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Mtron unveils faster flash-based disk drives South Korea's Mtron Co. Ltd. is adding to its line-up of already speedy solid-state disk drives with new models that offer faster reading and writing of data. The SMB backup dilemma Every time I hear a pitch for an SMB backup solution it comes complete with a chilling statistic that suggests smaller companies are tone-deaf to data protection.  July 20, 3:00 a.m. PDT EMC strikes first partnership with Indian outsourcer EMC Corp. will train more than 1,000 Wipro Ltd. staff in the use of its storage technologies as part of an alliance announced by the companies on Wednesday. June 13, 4:09 a.m. PDT Flash guys show certified ReadyBoost drives Flash memory stick makers are showing off USB (Universal Serial Bus) drives at Computex that have been certified to work with Windows Vista's ReadyBoot and ReadyBoost functions, which improve boot-up times and the software start-up speeds in PCs. June 8, 7:01 a.m. PDT Taiwan's miCard chosen as global memory card standard A Taiwanese research institute has produced a new global memory card standard, the miCard (Multiple Interface card) designed to work in smaller consumer gadgets such as digital cameras, mobile phones, as well as any device with a USB (Universal Serial Bus) plug, which are common on PCs. June 1, 5:47 a.m. PDT Former Hitachi Data Systems chief to head up HP storage In its quest to re-energize its storage business, Hewlett-Packard has recruited the former president and CEO of storage rival Hitachi Data Systems (HDS). May 25, 2:22 p.m. PDT Ritek to start mass producing BD-RE discs Taiwanese disc maker Ritek plans to start mass producing BD-RE (Blu-Ray Disc Rewritable) discs as well as HD DVD-RE (high definition) discs in the third quarter of this year, a small but important step to helping reduce the cost of such discs for users. May 22, 7:43 a.m. PDT Asustek to ship motherboard with HD interface Asustek Computer plans to launch a PC motherboard in April with an interface that will allow users to watch high definition (HD) movies on either the Blu-ray Disc or HD-DVD formats. March 28, 7:11 a.m. PST Download DVD specification gets approval A technology that allows movies to be downloaded and burned to blank DVDs using the same content-protection system as commercial discs received official approval on Thursday. March 1, 6:17 a.m. PST Toshiba says 51GB HD DVD still under development A three-layer HD DVD disc with enough room for about 7 hours of high-definition video is still under development and hasn't been submitted for approval to the DVD Forum, the standard's governing body, despite reports to the contrary, Toshiba said Thursday. March 1, 5:56 a.m. PST Seagate unveils wireless portable storage Seagate Technology and Motorola both said Tuesday they had invested in the portable storage market, hoping to meet a rising need by users of cell phones and smartphones to carry gigabytes of digital photos and music in their pockets. January 30, 9:51 a.m. PST Will EMC's information gamble work? In June 2006, EMC announced that it would acquire RSA Security for $2.1 billion, only to be met with a healthy dose of analyst skepticism and a 3 percent drop in its stock price. Many on Wall Street considered the price tag too high in light of RSA’s 2005 revenues of $310 million. Moreover, industry observers were disquieted by EMC’s unrelenting buying spree: RSA was merely the most expensive purchase out of a whopping 23 acquisitions it had made since early 2003, which have crossed the spectrum from systems management to content management to BPO. January 22, 3:00 a.m. PST Sony says 'no' to porn on Blu-ray Disc Sony said it will not work with the adult film industry to help put their movies on its Blu-ray Disc format, although it will not try to stop them completely. January 19, 5:17 a.m. PST Toshiba expects to ship 1.8M HD DVD players in 2007 New movie releases, more market entrants, improved technology and 1.8 million HD DVD players from Toshiba Corp. are the weapons companies plan to use in the format battle against rival Blu-ray Disc this year, executives said Sunday. January 8, 7:18 a.m. PST New recordable optical media inundates CES Some of the world's largest manufacturers of blank optical-disc media are using the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that begins in Las Vegas on Sunday to announce new discs for DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and HD DVD. January 8, 6:10 a.m. PST TDK to show 8cm Blu-ray Discs at CES TDK Corp. will unveil prototype 8-centimeter Blu-ray Disc media at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that begins on Sunday. January 7, 2:10 a.m. PST 2006 Year in Reviews: Storage In EMC’s march on the enterprise NAS market, two big feet fell this year in the form of the company’s Rainfinity (global file system) and Infoscape (file classification) releases, which we took for early spins in EMC’s labs. The year also brought a smooth rev of Windows Storage Server, a swell mid-range SAN from Compellent, and a slick tape library from Spectra Logic. December 18, 3:00 a.m. PST Dell chooses Blu-ray format for notebook Dell Inc. added Blu-ray disc capability to its notebook PC line on Monday, making an effort to compete with Sony Corp. and Toshiba Corp. in the growing market for mobile high-definition video platforms. December 11, 12:46 p.m. PST Toshiba to ship 8GB high-speed SD card Toshiba plans to start selling in January next year an 8GB high-speed SD (Secure Digital) memory card, it said Monday. November 20, 4:49 a.m. PST Storage budgets may not keep up with demand in 2007 Although demand for more storage capacity is a continuing problem for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), only about 37 percent of companies surveyed plan to increase spending on the technology in 2007 according to a forecast released Thursday by industry research firm Gartner Inc. October 19, 3:06 p.m. PDT Toshiba develops HD DVD writer drive On Tuesday Toshiba will unveil the first slim-type HD DVD writer drive suitable for use in laptop computers. The SD-L902A drive is the standard 12.7-millimeters high, which means it can fit in the drive bay of most laptop computers. It can read and write HD DVD, DVD, and CD discs, Toshiba said Monday. October 2, 6:22 a.m. PDT Prototype 3-layer DVD, HD DVD disc developed Toshiba Corp. and Memory-Tech Corp. have developed a three-layer optical disc that can be read by both DVD and HD DVD players. September 11, 1:00 a.m. PDT EMC-HP storage race heats up Number two storage systems maker Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) has closed the gap between it and number one EMC Corp. to what research company IDC calls "a statistical tie." September 1, 4:55 a.m. PDT Samsung prepping 4GB flash drive for Vista Samsung Electronics has developed a flash memory-based drive that will help users take advantage of features in Microsoft's upcoming Windows Vista operating system to increase performance of their computers. July 26, 4:35 a.m. PDT Sony unveils aftermarket Blu-ray Disc burner Sony will begin selling an after-market Blu-ray Disc drive next month that can be added to existing desktop computers. July 19, 7:36 a.m. PDT Hard drive redux The unfettered rise of flash storage hasn't stopped hard drives from remaining a mainstay in many devices. Providing ultimate portability is Edge Tech Corp.'s DiskGo, a 1-inch portable hard drive that fits in the palm of your hand. Archos Inc.'s new 104 entry-level MP3 player, which ships with a 4G-byte hard drive, is the company's smallest portable media player yet. Hard drives consistently need upgrades, made easy by Apricorn Inc.'s EZ Upgrade Serial ATA, a kit that effortlessly transfers data from one Serial ATA notebook hard drive to another. Outside of storage, look for D&M Holdings Inc.'s ReplayTV PC Edition software, which turns PCs into DVRs (digital video recorders). July 10, 12:03 p.m. PDT EMC seeks “Vision Thing” with RSA Buy EMC CEO Joe Tucci likes to describe his company’s acquisition strategy as a “string of pearls” approach, focusing on small buys of top-notch technology: Documentum, VMware, Captiva. All together, those pearls add up to something that’s really valuable. July 10, 3:00 a.m. PDT Lexar recalls 'burn hazard' flash drives Lexar Media Inc. on Thursday recalled certain flash memory drives made in China over fears they could overheat and burn users or cause property damage. July 7, 4:23 a.m. PDT In Brief: Toshiba plans new microSD, SDHC cards Toshiba will later this year put on sale worldwide new microSD and SDHC memory cards, the company said Wednesday. June 28, 4:42 a.m. PDT When plain NAS beats clustering If clustered NAS is the way to go, why do traditional NAS systems still account for the majority of deployments? June 15, 3:00 a.m. PDT 16GB USB flash drives due this year Users looking for pocket-sized storage devices for digital photos, files, songs, and other data should see 16GB USB flash drives out by the end of the year. June 9, 4:58 a.m. PDT BenQ plans Blu-ray Disc burner this year BenQ intends to launch a Blu-ray Disc drive later this year that will be able to write as well as read data, its chairman said Monday. June 5, 3:24 a.m. PDT Sun rolls out storage products, strategy Sun Microsystems continued Tuesday to integrate technologies gained from its $4.1 billion purchase of StorageTek last year and sought to clarify its overall strategy for storing, managing and securing data throughout the enterprise. May 2, 11:43 a.m. PDT Intel pitches 65nm flash chip for mobile phone memory Mobile phones built in 2007 could store twice as many photos as they do now with a super-dense NOR flash memory chip from Intel. April 4, 9:32 a.m. PDT > Hardware > Storage hardware > Storage > Storage hardware |
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