Supreme Court hears arguments in patent case Nov 10, 2009
"One of the problems with the transformation test is that it would exclude some valuable inventions such as data compression and FM radio," he said. "I have a great, wonderful, really original method of teaching antitrust law, and it kept 80 percent of the students awake," joked Justice Stephen Breyer. (EETimes)
Ellison touts new products at Oracle OpenWorld Oct 16, 2009
Ellison said the Exadata Version 2, which is built by Sun, uses a combination of DRAM and Flash memory, data compression and 40-GB switches to pump up speeds to twice as fast as its predecessor. He said it was also a quarter of the cost of a similar IBM set-up, and four to five times as fast as competing data warehouse products. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Analysis: What it takes to build 18-Mpixel basic phones Oct 14, 2009
The hardware-driven camerIC-18 core uses a minimum of CPU cycles, said Richter, so that image signal processing, post-processing and image data compression functions work without hogging a lot of processing power, like an ARM9 or ARM11 used in most baseband ICs. Page 2: Page 3: Page 4. (EETimes)
Free Trial: Red Gate SQL Backup Pro 6 Sep 22, 2009
"SQL Backup achieved almost 90% data compression, and the reduction in per-GB data costs resulted in 100% ROI in just one month!" Andy Hughes, Senior SQL Server DBA.. SQL Server's own backup and restore facilities are probably one of the most robust of any in the industry. (IntranetJournal)
BELL DATA Selects Exar to Power BridgeSTOR Storage Appliance Sep 17, 2009
BitWackr combines the company's Hifn Express DR card that employs specialized hardware to perform data compression and deduplication hash operations with advanced block-based data deduplication software ... The Express DS 4100 offers dual Gigabit Ethernet connections that automatically provide CPU offload for data compression and security. (PR Newswire)
Storage Basics: How WAN Optimization Works Aug 21, 2009
It tackles the problem of limited bandwidth by reducing the amount of data that has to be sent over the WAN using a variety of data compression techniques. Some WOCs also include header compression, which can reduce the size of packet headers dramatically. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
RIM Introduces New BlackBerry Tools for Web Developers Jul 28, 2009
The BlackBerry application platform also incorporates significant advantages, including real-time push technology, unmatched security and highly efficient data compression and network bandwidth utilization, allowing developers to deliver optimized applications on the most powerful, secure and efficient platform in the industry. "The BlackBerry developer tools portfolio aims to bring together the best of Java and web development for the creation of web applications that are integrated with core... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
WAN Optimization Grows Up Jun 27, 2009
data compression, caching and replication ... Interest in this was high a decade or more ago, but that subsided as many organizations became more interested in data compression and caching. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
NetEx HyperIP Boosts Data Storage Recovery Jun 24, 2009
HyperIP also uses block data compression (as opposed to individual packet compression) to reduce the number of packets being sent. Compression is automatically deactivated for data that is not compressible enough and for which the compression overhead outweighs the benefits of the compression itself. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Concentric’s Cloud Now Includes Managed Backup Jun 17, 2009
Web-based administration, higher reliability and lower costs compared to tape backup, proprietary data compression technology. U.S.-based customer service and support. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Teradata Launches Online Developer Community For Data Warehousing Jun 1, 2009
Other topics include optimizing partner products for Teradata, cutting costs with data compression, Java inside the data warehouse, working with Linux, mission critical data warehouses, loading data in real time and open source extract and load. Teradata in April with SAP in which the vendors will integrate the SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse and the Teradata database. (TechWeb)
Hifn and BELL DATA Sign Distribution Agreement May 12, 2009
Hifn's BitWackr 250/255 combines the company's BitWackr advanced block-based data deduplication software with a Hifn Express DR 250 PCI-x or 255 PCIe card that employs specialized hardware to perform data compression and deduplication hashing operations. The server platform-independent solution operates in a standard Windows environment and can be installed on any system running Windows Server 2003 or Windows Storage Server 2003 with support for both 32- and 64-bit versions. (PR Newswire)
Graphin Puts on Sale MIPI-Compatible Camera Module Test Equipment May 11, 2009
Their strengths include digital consumers, games, data compression algorithm, hardware design capability, FPGA and ASIC design, image processing algorithms, and knowledge of communications protocols. Graphin is a member of the MIPI Alliance and the SMIA standard. (PR Newswire)
Ten Ways to Save on Data Storage Costs May 9, 2009
reports data compression rates as high as 100 to one on some applications. As a result, restores are done in half the time and backup administration has been cut down from one day per week to ten minutes, said Joe Gleason, IT Systems Engineer for Great River Energy. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Can OnLive change gaming? Apr 1, 2009
But Perlman, who also was involved with creating QuickTime for Apple way-back-when, knows data compression. And he says he and his 100-person team have, through seven years of trial and error, perfected a system that streams first-run, top-tier games to any entry-level PC, Mac or TV. All you need is broadband, and, if you go the TV route, a slender little MicroConsole. (MSNBC -- Technology)
A gaming world without consoles? Mar 25, 2009
Mr Perlman said that the company has developed a data compression technology that allows games to be powered on remote servers rather than on game consoles. Users download games instantly through the OnLive MicroConsole or straight onto a PC or Mac. (BBC News -- Technology)
Microsoft Article: SQL Server 2008 Table and Backup Compression Mar 19, 2009
Data compression is supported for the following table objects ... If your table has multiple partitions you can enable data compression by partition, not all partitions need to be compressed. (IntranetJournal)
Going high-tech Mar 17, 2009
Digital links have more efficient bandwidth usage than analog links, thanks to the use of data compression. This gives a content provider more room to provide services, such as higher-quality signal. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Adobe flaw has been used in attacks since early January Feb 24, 2009
The vulnerability involves the way that Adobe Reader opens files that have been formatted using the JBIG data compression algorithm. Adobe says it by March 11. (Computerworld)
EMC Adds Primary Dedupe to Unified Storage Feb 23, 2009
The new systems come with twice the performance and scalability, and they also include data compression, file-level retention and compliance capabilities. EMC says its dedupe and compression features can reduce file system capacity needs by half, and its de-duplication technology comes with single-click startup and automated policies for ease of use. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
123map Signs Patent Licensing Agreement With Microsoft to Enhance Digital Mapping Technology Feb 19, 2009
123map delivers mapping services across multiple devices, including mobile phones, that allow for optimal data compression without compromising the quality of the data. The intellectual property (IP) licensing agreement with Microsoft will enable 123map to use Microsoft's patented innovation to overlay information on a map image corresponding to a place of interest, enriching the geographical information on the maps. (PR Newswire)
Review: Iomega eGo BlackBelt Feb 8, 2009
The time to back up would depend on how you were doing it and whether you were using encryption and/or data compression. It would take longer. (SmallBusinessComputing)
