Archive for October, 2006

ONStor Doubles its Customer Base in 2006, Builds Momentum with Breakthrough Products (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

ONStor has announced that the company has more than doubled its customer base in 2006. Averaging 35 new enterprise customers per quarter for the year, the ONStor installed base is now greater than 180 organizations, compared to 80 at the end of 2005.

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Egypt: New Cargo Record for Suez Canal (AllAfrica.com)

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Egypt’s nationalised Suez Canal has recorded a new daily cargo record, which may break a daily revenue record of $14.3mn set in August.

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Long-term benefits outweigh high costs of water-efficient products (Channel NewsAsia)

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

SINGAPORE: Most cost-conscious Singaporeans will not pay more for a water-saving product. Suppliers say consumers and companies still prefer cheaper products that may not be as water-efficient.

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Hardy fills new online post for Schurz NM digital division (Gaylord Herald Times)

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

GAYLORD - Gaylord Herald Times graphic artist and computer systems manager Darren Hardy, 29, has accepted a promotion into the company’s new online division where he will serve as the assistant manager.

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CA Releases First Major Refresh of Concord Products (CBR via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Over the past 18 months, CA Inc and IBM Corp have joined Hewlett-Packard Co in the network management market through acquisitions. Now CA is issuing the first major refresh of its network performance and fault management products since closing the Concord Communications acquisition a year ago June.

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Preformed Line Products Announces Financial Results for the Third Quarter and First Nine Months of 2006 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Preformed Line Products Company today reported financial results for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2006.

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BEA Upgrades Portal Products (CBR via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

BEA Systems Inc is rolling out a series of minor enhancements to its pair of portal products, and for the first time is making the Java-based WebLogic Portal interoperable with .NET. And its also the first new release of the AquaLogic Interaction product that is fully BEA-branded.

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Brocade Expands SAN Health Family of Products (FinanzNachrichten)

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Brocade Communications ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) Systems, Inc. (Brocade(R)) today announced the expansion of the Brocade SAN Health family to include the new and advanced SAN Health Professional framework and modules, as well as the new interactive SAN Health Expert consultation service.

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Home Depot, Lowe’s heavy on Christmas decor (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

It’s looking like Christmas more than ever at Home Depot stores. The Atlanta-based home improvement retailer is plowing head first into holiday decor this year, devoting double the floor space to make room for new products like a giant inflatable Santa on a motorcycle. Executives hope the effort cheers up sales. The fourth quarter is typically slow for sales of lumber, flooring and other

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GiraSolar Group Executes New Orders in Key Markets (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

GiraSolar Inc. is pleased to announce its subsidiary DutchSolar BV has received new orders from customers in Spain valued at $2.200.000.

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