Chris Preimesberger

SAN FRANCISCO—Data storage giant EMC has been a consistent swallower of other companies over the past five years, acquiring no fewer than 31 of them—some large, some small—during that period. For the time being, however, the big whale from Hopkinton, Mass., looks as though it might lose some weight sifting through plankton instead of engulfing […]

Data storage giant EMC revealed Feb. 7 that it intends to sell approximately 10 percent of its rapidly growing VMware subsidiary through an initial public offering of newly issued VMware stock. EMC will retain ownership of the remaining 90 percent of VMware. President and CEO Joe Tucci said in a conference call that the Hopkinton, […]

SAN FRANCISCO—EMC President and CEO Joe Tucci leaked a key bit of information Feb. 6 at a standing room-only press conference at the RSA Security Conference 2007 that a number of EMCs competitors may find very interesting. EMC, which already sells more storage hardware and software than any single vendor on the planet, is currently […]

E-mail analytics vendor Clearwell Systems on Feb. 6 released a new version of its enterprise software platform that expands its scope from databases to include documents residing on user desktops and on file shares. Clearwell Intelligence Platform 2.0 provides legal and forensics professionals with early case assessment, cull-down and review capabilities, speeding up early case […]

Open-source database maker MySQL is simplifying its enterprise pricing structure, offering a new one-price-fits-all licensing model of $40,000 per year for any number of installations of its flagship offering, MySQL Enterprise. The $40,000 figure, announced Jan. 30, equals the cost of a single CPU license for Oracles Oracle Enterprise, a MySQL spokesperson said. MySQL has […]

Data storage and security vendor Symantec is rolling out a new integrated information security and archiving suite of applications that offers consistent enforcement of content control policies across a Microsoft-centric enterprise—from e-mail gateway security to archiving. Using Symantec Information Foundation 2007, introduced Jan. 29, IT professionals can prevent data loss and policy violations while responding […]

IBM is buying privately held Softek Storage Solutions to bolster the offerings within its Global Technology Services group. Softek, a 7-year-old hosted data migration provider in Vienna, Va., offers software and services that enable enterprises to move data from one location to another outside the application layer and across any storage platform or distance. Buying […]

Data storage systems vendor Hitachi Data Systems said Feb. 5 it will announce its intention to acquire privately held online storage management software maker Archivas in a press conference on Feb. 6. Details of the transaction were not released. This will be Hitachis first acquisition in the online archiving market. Jack Domme, executive vice president […]

SAN FRANCISCO—SanDisk introduced Feb. 5 a new integrated suite of applications that a company spokesperson claims “transforms off-the-shelf USB flash drives from a security threat to a competitive advantage.” TrustWatch was introduced at the RSA Conference 2007, which opened Feb. 5 at Moscone Center and continues through the week. TrustWatch is built around a secure […]

Privately held DataDirect Networks, the fifth-largest independent network storage provider, according to Gartner Dataquest, filed a financial report that showed 53 percent growth in 2006, a company spokesperson said Feb. 5. DataDirect Networks grew in “unprecented” fashion in 2006, delivering 45 percent CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) since 2003, the spokesperson said. As a result, […]