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Volume 5, Number 24 -- June 14, 2005

 
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    GST Speeds Backups with New Virtual Tape Library
    by Alex Woodie

    GST entered the booming market for virtual tape libraries last week when it launched its new line of disk-to-disk-to-tape (D2D2T) appliances. Dubbed the VirtualDR line, this device combines an array of inexpensive disk with a high-performance tape autoloader, and is aimed at small to medium size businesses that need to backup between 2TB to 130TB of data residing across OS/400, Unix, Linux, and Windows servers. READ MORE >

     

    Base One Update Brings Grids of Clusters
    by Alex Woodie

    Base One International, a maker of grid development tools, recently introduced a new data transfer capability that lets organizations build grids of clustered applications. The data facility, called High Performance Information Sharing, enables users to move data among the DB2/400, DB2, Oracle, Sybase, and SQL Server databases, which function as the control points in Base One's grid architecture. READ MORE >


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    Oracle Supports Fusion Components with J.D. Edwards, iSeries
    by Alex Woodie

    New identity management and financial applications unveiled recently by Oracle will work with the iSeries, DB2/400, and J.D. Edwards software, the software giant confirmed last week. World and EnterpriseOne shops will be able to utilize Oracle's Identity Management and Financial Consolidation Hub applications, which are two pieces of the company's Fusion project to provide a common middleware layer for the various ERP applications the company has acquired. READ MORE >

     

    Now Solutions Brings HR App to DB2
    by Alex Woodie

    Companies can now run the database portion of Now Solutions human resources and payroll software on IBM DB2, including DB2/400, the company announced last week. Now Solutions' emPath software provides an array of capabilities for tracking employee hours and benefits, and now supports all major database platforms on all major server operating systems. READ MORE >

     

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       News Briefs and Product Shorts

    IIS Wins Award for Document Workflow System at a J.D. Edwards Shop . . . Intentia Taps ICCG to Provide Movex Services in the U.S. . . . Qualcomm Keeps Truckers Informed with Update to FleetAdvisor Software . . . Matrix to OEM Stay-Linked Wireless Session Control Software from eSP . . . DataMirror Unveils Operation Data Store Offering . . . Richard Schoen Enters the Blogosphere . . . READ MORE >




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    We value your feedback and insights. Feel free to send a letter to the editor. Letters may be printed, unless otherwise specified, and edited for clarity or length. READ MORE >


    Editor: Alex Woodie
    Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik,
    Shannon O'Donnell, Timothy Prickett Morgan
    Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
    Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
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    ACOM
    SoftLanding Systems
    DataMirror
    iTera
    Twin Data


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    GST Speeds Backups with New Virtual Tape Library

    Base One Update Brings Grids of Clusters

    Oracle Supports Fusion Components with J.D. Edwards, iSeries

    Now Solutions Brings HR App to DB2

    News Briefs and Product Shorts




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