Moving and Storage Business News

The News Review:

- Brocade Communications Systems Inc. at Morgan Stanley Enterprise…
- Tower erector rises from ruin: once bankrupt water tank firm grows…
- Distributed Energy Utilities – It’s All About Financing
- Information Technology Company.(2006 TECHPOINT MIRA AWARDS)
- Seagate Technology Completes Acquisiton of Maxtor Corporation
- Dell challenges HP with five new printers

Brocade Communications Systems Inc. at Morgan Stanley Enterprise…
Free with registration – Fair Disclosure Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – May 22, 2006
So there is the feed and [seed] and there’s also the environmentals of the product that play a role in the consolidation and cost savings. So just as some background I’ll tough on some customer requirements we’re hearing much as Shane did and max will talk a little bit about how the technology is playing out. But for those of you who don’t know Brocade that well we’re a little over ten years old as a company; we spent the great majority of our first decade in existence pioneering the storage area network marketplace or sand marketplace predominantly based on a technology called fiber channel — a protocol called fiber channel and we produced a range of switching products which we named the SilkWorm family of switches small medium and large storage networking switches that allowed servers to attach to storage devices in the data center for the purpose of sharing those large expensive storage devices. And what that gave customers over time was capital cost savings because they were able to leverage large expensive storage devices across many servers as well as operational cost savings because they were able to centralize the management of often decentralized data in a single centralized pool. So both operational cost savings and capital cost savings. Now about 18 months ago — and just as a point there we sell our products and go to market predominantly through OEM partners… And our philosophy is it’s all about the data. It’s all about protecting the data providing access to the data securing the data copying the data and moving the data to the right places. And everything we do as a company and everything the rest of the company’s do that you’re going to hear about today better have something to do with managing that data. Otherwise they are not participating in the data centers futures they’re doing something else. And there are companies you’ll hear who believe the world is network centric who believe the world is server centric or CPU centric but the fact of the matter is companies have data centers because that’s where the data lives and that’s where the applications run. So everything we’re doing and everything we’re going to talk about today has to do with better managing that data and allowing the applications to move that data around to where the customer wants to move it. So why storage networking why is Brocade here and why is the storage network an integral part of the data center? It turns out we reside in a very unique physical location and have a very unique function in the data center.

Tower erector rises from ruin: once bankrupt water tank firm grows…
Free with registration – Indianapolis Business Journal – AccessMyLibrary.com – May 22, 2006
“This is a really good story for Indiana” said Chris Caniff managing director for Indianapolis-based Periculum Capital Co. which advised Phoenix on its recent acquisition. “At a time when Indiana companies are being acquired and moving their headquarters out of state this is a company that is acquiring others and growing right here.

Distributed Energy Utilities – It’s All About Financing
renewableenergyaccess.com – May 22, 2006
The company guarantees that the overall captial costs for the developers will not increase as compared to a conventional energy system. Its offer not only includes electricity services but also heat water Broadband TV & telephony for residential end users. ECG also educates and encourages its customers to use less energy. Its cost is recovered over long-term service contracts for the entire bundle of services which undercut competing offers by 10%. Not only do homeowners not have to finance the renewable energy system but they also save space in their home as they may no longer need room for residential heating systems and fuel storage… Canadian company Earth Energy Utility had a similar concept and installed heat pumps in large residential and commercial developments offering heating services at a fixed price for 50 years – very effective to hedge against price increases in the oil & gas sector. Sadly the company experienced serious problems in sourcing drilling services for heat pump installations in Canada and saw business growth hampered for a variety of reasons. It is now moving to Britain where the climate for renewable energy systems is better due to generous government support such as the. Also in Canada newcomer.

Information Technology Company.(2006 TECHPOINT MIRA AWARDS)
Free with registration – Indianapolis Business Journal – AccessMyLibrary.com – May 22, 2006
(2006 TECHPOINT MIRA AWARDS) To qualify the company must derive the majority of its revenue from the sale of products or services in the information technology industry. The winner should demonstrate product service und company financial strength and overall success. Key considerations are profitability sustainability impact on the industry and market; and accomplishments as an outstanding corporate citizen. WINNER ExactTarget Inc. ExactTarget is the market leader in on-demand e-mail software solutions for permission-based e-mail marketing.

Seagate Technology Completes Acquisiton of Maxtor Corporation
Hartware.net – May 22, 2006
“We are encouraged by the dialogue we’ve had with customers and are confident that the combined company will deliver more compelling products and services more efficiently to them” said Brian Dexheimer executive vice president Global Sales and Marketing. “Our integration plan is designed to ensure revenue retention by executing a seamless transition to Seagate products for Maxtor customers and by continuing to meet the product supply quality and cost demands of our total combined customer base. Seagate estimates that approximately 50% of Maxtor’s worldwide employees will be offered positions with the combined company moving forward with the vast majority of those located in Asia Pacific manufacturing operations. Adding to Seagate’s own line of branded products Seagate will retain a full range of Maxtor branded retail solutions. Maxtor is the leading brand name in the retail space and it will significantly strengthen Seagate’s overall position in this burgeoning market. The combination of the two brands and the associated product lines represents the widest most differentiated storage offering available to consumers today.

Dell challenges HP with five new printers
ITworld.com – May 22, 2006
Dell’s OpenManage software can track ink levels and maintenance schedules in any printer using the MIB (management information base) network management protocol. That covers all the best-selling models in the marketplace including the most popular printers found in enterprise environments said Dell spokeswoman Rachael Lyon. The company also plans to release templates to cover the remainder of the market. By offering a product to manage a diverse collection of machines Dell is trying to expand its market from simple printers to a wider section of business. That can add up to big dollars. On May 16 Xerox Corp. announced a $36 million document management contract with the University of Calgary in Canada building a network to track copying scanning faxing and document storage anywhere on campus… “But printers can be like rabbits in an office. IT can set the standard but then they just start showing up. By managing the entire network Xerox is moving up the value chain no longer peddling only copying devices he said. Another player trying to capture a piece of the document management market is Microsoft Corp. which plans to offer image scanning and print workflow control in its pending Vista OS Firestone said. Dell’s 3010cn (US$379) and 5310n ($999) are available immediately. Model 5210n will reach stores on May 25 priced at $899.