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HP Introduces Lower-Priced Disk Array

HP has introduced the HP StorageWorks XP10000, a high-end disk array at an entry-level price. According to the company, the XP10000 enables the implementation of tiered storage applications using internal and external storage capacity and flexible partitioning to simplify provisioning. Also, the disk array is completely heterogeneous, offering support for multiple operating systems including HP-UX, Windows, Linux, OpenVMS, NonStop, Mainframe, Tru64, AIX, and Solaris.

Additional benefits and features of the XP10000 include: excellent price/performance ratio, increased productivity via higher throughput speeds and virtually zero downtime, a compact footprint to conserve floor space, fully redundant, hot-swappable components, robust local and remote replication capabilities, and advanced disaster recovery solutions.

Advanced crossbar, fault-tolerant architecture allows for random and sequential I/O operations for database, OLTP, Oracle, SAP, and Exchange workloads. Customers can scale from as few as five disks up to 240 disks with 48 host ports enabling 69 TB of internal capacity. External storage device support enables tiered storage environments that support up to 16 petabytes (PB) of total capacity.

For more information, visit: http://www.hp.com/go/storageworks/xp.

Levanta Ships Linux Management Appliance

Levanta announced the general availability of the Intrepid M, its Linux management appliance. According to the company, a Linux systems administrator with as little as two years of experience can use the Intrepid M's intuitive interface to deploy, rollback, and migrate RPM-based Linux servers (whether running Red Hat, SUSE, or Fedora distributions) from a central location, without installing the operating system or applications directly on computers.

The Intrepid M also ships "ready-to-go" templates for a variety of workstations and servers, as well as the open source software needed to deploy them. Users can also create their own templates and add software of their choice to the repository.

The Intrepid M retails at $7,495, which includes 10 licenses. Additional licenses are $250 per node. For more information, visit: http://www.levanta.com.

Nero Announces NeroLINUX 2.0.0.2

Nero, recently released NeroLINUX 2.0.0.2, an upgraded version of Nero's Linux OS solution for CD/DVD burning, which features Layer-Jump Recording (LJR), DVD-Video and miniDVD mastering, and user interface improvements. According to the company, NeroLINUX provides Linux-based Layer-Jump Recording software, which enables multi-session burning, improved read compatibility, and a memory capacity of up to 8.5 GB dual-layer DVD-R media. The software allows data to be added to a disc over several burning sessions. In addition to the new features, NeroLINUX supports burning data and disc images to CDs/DVDs (ISO9660, UDF, and UDF/ISO9660 Bridge), Bootable CDs/DVDs, Audio CDs with CD text, Mixed Mode CDs, CD-EXTRA, Multi-session CD/DVDs and Double Layer DVDs. It is provided as a standard Linux package in RPM or DEB. Supported 32-bit distributions include Red Hat 7.2, 7.3, 8.0, 9.0, and Enterprise Linux 3.0, SUSE 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1, and 9.2, Debian 3.0, and in future 3.1. For more information and to download a free trial version of NeroLINUX, visit: http://nerolinux.nero.com.

Advanced Systems Concepts Introduces ActiveBatch Web Server Version 5

Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. (ASCI) announced ActiveBatch Web Server Version 5, the enhanced Internet client/server component to its ActiveBatch job scheduling and management system. According to the announcement, ActiveBatch Web Server Version 5 provides access to the major components of the ActiveBatch feature set via Internet Explorer, Netscape, or FireFox Web browsers, enabling administrators to address their real-time batch processing requirements with "exceptional ease and dependability". New capabilities in ActiveBatch Web Server Version 5 include a new information filter that provides additional security when working with objects. The filter reveals only the data relevant to the customer's particular object list, and only allows that person to view or change those objects to which he or she has been given access. Unauthorized users cannot see any objects but their own.

The company says that ActiveBatch Web Server for Version 5 also monitors jobs and processes with greater immediacy. A Daily Activity View enables users to review job status, while other reports provide job instance histories and other performance details. Managers can also use the ActiveBatch Web client to control all on-going operational situations and even to initiate actions. ActiveBatch Web Server Version 5 (like previous versions) provides operational control for creating, modifying, submitting, holding, or deleting ActiveBatch objects. For more information, visit: http://www.advsyscon.com.

Funk Software Unveils Steel-Belted Radius for Linux

Funk Software announced that Steel-Belted Radius will run on the SUSE Enterprise Server 9 (SLES9) and Red Hat (Enterprise and Advanced Server 3) versions of Linux. According to the company, Steel-Belted Radius is a RADIUS/AAA server that lets administrators centrally manage all remote/VPN, WLAN, and wired 802.1X users and equipment, thus providing enhanced security, more streamlined management, and granular control over who can access the network and how. It runs on Windows, Solaris, and Linux and is fully compliant with the RADIUS specification, the IEEE security standard 802.1X, and all popular WLAN protocols, including EAP-TTLS, EAP-PEAP, EAP-TLS, and Cisco's LEAP. The company says the Steel-Belted Radius integrates easily into an organization's network infrastructure, and can authenticate users accessing the network against a wide variety of authentication databases, including Windows Active Directory, SQL databases, LDAP directories such as Novell's eDirectory, and token systems such as the RSA Authentication Manager.

Pricing for new customers is $4,995 per server for the Enterprise Edition, $12,000 per server for the Global Enterprise Edition, and $22,000 per server for the Service Provider Edition. For more information, visit: http://www.funk.com.