Chris Preimesberger

Data management software maker Mimosa Systems said Jan. 29 that it has expanded platform coverage for its browser-based NearPoint 2.1 e-mail archiving product from Microsoft Exchange Server to include support for Mac OS, most Linux distributions, and for RIM BlackBerry, Windows Mobile 5 and Palm OS-based handheld devices. Mimosa CEO T.M. Ravi told eWEEK that […]

IBM Jan. 29 said it has agreed to acquire privately held Softek Storage Solutions, of Vienna, Va., to bolster the offerings within its Global Technology Services group. The purchase price was not disclosed. Softek, a host-based data migration software provider founded in April 2000 as a subsidiary of the former Amdahl, provides software and services […]

Hiring someone outside the company to store, manage and protect all a companys data is a gutsy thing to do, for any storage executive or administrator. And this decision usually is not made in a vacuum. Virtually all companies who outsource their storage apparatus must have either the CEO, president, or a senior vice president […]

When Hurricane Katrina bulldozed into the Gulf Coast in August 2005, its devastating repercussions were felt in many more places than Mississippi, Louisiana and the neighborhoods all across the country, where thousands of evacuees had to relocate. Enterprise executives around the nation and the world winced at the destruction the storm brought to New Orleans […]

Virtualizing spinning-disk storage systems is no longer simply a trend; its now the norm and considered vital to backing up, archiving and protecting data for a growing number of businesses large and small. The days of simply adding storage hardware to an IT system and pouring in e-mail, word documents, spreadsheets, photos and everything else […]

Linspire CEO Kevin Carmony says his company is opening up its CNR (“Click N Run”) software download and management service to other Linux distributions because “Linux really needs an easier way to find and install software, regardless of which flavor of Linux youre using.” The company said earlier this week that it will extend CNR […]

Linspire announced Jan. 23 that it plans to expand its CNR (“Click N Run”) digital download and software management service to support multiple desktop Linux distributions beyond Linspire and Freespire, initially adding Debian, Fedora, OpenSUSE and Ubuntu, using both .deb and .rpm packages. And, the standard CNR service will remain free. CNR was developed by […]

Storage infrastructure maker CA on Jan. 23 introduced a new version of its BrightStor Storage Resource Manager, which extends its centralized management, automated monitoring and reporting functions to business information stored in IBM Lotus Domino and DB2 UDB. BrightStor SRM r11.6 already supports Microsoft Exchange Server. The new release protects both e-mail and application data […]

Seagate Technology, the worlds number one revenue producer in the hard disk drive market, announced on Jan. 23 the industrys first $3 billion quarter alongside whopping revenue growth of 30 percent over a year ago. The Scotts Valley, Calif.-based company also reported GAAP net income of $140 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.23 […]

NAND flash memory provider SanDisk announced Jan. 23 that it expects to ship 56-nanometer multi-level cell flash memory chips this month with Toshiba from Fab 3, the 300mm wafer fabrication facility located at Toshibas Yokkaichi Operations near Nagoya, Japan. By spring 2007, SanDisk intends to ship the highest available density of single-chip MLC NAND flash […]