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  • Maxtor offshoot pushing HD density envelope

    Hard disk drive manufacturer Maxtor has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, MMC Technology, has demonstrated a new disk manufacturing process that further ramps up disk density using existing manufacturing equipment.

  • Ned Kelly records returned to public domain

    The Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) has purchased key documents related to the trial of the 1870s Victorian bushranger - and legend of Aussie folklore - Ned Kelly, adding to its already substantial collection of material relating to t...

  • SCO says US$50m won't affect Linux legal wrangle

    The SCO Group, which has bolstered its cash reserves to the tune of US$50 million, has said the money will not affect the company's efforts to collect fees from companies using or selling the Linux open source operating system.

  • ACCC signs up to combat net fraud

    The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has signed an agreement with the UK and New Zealand that will help combat Internet fraud and govern the use of confidential personal information.

  • IBM to buy CrossAccess

    IBM has announced it has signed an agreement to acquire CrossAccess Corporation, a company which makes software for accessing mainframe data, for an undisclosed amount. The deal is expected to be completed later this month.

  • Legato chief lifts lid on EMC Documentum deal

    The chairman and CEO of storage software provider – and soon to be EMC subsidiary – Legato, has revealed that the decision by EMC to acquire content management software provider Documentum in a deal worth US$1.7 billion was borne out of hi...

  • EMC eyes ILM market with Documentum acquisition

    Storage system and services provider EMC is to take steps to enhance its Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) capabilities through the acquisition of content management software provider Documentum.

  • IBM unveils SAN file system

    IBM has announced the availability of storage software technology designed to simplify the sharing of data files and automate the management of data.