Avere arouses interest, although details are a secret

Three data storage start-ups buck trend, grab $28 million in venture capital; Oracle, Sun launch high-end OLTP server Storage Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by NetApp Masters of Enterprise Storage Visit the Masters of Storage site to learn of newest storage advancements, issues and product announcements. Check us out today and get the latest Featured Resource, "Forrester: Server Virtualization, Q3 2008", view the weekly blogs, briefs on storage technologies, products and more. Click here. Spotlight Story Avere arouses interest, although details are a secret One of the coolest company's on the planet is coming out of stealth mode this week. Avere Systems, who is making a product that I can't talk about yet (something about cutting off my pinkie finger if I did), is announcing both the launch of their company and the receipt of $15 million in funding from two of the top venture capital companies: Menlo Ventures and Norwest Venture Partners. 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