IBM stores data on an atom; Mtron unveils faster flash-based disk drives

Opinion
Sep 5, 20071 min

Latest storage news.

IBM stores data on an atom, 08/31/07: IBM Corp. has demonstrated how to perform certain computer functions on single atoms and molecules, a discovery that could someday lead to processors the size of a speck of dust, the company said Thursday.

Mtron unveils faster flash-based disk drives, 08/30/07: South Korea’s Mtron Co. Ltd. is adding to its line-up of already speedy solid-state disk drives with new models that offer faster reading and writing of data.

Storage costs fall, demand grows, 08/30/07: Hard drive storage prices have fallen by a third on a price per megabyte basis since 2006, new analysis confirms.

PowerFile makes use of Blu-ray disks, 09/04/07: PowerFile last week rolled out an archiving appliance that is one of the first to use Blu-ray disk technology to deliver high-volume and energy efficient …

Aptare expands into capacity management, 08/30/07: Aptare last week introduced a new version of its StorageConsole software, which contains for the first time a capacity management component.