Infrastructure briefs

• Lefthand Networks last week launched software that lets customers build IP-based storage-area networks using the company's Network Storage Modules. Called the Distributed Storage Matrix, the software interconnects NSMs residing on a Gigabit Ethernet network so that they can be clustered among each or replicated for high availability, and so the data stored on them can be grouped into a common pool of storage between devices. NSMs consist of an appliance with storage capacity ranging from 160G to 480G bytes that handle file- or block-level data. DSM is available now starting at $15,000, including one NSM.

• Novell and EMC last week launched a software/hardware package that lets users back up their laptops and desktop computers over an IP network from any location. The package consists of a variety of products including Novell's iFolder, EMC's Symmetrix arrays and the company's Clariion network storage systems. Novell's iFolder synchronizes files across networks, backing up files to an iFolder server on the corporate network and from there to an EMC storage system. Conversely, because a user's files are stored on the EMC storage system, they can be retrieved from any computer that has a Web browser. Novell's iFolder runs on Linux, Solaris, Windows NT/2000 and NetWare. Novell's iFolder costs $49 per user. www.novell.com; www.emc.com

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• Lefthand Networks last week launched software that lets customers build IP-based storage-area networks using the company's Network Storage Modules. Called the Distributed Storage Matrix, the software interconnects NSMs residing on a Gigabit Ethernet network so that they can be clustered among each or replicated for high availability, and so the data stored on them can be grouped into a common pool of storage between devices. NSMs consist of an appliance with storage capacity ranging from 160G to 480G bytes that handle file- or block-level data. DSM is available now starting at $15,000, including one NSM.

• Novell and EMC last week launched a software/hardware package that lets users back up their laptops and desktop computers over an IP network from any location. The package consists of a variety of products including Novell's iFolder, EMC's Symmetrix arrays and the company's Clariion network storage systems. Novell's iFolder synchronizes files across networks, backing up files to an iFolder server on the corporate network and from there to an EMC storage system. Conversely, because a user's files are stored on the EMC storage system, they can be retrieved from any computer that has a Web browser. Novell's iFolder runs on Linux, Solaris, Windows NT/2000 and NetWare. Novell's iFolder costs $49 per user. www.novell.com; www.emc.com

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