Sun to release storage-server product next year
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| Sun announced six months ago that it was moving to open source on all its
| storage.
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http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/tech/60F3BFA4EA185887CC25737F00754A70
It's likely to be a response to Linux, but it's a thumbs-up to Free software
nonetheless.
Related:
Sun Steps Up Storage Open Source
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| Sun published Solaris 10, including the ZFS file system, as open
| source code in June 2005. Since then Solaris 10 has been
| downloaded an impressive 7 million times.
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http://au.news.yahoo.com/070410/20/131y5.html
Sun plans open source NAS, sources say
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| Also opened to developers, according to sources, will be code
| belonging to other Sun storage applications, including Sun
| StorEdge Instant Image snapshot software.
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http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid5_gci1250109,00.html
Startup aims to pack storage farm in server
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| The work will require server operating systems to update their storage
| capabilities, something already in the works for Linux.
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http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=202300799
Pogo Linux Announces Enterprise-Grade NAS Appliance
,----[ Quote ]
| Pogo Linux has released their most versatile and advanced storage
| device to date, the StorageDirector 3000 series network attached
| storage (NAS) appliance.
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http://www.linuxelectrons.com/news/hardware/pogo-linux-announces-enterprise-grade-nas-appliance
http://tinyurl.com/2f83mz
NEC's NAS redefines 'revolutionary'
,----[ Quote ]
| The device runs open source NAS software, is compatible with Microsoft
| Active Directory, and has two Gigabit Ethernet ports. It also has twoU
| SB2 ports to connect external storage devices such as hard disks, DVD
| recorders and USB sticks.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/28/nec_revolving_nas/
Free open-source storage software attracts users
,----[ Quote ]
| Open source storage software is available to address a number of user
| needs, attracting tens of thousands of users who are turning to open
| source to avoid pricey proprietary products
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http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;2151292;fp;4;fpid;1968336438
NEC Designates SpikeSource as its Strategic Global Open Source Solution
Provider
,----[ Quote ]
| SpikeSource, a provider of open source solutions, and NEC , today announced
| a strategic agreement to deliver SpikeSource certified open source
| infrastructure and solutions software on the NEC server hardware.
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http://www.sys-con.com/read/279413_p.htm
NEC Strengthens The Linux Ecosystem By Joining Open Invention Network
,----[ Quote ]
| "The rapid pace of innovation and openness of the Linux environment make
| it attractive for hardware companies, software vendors and integrators to
| build and embed it in their products," said Jerry Rosenthal, chiefe
| xecutive officer of Open Invention Network, LLC. "With the addition ofN
| EC as an investor and licensee, we will be able to increase our pace
| of intellectual property acquisition and sharing. This will strengthen
| the Linux environment."
|
| "We believe that innovation is one of the biggest hallmarks for success.
| Linux is one of the most innovative and collaborative technologies ever,
| and a key growth driver for emerging markets"...
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http://linux.sys-con.com/read/272620.htm
NEC Marries Fault Tolerance with Standard Linux
,----[ Quote ]
| NEC Corp. of America is bringing a standard Linux distribution to its
| fault-tolerant server line.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2003097,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594
,----[ Quore ]
| Responding to tough competition from comparative giants Nokia and Motorola,
| Matsushita (Panasonic) and NEC may form a joint venture around Linux-based
| mobile
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6185723232.html
Storage 2.0 -- Web-based storage is coming
,----[ Quote ]
| Backup and archiving are the killer apps for now on
| open-source platforms
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyId=154&articleId=9022778&intsrc=hm_topic
Cleversafe takes a slice out of storage
,----[ Quote ]
| Cleversafe, for the moment a noncommercial open source project,
| began as Gladwin's personal quest to "store his stuff for at
| least 50 years." He wasn't satisfied with his options: "Today
| you can get very secure, very reliable storage, but it's very
| expensive." Looking for an alternative, he ultimately began
| work on the Cleversafe Dispersed Storage Project.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070521/tc_infoworld/88663
Greenplum Announces First Appliance Deal, New CEO & Funding
,----[ Quote ]
| Bill Cook joined officially took over at the helm last November. He came on
| board from San Francisco-based Linux startup Penguin Computing Inc.
|
| [...]
|
| Greenplum also closed a $15m round of financing led by Sierra Ventures,
| which was one of the original investors in data warehousing firm Teradata
| before it was acquired by NCR Corp.
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http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=86A772A9-8A7B-45B8-8433-86D0B7788399
Open-Source Storage
,----[ Quote ]
| Christopher Gladwin is known for an unusual open-source plan:
| Keep the world's data everywhere, in a blur of little chunks.
| Soon he may be known for making money, in significantly
| larger sizes.
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http://www.forbes.com/business/businesstech/2007/01/25/opensource-cleversafe-storage-tech-enter-cz_qh_0125cleversafe.html
http://tinyurl.com/37kckz
Seagate's DAVE Adds Smartphone Storage Wirelessly
,----[ Quote ]
| Smartphone users will soon be able to add gigabytes of storage using
| DAVE, a portable hard drive about the size of a credit card. Dave
| uses Bluetooth and WiFi technology to connect wirelessly to
| handsets. The DAVE storage platform is open source and will
| enable third-party software developers to create new
| applications for the mobile phone utilizing the hard drive.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/55511.html
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