The future of solid state storage drives (SSDs) has taken a leap forward today, with Samsung showing off a new prototype 256GB high-speed drive in Taipei.
According to the analysts at ABI Research, network storage will be the fastest growing core home networking category over the next five years, with the sector expected to hit just over US$1.4 (AU$1.46) billion by 2013.
Microsoft is elbowing its way further into the virtualisation market, with the announcement that now its acquisition of Kidaro is complete it will be integrating the firm’s technology into its Desktop Optimisation Pack.
In a bid to promote greater search transparency, Google is preparing to give greater access to the inner workings of its jealously guarded search algorithm.
IBM, Devon IT and CentriServ have banded together to launch a new server and desktop enterprise consolidation assessment program (eCon), designed specifically for large enterprises interested in moving into blade and virtualisation technology.
Brocade and EMC are collaborating on a new development effort that they say will help data centres rapidly and reliably encrypt data for security and compliance purposes.
In a complete break from tradition, Microsoft has announced that it will be adding support for a range of universal standards, including OpenDocument Format (ODF) to its Office 2007 productivity suite.
