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What Happens to My Technotrash 2007-02-02 GreenDisk

During the last few years, GreenDisk have expanded their offering to serve consumers of electronics. The services are used by individuals and organizations that want to securely destroy their electronic information and properly dispose of their technotrash in a safe, legally compliant, and environmentally responsible fashion. GreenDisk will safely recycle anything from a CD to a PC, including such items as print cartridges, cell phones, and peripherals. But what do "secure and environmentally responsible" mean? Unfortunately, there is no recognized standard for responsible recycling. This paper describes the GreenDisk process and what happens to the materials entrusted to GreenDisk.

Assessing and Implementing Compliance Management for Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) 2007-01-30 Endava

This paper provides an insight into Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and can be used as a practical guide for retailers, merchants and payment providers wishing to learn more about the PCI DSS standard or as an aid for organisations already struggling with the process of implementing PCI DSS. It discusses the critical areas for consideration in both achieving and then maintaining compliance with the standard. Endava does not propose any specific vendor technology to meet these requirements but this paper does provide some of the questions that organisations should be asking of their technology vendor(s) and service provider(s).

Tags: Security Standards, Data Recovery - Security

Why Disk-Based Backup Is Better Than Tape-Based Backup 2007-01-23 01:00:26 Lockstep Systems

Backup for Workgroups will backup any networked Windows computer to a disk-based, centralized Data Repository. When it comes time to reclaim a lost file, folder, or even perform a complete disaster recovery, disk-based Backup for Workgroups will give the user super-fast and stress-free file restoration. Backup for Workgroups is a true disk-based backup product - meaning it is "Designed from the ground up to use a hard drive as its storage media." It is not a product originally designed for tape, then retro-fitted to support backing up data to disk as a second choice.

New Life for Dead Storage Technologies: Consumer-Driven Optical Storage in the Data Center 2007-01-19 17:27:41 PowerFile

Download this white paper from PowerFile to find out why consumer-driven optical technologies like DVD and its next-generation blue-laser counterparts are leading a "coming rebirth" of optical technology in enterprise data centers. The paper examines:

Why optical storage technology has been a near-failure for the
last 15 years�and why that's about to change

How optical-based systems can uniquely address shifting
market demands

How new storage architectures overcome the key issues that previously hampered widespread adoption of optical storage technologies

Graceful Operation of Disk Drives Under Thermal Emergencies 2007-01-06 Pennsylvania State University

Thermal-aware design of disk-drives is an important concern because high temperatures can cause reliability problems. Hence, Dynamic Thermal Management (DTM) has been proposed to operate the disk at the average case, rather than the worst case by modulating the activities to avoid thermal emergencies at run time while pushing the performance. A delay-based approach to adjust the disk seek activities is one DTM solution for normal disk-drives. Even if it could overcome thermal emergencies without stopping disk activity, it suffers from long delays when servicing the requests. This paper investigates the possibility of using a multi-speed disk-drive which dynamically modulates the rotational speed of the platter (called DRPM) for implementing DTM.

Tags: Storage Management, Hard Drives

Securing Laptops With Full Disk Encryption 2007-01-01 IDG (International Data Group)

This white paper reviews the driving factors behind the increasing use of laptops in business activities, look at the data and information security issues associated with laptop systems, discuss the overall benefits and challenges of encryption as an effective mechanism in mitigating the increasing threat of lost business and personal data, present the overall benefits of full disk encryption, and introduce PGP Corporation's highly effective approach to the implementation, rollout, and management of a full disk encryption system.

Tags: Security Management, Hard Drives

Virtualising Tiered Storage With SmartMove and Celerra FileMover 2007-01-01 Enigma Data Systems

Managing rapidly growing volumes of data is an increasingly important factor in the success of corporations. Their ability to manage critical data in ways that support their business objectives directly impacts their ability to comply with regulations, control costs, and enhance customer satisfaction. The sheer volume of data, and the accelerating rate of its increase, is a universal challenge. In addition to simply finding storage space for the data, corporations must evaluate its relative value in order to determine where to store it. Current, frequently-accessed data needs to be on rapid-access primary storage, while older, less-frequently accessed data can be moved to lower-cost secondary storage.

Tags: Storage Management, Virtualization

DHL: HP OpenView Service Desk Delivers 2007-01-01 Hewlett-Packard (HP)

In addition to HP OpenView Service Desk consolidated platform, HP Services deployed HP application servers, a clustered database and a Storage Area Network (SAN) to reduce cost and improve service levels.

Tags: Help Desk, Service Level Management

HP StorageWorks DAT160 Tape Drive: Business Continuity for Critical Data 2007-01-01 Hewlett-Packard (HP)

With a long track record of proven reliability, this low-cost backup solution is ideal for small/medium businesses and branch offices, so one can rest assured that data are protected.

Tags: Storage Management,

MSDN Architecture Webcast: Using Image Mastering API in Windows Vista to Add CD and DVD Mastering Support to Your Application (Level 200) 2006-12-23 01:00:24 Microsoft

Windows Vista introduces a new version of Image Mastering API (IMAPI) that enables an application to stage and burn a simple audio or data image to CD-R or CD-RW devices. In this webcast, the presenters demonstrate how to take advantage of this API so that one can add CD and DVD writing support to one's own application.

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Title	Date Added	Company
What Happens to My Technotrash	2007-02-02	GreenDisk
During the last few years, GreenDisk have expanded their offering to serve consumers of electronics. The services are used by individuals and organizations that want to securely destroy their electronic information and properly dispose of their technotrash in a safe, legally compliant, and environmentally responsible fashion. GreenDisk will safely recycle anything from a CD to a PC, including such items as print cartridges, cell phones, and peripherals. But what do "secure and environmentally responsible" mean? Unfortunately, there is no recognized standard for responsible recycling. This paper describes the GreenDisk process and what happens to the materials entrusted to GreenDisk.
Assessing and Implementing Compliance Management for Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS)	2007-01-30	Endava
This paper provides an insight into Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and can be used as a practical guide for retailers, merchants and payment providers wishing to learn more about the PCI DSS standard or as an aid for organisations already struggling with the process of implementing PCI DSS. It discusses the critical areas for consideration in both achieving and then maintaining compliance with the standard. Endava does not propose any specific vendor technology to meet these requirements but this paper does provide some of the questions that organisations should be asking of their technology vendor(s) and service provider(s). Tags: Security Standards, Data Recovery - Security
Why Disk-Based Backup Is Better Than Tape-Based Backup	2007-01-23 01:00:26	Lockstep Systems
Backup for Workgroups will backup any networked Windows computer to a disk-based, centralized Data Repository. When it comes time to reclaim a lost file, folder, or even perform a complete disaster recovery, disk-based Backup for Workgroups will give the user super-fast and stress-free file restoration. Backup for Workgroups is a true disk-based backup product - meaning it is "Designed from the ground up to use a hard drive as its storage media." It is not a product originally designed for tape, then retro-fitted to support backing up data to disk as a second choice.
New Life for Dead Storage Technologies: Consumer-Driven Optical Storage in the Data Center	2007-01-19 17:27:41	PowerFile
Download this white paper from PowerFile to find out why consumer-driven optical technologies like DVD and its next-generation blue-laser counterparts are leading a "coming rebirth" of optical technology in enterprise data centers. The paper examines: Why optical storage technology has been a near-failure for the last 15 years�and why that's about to change How optical-based systems can uniquely address shifting market demands How new storage architectures overcome the key issues that previously hampered widespread adoption of optical storage technologies
Graceful Operation of Disk Drives Under Thermal Emergencies	2007-01-06	Pennsylvania State University
Thermal-aware design of disk-drives is an important concern because high temperatures can cause reliability problems. Hence, Dynamic Thermal Management (DTM) has been proposed to operate the disk at the average case, rather than the worst case by modulating the activities to avoid thermal emergencies at run time while pushing the performance. A delay-based approach to adjust the disk seek activities is one DTM solution for normal disk-drives. Even if it could overcome thermal emergencies without stopping disk activity, it suffers from long delays when servicing the requests. This paper investigates the possibility of using a multi-speed disk-drive which dynamically modulates the rotational speed of the platter (called DRPM) for implementing DTM. Tags: Storage Management, Hard Drives
Securing Laptops With Full Disk Encryption	2007-01-01	IDG (International Data Group)
This white paper reviews the driving factors behind the increasing use of laptops in business activities, look at the data and information security issues associated with laptop systems, discuss the overall benefits and challenges of encryption as an effective mechanism in mitigating the increasing threat of lost business and personal data, present the overall benefits of full disk encryption, and introduce PGP Corporation's highly effective approach to the implementation, rollout, and management of a full disk encryption system. Tags: Security Management, Hard Drives
Virtualising Tiered Storage With SmartMove and Celerra FileMover	2007-01-01	Enigma Data Systems
Managing rapidly growing volumes of data is an increasingly important factor in the success of corporations. Their ability to manage critical data in ways that support their business objectives directly impacts their ability to comply with regulations, control costs, and enhance customer satisfaction. The sheer volume of data, and the accelerating rate of its increase, is a universal challenge. In addition to simply finding storage space for the data, corporations must evaluate its relative value in order to determine where to store it. Current, frequently-accessed data needs to be on rapid-access primary storage, while older, less-frequently accessed data can be moved to lower-cost secondary storage. Tags: Storage Management, Virtualization
DHL: HP OpenView Service Desk Delivers	2007-01-01	Hewlett-Packard (HP)
In addition to HP OpenView Service Desk consolidated platform, HP Services deployed HP application servers, a clustered database and a Storage Area Network (SAN) to reduce cost and improve service levels. Tags: Help Desk, Service Level Management
HP StorageWorks DAT160 Tape Drive: Business Continuity for Critical Data	2007-01-01	Hewlett-Packard (HP)
With a long track record of proven reliability, this low-cost backup solution is ideal for small/medium businesses and branch offices, so one can rest assured that data are protected. Tags: Storage Management,
MSDN Architecture Webcast: Using Image Mastering API in Windows Vista to Add CD and DVD Mastering Support to Your Application (Level 200)	2006-12-23 01:00:24	Microsoft
Windows Vista introduces a new version of Image Mastering API (IMAPI) that enables an application to stage and burn a simple audio or data image to CD-R or CD-RW devices. In this webcast, the presenters demonstrate how to take advantage of this API so that one can add CD and DVD writing support to one's own application.