SN-2500 R2
[Dec. 29, 2008] Network Engines, Inc. External disk enclosures for SANs scale up to 48 drives (in four 2U enclosures). Targeted to OEMs/ISVs.

SANbox
[Dec. 24, 2008] QLogic Corp. Line of FC SAN switches supporting from entry level to core network deployment scenarios. New IBM BladeCenter switch boasts 8 Gb/sec connections.

Maxell LTO Ultrium Cartridges
[Dec. 15, 2008] Maxell Corporation of America, Inc. Line of tapes for data storage range in capacity from 100 to 800 GB of raw capacity. New analyzer product seeks to report cartridge usage metrics and unhealthy cartridges.

ExpressSAS
[Dec. 12, 2008] ATTO Technology, Inc. Low profile PCI Express Host and RAID adapters support SAS or SATA II drives. Now available to OEMs in 6 Gb/sec flavors.

MegaRAID
[Dec. 11, 2008] LSI Corp. RAID capabilities via PCI adapter cards, for multiple types and numbers of supported hard drives including SCSI, SATA, and SAS. Software upgrade adds single controller multi-pathing and load balancing, among other new features.

StoneFusion / StoneFly IP SANs
[Dec. 10, 2008] StoneFly, Inc. Line of IP SAN platforms (and a NAS head) are based on storage virtualization technology and range from IP SAN-in-a-box to modular Enterprise-level offerings. ISC models now available supporting SAS drives.

NovaBACKUP
[Dec. 10, 2008] NovaStor Corp. Data protection product supports local and online backup (with scehduling) as well as disk-image based disaster recovery technology.

NexentaStor
[Dec. 4, 2008] Nexenta Systems, Inc. ZFS-based NAS/iSCSI storage management software (soft-appliance) provides features including unlimited snapshots, thin provisioning, more. New options support high availability deployments and VMware management.

PlateSpin Workload Management
[Dec. 3, 2008] Novell, Inc. Migrates or copies server workloads to and from disparate machines (including physical to virtual and vice-versa) for performance or recovery objectives. Revamped product line now includes Hyper-V support, among other enhancements.

InfiniVault / RDX
[Dec. 2, 2008] ProStor Systems Inc. Data archive platform based on the vendor's RDX removable disk technology. New InfiniVault versions include retention capabilities and support for DICOM imagery.

FlashDisk HyperSAN
[Nov. 24, 2008] Winchester Systems Inc. "SAN-in-a-box" storage array features all FC (hosts and disks) connections and now expands to 100 TB.

RecoverPoint
[Nov. 20, 2008] EMC Corp. Continuous Data Protection and remote replication platform enables recovery of data to any point in time. New release to support stretched CDP (synchronous replication to distances of up to 18 miles).

Data Protection Advisor
[Nov. 20, 2008] EMC Corp. Product collects backup platform data and provides analysis and alerting features as to the current status of data protection. Soon to include VMware integration option.

Avamar
[Nov. 18, 2008] EMC Corporation. Disk-based backup and restore platform features reduction of backup data via global de-duplication technology. Soon to include reporting and alerting enhancements.