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The X25-E solid-state drive boasts an IOPS performance rate that is 100 times faster than that of similar hard disks, and that it can write up to 4PM of data over three years. The drives are available for workstation, server and storage systems. Visit website for full story...

The One Point Wireless Suite features tools for planning and mapping business networks for both indoor and outdoor environments. The new Wireless Manager 2.0, available next year, will add deployment and operational management to the mix. Visit website for full story...

Version 7 of WS_FTP will be split into three product packages; the corporate version will receive the most features, such as Web Transfer Module and LDAP authentication with automatic failover. Visit website for full story...

Printers are the bulk of new product releases for this fall and early next year. Other products are being released targeted for use by specific industries and services. Visit website for full story...

StoneGate FW-310 is a new firewall for remote offices. It offers 60Mbps of VPN throughput and 250Mbps of total capacity, which offers flexibility for the various sizes of remote offices. Visit website for full story...

Calyptix upgraded AccessEnforcer with a new graphical management interface, along with updates to its diagnostic tools and reporting features. The company says the product is a unified threat management system that can block threats while securing remote access. Visit website for full story...

The ProSafe SRXN3205 is capable of hosting up to five SSL-based and IPsec VPN tunnels simultaneously, as well as operating on both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. Security features also include stateful packet inspection and URL keyword filtering. Visit website for full story...

In this wave of changes, CA Network Management gains IPv6 support, Insight Database Performance Manager adds some integrations, and Software Change Manager becomes compatible with the FIPS 140-2 encryption standard. Visit website for full story...

JAMF releases software for the iPod to remotely access Casper management suite servers, Sonicwall comes out with its latest threat management tool and Eaton reveals its newest rackmountable UPS. Visit website for full story...

Red Hat creates a Linux-based HPC platform that can be deployed in under an hour, Software Workshop shows off a new distribution for accountants based on a MySQL open-source database server, and DSS3 updates its Asigra online data management platform. Visit website for full story...

SIP Print makes available a new line of call recording appliances for small and mid-sized businesses, IBM has a product for reducing the amount of physical storage needed for virtual systems, and Aqua Connect now works with Mac OS X 10.5. Visit website for full story...

Even though the economy is going through rough times and IT budgets will most likely decrease, the essential parts of technology companies are being handled better than they were in the Dot-Com Bust. Don't let panic cloud your thinking. Visit website for full story...

Application Security's Analytics 1.0 is used in conjunction with the company's DbProtect database security suite. It is based on Cognos' business intelligence suite and contains dashboards that cover compliance and security key performance indicators. Visit website for full story...

The newest version of Tripwire Enterprise uses new best practices to keep administrators informed of any potential misuse of virtual machine configurations, and can advise them of how to fix those problems. Visit website for full story...

A joint effort between itself and Hewlett-Packard, The Exadata Programmable Storage Server sports 12 racks containing multicore processors and has the ability to run Oracle's Parallel Query Database software. Oracle believes that this can alleviate storage bandwidth problems. Visit website for full story...

Microsoft and Novell pair up on virtualization, Citrix announces its cloud strategy and releases XenServer 5, and SecureLogic shows off its free VoIP security tools. Visit website for full story...

When tested against the TPC-C benchmark, IBM's Systems x3850 M2 and x3950 M2 clocked over a million transactions per second while running Red Hat Linux. The servers are scheduled for release this month. Visit website for full story...

The NEC Express5800/A1160 can handle up to four nodes and four Xeon CPUs, totaling 96 processor cores. Initial shipments will come with three-year warranties and will be available in North America by year's end. Visit website for full story...

Cray says its latest supercomputer is both affordable and powerful, being able to use up to 512GB of memory and up to 16 Intel dual- or quad-core processors. Windows HPC Server 2008 and a three-year warranty are included. Visit website for full story...