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  • Google Offers Mini Site Search to SMBs

    In an effort to further boost the popularity of its dominating search engine, Google is now offering businesses a mini customised version of its software to small businesses wishing to add search functionality to their websites.

  • IBM Deploys SanDisk SSDs in Blades

    IBM has announced that it has picked SanDisk’s SATA 5000 2.5” solid state drive (SSD) as the storage solution of choice for its new BladeCenter HS21 XM blade servers.

  • Global Security Puts Biometrics on Top

    The biometrics industry is set to end up on top of increasing security concerns across the globe with a new report forecasting World biometrics sales to hit the US$6.48 billion mark by 2010.

  • Compellent Upgrades SAN

    Storage area network (SAN) specialist Compellent has announced that it is adding file server consolidation capabilities to its repertoire.

  • RFID Growing Into Information Security Risk

    According to the European Parliament's technology assessment task force, as RFID technology becomes more ubiquitous the threat to personal privacy and security is increasing in tandem.

  • SSD Use to Grow Phenomenally by 2011

    New research by the market research firm In-Stat has found that while solid state drives (SSD’s) still have a way to go before mainstream adoption, the market for the next generation storage technology is set to undergo spectacular growth ...

  • EMC Updates Centera

    EMC has introduced its latest Centera content addressed storage (CAS) system claiming that it now uses 67 percent less power while storing 50 percent more data than ever before.

  • IBM Acquires DataMirror

    In a CA$170 (AU$187) million deal, IBM has acquired DataMirror Corporation and its data identification and capture technology, giving big blue’s information management services a significant boost.

  • Japanese Government Embraces Open Source

    Japan has become the latest country to have its government openly embrace the OpenDocument format, making a shift to a new policy structure that favours open source solutions over proprietary.

  • Survey Says: Green IT Gathering Momentum

    According the Sun Microsystems, two thirds of businesses have environmental or green practices in place, yet there is a significant difference between the green business practices of businesses and what’s actually going on in the IT department.