Adaptec will now be able to deliver virtualisation technology for simplified network storage management after buying Elipsan, a network storage infrastructure software provider.
The US Justice Dept has launched an inquiry into a consortium led by Sony & Matsushita Electric about their anticompetitive moves to be the standard-setter for next-generation optical storage discs.
IBM has introduced a new device for linking existing storage networks that it says affords users the opportunity to maximise their storage hardware investments.
EMC has unveiled the industry's most comprehensive set of storage services that help customers plan, build and manage their information technology more cost-effectively and protectively, throughout its lifecycle.
EMC will extend its Authorised Services Network availability to a wide range of mid-market sellers and system integrators, enabling them to take advantage of EMC's services for storage area networks (SAN) and network attached storage (NAS).
Veritas Software Corporation plans to expand its Linux platform support for SUSE Linux and Vmware to provide customers with a greater range of choices for deploying enterprise Linux environments.
Hewlett Packard are offering server-storage solutions to meet the needs of small and medium-size businesses, as well as enterprises, at a cost which is 50 percent cheaper than IBM and Dell/EMC.
Research carried out by the ARC Group claims that mobile services will reach this profit margin worldwide by 2008, almost doubling from their 2003 level.
