing in line are no longer current events; instead, they are consigned to the history books. Made up of current and retired New York City public school teachers and the largest union local in the world, the UFT […]

With Windows Storage Server, Microsoft Corp. aims to boost reliability and slash costs as it gears up efforts to make NAS attractive to SMB segment. The companys Enterprise Storage Division, launched in January 2002, has three powerful tools on its side in that endeavor. One is Windows Storage Server (WSS) 2003, a third-generation operating system […]

IBM loves its business partners and in 2004 plans to continue providing them with a barrage of new offerings and sales support. “About one-third of IBMs overall revenue is generated through its worldwide base of 90,000 business partners,” says Pamela Kaplan, director of Worldwide Partner Marketing Programs, at IBMs Software Group. “In 2003, IBM invested […]

What PredatorWatch Inc. has is a security monitoring device slightly bigger than the palm of your hand, providing realtime security and reporting tools to document regulatory compliance with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. , Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) , and others. What it doesnt have is enough solutions integrators. Thats […]

Lindows isnt Windows. Apparently plain old folks dont know this, however, at least according to the City Court of Stockholm, Sweden. The court issued an injunction at Microsoft Corp.s request on Dec. 10, barring San Diego-based Lindows.com Inc. from marketing its LindowsOS operating system in Sweden. In its declaration, the City Court “prohibits, for the […]