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• EMC gives Oracle admins backup control, deduplication

  By Lucas Mearian | 24 April, 2012 20:11

  EMC today announced it has qualified its Data Domain Boost software for use with Oracle Recovery Manager, allowing data deduplication to take place on Oracle backup servers prior to crossing a storage network.

• EMC unveils preconfigured private cloud tools for partners

  By Lucas Mearian | 12 April, 2012 23:18

  EMC today announced a pre-configured private cloud platform created through an alliance with six hardware and software vendors.

• Imation buys dedupe backup vendor Nine Technology

  By Lucas Mearian | 22 December, 2011 01:59

  Storage vendor Imation today announced it has acquired intellectual property and other assets of online backup provider Nine Technology.

• EMC makes DD160 deduplication storage system exclusive to channel

  By Patrick Budmar | 22 November, 2011 09:15

  Channel initiative to generate substantial incremental revenue for storage giant, EMC

• EMC unveils real-time data replication over thousands of miles

  By Lucas Mearian | 11 May, 2011 09:20

  LAS VEGAS - EMC announced at its annual trade show today an upgrade to its data-caching appliance that allows storage arrays to replicate data between applications over distances greater than 2,000 miles.

• EMC integrates Avamar backup software and Data Domain

  By Lucas Mearian | 19 April, 2011 04:28

  EMC today introduced the first major upgrade to its Avamar deduplication backup software, which integrates with the company's Data Domain appliances to give administrators a single view of their EMC backup environments.

• HP completes $US2.35 billion 3Par merger

  By Jon Brodkin | 28 September, 2010 04:10

  HP has completed its $2.35 billion merger with 3Par, just weeks after thwarting rival Dell in a bidding war for the storage vendor, HP announced Monday. 

• 3Par buyout puts Dell in ring against IBM, HP - even partner EMC

  By Lucas Mearian | 18 August, 2010 04:22

  With the acquisition of 3Par, Dell is positioning itself against top data center storage providers, including IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi and even Dell-partner EMC.

• EMC releases new midrange deduplication array

  By Lucas Mearian | 27 July, 2010 04:18

  EMC announced three new products, including a new midrange Data Domain deduplication appliance, a new disk archive system with deduplication for mainfames and a disk library series with arrays that scale from 8TB to 1.4PB.

• Ingram Micro gains access to EMC's Data Domain

  By ARN Staff | 26 July, 2010 14:48

  Ingram Micro has extended its EMC partnership by taking on the Data Domain product line.

• EMC to acquire data warehouse vendor Greenplum

  By Computerworld Staff | 07 July, 2010 09:07

  EMC plans to acquire Greenplum for an undisclosed sum and form a new division around the privately held company's data warehousing technology.

• Exclusive: EMC broadens relationship with Westcon

  By Matthew Sainsbury | 29 June, 2010 06:30

  Westcon Group and EMC have deepened their five-year relationship, with the distributor being granted access to EMC’s Iomega and Data Domain portfolios.

• Sybase distributors hold firm after SAP acquisition

  By Nadia Cameron and Matthew Sainsbury | 14 May, 2010 17:27

  Sybase’s two distributors are looking towards the positives, rather than the negatives, after the database vendor was purchased by software giant, SAP, for $US5.8 billion.

• EMC 'Boosts' Data Domain de-duplication speed by 50%

  By Lucas Mearian | 12 May, 2010 09:44

  BOSTON -- EMCannounced at its annual user conference here on Tuesday a new software add-on that increases the performance of its Data Domain appliance by an average of 50%.

• Tech industry's biggest M&A deals of 2009

  By Jon Brodkin | 09 December, 2009 05:52

  The top 10 mergers and acquisitions in the network industry in 2009 all cracked the billion-dollar barrier, and involved vendors in hardware, IT services, collaboration, storage, wireless infrastructure and other segments. IT behemoths such as Oracle, Cisco, Dell, HP, EMC and IBM were among the biggest spenders.