Network Storage

IBM set its hooks deeper into the software market with the purchase of Rational Software for $US2.1 billion in cash – its biggest software acquisition since purchasing Lotus in 1995.

Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) has revived its software line with the release of two new products this week, which allow for virtualisation and resource management capabilities and signal the vendor's drive to take on the competition.

Storage systems vendor Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) has moved to advance its TrueNorth strategy for open, interoperable storage systems with a flood of announcements on new storage hardware, software and a partner program, including a long aw...

BakBone Software has released a new software module to assist in disaster recovery of Windows-based systems.

Services company Dimension Data has formalised its relationship with EMC into a global partnership, adding to the trend of service companies waking up to the lucrative nature of storage implementations.

A tender from the Federal Department of Finance and Administration has whittled down its choice for hardware suppliers for 250 electoral offices down to several shortlists, with the big winners being Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba, Dell and Iomega.

The numbers don't lie: the storage industry's growth spurt is levelling out. The roller coaster ride isn't over yet, though.

Non-bank lender Aussie Home Loans (Aussie) has refined its reporting and decision-making with a data warehouse, in time for its launch into the mortgage market.

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.

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.

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