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.
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.
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.
Overland Storage's Neo Series of tape automation hardware has gained two ticks of approval from IBM and Bakbone Software in certifying for use with their storage products.
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.
Brocade Systems put a scare through the storage industry on Friday when it warned of revenue shortfalls, cut one in eight staff, and farewelled one of its top executives.
