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APAC HPC users eye solid-state drives

News update Some supercomputing users in the region are trialing flash memory for added boost, says a vendor, but an analyst notes SSDs won't be common "anytime soon".

Tuesday, September 15 2009 07:52 PM

Tags: Supercomputing, Memory, NEC Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Computing, e-mail, I/O, hard drive, high-performance, flash memory

Room for other devices alongside mobiles

News Even though mobile phones are getting more sophisticated, other portable devices will continue to reach parts of the market that phones cannot, says IDC.

Thursday, June 05 2008 07:05 PM

Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Development/design, Web sites, SMB, Mobile, India, International Data Corp., Chip, phone, hard drive

OEMs must take hard, solid look at disk drives

News They should quit pitting hard disk drives against solid-state drives, and focus on the strengths of each to add value in offerings, analyst urges.

Monday, May 05 2008 07:26 PM

Tags: Storage, Memory, Semiconductor, Storage, OEM, hard drive, IM, Micron Technology Inc., revenue, vice president

Fujitsu unveils USB 3.0 silicon

News New chip, intended for external storage devices, includes transfer rates up to 5Gbps and a built-in encryption engine.

Tuesday, July 28 2009 08:52 AM

Tags: Components, Chip, Storage, USB, Silicon, AES, hard drive, Fujitsu Ltd., USB 2.0, 32-bit

Bug swallows data on Seagate drives

News A firmware fault has crippled recent Seagate disk drives, and users may need data recovery to get their files back.

Tuesday, January 20 2009 06:18 AM

Tags: Memory, Storage, Seagate Technology LLC, Spokesperson, host system, firmware, disk, Web Site, data recovery, Storage

SSDs: Nothing to fear but the hype

News The hard disk industry will not face a "disaster", says analyst, as solid state drives have limitations, including a steeper price and a limited number of writes.

Thursday, December 11 2008 07:41 AM

Tags: Memory, Storage, Solid State Disk, Mobile, Seagate Technology LLC, International Data Corp., Storage, hard disk drive industry, Hard-disk Industry, hard drive

Toshiba buys Fujitsu HDD business

News Japanese manufacturer buys Fujitsu's hard disk drive business to boost its market share and pave way into enterprise server and data storage markets.

Tuesday, February 17 2009 05:51 PM

Tags: Storage, Storage software, Servers, Electronics, Manufacturing, Storage, Sales, Fujitsu Laboratories, hard drive, Fujitsu Ltd.

Simple hardware approaches to secure laptops

Techguide Find out some ways to quickly and easily enhance the security of employees' personal laptops with a limited budget.

Monday, December 08 2008 12:39 PM

Tags: Security, Hardware, Authentication, Seagate Momentus, Encryption, Hong Kong, USB Flash Drive, Seagate Momentus Full Disk Encryption, hard drive, Laptop Computer

Toshiba, Fujitsu in talks over disk businesses

News The two hard-drive makers admit they are in joint discussions about their disk-making activities but say no decision has yet been made about future operations.

Friday, January 16 2009 11:22 AM

Tags: Acquisitions, Hitachi Ltd., Seagate Technology LLC, Storage, hard drive, Fujitsu Ltd., disk, merger, manufacturer, Toshiba Corp.

Hitachi, Intel sign pact to develop enterprise SSDs

News The partners will work together on delivering solid-state drives for servers, workstations and storage systems.

Wednesday, December 03 2008 08:22 AM

Tags: Processors, Memory, Servers, Hitachi Ltd., Intel Corp., Manufacturing, Storage, Serial Attached SCSI, performance, I/O

Sata 3.0 paves way for slimmer notebooks

News The new version of the Serial ATA specification, released on Wednesday, also promises smoother video playback from storage drives using the interface.

Friday, May 29 2009 11:53 AM

Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Components, Specification, PC Company, Video, Storage, Notebook, Serial ATA, disk, Netbook

HP's LeftHand aims SAN at smaller firms

News The storage-virtualization arm of HP is pitching its new storage area network as a lower cost, entry-level system.

Friday, February 13 2009 11:07 AM

Tags: Storage, Data backup, disaster recovery, Data centers, Storage software, Hardware, Hewlett-Packard Co., SAS Institute, LeftHand Networks, Storage, provisioning

Seagate bug fix hits problems

News Seagate has confirmed that a fix for broken drives is faulty, but has denied reports from some users who say the fix can 'kill' drives and cause data loss.

Thursday, January 22 2009 06:47 AM

Tags: Storage, Data backup, disaster recovery, Database management, Databases, Seagate Technology LLC, Software Update, firmware upgrade, firmware, software, hard drive