Servers & Storage

HP warns of infected hardware

HP warns of infected hardware

HP has issued a security notice after USB keys shipped with some of its ProLiant servers were found to have been infected with viruses.

Iain Thomson Apr 11 2008, 7:07AM Security
Avnet signs new storage partner

Avnet signs new storage partner

Avnet Technology Solutions has been selected as a value-added distributor of Data Domain’s deduplication storage products for the Australian channel.

Mitchell Smith Apr 10 2008, 11:36AM Data centre
EMC spends US$213 million acquiring Iomega

EMC spends US$213 million acquiring Iomega

Global storage vendor EMC has made a definitive agreement to acquire US-based Iomega in a cash tender offer of US$3.85 per outstanding share, or approximately US$213 million.
Lilia Guan Apr 9 2008, 12:58PM Data centre
Asia-Pacific markets take to virtualisation

Asia-Pacific markets take to virtualisation

Virtualisation software and service vendors will be making US$1.35bn a year in the Asia-Pacific region within two years, analysts report. The technology is now becoming an 'imperative' at the server level.
Simon Burns Apr 8 2008, 6:27AM Collaboration
A virtual Paradigm

A virtual Paradigm

Australian reseller Paradigm Technology Group, a subsidiary of Peter Kazacos’ PK Business Advantage Managed Service Provider, has signed up as a strategic technology and commercialisation partner to provide the Virtual.Offis server virtualisation solution to the small to medium business sector.
Lilia Guan Apr 7 2008, 1:56PM Collaboration
USB malware on the rise

USB malware on the rise

Around a tenth of all malware is designed to use portable storage media, such as removable USB drives, as an attack and spread vector.
Robert Jaques Apr 3 2008, 2:01PM Security
WhiteGold kicks off storage practice, signs Isilon

WhiteGold kicks off storage practice, signs Isilon

Security-focused distributor WhiteGold Solutions has begun its storage business after inking a deal with US-based vendor Isilon Systems.
Trevor Treharne Apr 2 2008, 4:29PM Security
Datacom becomes an EMC Premier Partner

Datacom becomes an EMC Premier Partner

Datacom Australia has achieved Premier Partner status with global storage vendor, EMC. Joining the EMC Velocity Partner Program further augments Datacom’s stable of ‘best-in-class’ information technology products, claimed the reseller.
Lilia Guan Apr 1 2008, 1:40PM Data centre
Citrix and NetApp join forces to offer virtual solution

Citrix and NetApp join forces to offer virtual solution

Citrix and NetApp have formed an alliance in a bid to deliver a virtualisation solution optimised for storage environments.
Leanne Mezrani Apr 1 2008, 11:03AM Collaboration
Hitachi’s service oriented strategy behind VTL solution

Hitachi’s service oriented strategy behind VTL solution

Hitachi Data Systems claimed its service oriented storage strategy (SOSS) differentiates Hitachi virtual tape library (VTL) data de-duplication offerings in the local market.
Leanne Mezrani Mar 28 2008, 4:18PM Data centre
Citrix and HP team up on virtualisation

Citrix and HP team up on virtualisation

Remote access firm Citrix has teamed up with HP to integrate an enhanced version of Citrix XenServer into 64-bit HP ProLiant servers.
a Staff Writer Mar 28 2008, 7:44AM Collaboration
IBM, Hyro selected by Office National for eCommerce

IBM, Hyro selected by Office National for eCommerce

Australian digital service provider Hyro will supply, install and manage the IBM WebSphere Commerce Server platform in a revamp of Office National’s online ordering and eCommerce platforms.
Lilia Guan Mar 27 2008, 12:21PM Software
Intel updates low-power Xeon 5400 line

Intel updates low-power Xeon 5400 line

Intel has rolled out its newest batch of server and workstation processors. The quad-core Xeon 5400 series boasts lower power consumption, each consuming about 50 Watts.
Shaun Nichols Mar 27 2008, 7:47AM Hardware
PlateSpin Forge’s ahead in disaster recovery

PlateSpin Forge’s ahead in disaster recovery

PlateSpin has announced the release of a disaster recovery hardware appliance, PlateSpin Forge, to protect physical and virtual server workloads.
Leanne Mezrani Mar 26 2008, 1:36PM Software
Infotronics to distribute Veeam virtualisation products in Oz

Infotronics to distribute Veeam virtualisation products in Oz

Infotronics Software has announced a distribution partnership with US-based software vendor Veeam Software. Infotronics will now make Veeam’s virtual appliance products for managing VMware ESX Server environments available as part of its portfolio.
Mitchell Smith Mar 25 2008, 11:49AM Software
Adobe releases DRM tool for Flash video

Adobe releases DRM tool for Flash video

Adobe has released a tool which allows content creators to place digital rights management (DRM) protection on Flash media files.
Shaun Nichols Mar 22 2008, 2:05PM Software
Infotronics to distribute Vkernel's new virtualisation offering

Infotronics to distribute Vkernel's new virtualisation offering

American software vendor Vkernel has chosen Infotronics Software to distribute its virtual appliance products for managing VMware virtual server environments in Australia.
Mitchell Smith Mar 18 2008, 11:14AM Collaboration
Iomega turns down US$178M EMC offer

Iomega turns down US$178M EMC offer

Storage firm Iomega has turned down an acquisition offer from EMC, insisting that the US$178m proposal is "not a superior offer" to its current business plans.

Shaun Nichols Mar 12 2008, 7:43AM Data centre
US vendor XTS chooses Infotronics to distribute products in Oz

US vendor XTS chooses Infotronics to distribute products in Oz

US-based software vendor XTS has chosen Infrotronics to distribute its enterprise management products for application and server virtualisation platforms in Australia. Through the distribution agreement, XTS will also launch XTS Activity Tracking Manager (ATM) and the XTS Partner Network to the Australian and New Zealand marketplace.
Lilia Guan Mar 11 2008, 1:54PM Software
Hitachi’s local shake-up

Hitachi’s local shake-up

Hitachi Data Systems has promoted Simon Elisha to chief technologist for A/NZ following the announcement that the company will support the IBM z10 zSeries for the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V and VM.
Leanne Mezrani Mar 3 2008, 2:41PM Hardware

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