9th April 2010 Archive

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Cisco ratchets networking for unified servers

Customer haul

Cisco Systems did more than launch two new servers earlier this week. It also rejiggered some of the networking gear used in conjunction with its Unified Computing System wares and talked a bit about its customers. As El Reg previously reported and has been goading Cisco about since last year, the company finally put some four …

Enterprise 9 Apr 04:39
Has Compellent caught a cold?

Second quarter of depressed earnings likely

Compellent is ending seventeen quarters of revenue growth with an expected $4.3m to $4.8m sequential revenue decrease for its first 2010 quarter. CEO Phil Soran has issued reduced guidance for the quarter, saying revenues are expected to be between $31.5m and $32m, significantly lower than the forecast $35m to $37m. Last …

Enterprise 9 Apr 07:02
Texas Memory Systems launches 10TB flash array

Doubles previous best

A year after launching a 5TB, 250,000 IOPS RamSan-620, flash storage co Texas Memory Systems is bringing out a doubled-up product, boasting 10 terabytes and half a million sustained IOPS. The RamSan-630 offers 4GB/sec, compared to the 620's 3GB/sec, with 10 4Gbit/s Fibre Channel links. TMS says that 8Gbit/s Fibre Channel is …

Enterprise 9 Apr 09:14
MS preps 5 Windows critical fixes for busy Patch Tuesday

25 fixes overall

Microsoft has lined up 11 patches that collectively address 25 security vulnerabilities as part of its April Patch Tuesday security update. Five of the scheduled patches fix critical flaws, all involving Windows vulnerabilities. All supported versions of Windows are addressed by this much heavier than usual update batch. " …

Software & Security 9 Apr 10:07
Murdoch hacks grumble over outsourced IT failures

Freddie Starr ate my email server

To picturesque Wapping, where unrest among hacks and techies about recent IT cuts at News International is bubbling following a 24-hour email outage yesterday that crippled newsrooms and commercial operations alike. Cast in the role of villain is CIO Andrew Hickey, the man responsible for a broad IT outsourcing deal in …

Enterprise 9 Apr 11:15
Toshiba teams up with Violin for an enterprise storage revolution

Comment 'Leading the MLC charge'

Toshiba has completed a funding round that will see it investing $20m in Violin Memory and bringing its multi-level cell (MLC) flash technology to the table. Violin recently gained a new CEO, Don Basile, and wants to replace the hard drive storage of tier one enterprise data with flash array storage, teaming up with Toshiba …

Enterprise 9 Apr 13:09
Bribery Act passed by Parliament

Slip us a fiver and we'll tell you all about it

A new bribery law has been passed by the Houses of Commons and Lords but is not yet in force. The Bribery Act can penalise companies whose employees engage in bribery if the company did not have adequate policies in place to prevent it. The law gives a more certain definition of what bribery is and updates a law that was seen …

IT Channel 9 Apr 14:50
Super Micro goes platinum

Super efficient white boxes

Super Micro, the king of the whitebox server makers, has launched a new platinum series of server platforms that feature super-efficient power supplies. Although the power supply is arguably the most boring part of a server, over the long haul having an efficient power supply can save more money than it costs to buy one. In …

Enterprise 9 Apr 22:33
Nexsan postpones IPO - again

Hello, is the recession back?

AutoMAID spindown storage startup Nexsan has postponed its planned IPO due to poor market conditions. This comes days after Compellent, another supplier of storage to small and medium enterprises had to drop its revenue guidance for the first quarter of the year. This is Nexsan's second IPO attempt, and we'll have to wait and …

Enterprise 9 Apr 22:36