Stonefly to roll out SAN starter kit

All the week's storage news and analysis, 08/29/05
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Network World's Storage News Alert

Stonefly to roll out SAN starter kit, 08/29/05

Stonefly Networks this week is expected to launch an entry-level
IP storage-area network that provides an alternative to pricier
Fibre Channel offerings.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082905-stonefly.html?nl>

Open source databases grow, 08/29/05

While open source databases are nothing new - Postgres, for
example, has been around for 20 years, and MySQL celebrated its
10th anniversary in April - the projects are getting more
enterprise-level features.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082905opendb.html?nl>

IBM moves on continuous back-up market, 08/29/05

IBM last week introduced software that continuously backs up the
files on workstations, laptops and file servers throughout the
network.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082905-ibm-cdpf.html?nl>

Opinion: Letters to the editor: "IT staff shortage looming",
08/29/05

Also, Cisco and Michael Lynn and Black Hat, Internet misuse,
Sprint, HP, Wi-Fi, 'Net crashing
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstoragealert6015>

How storage fits into blade servers, 08/25/05

Last time, we mentioned some of the values blade servers deliver
- limited impact on floor space, device consolidation and
centralized management. But the overwhelming ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstoragealert6016>

Sun, StorageTek to start life as merged firm Sept. 1, 08/24/05

Sun is likely to close its acquisition of Storage Technology
Corp. on Aug. 31, pending a special meeting of StorageTek
shareholders Tuesday when they are expected to approve the deal,
according to a Sun executive.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstoragealert6017>

Newsletter: What's with the buzz about blade servers?, 08/23/05

Blade servers are handy things, medium and large frames into
which vendors can stuff numerous blades. Within such a server
each blade performs either as an ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstoragealert6018>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Windows XP also has plug-and-play vulnerability
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstoragealert6019>

2. 2005 salary survey
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstoragealert6020>

3. The ROI of VoIP
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstoragealert3382>

4. IT staff shortage looming
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstoragealert6021>

5. CLECs play a new tune
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstoragealert6022>

Today's most-forwarded story:

Police 'futurists' walk fine line between goals and liberties
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstoragealert6023>

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