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the buzz ability to add storage capacity to a server as needed without taking down the server, automated clustering and virtualization
among DataFrame 420 boxes, and instant backup via automated snapshot capabilities.
—Jeffrey Burt
MPC COMPUTERS JUMPED INTO the IP-based SAN (storage area network) space last week when it launched its DataFrame 420 IP
SAN product.
Officials said it will give midmarket businesses and workgroups storage capabilities often found in highend enterprises. It will replace MPC’s DataFrame 310fc
Fibre Channel storage device.
The DataFrame 420, priced starting at $19,999, has 16 Serial
ATA drives and up to 4TB of storage in each 3U (5.25-inch) enclosure. Users can add enclosures as needed and will have dual
Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI or Fibre
Channel connectivity. Software management features include the
The DataFrame 420 is the first IP
SAN product from MPC.
APPLE COMPUTER LAST WEEK unveiled a photo-ready, color,
60GB version of the iPod music player along with a 20GB version of the iPod, called the U2 iPod, and a new form of online music distribution. The 20GB U2 iPod features engraved U2 band signatures. It will ship at midmonth for $349.
The color model—the iPod
Photo—is available now in a
$499 40GB version and a $599
60GB version.
—Sebastian Rupley,
PC Magazine
XEROX THIS WEEK IS SHIPPING monochrome printers targeted at midsize and large businesses. The Xerox Phaser
5500 prints 50 ppm (pages per minute) for both singleand two-sided documents. The printer has a 500MHz processor and 128MB of RAM, which is upgradable to 512MB.
The Phaser 5500 comes in five flavors, with the base model starting at $2,499. A networked model costs $2,999, while a model with standard duplexing costs $3,399. Other models add paper trays and finishing options.
For smaller businesses, Xerox will roll out the Phaser 3150 desktop laser printer, which prints 22 ppm. Costing $349, it has 32MB of memory and a
166MHz processor.
Also for smaller businesses,
Xerox will ship a desktop multifunction machine, the WorkCentre
PE 120, which can print, copy and fax. The device prints 22 ppm. The base model costs $549, and a networked model, the PE 120i, costs
$649.
—Shelley Solheim
Machine-read paper ballots still lead, but electronic voting systems are gaining
INTALIO LAST WEEK ANNOUNCED technology to help companies extend business processes
Pricing begins at $549 for the multifunction WorkCentre PE 120.
within ERP (enterprise resource planning), supply chain management and CRM (customer relationship management) environments.
The Intalio/APEX 3.0 platform is optimized for SAP’s ERP software. The platform employs
SAP’s NetWeaver integration stack and lets users consolidate multiple instances of MySAP; integrate new SAP modules; or upgrade to the latest version of
SAP’s software, R/3 4.7, without making significant changes to the applications themselves,
Intalio officials said.
APEX, or application process extension, is compatible with
SAP’s Version 4.7 suite, as well as with older versions, including R/3.
—Renee Boucher Ferguson
Electronic
29.4%
Paper ballot, read by machine
34.9%
Paper ballot, read manually
0.7% Punch card, including
DataVote and
Votomatic
13.7%
Lever
14%
Mixed 7.4%
Source: Election Data Services Numbers do not add up to 100% due to rounding
Fred Pond , IS director for PeopleSoft user Schnitzer Steel
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