15th February 2010 Archive

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• Super Talent's Superspeed super cheap flash

  Express Drive arrives at under $70

  Flash product supplier Super Talent is putting together a de-featured RAIDdrive to deliver USB 3.0 speed for less than $70. The new USB 3.0 Express Drive will come in 16GB and 32GB capacities and measure 62 x 37 x 7.5 mm, like two USB thumb drives packed side by side in a smaller version of Super Talent's RAIDDrive. The new …

  Enterprise 15 Feb 2010, 09:53

• Microsoft to cough up surprise SQL Server 2005 SP4 furball

  Put that in your database cakehole and eat it

  Microsoft has pricked up its ears over customer demands for a fourth service pack for its aged SQL Server 2005 database, and confirmed SP4 will be pushed out before the end of this year. "You overwhelmingly requested another servicing release for SQL Server 2005. Given your feedback Microsoft targets now such release in Q4/ …

  Software & Security 15 Feb 2010, 10:09

• UK jobs go at Getronics

  Outsourcers insourced and incensed

  IT services giant Getronics is cutting jobs in the UK after losing several contracts. A spokeswoman for the firm confirmed that revised customer requirements meant there was a need for restructuring. She refused to give details while negotiations were continuing. Insiders who have emailed The Register suggest that up to 100 …

  Enterprise 15 Feb 2010, 11:55

• IBM packs 'em in vertically

  SONAS future is looking up

  IBM is achieving Copan-like packing densities with the 60-drive DCS9900 disk shelf. The DCS9900 drive box is designed for high-performance, streaming I/O and packs its drives in vertically, in 12 front-to-back rows of five drives. These are organised into ten-packs, meaning in the SATA drive case, eight drives plus two parity …

  Enterprise 15 Feb 2010, 12:12