Scientists in America have stored images on a molecule in an experiment that could revolutionise the way images and data are stored. An image of 1000 bites was stored on the atoms of a single molecule, the scientists reported to New Scientist.

The rush for market share in Asia continued today as knowledge management vendor Open Text announced that it has signed a deal with CDC Software, a large player in the Chinese market.

Disposal schedules within an organisation can now be maintained off-line by using a new module developed by Australian company This to That.

The first desktop hard disk drive featuring a native implementation of the new Serial ATA technology will hit Australia in January, with mainstream adoption expected in mid-2003.

A report which found the information and communications technology (ICT) trade deficit spiraled to $14.4 billion has sparked a political slanging match.

Technology integrator EDS has signed a global alliance with Xerox, adding to the successful relationship it has with Tower Software.

EMC has signalled its intention to make software a greater focus by spinning off a storage management division into a separate company, as well as making several appointments to its management team.

IBM customers can now get access to the full range of McData switches, including the mid-range 4500 model and the high-end 6140.

Network Appliance has been the subject of speculation over several deals it is rumoured to be talking over with Cisco Systems and Hitachi Data Systems.

Californian start-up Nishan Systems has jumped through the hoops of another vendor - this time, in the form of LSI Logic - to prove that IP-based storage area networks can work in practice.