Lumigent Technologies AppGRC
AppGRC, a GRC control suite for business applications, is now available from Lumigent Technologies. The applications within AppGRC are designed to help CFOs, controllers, and other business users drive down the costs of meeting GRC requirements for their primary business applications while improving governance-driven productivity and profitability. The suite is comprised of AppGRC for Deltek Costpoint and AppGRC for PeopleSoft Financials. AppGRC is designed to help enterprises that use IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, or Sybase databases and uses automated data baselining and continuous controls-monitoring at the database layer.
www.lumigent.com/news_events/press_releases.html?newsid=205

Messaging & Telephony

Polycom Converged Management Application & CMA Desktop
Polycom announced its Polycom CMA (Converged Management Application) and CMA Desktop, which is a management platform for telepresence and desktop video collaboration. The latest version of Polycom’s HDX software (version 2.5) supports integration between the firm’s telepresence solutions and Polycom CMA and lets organizations employ standards-based management protocols to upgrade, provision, and manage Polycom telepresence solutions on the network. Polycom also includes support for embedded multipoint bridging and continuous presence layouts for both high- and standard-definition resolution. Polycom also announced a program that lets current ReadiManager SE200 users migrate existing licenses to the new CMA 4000 or CMA 5000 hardware for no additional cost. Polycom HDX 2.5 software will be available in December.
www.polycom.com/usa/en/company/news_room/press_releases/2008/20081020_3.html

Sherpa Software Discovery Attender For Exchange And Notes
Sherpa Software unveiled the newest version of its Discovery Attender for Exchange and Notes. Discovery Attender for Exchange version 3.0 and Discovery Attender for Notes version 6.4d/8.0 feature several enhancements to help collect responsive information for litigation, e-discovery, and internal investigations. The Exchange version automates information discovery in Exchange mailboxes, PST files, public folders, and other storage areas. Features include improved search capabilities, automatic labels, and expanded Pattern Matching and indexing of results. The Notes version lets users scour Domino server databases, instant message logs, and other common storage locations and also lets users search content within .NSF files without a Domino server.
www.sherpasoftware.com/about-us/press-releases/pr_new-discovery-attender-versions.shtml

Networking & VPN

Attachmate INFOConnect Enterprise Edition 9.0
Attachmate has announced the newest version of INFOConnect, which modernizes existing mainframe applications out of the box by improving information flow, enhancing user productivity, and lowering total cost of ownership. New features include certification for Windows Vista, FDCC compliance, FIPS validation with the addition of Reflection Secure FTP Client and SSL support, support for IPv6, and DoD PKI Standards support.

Datatrend’s Virtualization-in-a-Box
Datatrend has introduced the Virtualization-in-a-Box program, which is designed to work with the IBM BladeCenter Platform. Virtualization-in-a-Box includes the server hardware, software, consulting services, and support that is required when starting a server or client virtualization project. Virtualization-in-a-Box is intended to help users effectively control and join large quantities of information related to business, while also providing tighter security, flexibility, and better disaster recovery. Virtualization-in-a-Box can accommodate up to 190 virtual servers, and it comes with support for 1.8TB of virtualized storage and room to grow up to 3.6TB.
www.datatrend.com/news/newsarticle.jsp?newsid=news@10212008_060810

Fiberlink Communications MaaS360
Fiberlink Communications has unveiled the MaaS360. This cloud-based platform is a gateway for mobile operations management, and it swings the IT management and control point in front of the corporate firewall and lengthens the perimeter across the Internet to access more users. The MaaS360 controls remote users and tools from one management platform, and it incorporates mobile infrastructure programs from other manufacturers into one management platform, including data encryption. Additionally, MaaS360 makes software configuration and deployment automatic for mobile devices, and it makes policy management with real-time policy distribution easier.
www.fiberlink.com/fiberlink/en-US/presscenter/releases/2008/101608.html

Fluke Networks MetroScope Carrier Ethernet Analyzer
Fluke Networks has announced the second version of its MetroScope carrier Ethernet analyzer, complete with an enhanced ProVision test suite. MetroScope tests circuits faster and more thoroughly than device-based tests such as RFC 2544, and the ProVision test package supports faster troubleshooting. MetroScope can also be paired with the low-cost LinkReflector, an IP loopback solution, for end-to-end testing. MetroScope with ProVision will be available in December.
www.flukenetworks.com/fnet/en-us/newsAndEvents/News/MetroScope+v2.htm?qsDt=

FrontRange Solutions Centennial Discovery 8.0
Centennial Discovery 8.0, an integrated approach to populating service management and client lifecycle management, is now available from FrontRange Solutions. The product is designed to provide a direct feed from its asset repository into existing FrontRange software modules such as FrontRange IT Service Management, FrontRange Client Lifecycle, and FrontRange’s HEAT Help Desk software. Centennial Discovery 8.0 is designed to reduce implementation time and the cost of investing in effective solutions.
www.centennial-software.com/company/press/id/325/

FullArmor GPAnywhere For VPN Console
FullArmor has unveiled the GPAnywhere for VPN console, which is designed for VPN SSL environments. GPAnywhere is designed to virtualize Group Policy for securing Windows on servers, desktops, and notebooks. Additionally, GPAnywhere can extend Group Policy remotely to end users, office machines, and kiosks. The console automatically enforces corporate- and regulation-mandated security standards by applying Group Policy templates to endpoints while they are connected to the VPN. These templates are applied for the entire VPN session and then rolled back upon disconnection, returning the machine to its preconnection state. Mandate templates for PCI, HIPAA, and GLB are included. Danny Kim, CTO for FullArmor, says, “Until now, IT departments have been unable to apply Group Policy settings to devices over SSL VPN connections, since they are disconnected from Active Directory. GPAnywhere for VPN eliminates this roadblock and ensures all transient devices that connect to the network meet corporate security standards.” FullArmor’s GPAnywhere for VPN Console starts at $750 for a maximum of 250 endpoints.
www.fullarmor.com/pr_10202007/news-press-release-detail.htm

Motorola AP-5131 & AP-7131
Motorola has enhanced wireless network security by providing a built-in hardware-based WIPS sensor in its enterprise-grade WLAN access points. Combining Motorola’s WLAN intellectual property and AirDefense’s WIPS into a single platform delivers improved security compared to legacy time-slicing WIPS approaches and minimizes hardware and wiring costs. Motorola’s existing AP-5131 and AP-7131 customers can integrate AirDefense best-in-class WIPS into their WLAN infrastructure with a software upgrade to these multiradio AP (access point) platforms. The multiradio Motorola AP-5131 (802.11a/b/g) and AP-7131 (802.11a/b/g/n) with integrated hardware-based WIPS provides enterprises with a new option that does not require the traditional three-layer solution of wired, followed by overlay wireless, followed by overlay WIPS. Motorola AirDefense 5131 and 7131 APs with WIPS use dedicated radios for sensing and avoid the performance-challenged time-slicing technique. Motorola AirDefense all-in-one hardware offers full-time sensing that provides the highest degree of security and forensics.
www.motorola.com/mediacenter/news/detailpf.jsp?globalObjectId=10337_10266_23

Network Instruments Observer 13
Network Instruments has released its flagship monitoring platform, Observer 13, which builds on the company’s RNA (retrospective network analysis) GigaStor product. The company says the Observer 13 also strengthens the position of its Observer Reporting Server as a central management hub to identify and resolve performance problems. Observer 13 includes real-time TopN enterprise-wide visibility, as provided by ORS NetLive; one-click root cause analysis via application-level ORS reports; nanosecond visibility and financial protocol support; a new GigaStor file structure that provides faster data mining and RNA; new GigaStor active reporting; support for up to 512 NetFlow devices per collector; and extended support for 802.11n and OC-3/12. Pricing starts at $995 for the Observer Standard; $2,895 for the Observer Expert; $3,995 for the Observer Suite; $16,995 for the GigaStor; $17,000 for the OC 3c/12c; and $25,000 for the Observer Reporting Server.
www.networkinstruments.com/news/observer13_release.html

Novell Access Governance Suite
Novell has released Novell Access Governance Suite, which is configured to manage the full life cycle of user access. This includes policy creation, policy enforcement, and organizational compliance. The Access Governance Suite involves the Novell Roles Lifecycle Manager and the Novell Compliance Certification Manager, which provide enhancements in four areas: visibility, collaboration, automation, and accountability. User access across the company is available in composite view. The accountability feature records a trail of user-authorized business access. Full automation allows for review, certification, reporting, and remediation.
www.novell.com/news/press/novell-announces-new-access-governance-suite

Radware OnDemand Switch 3
Radware launched the latest OnDemand Switch 3 next-generation application delivery platform, which supports throughput of up to 16Gbps. Radware also announced its new AppDirector, which consists of multiple application acceleration services, including caching, TCP optimization, Web compression, and SSL offloading with up to 30,000 TPS. Radware also offers the OnDemand Switch with a pay-as-you-grow plan that lets organizations tailor the application delivery platform as their capacity increases.
www.radware.com/newsevents/pressrelease.aspx?id=6753

SolarWinds VM Monitor Utility
SolarWinds introduced its free SolarWinds VM Monitor utility, which lets users track performance in VMware environments. The new offering is an update to the Orion Network Performance Monitor and enables users to monitor CPU and memory utilization, as well as all virtual machines configured and running; view detailed individual virtual machine health statistics; take advantage of best practice thresholds; and prevent downtime or poor performance with threshold-specific indicators. The Orion NPM starts at $2,475 for 100 monitored elements and one year of maintenance.
www.solarwinds.com/company/PressReleases/release.aspx?id=1097

Physical Infrastructure

AFCO Cabinet Series Datacenter Enclosures
AFCO has announced improvements to its passive data center enclosures, focusing on serviceability and functionality. The new enclosures are designed to allow for easy field upgrades and to handle higher-density heat loads using AFCO’s own KOOL IT airflow management systems. New enhancements to the enclosures include power strip mounting brackets, which allow complete access for up to four power strips; sidecar cable management, enabling greater flexibility for cabinets; and split rear doors for easier access.

Chloride ONEAC ONePlus
The ONEAC ONePlus Series Power Conditioned UPS from Chloride is intended to protect POS, ATM, kiosk, and telecom and datacom equipment from costly power outages. The 250 to 1,000VA lineup is protected from ground skew and can operate in 120V/60Hz or 230V/5060Hz modes. The ONePlus family’s power-conditioning features incorporate line-interactive topology and true sine wave output, as well as buck and boost voltage regulation for protection against brownouts and line sags. UPS runtime varies from five to 22 minutes.
www.chloridepower.com

Computer Peripheral Systems Universal Power Control Unit
Computer Peripheral Systems has added the Universal Power Control Unit (U-X1) controlled AC power switch to its Intelligent AC power control devices product line. The U-X1 is designed to meet the needs of kiosks and digital signage programs, along with other areas that only have limited space. The U-X1 functions on AC line voltages from 110 to 250V and has standard IEC 320 connectors. A USB or RS-232 port in the unit can control the U-X1, or it can be remotely controlled via telephone line, utilizing ring counts or touchtone commands. Additionally, the U-X1 supports the company’s automatic rebooting software programs, Heartbeat and Auto Ping.

Security

Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian
Alcatel-Lucent has made an HSPA version of its OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian, available globally. The OA3500 NLG is designed to protect and recover stolen notebooks and data and was previously available on CDMA-based 3G networks. The company says the always-on system uses 3G networking to let enterprises work past mobile blind spots, giving enterprises 24/7 access to employee notebooks and letting them automatically enforce compliance policies and push software patches and upgrades. Alcatel-Lucent has also partnered with McAfee to integrate McAfee Endpoint Encryption software with the OA3500NLG.

Courion PasswordCourier Jump Start
Courion announced PasswordCourier Jump Start, a new cost-effective offering of PasswordCourier targeted at meeting the password challenges facing SMEs. Companies deploying PasswordCourier Jump Start receive a package of software, fixed-price services, and maintenance, which includes the full version of Courion’s PasswordCourier password management software, integration with up to four target systems, and one year of maintenance and support. Courion’s Jump Start allows organizations to improve security and cut costs by deploying an automated password management solution at a guaranteed delivery price in as few as 30 business days. As business needs grow and evolve, organizations that take advantage of PasswordCourier Jump Start have the flexibility to extend their investment by adding additional users or target systems or other identity-management capabilities such as end-user provisioning, role management, and compliance that are part of Courion’s access management and compliance solutions.
www.courion.com/company/pressreleases.aspx?id=2665

Cisco IronPort Systems S660
A fast new Web security appliance from Cisco’s IronPort is up to twice as fast as its predecessors, the company says. The S660, the data center flagship of the new S-Series, can support up to 30,000 users. The IronPort S360 can handle up to 10,000 users, while the IronPort S160 aims to carry the SME market in a 1U form factor. Multiprocessor power and technologies such as Dynamic Vectoring and Streaming and Web Reputation Filters can keep your network safe without slowing it down.
newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/prod_102108c.html

Cisco IronPort Systems C360, C660 & X1060
Cisco’s IronPort says that its newest enterprise and carrier-grade email security appliances are up to 150% faster than earlier models and provide up to five times the throughput of its rivals. The company highlighted its C360, C660, and X1060 email security gateways, along with its M660 and M1060 security management appliances, as important components in the fight against spam and malware.
newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/prod_100808b.html

McAfee Unified Secure Access
McAfee announced its third-generation NAC (Network Access Control) offering, McAfee Unified Secure Access. Unified Secure Access links endpoint and network security with access control and compliance and is centrally managed by McAfee ePO (ePolicy Orchestrator), which helps organizations ease the deployment and management of NAC. McAfee’s Unified Secure Access approach adapts to the organization’s business and infrastructure while reducing operational cost, errors, and complexity. Its Adaptive Policy Technology gives users the ability to tailor access controls to the particular situation, resulting in increased security, reduced errors, and lower operational cost. The solution combines security, compliance, and access control management and embeds NAC into IPS (intrusion prevention system). The solution is configurable depending upon a company's individual requirements. McAfee’s Unified Secure Access includes McAfee Network Access Control 3.0, McAfee Network Security Platform 5.1, McAfee NACModule for Network Security Platform, McAfee NAC Appliance, and ePolicy Orchestrator. All products are currently available except for the McAfee NAC Appliance, which is planned to ship in the first quarter.
www.mcafee.com/us/about/press/corporate/2008/20081020_080000_j.html

Oracle Adaptive Access Manager
Oracle announced Adaptive Access Manager 10g Release 3, context-aware security software that provides risk-based access management and helps to protect against online security threats and insider fraud. The Adaptive Access Manager helps protect an organization’s information systems and business applications against phishing, pharming, Trojans, keyloggers, and proxy attacks. Release 3 also includes context-aware fraud prevention and risk-mitigation capabilities to help improve security and streamline compliance. Adaptive Access Manager profiles behavior in real time to detect anomalies and fraud scenarios, and Release 3 features new behavior profiling, investigation, and administration capabilities. There’s also a Transaction Administration feature that allows security policy administrators to examine and evaluate transactional entities and define risk levels for transactions to proactively prevent fraud.
www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/017619_EN?rssid=rss_ocom_pr

Sun Microsystems Sun Identity Compliance Manager
Sun Microsystems has released the Sun Identity Compliance Manager for managing compliance risk and addressing user access data. The Sun Compliance Manager offers access certification with consolidated and correlated identity data for enterprises. The review and capture process involves on-boarding, transfers, and off-boarding. With the Entitlement Glossary, customers easily can capture, assign, and manage IT entitlements. Segregation of duties enforcement sets limit controls for employee financial transactions. Through remediation tracking and validation, users are able to automatically propagate erroneous access requests. The Sun Identity Manager starts at $75,000 per user.
www.sun.com/aboutsun/pr/2008-10/sunflash.20081020.1.xml

Servers

IBM z10 Business Class Mainframe
IBM has introduced the IBM z10 Business Class mainframe, which boasts a maximum capacity of 232 x86 servers. The IBM z10 Business Class mainframe is designed to have an 83% smaller footprint, decrease energy costs by up to 93%, and deliver up to 50% more performance for incremental Linux workloads than mainframes that have come before it. The IBM z10 Business Class mainframe, which is the entry-level version of the IBM System z10 Enterprise Class mainframe released earlier this year, also includes tighter security, control, and automation than previous entry-level mainframes.
www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/25584.wss

Sun Microsystems Sun Blade & Server Modules
Sun Microsystems has announced the addition of storage blades and server modules. Sun’s first Open Storage blade is the Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module, which includes 1.2TB of storage. The Sun Netra CP3250 ATCA Blade Server is an Intel Xeon blade designed for the telco market. Sun’s two new server module offerings are the Sun Blade T6340 and the Sun Blade X6240. The Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module is scalable for existing chassis running Web 2.0 for small database applications. It offers SAS integration for high performance. The T6340 Server Module is supported by two chip multithreaded Ultra-SPARC T2 Plus processors and offers up to 769 cores. For high-performance computing, Sun Microsystems recommends the X6240 Server module, equipped with AMD’s latest quad-core Opteron processor. With new provision for heavy workload environments, the Sun Netra CP3250 ATCA blade server performs with 10GbE support and 24GB of memory.
www.sun.com/aboutsun/pr/2008-10/sunflash.20081021.1.xml

Services

Sun Microsystems Datacenter Strategy, Design & Build
Sun Microsystems has released a suite of data center services for saving space, increasing power, and cutting down operating costs. These offerings include Datacenter Strategy, Datacenter Design, and Datacenter Build. Datacenter Strategy Consulting assesses IT systems, business planning, and architecture. Sun consultants are available for tackling IT facilities, hardware, software, security, and more. Sun Microsystems Datacenter Design uses a high-density pod concept to incorporate module data center structure. Datacenter Build addresses property acquisition management, equipment installation, and configuration. Using Sun XVM virtualization software, Sun consultants can work to reach the virtualization goals of the individual customer.
www.sun.com/aboutsun/pr/2008-10/sunflash.20081022.1.xml

Storage

Aberdeen 50TB Stirling X881
Aberdeen has announced its 50TB Stirling X881 storage server, which is designed for activities such as media-sharing storage, content backup, streaming media, near-line storage, and post-production needs. According to Aberdeen, the 50TB Stirling X881 can produce up to 64 simultaneous HD video streams while also being able to store more than 400 hours of 1080p 10-bit HD video. Aberdeen is also offering Stirling expandable storage plans to help businesses grow in a healthy manner. The Stirling servers expand through cascading 16TB JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks) units up to 128TB. The 50TB Stirling X881 is available for less than $22,000.
www.aberdeeninc.com/abcoin/pr_Expandable-Storage.htm

HP Integrity NonStop & Integrity NonStop BladeSystem
HP Integrity NonStop and Integrity NonStop BladeSystem servers now have chassis-based ACL options, because of cooperation between Overland Storage and Tributary Systems. TSI’s M8605A and M8606A are based on LTO-4 tapes and Overland’s NEO technology. They’re read/write-compatible with third-generation Ultrium tapes and can also read second-gen LTO media. With 2:1 compression and a 15-cartridge library, there can be up to 24TB of backup space on tap.
www.overlandstorage.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=146&z=11

IBM System Storage DS8000 & Virtualization Engine TS7700
IBM System z environments featuring next-generation tape and disk storage are now designed to integrate with the just-released IBM System z10 Business Class mainframe. The products are designed to help clients simplify their storage infrastructures, support business continuity, safeguard their information, and extract more value from their System z mainframe environments. The IBM System Storage DS8000 series features High Performance FICON for System z and z/OS Metro/Global Mirror Incremental Resync. IBM’s Virtualization Engine TS7700 series now offers clients the ability to use the right technology to solve their backup problems with the TS7720 Virtualization Engine.
www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/25586.wss

InMage Systems DR-Bundle
InMage Systems has announced the DR-Bundle program for channel partners, a product designed to offer an affordable, comprehensive data protection and recovery package. The package is designed to provide InMage partners with the framework to rapidly design and deploy a one-stop solution around InMage’s flagship DR-Scout software. The software is designed to reduce the cost and complexity of organizations’ business continuity and disaster recovery strategies while drastically improving recovery time and recovery point objectives.
www.inmage.net/news-Disaster-Recovery-Program-for-Channel-Partners-10-2008.html

Intel X-25E Extreme
Intel is now shipping its X-25E Extreme SATA SSD (solid-state drive), a high-performing drive aimed at server, workstation, and storage systems. Intel says the X-25E boosts performance in these platforms by 100 times over hard disk drives as measured in I/Ops (input/output per second). Intel adds that storage models using SSDs can lower energy costs up to five times. Specifications included with the 32GB X-25 Extreme SATA SSD include 35,000I/Ops (4KB random read), 3,300I/Ops (4KB random write), and 75ms read latency. Active power is rated at 2.4w. Combined, the drive is rated to deliver up to 14,000I/Ops per watt while offering up to 250MBps sequential read speeds and up to 170MBps sequential write speeds in 2.5-inch form factors. The 32GB drive starts at $695 in quantities up to 1,000. The 64GB version is slated to ship in Q4.
www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20081015comp.htm

Kroll Ontrack Data Recovery
Kroll Ontrack has announced Ontrack Data Recovery tool and techniques, a set of products and services designed to recover data from flash media and SSDs (solid-state drives) that have experienced physical damage or operating failures. Kroll Ontrack’s experts offer users thorough, quality data recoveries when data failures occur. The Ontrack Data Recovery tools are designed to recover data even from disparate proprietary controller chip technologies prevalent in many flash storage devices.
www.ontrackdatarecovery.com/data-recovery-press/index.aspx?getPressRelease=61193

Mimosa Systems NearPoint TSO
Mimosa Systems announced the Mimosa NearPoint TSO (Tiered Storage Option). The solution is an add-on module to the Mimosa NearPoint Live Content Archiving Platform that delivers policy-based automation to map email and file information access to granular business service-level requirements. Near-Point TSO allows organizations to control storage costs while supporting legal and compliance requirements for long-term data retention and recovery. Mimosa NearPoint TSO provides on-demand access to high-priority data and allows lower-priority data to be automatically migrated to lower-cost storage hardware. Prioritization can be very granular and based on a number of user-defined parameters, including ownership, date, file and email metadata, content, custom tags, keywords, numeric strings, and more. Mimosa NearPoint TSO links business service-level requirements to the intelligent archive to ensure business processes and goals are met and that performance criteria are in place to support customer objectives. This is accomplished by linking business requirements via granular policies with dynamic provisioning and automated migration to underlying storage devices resulting in on-demand access to data in the archive when required.
www.mimosasystems.com/html/news_PR_101508_tso.htm

Silicon Graphics InfiniteStorage 15000
Silicon Graphics has released the SGI InfiniteStorage 15000 platform, which the company says extends the limitations of current access speeds, capacity, footprint, and energy efficiency. SGI says with the 15000, IT managers can obtain cost-savings consolidations and data sharing; provide universal access to one scalable storage pool for users and applications; and meet the storage and speed demands of high-performance computing, energy, digital content, streaming media, satellite communications and surveillance, and other situations where large data assets are needed. The 15000 platform includes 6GBps read/write performance; one controller-handled multiple 4K streams of data scaling with capacity up to 1.2 petabytes in two racks; integrated D-MAID (dynamic massive array of idle disks); and the ability to combine SAS and SATA drives. Pricing starts at $560,000.
www.sgi.com/company_info/newsroom/press_releases/2008/october/is15000.html

StorageCraft Technology ShadowProtect Small Business Server Edition 3.3
StorageCraft Technology released StorageCraft ShadowProtect Small Business Server Edition 3.3, the newest version of its disk-based backup and disaster recovery software. Version 3.3 simplifies the complexity of backing up, restoring, or migrating data for businesses that use Microsoft Windows SBS (Small Business Server). In particular, the addition of HIR (Hardware Independent Restore) features to ShadowProtect Small Business Server Edition enables enterprises to quickly recover from a catastrophic failure. Features in version 3.3 include the ability to create a bootable recovery CD based on Windows Vista, support for visual partitioning, remote management of the recovery environment, a new Verify Backup Image tool, and additional optical media support.
www.storagecraft.com/news/newsItem.aspx?ArticleID=83

Storwize STN-6000p
Storwize has announced enhancements to its line of STN-6000p storage capacity optimization platforms. Features include a 15:1 primary storage capacity reduction; better performance with sustained throughput of more than 600 MBps from a single node; and AutoSynch features that enhance high-availability management in mission-critical environments. The improved platforms intend to help companies manage data and storage issues while saving on cost, operational efficiencies, and ROI.
storewiz.com/PR/PR_Storwize_STN_Enhancements%2021-10-08.pdf

Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation
Symantec announced enhancements to Veritas Storage Foundation that improve the value of thin-provisioned storage environments by optimizing migrations and enabling storage reclamation. Storage Foundation features a cross-platform, thin-provisioning optimized file system that provides an online storage migration solution. The online storage migration tool is thin-aware to help customers capitalize on their existing storage investment and eliminate costs from purchasing new storage. Unlike many other file systems, Storage Foundation does not reserve storage until it is needed, which helps ensure that thin storage utilizes existing storage resources. Symantec also announced the Veritas Thin Reclamation API, which enables automated space reclamation for thin-provisioning storage arrays. Hardware vendors can leverage the API to enable granular, online reclamation of unused storage over time so that thin-provisioned storage can remain thin.
www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20081016_01

Verari Systems HyDrive
Verari Systems announced the HyDrive, a hybrid enterprise storage blade. The Verari HyDrive disk blade integrates Intel X25-E Extreme SATA 2.5-inch SSDs and high-capacity 3.5-inch SATA hard drives into the Verari BladeRack 2 X-Series platforms. Verari’s SSD-based server and storage solutions are ideally suited to support applications that need to process massive amounts of information quickly, including IPTV video streaming, electronic trading systems, real-time data processing, metadata processing, and data center virtualization applications. Balanced system performance and sensible price per gigabyte is achieved in the HyDrive disk blade through the blending of performance-optimized SSDs and 3.5-inch capacity-optimized HDDs in the hybrid disk blade architecture. The Verari HyDrive disk blade supports up to 12 hot-swappable storage devices in a single vertical unit.
www.verari.com/news/archive/PR101508.asp

Winchester Systems SA-4200 Series
Winchester has released Apple-compatible RAID arrays. The SA-4200 Series features stackable FlashDisk units that can hold up to eight hard drives each. With four stacked 8TB FlashDisks, Xserve and Mac Pro systems can acquire up to 32TB of additional storage with throughput of up to 500MBps and 18,000I/Ops, the company says.
www.winsys.com/news/pressreleases84.php

Xiotech ICON Manager
Xiotech announced that its ICON Manager user interface will support Linux and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V environments. Designed for integrated and automated storage provisioning and management, ICON Manager enables users to control storage from a single console and monitor a global view of storage across the array, physical server, and virtual machine layers to help avoid the inefficiencies of dark storage. ICON Manager, which currently provides the management capabilities for Windows and VMware environments, will add support for Linux in the fourth quarter of 2008. ICON Manager also supports storage provisioning and management for other operating systems, including Unix, Mac OS, and Novell NetWare.
www.xiotech.com/About_Press_Release.aspx?ID=NR-10-13-08