Karen Schwartz

Hewlett-Packard has introduced a new integrated storage system designed to drastically reduce the complexity of storage management for small and midsize companies. The product family, called the HP StorageWorks AiO (All-in-One) storage system, provides an integrated approach to storage by combining NAS (network-attached storage), an iSCSI SAN (storage area network), data protection and storage management. […]

Applied Micro Circuits Corp. has delved into new territory by introducing hardware RAID 5 protected storage for the Macintosh market. Developed with Apples blessing, AMCCs 3ware Sidecar is a four-port PCI Express SATA (Serial ATA) RAID controller for the Apple Power Mac G5. Powered by AMCCs PowerPC processor, the 3ware Sidecar offers RAID levels 0, […]

Asigra has announced a major revision of its Televaulting backup and recovery software, which allows distributed environments to take advantage of Continuous Data Protection. Version 6.2 builds on the companys trademark approach of tending to the needs of remote offices and branch offices through agentless backup and recovery technology. Free to Televaulting users, the new […]

When Plaxo inked a deal with AOL to offer its address book service to AOL and AIM users in July of 2005, more changed than just the companys bottom line. As a result of that deal, Plaxos customer base increased threefold to more than 10 million users, putting a significant strain on its storage resources […]

In recognition of the rapid growth of the enterprise market, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies has chosen to remarket its Deskstar 7K500 Serial ATA drive in a way it considers more attractive to that market segment. To increase its attractiveness to enterprise customers, Hitachi has added a new five-year warranty and published MTBF (mean time between […]

3PAR has introduced a stripped-down version of its enterprise-class S-series InServ storage server designed to appeal to departments, replicated sites and remote data center segments of its enterprise and service provider customer base. The midrange InServ E200 Storage Server comes complete with the same software as the S400 and S800 InServ Storage Servers, including capabilities […]

Perhaps sensing an opportunity to gain market share in a field where competition is less fierce, CommVault and Network Appliance have joined to offer a low-priced software and appliance bundle designed to appeal to small and midsize enterprises. Under the terms of the deal, Network Appliance of Sunnyvale, Calif., will package its StoreVault S500 network […]

The CDP market continued to advance at a furious pace with a spate of announcements the week of July 10, slowly but surely moving continuous data protection from a promising emerging technology to one that vendors must have in their arsenals to remain competitive and capture as many customers as possible. Leading the pack was […]

Buffalo Technology introduces a new NAS (network-attached storage) device, Unitrends introduces new system protection and recovery software, Idealstor offers a multifunction appliance that combines storage and backup, and Dell provides more connectivity options for its PowerEdge 1855 blade servers. Buffalo Technology Introduces LinkStation Pro Buffalo Technology, of Austin, Tex., has introduced the LinkStation Pro storage […]

DataDirect Networks introduces a feature-rich archive solution, Lucid8 Upgrades DigiVault, Cutting Edge Begets ANStor64 and VMware Infrastructure 3 with support Emulex HBAs. DataDirect Unveils SATA-Based Archive Solution Network storage vendor DataDirect Networks Inc. of Chatsworth, Calif., has introduced an archive storage solution designed to provide rich functionality at a lower cost than traditional enterprise-level solutions. […]