A four-horsemen of partners including STEC, Mellanox, AMAX and Zettaset are demonstrating a new appliance designed to deliver record-breaking performance for Hadoop users. The PHAT-Data40G as it’s known, is powered by four STEC 980GB PCIe storage accelerators, Mellanox’s 40GbE interconnect solutions, AMAX’s Intel Xeon E-based servers and Zettaset’s installation, management, and security tools.

OCZ and IceWEB Storage Corporation today announced that OCZ’s Talos 2 SAS SSDs and Deneva 2 SATA III SSDs will be deployed across IceWEB’s line of unified data storage systems. OCZ SSDs will also be used for IceWEB’s IceCAP Cache Acceleration Protocol, automated tiering, and pure SSD disk tiers.

Symantec has announced updates to its NetBackup 5220 and Backup Exec 3600 appliances, which now include the latest NetBackup 7.5 and Backup Exec 2012 technology. Symantec’s updated backup appliances are aimed to reduce backup platform fragmentation, offering end-to-end integrated backup appliances for servers, storage, and software.

Panzura has just announced a major update to the Panzura Operating System (PZOS) and Quicksilver Cloud Storage Controller today at Interop. PZOS and the Quicksilver controller are two critical components in Panzura’s Global Cloud Storage System, which allows clients to integrate with existing infrastructures to present the cloud as local NAS backup storage. These technologies

Netgear has announced the release of ReadyNAS Surveillance, an integrated IP surveillance solution that incorporates surveillance software, storage, switching, and network management. Designed to work with existing infrastructure, ReadyNAS Surveillance is intended to serve organizations that need a relatively small number of cameras, but also need flexible endpoint options and access to recorded video via

Whiptail has launched Invicta, a new enterprise-class solid state storage array, as well as Accela, the next generation of Whiptail’s most widely-deployed flash storage array, the XLR8r. Accela and Invicta join Whiptail’s family of NAND flash storage products, providing a pathway from initial provisioning with Accela up to scale out storage systems with Invicta as

NaviSite has introduced NaviCloud Intelligent Storage (NCIS), enabling organizations to store, manage, and protect distributed, unstructured content. NCIS offers IT divisions a managed cloud storage solution that complements existing storage and retention requirements and addresses new business needs for mobility and on-demand storage. NCIS joins NaviSite’s established enterprise-class hosting, managed application, managed messaging and managed

Nexsan has announced service and support enhancements for its SAN, NAS and Hybrid Storage customers to complement an expanded product portfolio that includes virtualized infrastructure and cloud computing. Nexsan’s new Concierge managed services include 24/7 hardware monitoring and automatic dispatch, enhanced international support, onsite and online training, and global on-demand response from support engineers.

NEC has updated HYDRAstor OpenStorage for Symantec NetBackup, with Optimized Synthetics technology that allows clients to replace full backups with incremental ones. Symantec is providing an API for partners to integrate with NetBackup as part of the "Better Backup for All" program, and NEC is using this integration to leverage HYDRAstor’s processing power and integrated