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	Seagate unveils a hard drive for tablets, shuns SSDs Seagate claims the new hard drive, with up to 500GB, will enable tablets to have PC-like storage space, while offering the same power, performance and reliability of an SSD. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology ESG - Evolving APM Big Data Approach This latest release facilitates bi-directional workflows between operations and application development to expedite problem resolution. Register to read report. Read more>> In this Issue Western Digital continues SSD efforts, acquires Virident Intel targets enterprise, SMBs with new Professional SSDs Disk storage revenues decline in Q2 After Hynix plant fire, spot market DRAM prices jump 20% IFA 2013: Add Bluetooth coffee machine, Wi-Fi electric pot to list of networked gadgets Richi Jennings: Bullrun/Edgehill: NSA and GCHQ declare 'civil war' on Internet WEBCAST: IBM and Intel IBM Delivers Innovation On New x86 Systems and Solutions Live Webcast: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 3:00 PM EDT You need an IT infrastructure that provides scalability, performance and efficiency tailored to the specific goals of your business. Join us on September 10 to learn more about IBM's new innovation designed to provide the performance and efficiency required for today's workloads. Register Now Western Digital continues SSD efforts, acquires Virident Western Digital is continuing its acquisition spree of flash storage companies, announcing a definitive agreement to buy enterprise solid-state drive (SSD) vendor Virident for $685 million. Read More Intel targets enterprise, SMBs with new Professional SSDs Intel will launch a new family of SSDs at this week's Intel Developer Forum, offering security and remote management features for enterprise and small-business client devices. Read More Disk storage revenues decline in Q2 Disk storage systems sales generated $7.7B in the second quarter, a 5% decline from the same quarter in 2012, according to IDC. Read More WHITE PAPER: Asigra Agentless Backup is Not a Myth Read this white paper to learn about the seven benefits agentless backup and recovery software delivers to complex enterprise environments. Learn More After Hynix plant fire, spot market DRAM prices jump 20% If damage to SK Hynixs large FAB facility in China is extensive, production could take as long as six months to resume and as much as 10% of the worlds DRAM supply would be affected. Read More IFA 2013: Add Bluetooth coffee machine, Wi-Fi electric pot to list of networked gadgets Philips offered a new take on connected devices, offering up a Bluetooth espresso machine and Wi-Fi electric pot at its booth at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin. Follow reporter Nick Barber on Twitter @nickjb Read More Richi Jennings: Bullrun/Edgehill: NSA and GCHQ declare 'civil war' on Internet Snowdon leaks and leaks and leaks again. It would appear that the sky is falling. Somehow, the NSA and it's British buddies, GCHQ, are able to break the "strong" encryption we use every day. It's not yet clear how they're doing it, but the agencies apparently see this as a civil war with their own citizens, judging by the codename they chose. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers fix bayonets. Not to mention: The French president goes back to school... Read More
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