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IBM is teaming with Infineon and Macronix on a future computer and electronics memory solution that could hold the key to high-speed, high-density data storage. The companies, all semiconductor makers, said they would collaborate on phase-change memory (PCM), a form of memory that relies on change i...
EMC this week launched its network storage virtualization product, Invista. Analysts said the technology validates the concept of intelligent storage area network (SAN) on switch platforms. Network storage virtualization provides for the creation of "virtual volumes" within the storage network, form...
IBM announced today that it has added a new 4 Gpbs storage system to its midrange lineup. Big Blue said the newest member of its TotalStorage family, the DS4800, is one of the fastest midrange disk systems in the market today. The Storage Performance Council tested the DS4800 and reports the device ...
In a move to compete with rival Veritas Software in the long-term archive storage market, EMC Corporation today announced it has expanded the Centera family of content addressed storage systems. The company said the new line attempts to address the growing fixed content archiving needs of midsize en...
Sony's latest DVD burners, announced today, add compatibility for the DVD-R DL format to its 800 line of dual-layer drives. Its earlier versions supported only DVD+R DL. The ability to create drives that support both DVD recording formats has been "one of the things that's been cool about the curren...
Within the next year, Hewlett-Packard will shift its entire line of ProLiant servers and storage to 2.5-inch, 10K RPM disk drives, the company said yesterday. The small form factor (SFF) drives offer several benefits over the 3.5-inch disks in common use today. The smaller drives are denser, allowin...
Hitachi said today that it is a step closer to releasing its version of next-generation storage technology: perpendicular recording, which allows for much more densely packed hard disk drives. Hitachi expects to release a 1-terabyte drive by the end of the year and said that a group of its employees...
In a marriage between two hot server technologies, IBM announced at the Server Blade Summit yesterday that it will bundle evaluation copies of VMWare's virtual infrastructure into its eServer BladeCenter shipments. Customers purchasing Big Blue's BladeCenter will receive six-month evaluation copies ...
In an attempt to gain additional share in the flash memory market, Intel yesterday introduced several new NOR products aimed at the cellular and embedded market segments. The company also announced it will make flash for memory cards to tap into a revenue stream that Samsung and Toshiba are already ...
Hewlett-Packard this week unveiled three new systems based on Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processor, taking advantage of the processor's price-performance advantage and in the process drawing ever closer to Intel's main rival. In announcing new BladeSystem servers, a workstation supporting dual-...
Apple is building on its forays into servers with the Xserve and Xserve RAID hardware, introducing a new storage area network (SAN) system that it claims is destined for wider enterprise use beyond its traditional audience of video and media professionals. The company said the Xsan -- priced at less...
IBM and Cisco are continuing their collaboration on storage area networks, touting long-distance connectivity and cost savings through the new Fibre Channel Over IP protocol. The two companies claim the Cisco MDS 9000 IP Storage Services Module, which will be resold by IBM, will provide long-distanc...