Stories by Dan Neel

DataDirect Aims to Simplify Storage

In an effort to simplify the complexities of SANs (storage area networks), DataDirect Networks Inc. has introduced DataDirector, an intelligent network device that incorporates the key interconnect components of current SANs into a single, integrated, plug-and-play appliance.

Legato Advances Clustering Solutions

Legato Systems Inc. today unveiled wanCluster and eCluster, two clustering systems intended to simplify complex, multivendor Web site configurations and ensure greater data security in the event of a calamity at the primary hosting location.

IBM SNAPP Allows Server Configuration via Palm

IBM Corp. today announced its System Networking, Analysis, and Performance Pilot, or SNAPP, a Web-based application that allows customers to configure and manage an RS/6000 server from the Palm Inc. platform.

Veritas Lands Seagate Technology

Storage-management vendor Veritas Software Corp. acquired Seagate Technology Inc. yesterday in a complicated $20 billion transaction.

Intel Sets Stage for Linux on IX with Investment

Intel made a minority equity investment today in Lynx Real-Time Systems in an effort to support the development of an embedded Linux operating system to run on Intel's IX (Internet Exchange) architecture for networking and communications.

HP Unveils Storage for Mixed Networks

Recognizing the need for companies to add storage capacity quickly and seamlessly to their existing networks, Hewlett-Packard Co. on Tuesday announced several NAS (Network Attached Storage) solutions.

NEC Moves Printing to the Web

NEC Corp. announced a printing offering today that aims to enable users to print remotely from any Web browser, anywhere in the world.

A Day in the Life of the IT Job Search

When your organization finds the right people, the business can run like the finely tuned precision machine it is intended to be. But getting the right people together at the right time is easier said than done. The urgency to staff can create particular chaos inside small companies where often the human resources person is also the network systems manager or even the CEO. Hiring decisions and salaries are routinely determined by the random logic of the moment.

Cost-Saving Tech Causes Some Toshiba Laptops to Fail

Officials at Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. yesterday confirmed the existence of a problem with a select batch of Toshiba Satellite 4100XDVD laptop computers that causes the mobile units to overheat and fail within a week following their deployment.

Industry Group Focus: Boosting Server Throughput

Driven by the notion that "Processor megahertz get all the glory, but I/O bandwidth wins the game," the PCI-X Special Interest Group (SIG) has launched interoperability workshops in an effort to bridge the gap between increasing processor speeds and the less glamorous subject of server throughput.

HP Extends E-services into Web Hosting

Expanding its current E-Services-On-Tap initiative, Hewlett-Packard Co. has begun offering Web- hosting services to businesses that desire a strong business-to-business hub without the cost of deployment, an HP representative confirmed today.

PCI-X SIG Promotes Faster Throughput

Acknowledging a growing gap between processor speeds and server throughput, the director of architecture and design for IBM Netfinity servers told about 450 attendees of the PCI-X Forum here yesterday that "processor megahertz get all the glory, but I/O bandwidth wins the game."

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