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Iomega announces high performance NAS appliances
Iomega, an EMC company focused mainly on the SMB and SOHO markets, has announced the next generation of its quad-drive desktop NAS appliance with the worldwide launch of the new Iomega StorCenter ix4-200d. Iomega is pitching it as an affordable, high performance NAS appliance for small businesses, distributed offices and home office networks, that require…
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FastBack Technology Makes Tivoli Storage an MSP Tool
IBM’s Tivoli Storage technology has gotten more relevant for managed service providers and midmarket customers. That’s because IBM’s Tivoli Storage now offers functionality that enables data protection and recovery of data in remote locations and smaller locations in the form of FastBack. IBM acquired the technology last year when it bought FilesX, a company that…
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Storage Technology Vendor Isilon Guns for NetApp
It’s only been a year since Leonard Iventosch’s surprise departure from NetApp as head of channels there, but the channel veteran as been busy ever since building out the reseller and solution provider channel program of storage upstart and NetApp rival Isilon. He’s increased the channel mix for the company, built a partner discount model…
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Storage Vendor NetApp Quarter Earnings Beat Estimates
NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings, but like so many other companies, it saw revenues fall year over year. The IT storage vendor reported net income of $52 million, or 15 cents per share, for Q1, compared with net income of $35 million, or 10 percent per share, for the same period a year…
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Storage Vendor NetApp Names New CEO
Storage vendor NetApp has named Tom Georgens as president and CEO, effective immediately, succeeding Dan Warmenhoven, who served as CEO for 15 years. The management change, characterized as a planned transition, came on the same day the company announced lower quarterly revenue year over year but higher-than-expected earnings for the quarter. Georgens, 49, has served as…
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Tandberg Data Invests in Channel Partner Benefits
Three months after its parent company averted a financial crisis by taking itself private, disk tape backup software and services vendor Tandberg Data says it is looking to increase its investments in its channel partners. The 100 percent channel company says it is looking to increase the ranks of its strategic partners by 50 percent…