Microsoft trumps Google on free e-mail storage limit; Storage trade group gets green makeover

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Aug 15, 20072 mins

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Microsoft trumps Google on free e-mail storage limit, 08/14/07: Microsoft is increasing the storage limit for its Web-based e-mail service, surpassing competitor Google’s limit but far short of Yahoo’s unlimited storage.

Google offers fee-based storage rental, 08/10/07: Google is offering Gmail and Picasa Web Albums users the chance to purchase additional storage when they reach the limit of that the company supplies with its free services.

Storage trade group gets green makeover, 08/13/07: The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) has suddenly sprouted green leaves with a task force, working party, and tutorial all directed to making storage more environmentally friendly. It recommends storing less data on fewer disks and archiving to tape.

Oracle looks to broaden appeal of new data grid software, 08/13/07: Oracle has brought out the first version of the Coherence in-memory data grid software since acquiring Tangosol earlier this year and over time hopes to dramatically widen the appeal of the product.

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