June 4, 2009 8:43 PM
Posted by: Dave Raffo
storage vendors; mergers and acquisitions; data deduplicationNetApp and EMC have filed forms with the SEC detailing the timelines of their negotiations with Data Domain, which has accepted NetApp’s $1.9 billion offer while EMC’s $1.8 billion offer remains on the table.
Some highlights of the negotiations:
• Data Domain CEO Frank Slootman and...
June 4, 2009 7:13 AM
Posted by: Beth Pariseau
PodcastsEarly podcast this week for scheduling reasons. There's already been plenty of news, anyway.
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(0:25) EMC wants to buy Data Domain for $1.8 billion to...
June 3, 2009 10:29 PM
Posted by: Dave Raffo
storage vendorsBroadcom today again called on Emulex shareholders to call a special meeting, where they can discuss Broadcom’s unsolicited $764 million offers to buy the HBA vendor.
Broadcom CEO Scott McGregor made the appeal in a press release, after Emulex management and directors have repeatedly s
June 3, 2009 12:19 PM
Posted by: Dave Raffo
storage vendors; data deduplicationData Domain accepted NetApp’s latest offer worth $1.9 billion today, while EMC claimed its bid is still superior to NetApp’s.
NetApp accelerated the bidding war over the data deduplication specialist this morning by increasing its original offer of cash and stock from $1.5 billion or $25 per...
June 2, 2009 10:38 PM
Posted by: Beth Pariseau
data backupFresh from its fire-sale acquisition of Windows CDP partner Asempra Inc., BakBone Software Inc. has released a new series of software-only versions of Asempra's Business Continuity Appliance dubbed...
June 2, 2009 10:33 PM
Posted by: Beth Pariseau
data compliance and archivingGoogle Inc.'s Search Appliance (GSA) got a facelift today with the release of version 6.0. The focus of the release was adding scalability. Google claims that racks full of the modular appliances can now centrally search up to a billion files (between four and five racks, to be exact). In support...
June 1, 2009 8:51 PM
Posted by: Dave Raffo
storage vendors; data deduplicationEMC today moved to outbid NetApp for Data Domain, offering $30 per share for the data depulication backup specialist – less than two weeks after NetApp offered $25 per share.
EMC’s offer is worth...
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June 1, 2009 8:16 PM
Posted by: Beth Pariseau
Storage managed service providersMark Shirman, CEO of consulting and managed services firm GlassHouse Technologies Inc., says his company is looking to incorporate cloud storage into its architectural and IT management offerings. New offerings haven't been formally rolled out yet, the CEO told me last Friday, but the firm already...
June 1, 2009 6:06 PM
Posted by: Dave Raffo
storage vendorsIt’s been clear from the start that Emulex management was dead set against accepting Broadcom’s $764 million to acquire the HBA and converged adapter vendor. But now it’s clear that Emulex considers any offers from Broadcom unacceptable, regardless of the price.
Emulex filed suit in Orange...
