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• December 25, 2006 25 Dec'06

  Top 10 storage stories of 2006

  SAN and NAS converged and shook up the industry, iSCSI went mission-critical, users conquered tiered storage and more.

• December 20, 2006 20 Dec'06

  Top 10 storage acquisitions of 2006

  Industry consolidation was fast and furious this year. We rank the deals by quality, not quantity.

• December 20, 2006 20 Dec'06

  Seagate to acquire EVault for $185M

  The disk drive maker has plans to tuck the online backup and archiving service provider into its services group.

• December 13, 2006 13 Dec'06

  Hosted VoIP eliminates cost, complexity

  Hosted VoIP is being adopted at increasing rates as more and more companies look to avoid the excess costs and complexities of on-premise solutions.

• December 11, 2006 11 Dec'06

  Vendors to crank up SaaS offerings to SMBs next year

  SMBs will outpace enterprises when it comes to IT spending in 2007 -- and vendors will delve deeper into SaaS to reach them.

• December 11, 2006 11 Dec'06

  SIP desktop phone blends functionality, style

  VoIP desktop phones are no longer the clunky hunks of plastic that take up space on your desk. Siemens yesterday launched a new family of SIP phones that are as slick as they are functional.

• December 07, 2006 07 Dec'06

  Dell, Microsoft tout joint NAS product

  The new NX1950 product is vastly more expensive than its counterparts from HP and NetApp, but it scales higher, supports clusters and has redundant controllers.

• November 30, 2006 30 Nov'06

  Symantec blames piracy for Veritas licensing snafu

  Weekly compilation of storage news: Symantec says that software counterfeiting is throwing a wrench in tech support ; FRCP rules take effect.

• November 20, 2006 20 Nov'06

  BakBone NetVault upsets in Quality Awards, page 5

  About the authors and the backup software survey.

• November 20, 2006 20 Nov'06

  Backup software: BakBone upsets in Quality Awards, page 3

  Evaluating backup software products over the long haul: product reliability and repurchasing intentions.

• November 20, 2006 20 Nov'06

  Backup software: BakBone upsets in Quality Awards, page 4

  The results for tech support and salesforce competence in backup software.

• November 20, 2006 20 Nov'06

  Backup software: BakBone upsets in Quality Awards, page 2

  BakBone was the overall winner, but beaten out by CommVault in the product features category of our backup software Quality Awards.

• October 31, 2006 31 Oct'06

  E-vaulting's many faces can confuse IT efforts

  E-vaulting is the process that describes how enterprise IT departments ship backup tapes and replicate data to remote disk arrays and VTLs. E-vaulting is not a new concept, but more recently it has grown to mean remote backups and replication for ...

• October 31, 2006 31 Oct'06

  In IT security, vendor size does not compute

  With consolidation gripping the security industry, companies are seeking out the most stable security vendors, but analysts and experts say the biggest firms aren't necessarily the most prudent investment.

• October 23, 2006 23 Oct'06

  What storage managers are buying and why, page 3

  What storage managers are buying and why

• October 23, 2006 23 Oct'06

  What storage managers are buying and why, page 2

• October 23, 2006 23 Oct'06

  Boston Celtics face off against spyware

  One of the Boston Celtics' toughest opponents was spyware until the IT shop fought back. The team's IT chief explains how he gained the upper hand.

• October 16, 2006 16 Oct'06

  Ray Noorda, the pioneer behind rise of Novell, dies

  Network computing pioneer and former Novell chief executive Ray Noorda has died aged 82.

• October 12, 2006 12 Oct'06

  Sprint spin-off struggles with mainframe tape migration

  Telecom firm Embarq touched a nerve with mainframe users at StorageTek Forum -- huge tape migrations are forcing them to reconsider their historic loyalty to tape.

• September 28, 2006 28 Sep'06

  Top tech tips from SearchStorage.com

  Check out the top tips on backup, SAN, NAS and storage management from SearchStorage.com.

• September 27, 2006 27 Sep'06

  Users say keeping it simple means keeping one vendor

  Despite some potential benefits of heterogeneous shops, users at Storage Decisions say they find sticking with one vendor a better way to survive the storage sprawl.

• September 14, 2006 14 Sep'06

  Three ways to create clustered storage, page 3

  Clustered storage systems run on storage servers, NAS gateways and hosts. Here's how to determine which clustered file-system architecture is best for your needs and storage environment.

• September 12, 2006 12 Sep'06

  Dell and EMC: Five more years

  Dell leans on EMC for support in the face of an SEC investigation and possible delisting from NASDAQ.

• September 11, 2006 11 Sep'06

  VoIP still a confusing area for SMBs

  A study released at today's VON conference in Boston suggests that SMBs -- despite their growing use of VoIP -- are still confused about VoIP technology.

• September 11, 2006 11 Sep'06

  Storage IPOs bode well for competition

  Analysts say new public players could breathe competitive life into the market, but it all hinges on how well execs can balance the needs of users and shareholders.

• September 06, 2006 06 Sep'06

  VoIP startup untethers would-be mobile workers from wireline office phones

  VoIP startup DiVitas Networks has voice-over-WiFi-to-cellular technology in the works that gives endusers access to enterprise apps and puts dual-mode handset management in the hands of network administrators.

• September 05, 2006 05 Sep'06

  ControlGuard targets rogue devices

  ControlGuard Access Manager is an effective tool for controlling what devices users can add to their workstations and how they are used.

• August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

  Emulex acquisition could cloud future of FC-SATA spec

  New Emulex subsidiary Sierra Logic's strength is in FC-SATA bridging technology. Meanwhile, ONStor launches midrange clustered NAS, and Quantum shareholders withhold votes.

• August 29, 2006 29 Aug'06

  An era ends as Tandberg buys Exabyte

  The once-dominant player in the tape market has ended a long downward spiral by selling off its assets. At least customers can now count on continued support, analysts say.

• August 28, 2006 28 Aug'06

  Riverbed update offers users more bandwidth, better reporting

  Riverbed announced a package of hardware and software updates, which some customers say they've been waiting for.

• August 27, 2006 27 Aug'06

  3PAR adds midrange array for secondary sites

  3PAR has introduced a smaller version of its InServ Storage Server, which it describes as a product-line extension into its existing customer base.

• August 24, 2006 24 Aug'06

  Security Blog Log: Opinions abound on IBM/ISS deal

  Bloggers ponder what IBM's acquisition of ISS says about the industry as a whole. Is the end in sight for independent security vendors?

• August 24, 2006 24 Aug'06

  Weekly compilation of storage news

  Symantec peddles enterprise vault toolT and the new features developed because of a recent update to the US Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

• August 21, 2006 21 Aug'06

  IBM spruces up storage line

  IBM floated a raft of announcements across its storage line, but analysts say they are still waiting for the updates stuck in the research phase.

• August 20, 2006 20 Aug'06

  Preparing for 'little disasters' often neglected

  Tom Dugan, CTO of Recovery Networks, says it's common for users to prepare to lose an entire building -- but aren't ready for small-scale losses – like losing a server.

• August 16, 2006 16 Aug'06

  Briefs: VoIP in the news

  Asterisk maker Digium gets major funding; Quintum's VoIP switch offers backup option for branch office; The Cisco Store makes the case for unified communications.

• August 15, 2006 15 Aug'06

  Qualcomm to halve storage growth in 2007

  Wireless chipmaker Qualcomm expects to slow down its storage growth by at least 50% next year using a capacity utilisation tool from MonoSphere.

• August 03, 2006 03 Aug'06

  EMC updates SAN Advisor design tool

  EMC's SAN design tool now recognises zones and allows users to customise rules; HP and EMC sign five-year cross-licensing deal.

• August 02, 2006 02 Aug'06

  Mobile security begins with policy

  Mobile security can no longer be an afterthought. Mobile experts say security starts, but doesn't end, with policy.

• July 30, 2006 30 Jul'06

  EqualLogic updates storage provisioning software

  Users have more options when it comes to pooling storage with version 3.0 of EqualLogic's array software, but some are wondering whatever happened to the SAS disks.

• July 18, 2006 18 Jul'06

  Midsized firms reach out to backup service providers

  Data growth and ever-tightening compliance rules are among the factors driving some organizations to turn to service providers for help with backups.

• July 11, 2006 11 Jul'06

  Looking ahead to life without passwords

  Security pros know that passwords are nothing but trouble. For them, single-sign on, two-factor authentication and federated ID represent the path to stronger authentication.

• July 06, 2006 06 Jul'06

  Strong authentication for businesses large and small

  Product review: Customer service could return calls more quickly when there's a problem. But overall, RSA SecurID Appliance 2.0 delivers robust, scalable protection.

• June 15, 2006 15 Jun'06

  Microsoft offers SMBs all-in-one security and protection

  Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are among the key targets of Microsoft's latest solution, Windows Live OneCare.

• June 01, 2006 01 Jun'06

  FullArmor lives up to its name

  PolicyPortal provides an Internet interface to easily configure, monitor and enforce near real-time Active Directory-based policy compliance through client agents.

• March 28, 2006 28 Mar'06

  Outsourced way to hire contract staff

  IT services company FDM has launched a "straight through" recruitment service to help IT departments in the finance sector recruit contract staff.

• March 07, 2006 07 Mar'06

  Networks news in brief

  Short takes from this week's network news

• February 27, 2006 27 Feb'06

  Not just a big switch

  Fibre Channel directors don't just provide lots of ports, they also offer ways to connect disparate SANs, isolate data and devices within a fabric, and configure throughput for specific applications. We look at how the big three directors match up.

• November 21, 2005 21 Nov'05

  Wireless security: Public Wi-Fi could open security holes

  A Michigan county is working to give everyone within its borders wireless Internet access. But when it comes to security, users are on their own.

• November 14, 2005 14 Nov'05

  Demand for development skills soars as firms seek business edge

  Computer Weekly salary survey shows IT departments eager to secure skills for the future.