Northrop Grumman takes blame for Va. IT services outage
Service contractor supports state's call for independent probe
- 03 September, 2010 07:35
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Northrop Grumman today apologized for an outage that began last Wednesday and caused 26 Virginia state agencies to lose their Web services, some for more than a week.
"Northrop Grumman deeply regrets the disruption and inconvenience this has caused state agencies and Virginia citizens. Over the last week, we have deployed significant resources and our staff has worked tirelessly in unison with VITA and our partners to thoroughly verify and restore access to data and restore normal operations to the agencies," Linda Mills, president of Northrop Grumman Information Systems, said in a statement.
The Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) outsources the management of its data centers to Northrop Grumman through a 10-year, $2.4 billion contract that it signed in 2005.
The outage affected 13% of the Commonwealth's file servers.
Northrop Grumman did not respond to a request for additional details surrounding the outage.
VITA's contract with Northrop Grumman has been criticized in the past for a number of project delays, cost overruns and performance problems that included other service outages.
After an audit by Virginia's Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission last year, VITA's contract with Northrop Grumman was modified, resulting in more stringent performance requirements and greater accountability. The contract, however, also boosted payments to Northrop Grumman by $105 million over nine years.
Earlier this year, after a long history of problems within VITA, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell placed the agency's CIO under his direct authority, appointing former Virginia lawmaker Sam Nixon to the position. Nixon, who co-authored the legislation establishing VITA in 2003, was charged with the task of fixing the IT problems.
Gov. McDonnell has called for an outside investigation of the latest incident.
On Aug. 25, the failure of a storage area network (SAN) caused Web site outages at 26 of Virginia's 83 state agencies. VITA originally said 27 agencies had lost connectivity, but later admitted it had included Northrop Grumman's systems in that count.
As of Tuesday, all but three agency sites had been restored, leaving the commonwealth's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), the Department of Taxation and the state Board of Elections without services.
Yesterday, a VITA spokesman said the state's tax department was back online, but the DMV was still unable to process drivers' licenses at its customer centers. The State Board of Elections (SBE) has is now partially operational.
At the root of the outage was an EMC DMX-3 storage array -- the vendor's flagship product, according to Virginia Secretary of Technology Jim Duffey.
The EMC SAN malfunction has been blamed on a memory card failure. A backup SAN that was supposed to act as a fail-over system then also experienced problems, according to published reports.
Yesterday, Nixon said in published accounts that the failure wasn't so much the memory card as it was the system in place to back it up.
In its apology, Northrop Grumman admitted that its technology partnership with the Commonwealth of Virginia's government has "experienced its share of obstacles," but went on to say that problems of this sort are not unusual with large technology transformation programs.
"With this modernized system, Virginia and her citizens should find themselves years ahead of other states with the service provided by its IT infrastructure," the company said.
Northrop Grumman went on to say the hardware problems have been fixed, and it has begun tracking down the factors that contributed to the initial problem.
"We support Governor McDonnell's call for an independent review of the incident and we will reimburse the Commonwealth for the reasonable costs of an assessment as it is an essential and responsible measure that will strengthen our ability to protect against future issues," the company said.
The company also said it is trying to learn from the problems it experienced, and intends to improve its own internal processes so it can respond more quickly in restoring state agency operations.
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<link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179784/IBM_announces_mid_range_deduplication_appliance?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>IBM this week brought out a new low end deduplication array that starts at about $50,000, half the price of its predecessor offering.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:48:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179784/IBM_announces_mid_range_deduplication_appliance?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-07-28T17:48:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>A waste of space: Bulk of drive capacity still underutilized</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179751/A_waste_of_space_Bulk_of_drive_capacity_still_underutilized?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Ten years ago, storage capacity utilization rates hovered around 25%. Now, even after massive SAN adoption and the arrival of thin provisioning technology, most IT shops still waste as much as 60% of their storage capacity.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179751/A_waste_of_space_Bulk_of_drive_capacity_still_underutilized?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-07-28T10:00:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Feds ease requirements for receiving EHR reimbursements</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/350830/Feds_Lower_Bar_for_EHR_Funds?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>The final so-called meaningful-use rules that must be followed to receive federal reimbursement funds for implementing electronic health records systems give more leeway to organizations than a set of e-health guidelines that had been proposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services earlier this year.</description> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>(Lucas mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/350830/Feds_Lower_Bar_for_EHR_Funds?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-07-26T10:00:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>EMC releases new midrange deduplication array</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179685/EMC_releases_new_midrange_deduplication_array?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>EMC announced a new midrange deduplication array that scales to 76TB of raw data capacity, as well as a new deduplication engine for its disk library for mainframes and a new disk library series.</description> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:58:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179685/EMC_releases_new_midrange_deduplication_array?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-07-26T05:58:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Xiotech announces new array, management software</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179259/Xiotech_announces_new_array_management_software?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Xiotech has announced new storage analysis software, along with two new versions of its enterprise-class storage array and storage management software aimed at virtual desktop environments with its ability to expand on the fly.</description> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179259/Xiotech_announces_new_array_management_software?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-07-16T23:30:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Nimble's all-in-one storage combines primary and backup in one box</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179250/Nimble_s_all_in_one_storage_combines_primary_and_backup_in_one_box?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Start-up Nimble Storage announced its first product this week, an array that combines SSD and hard disk drives along with special software to create a box that acts as primary, backup storage and performs disaster recovery.</description> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:22:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179250/Nimble_s_all_in_one_storage_combines_primary_and_backup_in_one_box?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-07-16T19:22:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Feds to spend $144M to train health IT workers</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179222/Feds_to_spend_144M_to_train_health_IT_workers?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Beginning this fall, the U.S. government will spend $144 million on educational programs at more than 80 U.S. colleges to train an estimated 50,000 workers needed to help with the rollout of electronic medical records.</description> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:05:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179222/Feds_to_spend_144M_to_train_health_IT_workers?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-07-16T10:05:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>What final 'meaningful use' rules on EMRs mean for doctors, hospitals</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179143/What_final_meaningful_use_rules_on_EMRs_mean_for_doctors_hospitals?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>The meaningful use final rules established by the federal government on Tuesday give more leeway to organizations that want to roll out e-health records over the next five years and take into account that not everyone will take the same path, experts say.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179143/What_final_meaningful_use_rules_on_EMRs_mean_for_doctors_hospitals?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-07-14T10:00:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Feds publish final e-health 'meaningful use' rules</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179129/Feds_publish_final_e_health_meaningful_use_rules?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>The Department of Health and Human Services today issued long-awaited rules to guide doctors and hospitals as they deploy electronic medical records and seek government reimbursements for their efforts.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:20:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179129/Feds_publish_final_e_health_meaningful_use_rules?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-07-13T17:20:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Feds propose rules to strengthen patient privacy rights</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178997/Feds_propose_rules_to_strengthen_patient_privacy_rights?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has proposed new federal privacy rules that would further restrict the use of patient information by healthcare facilities and ban the sale of patient data without consent.</description> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:01:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178997/Feds_propose_rules_to_strengthen_patient_privacy_rights?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-07-08T20:01:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Greenplum buy puts EMC further into cloud, BI, businesses</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178956/Greenplum_buy_puts_EMC_further_into_cloud_BI_businesses?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>EMC's acquisition of data warehouse software provider Greenplum is in keeping with a strategy over the past five or so years go acquire technology that will allow it to play in the information infrastructure space that includes cloud computing and data analytics.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:54:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178956/Greenplum_buy_puts_EMC_further_into_cloud_BI_businesses?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-07-07T22:54:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>EMC to acquire data warehouse vendor Greenplum</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178911/EMC_to_acquire_data_warehouse_vendor_Greenplum?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>EMC announced on Tuesday that it intends to buy Greenplum, a data warehouse software vendor whose product is based on a massively parallel processing architecture able to scale to petabytes of capacity.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:50:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178911/EMC_to_acquire_data_warehouse_vendor_Greenplum?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-07-06T22:50:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>EMC shuts down online cloud storage service</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178802/EMC_shuts_down_online_cloud_storage_service?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>EMC today announced it is shuttering its Atmos Online storage service and it will not offer any guarantees that anyone who has already stored data through the hosted service will be able to retrieve it in the future.</description> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:53:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178802/EMC_shuts_down_online_cloud_storage_service?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-07-01T21:53:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Survey finds storage systems underutilized as companies add more capacity</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178781/Survey_finds_storage_systems_underutilized_as_companies_add_more_capacity?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>A survey of 1,165 IT decision makers showed that while storage utilization rates remain low, the amount of data storage capacity is expected to almost double over the next five years.</description> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:06:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178781/Survey_finds_storage_systems_underutilized_as_companies_add_more_capacity?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-07-01T17:06:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Hospital CIOs confused over e-health records rollout standards</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178685/Hospital_CIOs_confused_over_e_health_records_rollout_standards?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Most top hospital CIOs fear they won't meet 'meaningful use' standards for deploying e-health records and say the government has made its criteria too ambiguous, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:03:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178685/Hospital_CIOs_confused_over_e_health_records_rollout_standards?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-06-30T10:03:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Seagate releases first 3TB external desktop hard drive</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178674/Seagate_releases_first_3TB_external_desktop_hard_drive?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Seagate today unveiled its highest capacity external hard disk drive for desktops, a 3.5-inch-wide 3TB model that can connect using USB 2.0, USB 3.0 or FireWire 800.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:12:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178674/Seagate_releases_first_3TB_external_desktop_hard_drive?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-06-29T16:12:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Intel SSDs hit brick-and-mortar Best Buy stores en masse</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178640/Intel_SSDs_hit_brick_and_mortar_Best_Buy_stores_en_masse?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Solid-state drive manufacturers plan to begin selling their consumer SSD products in brick-and-mortar stores, indicating that everyday users might be ready to use flash-based products as replacements for or supplements to traditional hard drives.</description> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:50:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178640/Intel_SSDs_hit_brick_and_mortar_Best_Buy_stores_en_masse?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-06-28T19:50:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>OCZ releases 1.8-in. SSD line for upgrading netbooks, tablets</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178208/OCZ_releases_1.8_in._SSD_line_for_upgrading_netbooks_tablets?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>OCZ today announced it is selling two new series of 1.8-in solid state drives, targeted at netbook and ultra-thin notebook owners.</description> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:23:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178208/OCZ_releases_1.8_in._SSD_line_for_upgrading_netbooks_tablets?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-06-17T23:23:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Toshiba to ship 128GB memory chip for mobile devices</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178189/Toshiba_to_ship_128GB_memory_chip_for_mobile_devices?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Toshiba announced today it will soon begin shipping its highest density embedded memory chip for mobile devices, offering up to 128GB of capacity.</description> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:59:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178189/Toshiba_to_ship_128GB_memory_chip_for_mobile_devices?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-06-17T18:59:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Samsung to release its fastest 512GB notebook SSD</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178182/Samsung_to_release_its_fastest_512GB_notebook_SSD?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Samsung is preparing to ship its fastest SSD, which uses a new synchronous NAND flash interface to achieve higher bandwidth.</description> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:41:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178182/Samsung_to_release_its_fastest_512GB_notebook_SSD?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-06-17T16:41:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Flash array vendor Violin buys NAS caching vendor Gear6</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178135/Flash_array_vendor_Violin_buys_NAS_caching_vendor_Gear6?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Flash memory array maker Violin Memory said it has purchased the technology assets of high-end NAS vendor Gear6, whose DRAM and flash memory-based appliances improve the scalability of Web applications and content.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:29:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178135/Flash_array_vendor_Violin_buys_NAS_caching_vendor_Gear6?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-06-16T19:29:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>GE offers e-health records as SaaS offering</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178077/GE_offers_e_health_records_as_SaaS_offering?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>GE's Healthcare division announced its first electronic medical record product as a software-as-a-service aimed at small or remote physician practices with a lower-cost, monthly fee model.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:29:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178077/GE_offers_e_health_records_as_SaaS_offering?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-06-15T16:29:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Israeli start-up claims huge boost to SSD reliability</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178025/Israeli_start_up_claims_huge_boost_to_SSD_reliability_?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Israeli start-up Anobit Technologies announced its first solid-state drive using multilevel cell NAND, which it said is as reliable as higher-cost single-level cell NAND used in enterprise-class SSDs.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:01:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178025/Israeli_start_up_claims_huge_boost_to_SSD_reliability_?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-06-15T04:01:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Samsung touts Spinpoint F4 hard drive</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178040/Samsung_touts_Spinpoint_F4_hard_drive?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Samsung today said it will begin selling three new drives next month, each representing higher performance or the smallest form factor for a product.</description> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:31:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178040/Samsung_touts_Spinpoint_F4_hard_drive?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-06-14T19:31:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Seagate's Momentus XT hybrid drive worth the money</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177977/Seagate_s_Momentus_XT_hybrid_drive_worth_the_money?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Seagate's Momentus XT hybrid drive combines traditional hard disk and SSD technology to boost performance while keeping the price sticker down. It stacks up well against hard drives like the Velociraptor, but isn't as fast as real SSDs.</description> <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:27:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177977/Seagate_s_Momentus_XT_hybrid_drive_worth_the_money?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-06-13T10:27:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>OCZ releases two new enterprise-class Vertex SSDs</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177959/OCZ_releases_two_new_enterprise_class_Vertex_SSDs?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>OCZ released new models of its enterprise-class solid state drives today that use the newer SandForce SF-1500 processor and feature either MLC-NAND or SLC-NAND flash memory.</description> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:14:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177959/OCZ_releases_two_new_enterprise_class_Vertex_SSDs?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-06-10T22:14:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Cisco launches line of desktop storage devices</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177879/Cisco_launches_line_of_desktop_storage_devices?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Cisco Systems announced its first line of network-attached storage devices for small businesses that need secure, easily configurable storage for both file and block-level data.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:23:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177879/Cisco_launches_line_of_desktop_storage_devices?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-06-09T17:23:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>SGI upgrades Copan MAID array</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177837/SGI_upgrades_Copan_MAID_array?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>SGI has announced an upgrade to Copan Systems massive array of idle disks-appliance, which now has four times the throughput and twice the capacity of its predecessor.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:37:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177837/SGI_upgrades_Copan_MAID_array?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-06-08T21:37:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Hard drive horse race between Western Digital, Seagate heats up</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177651/Hard_drive_horse_race_between_Western_Digital_Seagate_heats_up?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Western Digital passed industry leader Seagate Technology in hard drive shipments in the first quarter of 2010 -- the first time it has passed its arch rival in what's shaping up to be a hard drive horse race.</description> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:02:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177651/Hard_drive_horse_race_between_Western_Digital_Seagate_heats_up?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-06-04T10:02:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Disk storage sales hit double-digit growth</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177658/Disk_storage_sales_hit_double_digit_growth?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>For the first time in as many quarters, a new report shows that worldwide sales of external disk storage systems experienced double digit growth, offering a strong indication that companies have loosened their IT purse strings and begun purchasing new equipment.</description> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177658/Disk_storage_sales_hit_double_digit_growth?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-06-04T10:00:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>SanDisk, OCZ push size, speed limits with new SSDs</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177571/SanDisk_OCZ_push_size_speed_limits_with_new_SSDs?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>SanDisk and OCZ unveiled their latest solid-state drives at Computex 2010, setting new performance and size records for the speedy SSDs.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:32:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177571/SanDisk_OCZ_push_size_speed_limits_with_new_SSDs?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-06-01T21:32:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Hitachi touts hard drive for ultra-light PCs that's 26% thinner</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177441/Hitachi_touts_hard_drive_for_ultra_light_PCs_that_s_26_thinner?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Hitachi GST today announced it will begin shipping three new 2.5-in wide serial ATA hard drives that are 26% slimmer than standard laptop drives. They're aimed at the emerging ultra-light PC market.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:01:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177441/Hitachi_touts_hard_drive_for_ultra_light_PCs_that_s_26_thinner?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-06-01T07:01:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Review: Imation's Defender F200 biometric flash drive -- safe, but expensive</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177310/Review_Imation_s_Defender_F200_biometric_flash_drive_safe_but_expensive?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>The Defender F200 from Imation is highly secure biometrics flash drive with a built-in fingerprint scanner. While this drive should easily meet anyone's security standards, it's also relatively slow and pricey.</description> <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177310/Review_Imation_s_Defender_F200_biometric_flash_drive_safe_but_expensive?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-05-27T19:00:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Researchers develop nanotech for 50TB tape cartridge</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177396/Researchers_develop_nanotech_for_50TB_tape_cartridge?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. and Tokyo Institute of Technology announced that they jointly created a tape cartridge technology that could eventually lead to 50TB of data being stored on a single cartridge.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 19:01:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177396/Researchers_develop_nanotech_for_50TB_tape_cartridge?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-05-26T19:01:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>EMC pays $87.5M fine to settle kickback charges</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177334/EMC_pays_87.5M_fine_to_settle_kickback_charges_?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>The U.S. Department of Justice said today that EMC has paid the government $87.5 million to settle allegations that it gave kickbacks to consultants and overcharged for hardware and software.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 19:23:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177334/EMC_pays_87.5M_fine_to_settle_kickback_charges_?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-05-25T19:23:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>OCZ introduces 400GB, 480GB SSDs</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177274/OCZ_introduces_400GB_480GB_SSDs?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>OCZ has released its highest capacity consumer solid state drives, the Vertex 2 and Agility 2, which hold as much 480GB of data and have transfer speeds of as fast as 250MB/sec.</description> <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 21:51:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177274/OCZ_introduces_400GB_480GB_SSDs?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-05-24T21:51:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Seagate hybrid drive delivers SSD performance at HDD price</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177123/Seagate_hybrid_drive_delivers_SSD_performance_at_HDD_price?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Seagate announced its latest attempt to jump start sales in the niche SSD hybrid drive market today with the Momentus XT, a 7200 RPM hard-disk drive combined with 4GB of solid-state drive capacity at a starting price point of $113.</description> <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177123/Seagate_hybrid_drive_delivers_SSD_performance_at_HDD_price?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-05-24T10:00:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>E-health and Web 2.0: The doctor will tweet you now</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176892/E_health_and_Web_2.0_The_doctor_will_tweet_you_now?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Some physicians and patients are now meeting up online using texts, videoconferencing technology and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.</description> <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 10:01:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176892/E_health_and_Web_2.0_The_doctor_will_tweet_you_now?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-05-20T10:01:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Wall Street to install 'circuit breaker' to head off market gyrations</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176975/Wall_Street_to_install_circuit_breaker_to_head_off_market_gyrations?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>The SEC and national exchanges are imposing rules that would pause trading on individual stocks if they drop 10% in a five-minute period, a move aimed at avoiding market gyrations that can be exacerbated by automated high-speed trading.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 17:45:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176975/Wall_Street_to_install_circuit_breaker_to_head_off_market_gyrations?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-05-19T17:45:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>QLogic rolls out InfiniBand network optimization software</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176942/QLogic_rolls_out_InfiniBand_network_optimization_software?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>QLogic's today announced a new fabric management software creates virtual networks with the capability of automating I/O bandwidth based on application needs.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176942/QLogic_rolls_out_InfiniBand_network_optimization_software?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-05-19T10:00:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Intel ships world's densest NAND flash chip</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176931/Intel_ships_world_s_densest_NAND_flash_chip?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Intel Corp. is shipping to equipment manufacturers its 25-nanometer (nm) NAND flash memory chip, which doubles the capacity of its previous 34nm chip.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 18:51:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176931/Intel_ships_world_s_densest_NAND_flash_chip?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-05-18T18:51:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Seagate confirms 3TB drive, this year</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176901/Seagate_confirms_3TB_drive_this_year?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Seagate confirmed on Monday that it plans to ship a 3TB hard drive later this year, but said equipment makers will have to update software and firmware to be able to use the higher capacity models.</description> <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 23:16:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176901/Seagate_confirms_3TB_drive_this_year?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-05-17T23:16:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>House Committee fails to find smoking gun on market plunge</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176658/House_Committee_fails_to_find_smoking_gun_on_market_plunge?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>The House Financial Services committee held a hearing on the stock markets plunge last week, but it was unable to come up with a smoking gun as to why the drop occurred, even after questioning the SEC chairman and market executives.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 22:48:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176658/House_Committee_fails_to_find_smoking_gun_on_market_plunge?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-05-12T22:48:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Q&A: EMC's Brian Gallagher touts the new VPLEX appliance</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176646/Q_A_EMC_s_Brian_Gallagher_touts_the_new_VPLEX_appliance?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Brian Gallagher, president of EMC's Symmetrix & Virtualization Product Group, sat down with <i>Computerworld</i> at EMC World to explain some details about its new VPLEX synchronous data replication product, including what sets it apart it from rivals.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 19:35:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176646/Q_A_EMC_s_Brian_Gallagher_touts_the_new_VPLEX_appliance?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-05-12T19:35:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>EMC 'Boosts' Data Domain de-duplication speed by 50%</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176586/EMC_Boosts_Data_Domain_de_duplication_speed_by_50_?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>EMC announced a new software application on Tuesday that improves the performance of its Data Domain appliance by an average of 50% by offloading parts of its de-duplication process to backup servers, thereby freeing up CPU cycles.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 23:20:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176586/EMC_Boosts_Data_Domain_de_duplication_speed_by_50_?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-05-11T23:20:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Research firm releases midrange array buyer's guide</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176551/Research_firm_releases_midrange_array_buyer_s_guide?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>DCIG today release a buyers guide for midrange storage arrays that ranks the hardware on user-developed, standardized criteria such as hardware and software sophistication and functionality.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 16:49:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176551/Research_firm_releases_midrange_array_buyer_s_guide?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-05-11T16:49:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>EMC announces VPLEX private-cloud appliance</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176481/EMC_announces_VPLEX_private_cloud_appliance?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>EMC launched the VPLEX, a new private-cloud appliance that supports synchronous replication of data and applications between data centers that are up to 100 kilometers apart.</description> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 15:55:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176481/EMC_announces_VPLEX_private_cloud_appliance?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-05-10T15:55:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Social networking boosts legal, regulatory compliance headaches</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176439/Social_networking_boosts_legal_regulatory_compliance_headaches?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Highly regulated industries, such as financial services, are being blindsided by broker-dealers using social networking sites to communicate with clients. It's a practice that could land them in civil or federal court.</description> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176439/Social_networking_boosts_legal_regulatory_compliance_headaches?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-05-10T10:00:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>House panel to hold stock market inquiry</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176426/House_panel_to_hold_stock_market_inquiry?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>A House Finance Services subcommittee will hold a hearing Tuesday to investigate why the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged nearly 1,000 points in less than a half hour Thursday, before making a quick recovery.</description> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 16:31:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176426/House_panel_to_hold_stock_market_inquiry?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-05-07T16:31:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Handhelds fail at the NYSE today: Report</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176338/Handhelds_fail_at_the_NYSE_today_Report?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description><i>The Wall Street Journal</i> reported that about 30% of handheld devices used by brokers on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange randomly failed this morning.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 17:10:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176338/Handhelds_fail_at_the_NYSE_today_Report?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-05-05T17:10:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Iomega releases lower-cost storage array for SMBs</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176296/Iomega_releases_lower_cost_storage_array_for_SMBs?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>EMC's Iomega Corp. today unveiled a rack-mountable storage array, the StorCenter ix12-300r, aimed at small to mid-sized businesses with a starting price of $5,000 for 4TB of capacity.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 16:57:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176296/Iomega_releases_lower_cost_storage_array_for_SMBs?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-05-04T16:57:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Hard disk drive shipments to soar through 2014</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176268/Hard_disk_drive_shipments_to_soar_through_2014_?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Over the next four years, storage vendors are expected to ship 300,000 petabytes of hard disk drive capacity, this in spite of the fact that last year that industry saw unprecedented sales declines, a report from IDC states.</description> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176268/Hard_disk_drive_shipments_to_soar_through_2014_?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-05-03T20:00:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Imation launches broad line of secure removable storage devices</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176190/Imation_launches_broad_line_of_secure_removable_storage_devices?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Imation today announced a flurry of new removable storage products, from hard drives and flash drives to optical media, that all have encryption capabilities along with some remote management and tracking capabilities.</description> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176190/Imation_launches_broad_line_of_secure_removable_storage_devices?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-05-03T11:00:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Health IT funding to create 50,000 jobs</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176157/Health_IT_funding_to_create_50_000_jobs?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Speaking at a conference in Boston, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology said that as many as 50,000 new jobs would be created through government dollars aimed at implementing electronic medical records.</description> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176157/Health_IT_funding_to_create_50_000_jobs?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-04-30T10:00:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Flash memory set to benefit from mobile Internet explosion</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176086/Flash_memory_set_to_benefit_from_mobile_Internet_explosion?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>As the world becomes ever more connected through wireless Internet devices, and corporate users seek faster access to data, flash memory is expected to quickly take a more important place in the storage of information.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176086/Flash_memory_set_to_benefit_from_mobile_Internet_explosion?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-04-28T18:00:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Enterprise SSDs to soar through 2015</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176075/Enterprise_SSDs_to_soar_through_2015?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>A new report states that the number of solid-state drives in corporate data centers will grow by a factor of 50 over the next five years. The growth will be driven by the fact that SSDs offer lower total cost of ownership and higher performance than spinning hard disk drives.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:21:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176075/Enterprise_SSDs_to_soar_through_2015?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-04-28T16:21:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Compellent announces SAN, NAS integrated array</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176016/Compellent_announces_SAN_NAS_integrated_array?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Compellent released a new storage device, the zNAS, which allows both file-based and block-level data to be stored and managed through a single user interface.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:01:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176016/Compellent_announces_SAN_NAS_integrated_array?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-04-27T04:01:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>IBM unveils new tiered storage products</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9175902/IBM_unveils_new_tiered_storage_products?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>IBM announced new storage features and products today, including data tiering software, higher capacity hard drives and next-generation tape drive technology.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:35:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9175902/IBM_unveils_new_tiered_storage_products?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-04-21T20:35:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>EMC reports record first quarter sales</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9175892/EMC_reports_record_first_quarter_sales?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>EMC today reported record first quarter profits of $373 million, an increase of 92% compared o the same period in 2009.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:27:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9175892/EMC_reports_record_first_quarter_sales?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-04-21T17:27:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Numonyx announces phase-change memory for consumer devices</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9175855/Numonyx_announces_phase_change_memory_for_consumer_devices?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Numonyx today announced two new phase-change memory chips aimed at replacing RAM and NOR memory in PCs and wireless devices like smartphones.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9175855/Numonyx_announces_phase_change_memory_for_consumer_devices?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-04-21T13:30:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Seagate, Microsoft launch disk-to-disk to cloud service</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9175782/Seagate_Microsoft_launch_disk_to_disk_to_cloud_service?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Seagate today announced it has tightly integrated its EVault backup software and cloud storage service with Microsoft's Data Proteciton Manager disk-based backup appliance to offer multi-vendor application backup managed through a single dashboard.</description> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:01:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9175782/Seagate_Microsoft_launch_disk_to_disk_to_cloud_service?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-04-19T17:01:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Why aren't SSDs getting cheaper?</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9175690/Why_aren_t_SSDs_getting_cheaper_?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>After oversupply caused the NAND flash market to take a bath in 2007 and 2008, prices in 2009 and 2010 have been mostly flat or a bit higher. Experts expect few changes until new fabrication technology hits the market and manufacturers start ramping up production.</description> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9175690/Why_aren_t_SSDs_getting_cheaper_?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-04-19T10:00:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Rich more likely to use eHealth records but poor benefit more, survey finds</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9175372/Rich_more_likely_to_use_eHealth_records_but_poor_benefit_more_survey_finds?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>The results of a recently-conducted survey of thousands of personal health record users showed the wealthy were more likely to use online technology to access their health information, but that the poor were far more likely to benefit from it.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 04:01:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9175372/Rich_more_likely_to_use_eHealth_records_but_poor_benefit_more_survey_finds?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-04-13T04:01:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>EMC doubles de-duplication array capacity, speed</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9175358/EMC_doubles_de_duplication_array_capacity_speed?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>EMC today announced a new version of its Data Domain de-duplication array, the DD880, that not only doubles capacity but also offers petabytes of storage through multiple arrays linked through a single global name space.</description> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:04:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9175358/EMC_doubles_de_duplication_array_capacity_speed?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-04-12T19:04:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Apple iPad, other tablets seen driving SaaS, cloud storage</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9175148/Apple_iPad_other_tablets_seen_driving_SaaS_cloud_storage?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Cloud storage services are likely to benefit from the popularity of tablets like the iPad, both because the devices come with limited onboard storage and because consumers will demand ubiquitous access to data no matter what mobile device they're using at the time.</description> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9175148/Apple_iPad_other_tablets_seen_driving_SaaS_cloud_storage?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-04-12T10:00:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>OCZ announces faster Vertex, Agility SSDs</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9175150/OCZ_announces_faster_Vertex_Agility_SSDs?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>OCZ is offering new versions of its most popular consumer-class solid-state drives, the Vertex and the Agility, which boast new controllers and better performance.</description> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:55:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9175150/OCZ_announces_faster_Vertex_Agility_SSDs?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-04-09T17:55:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Samsung releases highest-capacity 7,200 rpm hard drive</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9174984/Samsung_releases_highest_capacity_7_200_rpm_hard_drive?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Samsung announced that it is shipping its highest-capacity 7,200 rpm hard-disk drive for notebooks and other mobile devices. Samsung's Spinpoint MP4 is a 2.5-in. serial ATA drive and offers up to 640GB of capacity.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:11:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9174984/Samsung_releases_highest_capacity_7_200_rpm_hard_drive?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-04-07T20:11:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>OCZ announces 2TB SSD with 1.4Gbit/sec throughput</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9174903/OCZ_announces_2TB_SSD_with_1.4Gbit_sec_throughput?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>OCZ today announced it plans to begin mass producing its Z-Drive SSD for enterprise-class environments. The drive sports up to 2TB of capacity and a blazing throughput speed of 1.4Gbit/sec.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:57:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9174903/OCZ_announces_2TB_SSD_with_1.4Gbit_sec_throughput?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-04-06T21:57:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>128GB Blu-ray Disc format slated for release</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9174895/128GB_Blu_ray_Disc_format_slated_for_release?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>The Blu-ray Disc Association announced two new formats for the high-definition media platter, a commercial version with 128GB capacity and WORM capability and a 100GB version for consumers.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:05:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9174895/128GB_Blu_ray_Disc_format_slated_for_release?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-04-06T21:05:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Verizon, IBM launch private cloud backup service</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9174551/Verizon_IBM_launch_private_cloud_backup_service?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>IBM and Verizon announced a partnership today through which they are offering a new offsite backup service for large data stores.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:03:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9174551/Verizon_IBM_launch_private_cloud_backup_service?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-03-31T22:03:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>FCC mobile network plan could revolutionize health care</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9174429/FCC_mobile_network_plan_could_revolutionize_health_care?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>The FCC broadband plan includes a proposal to set aside a radio frequency band for body area networks that would be used by patents to wirelessly monitor health problems.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9174429/FCC_mobile_network_plan_could_revolutionize_health_care?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-03-31T10:00:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Samsung ships 32GB DRAM server memory module</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9174330/Samsung_ships_32GB_DRAM_server_memory_module?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Samsung today started shipping samples of its latest, highest density --32 GB -- DRAM modules to equipment manufacturers.</description> <pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:11:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9174330/Samsung_ships_32GB_DRAM_server_memory_module?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-03-29T17:11:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Dell announces object-based storage, de-duplication</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9173897/Dell_announces_object_based_storage_de_duplication?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>Dell announced that it will begin offering its own object-based archive storage cluster, the DX Object Storage Platform, and that it will resell EMC's Data Domain de-duplication appliances and its Celerra NAS array.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9173897/Dell_announces_object_based_storage_de_duplication?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-03-24T16:00:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>SanDisk ships 32GB mobile memory card</title> <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9173879/SanDisk_ships_32GB_mobile_memory_card?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</link> <description>SanDisk plans to announce tomorrow that it is shipping the world's highest capacity removable memory card for smartphones, a 32GB microSD card.</description> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:18:00 GMT</pubDate> <author>lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian)</author> <guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9173879/SanDisk_ships_32GB_mobile_memory_card?source=rss_keyword_lucas+mearian</guid> <dc:date>2010-03-22T19:18:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>As health data goes digital, security risks grow
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