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Tools Treat Storage as a Utility

Veritas Software Corp., Softek and Sun Microsystems Inc. are each aiming to help customers turn data centers into operational storage utilities through several new storage utilization features and products. The result, according to the companies, should be better management of resources, improved performance and lower costs. Veritas this week will announce the availability of Veritas […]

Feb 23, 2004
IBM Forms Information Integration Leadership Board

IBM has assembled a dozen of its top customers from a variety of vertical industry arenas to form the IBM Information Integration Leadership Board, a group that will work closely in tandem with IBM to define and solve emerging data integration issues plaguing customer IT environments. The new board will meet regularly throughout the year […]

Feb 18, 2004
Oracle Trims Low-End Prices

With its long-awaited Oracle 10g database out the door, Oracle Corp. is altering its entry-level pricing, processor support and clustering option in an effort to make the new technology appeal to small and midtier customers. The Redwood Shores, Calif., software company last week announced availability of 10g versions for Linux, 64-bit Solaris and HP-UX. A […]

Feb 9, 2004
EMC Hardware Blowout on Tap

Following a year in which it aggressively invested in storage management software, EMC Corp. is revitalizing its hardware focus with a massive overhaul of its storage platforms. In a grand plan to bolster performance and compatibility across existing products, the Hopkinton, Mass., company this week will launch new and enhanced Symmetrix DMX-2 and Clariion CX […]

Feb 9, 2004
NetApp Chases Grid and ILM Prize

Network Appliance Inc. is planting its storage foothold in the grid computing landscape, unveiling a number of partnerships and technology deployments this week toward cementing that goal. At Oracle AppsWorld on Tuesday, NetApp announced that Oracle Corp. has implemented more than 1,000 terabytes of the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based storage vendor’s offerings to underpin part of its […]

Jan 27, 2004
EMC Eyes Data Growth

EMC Corp. is expanding its storage management initiative with a software suite that gives organizations tools for limiting the volume of data that can be placed in their enterprise databases. The new DatabaseXtender suite enables organizations to monitor database growth and identifies and relocates inactive data to various lower-cost storage devices. As a result, enterprises […]

Jan 26, 2004
IBM, Sybase Eye Linux for Data Management

Responding to increasing demand from customers eager to drive Linux capabilities deeper into the enterprise, database vendors IBM and Sybase Inc. are forging ahead with enhanced Linux support for their respective products. IBM this week will provide users with a glimpse of new Linux support and features in the next upgrade of its DB2 Universal […]

Jan 19, 2004
Databases Opening Up

Rapid commoditization of databases is sparking momentum for open-source database vendors, such as MySQL AB, among others, to firmly establish notoriety for quicker-paced, less costly alternatives to large-scale database offerings. Experts say developers are showing a growing comfort level toward open-source database tools, primarily due to the proliferation of Linux combined with liberal licensing terms […]

Jan 12, 2004
IBM to Preview DB2 “Stinger” at LinuxWorld

IBM next week will give customers a chance to kick the tires of code-name “Stinger,” the anticipated next-generation version of its DB2 Universal Database. The company will offer a sneak peek of the product’s new Linux support and features during live demos at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in New York. Zeroing in on Stinger’s […]

Jan 12, 2004
Veritas Buys Ejasent for $59 Million

Targeting improved application virtualization capabilities, Veritas Software Corp. on Wednesday announced it had reached agreement to purchase Ejasent Inc. as part of a $59 million all-cash transaction. The sale is set to be completed by the end of the month. Veritas said it plans to beef up its utility computing cache by adding Ejasent’s UpScale […]

Jan 7, 2004
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