Data centre

Network Appliance rigs new Spinnaker

Network Appliance rigs new Spinnaker

Network Appliance, a manufacturer of data-storage devices, said it planned to buy Spinnaker Networks, for US$300 million in stock.
Aaron Ricadela Nov 5 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
More model citizens

More model citizens

Borland Software and Rational Software, a division of IBM, aim to deflect attention away from Microsoft this week when they unveil tools that marry visual modelling with application development.
Elizabeth Montalbano Nov 4 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
Thanks, we’ll do that now: Captaris

Thanks, we’ll do that now: Captaris

Document management software vendor Captaris has bought the distribution arm of business partner Axient for an undisclosed sum, citing dissatisfaction with that company’s performance in the channel.
Fleur Doidge Oct 28 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
Adaptec rolls out SATA, iSCSI for system builders

Adaptec rolls out SATA, iSCSI for system builders

Adaptec is rolling out two storage bundles to the US channel to spark serial ATA (SATA) drive and iSCSI markets.
Joseph F. Kovar Oct 27 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
COMMENT: Storage bytes bigger

COMMENT: Storage bytes bigger

Ten vendors and one storage reseller reported earnings in the US last week. Most were positive, a few were records and two were final curtain calls from companies to be acquired this quarter.
Joseph F. Kovar Oct 27 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
LAN bags NEC storage

LAN bags NEC storage

LAN Systems has signed a master distribution agreement with NEC Business Solutions to sell its range of storage products, in a deal that could see it tap into a potential $10 million in NEC storage channel sales this year.
Byron Connolly Oct 22 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
Government endorses Indian ERP software

Government endorses Indian ERP software

The Australian Government has endorsed India-based software and services vendor ICICI Infotech as a favoured supplier of ERP software to Federal agencies and government departments.
Staff Writers Oct 21 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
Citrix’s next-generation MetaFrame suite debuts at iForum

Citrix’s next-generation MetaFrame suite debuts at iForum

Citrix Systems lifted the lid on features expected to be incorporated into its next-generation MetaFrame Access Suite, code-named Hudson.
Paula Rooney Oct 15 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
Citrix, IBM in system integration deal

Citrix, IBM in system integration deal

Citrix Systems has announced a major systems integration deal with IBM and the release of an updated portlet that integrates the company's MetaFrame Presentation Server with IBM's WebSphere.
Paula Rooney Oct 14 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
Oracle database aims to fill SMB niche

Oracle database aims to fill SMB niche

After much umming and ahhing, Oracle said it will offer a less-costly version of its database for small and mid-size businesses.
Barbara Darrow Oct 14 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
EMC, IBM get interoperable

EMC, IBM get interoperable

Data storage rivals EMC and IBM are increasing their products’ interoperability.
Joseph F. Kovar Oct 7 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
SuSE to offer SMB server edition Nov

SuSE to offer SMB server edition Nov

Linux vendor SuSE will ship a US$449 standard edition of its Linux server software for the SMB market in November.
Paula Rooney Oct 7 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
Siebel, IBM to spend millions on joint marketing

Siebel, IBM to spend millions on joint marketing

Siebel Systems announced that it has jointly developed with IBM a hosted version of its CRM software, called Siebel CRM OnDemand.
Rochelle Garner Oct 3 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
META sun sets on system integration

META sun sets on system integration

System integrators and professional services firms are in a declining market that could wipe out pure-play companies, a new report has predicted.
Fleur Doidge Sep 29 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
Chubb scraps ERP project

Chubb scraps ERP project

Fire and security company Chubb Australasia has dumped an enterprise resource planning (ERP) project, involving software vendor PeopleSoft, which could see 97 staff and contractors lose their jobs.
Vivienne Fisher Sep 25 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
Storage software market on the rise

Storage software market on the rise

The worldwide storage software market was worth US$1.6 billion in the second quarter of 2003, a 7.3 percent jump on the previous quarter, according to researcher IDC's quarterly storage software tracker.
Keith Furman Sep 23 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
XSI to push NetApp storage

XSI to push NetApp storage

US-based storage vendor Network Appliance has appointed XSI Data Solutions to resell its storage products in Australia.
Staff Writers Sep 19 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
Ellison sticks to Grid

Ellison sticks to Grid

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison did not detail the pricing and shipping dates of 10g, nor shed new light on the proposed bid for PeopleSoft during his keynote address at OracleWorld 2003.
Siobhan Chapman Sep 11 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
McNealy pushes R&D, not self assembly

McNealy pushes R&D, not self assembly

Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy urged CIOs to stop over engineering their databases, buy ‘gift wrapped’ software and containers and leave information technology to vendors.
Siobhan Chapman Sep 10 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
SAP simplifies app development

SAP simplifies app development

SAP is building a development environment that will let non-coders create applications that mine information from corporate data sources, said Shai Agassi, executive board member at SAP, during the company's TechEd conference.
Kristen Kenedy Sep 10 2003, 12:00AM Data centre

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