Deni Connor

What once was old is new again with policy-based storage management software. It could change the way companies think about how they store, archive, back up and recover corporate data.

Novell Inc. this week is expected to unveil a product that addresses the challenge of installing, configuring and managing networks in remote branch offices where IT professionals are scarce, and dedicated communication links are difficult and expensive to maintain.

Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Computer Corp. and IBM Corp. rolled out various software and hardware products this week designed to make it easier for network professionals to manage, expand and back up storage devices.

Storage vendor DiskSites Inc. is consolidating storage from remote branch offices to corporate data centers with technology it announced Monday.

Server appliance vendor Network Engines Inc. Monday announced it will acquire TidalWire Inc., a storage networking integration company, in a US$20 million deal.

Novell Inc. announced Tuesday that it has shipped the next version of its directory management software, eDirectory, which helps IT managers integrate user and resource information among networks.

EMC Corp. launched a midrange Fibre Channel storage array Monday for departments and workgroups within enterprises, which starts at a price that is affordable by most customers.

Storage startup Avamar Technologies Inc. is launching an appliance this week that it claims backs up network data more quickly and less expensively than tape.