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LAN Systems signs Exabyte

LAN Systems signs Exabyte

Westcon Group subsidiary LAN Systems has beefed up its storage portfolio, signing an agreement to distribute Exabyte’s tape backup, restore and archival systems to SMB resellers.
Byron Connolly Oct 5 2005, 2:17PM Data centre
EU executive proposes safeguards on use of data

EU executive proposes safeguards on use of data

Safeguards on how member states swap personal data to tackle serious crime have been proposed by the European Commission in a move to reassure people over separate plans to store all EU phone and internet traffic.
Staff Writers Oct 5 2005, 9:30AM Data centre
Oracle CEO says no big deal in mind right now

Oracle CEO says no big deal in mind right now

Oracle's chief executive said this week that the database software giant has no big acquisitions planned at the moment and sees stiffening competition from rivals such as Microsoft and others in coming years.
Staff Writers Sep 22 2005, 2:30PM Data centre
EU states still negotiating data storage plan

EU states still negotiating data storage plan

European Union member states are still working on a plan to store internet and telephone data to combat terror despite a rival proposal due from the European Commission.
Staff Writers Sep 21 2005, 9:00AM Data centre
Oracle to buy rival Siebel in US$5.85b deal

Oracle to buy rival Siebel in US$5.85b deal

Oracle said on Monday it would buy rival Siebel Systems in a deal that values Siebel at US$5.85 billion and gives Oracle a stronger foothold in the robust niche of customer management software as it challenges industry leader SAP of Germany.
Staff Writers Sep 13 2005, 10:00AM Data centre
HP unveils archiving, data protection

HP unveils archiving, data protection

HP in the US has unveiled some new storage products aimed at enterprise data protection and archiving.
Joseph F. Kovar Sep 7 2005, 3:02PM Data centre
Hitachi flags channel expansion, mid-market targets

Hitachi flags channel expansion, mid-market targets

Storage specialist Hitachi Data Systems is targeting increased channel sales by expanding its geographical and vertical coverage with new partners.
Fleur Doidge Sep 6 2005, 2:30PM Data centre
Sun Microsystems completes StorageTek purchase

Sun Microsystems completes StorageTek purchase

Sun Microsystems on Wednesday said it had completed the US$4.1 billion purchase of Storage Technology Corp after shareholders approved the acquisition on Monday.
Staff Writers Sep 1 2005, 2:30PM Data centre
Oracle, Sun target SQL Server sellers

Oracle, Sun target SQL Server sellers

Oracle and Sun have released database bundles to the channel that aim to challenge Microsoft in the mid-market and and tempt SQL Server resellers.
Fleur Doidge Aug 26 2005, 11:30AM Software
Data recovery firms launch local labs, eye expansion

Data recovery firms launch local labs, eye expansion

Data recovery companies are opening new clean room facilities across Australia to take advantage of what they see as a burgeoning market for hard disk repairs and data retrieval.
Fleur Doidge Aug 22 2005, 11:14AM Collaboration
Workshare boosts channel support

Workshare boosts channel support

Document integrity applications vendor Workshare has added extra channel support to maintain the 400 percent revenue growth the company reported for its first year in Australia.
Fleur Doidge Aug 17 2005, 11:00AM Data centre
HP storage bundles working for channel

HP storage bundles working for channel

HP partners generated $1.2 million in storage sales over the past three months thanks to the introduction of Simply StorageWorks, a campaign aimed at simplifying storage for its channel partners.
Byron Connolly Aug 15 2005, 4:11PM Data centre
Western Digital standardises hard drive warranties

Western Digital standardises hard drive warranties

Storage vendor Western Digital has extended and standardised its hard drive warranty periods for five years for its enterprise drives and three years for its desktop and notebook drives.
Fleur Doidge Aug 5 2005, 11:45AM Hardware
Businesses struggle with storage management complexity

Businesses struggle with storage management complexity

Data growth has been contributing to the complexity of storage management over the past five years, according to a recent survey.
Vivienne Fisher Aug 2 2005, 10:04AM Data centre
From the trenches: Be warned!

From the trenches: Be warned!

Hard disk loading of unlicensed software in Australia is a major problem, and quite obviously, Microsoft wants to make an example of resellers that are allegedly doing the wrong thing.
Byron Connolly Jul 26 2005, 2:30PM Data centre
EMC expands consulting services

EMC expands consulting services

Storage giant EMC has expanded its service offerings through the channel to target global demand for information lifecycle management.
Staff Writers Jun 21 2005, 3:56PM Collaboration
ShadowRAM: What a load of... webshite!

ShadowRAM: What a load of... webshite!

Apparently, thousands of dollars are being spent building websites these days and most of it is money down the toilet, according to Sydney-based website design company Purpose.
The Shadow Jun 9 2005, 1:28PM Data centre
One Minute with... David Wu

One Minute with... David Wu

CRN has a chat with David Wu, general manager at Computer Australia.
Staff Writers Jun 7 2005, 2:08PM Data centre
Can storage save Sun?

Can storage save Sun?

Sun Microsystems pulled US$4.1 billion out of its US$7 billion war chest to purchase Storage Technology, a buy that proves the vendor is serious about transforming into a powerhouse in the storage and emerging information lifecycle management (ILM) arenas.
Elizabeth Montalbano Jun 3 2005, 10:05AM Data centre
Storage wars

Storage wars

How storage giants are battling to dominate the enterprise data centre.
Joseph F. Kovar , Fleur Doidge May 17 2005, 4:20PM Data centre

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