Imation is starting to ship their next generation tape cartridges, the Imation LTO Ultrium Generation 5. The tape cartridges feature nearly double the storage capacity of the previous generation tape, increased data transfer rates, and a new partitioning functionality.

LSI is now sampling a PCI Express-based solid-state storage (SSS) solution to OEMs. The LSISSS6200 PCIe SSS card is a high-performance solution for enterprise servers and cruises along at 1,500MB/s sustained sequential I/O and 1,200MB/s sustained random I/O; regardless of read/write mix.

LSI has announced the industry’s first series of 6Gb/s SAS switches. Sampling now to OEM customers, the LSI SAS6160 and SAS6161 switches extend the capabilities of SAS in direct-attached storage (DAS) environments and let multiple servers connect to one or more independent external storage systems. 

Random 4 KB Reads: up to 25,000 IOPSIntel has added to their market-leading SSD line with the Intel X25-V. The X25-V is a value-based SSD featuring 40GB of storage and a price tag of $125. The TRIM enabled drive features sequential read speed of 170MB/s and write speeds of 35MB/s. The Intel X25-V SSD is

Today’s hard drives are formatted using a 512 byte sector, however in the near future most hard drives will be switching to a more modern 4kb sector (that is eight times as large, for those bad at math). While the 4kb sector will allow manufacturers to produce larger and more reliable hard drives, it is

Dell has released a new backup solution for SMBs that is powered by Symantec Backup Exec 2010 which supports data backup and recovery with available deduplication technology. The single server design and included software makes it easy for businesses to back up their data. With a projected install start to finish time of 18 minutes, it’s

Kanguru has announced their latest USB drive, the Defender Elite. The drive is highlighted by security. a FIPS 140-2 rating and 256-bit AES hardware encryption, but it can also be managed remotely, a unique combination.

OCZ has launched a new line of SSDs, the OCZ Onyx. The 2.5" SATA  II SSDs are designed to be affordable, while still offering a performance upgrade over traditional HDDs. The first SSD in the family is the Onyx 32GB, which has an MSRP of under $100.

Anyone with an ultra-portable notebook, netbook or other tiny computer is largely left behind in the storage arena as not many companies make the 1.8" drives these devices take. Active Media however has an entire suite of 1.8" SSDs and has launched a new pair of 1.8" PATA ZIF SSDs. The drives comes in 32GB