Product Spotlight
Storage Hardware
External RAID Disk Storage
RAID hardware developer Infortrend has announced the EonStor B12S-R/
G1030 SAS-to-SAS and the B12F-R/G1430 FC-to-SAS arrays, the first products
in a line of small form factor RAID systems. These RAID units utilize 2.5-
inch drives, which are significantly smaller than traditional drives. Infortrend
claims that the reduced size of the new systems translates into less power
consumption and improved cooling, which leads to additional cost savings.
“The new B12 SFF arrays have all the advantages of 3.5-inch SAS systems,”
says Alex Young, technical and marketing director for Infortrend. “With our fifth
generation ASIC400 and support for RAID5 and RAID6, storage managers will
benefit from the advantages of a smaller form factor without compromising on
data protection and reliability.” For more information, contact Infortrend at 408-
988-5088 or visit www.infortrend.com.
Storage
Continuous Data Protection
Marathon Technologies has announced
everRun CDP, a new continuous data
protection product. Part of the everRun
product family, everRun CDP provides
continuous data protection by monitoring,
capturing, and replicating network data in
real-time, and across disparate parts of
the IT infrastructure. Data can be recovered
from any point by selecting a date
and time that you would like to see the
data restored to. EverRun CDP provides
specific application support for Microsoft
Exchange, SQL Server, and SharePoint,
and works with common network and
storage environments. For more information,
contact Marathon Technologies at
888-682-1142 or visit www.marathon
technologies.com.
Virtualization
Easily Run Server Software
in a Windows Environment
The new JumpBox virtual appliance
allows IT pros to install server-based utilities
and applications into self-contained
virtual machines called JumpBoxes.
Using a JumpBox, admins can install and
begin using complex multi-user server software—such as Trac, Joomla!, and
Redmine—much faster than using traditional
installation methods. JumpBoxes
are managed using a web-based interface,
and JumpBoxes area available for
dozens of server applications. An online
testing area (called the proving grounds)
allows users to test JumpBoxes before using them in their own environment. For
more information, contact JumpBox at
480-967-5897 or visit www.jumpbox.com.
Communications
Send and Receive Faxes via
Email and SMS
Aloaha Software has announced Aloaha
FAX Suite, an enterprise fax server. The
software can send and receive faxes
and SMS messages via email, and works
with any mail server (including Microsoft
Exchange) that supports SMTP/POP3.
The product also supports Active Directory
and LDAP servers, and organizations
without a mail server can use Aloaha
FAX Suite’s fax server software. It also
includes support for Citrix and terminal
services, and runs on Windows Server
2008, Server 2003, Windows Vista and
Windows XP. For more information, contact
Aloaha Software at 212-599-7400 or
visit www.aloaha.com.
Microsoft Exchange
Auditing and Email Management
GFI has released GFI MailArchiver 5, a softwarebased
email archiving solution for Microsoft
Exchange Server. Focusing on the small-to-midsized
business (SMB) market, GFI aims to provide
a cost-effective solution with an easy-to-use interface.
End users can access archived mail at any
time through a Web browser and can restore items
to their mailbox with the click of a button. The new version,
which is compatible with Exchange 2007, introduces improved PST
migration tools and administrator auditing functionality to help with compliance
and guarantee that archived messages aren’t altered. For more information about
GFI MailArchiver 5, contact GFI at 888-243-4329 or visit www.gfi.com.
