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New Life for Dead Storage Technologies: Consumer-Driven Optical Storage in the Data Center: Download this white paper from PowerFile to find out why consumer-driven optical technologies like DVD and its next-generation blue-laser counterparts are leading a "coming rebirth" of optical technology in enterprise data centers. The paper examines: Why optical storage technology has been a near-failure for the last...; Tags: powerfile, data center, storage, hardware; White papers 2006-10-01
Protected, Portable, Price/Performance for Permanent Online Archive: "One of the major reasons that companies are implementing disk-based archives is to lower their storage costs but still keep archive data online and easily accessible. However, moving data from disk to disk does not necessarily create a leap in lowering capital costs. PowerFile offers an interesting alternative...; Tags: combination, powerfile, disk, dvd, consumer electronics, storage, personal technology, home entertainment, hardware; White papers 2006-08-01
Redefining the Data Archive: The Case for Active Archiving: Today, a certain category of data is growing in prominence, content that is fixed and historical, not dynamic, yet requiring online access as well as safe, permanent storage. For this type of content, hard disks are a costly option even if the purchase price was zero and tapes are too...; Tags: powerfile, archiving, business intelligence, enterprise software, software, data management; White papers 2006-04-01
Fortune 500 Outsourcing Service Provider Satisfies Customer Demands for Fast Access to Document Images with Active Archiving Solution: "We can retrieve an archive in 40 seconds. This is a crucial capability, enabling us to meet service-level agreements. Our clients must get real-time visibility into their expenditures to do intelligent spend analysis and manage accrual levels." Read more...; Tags: powerfile, microsoft access, archiving, accrual, operational accounting, outsourcing, finance, it operations, business operations, outsourcing & subcontracting; Case studies
Tyler Schools District selects e-mail archiving system to satisfy Public Information Act: "The new archiving solution has placed our district in a favorable position, where we are protected from a potential accusation of not providing all information requested by a citizen. We can also show that our e-mail records are in a tamper-proof storage system and that we can easily search...; Tags: powerfile, archiving, e-mail archiving, e-mail, business intelligence, online communications, enterprise software, software, data management; Case studies

Access Archived Data in the Blink of an Eye: Are you faced with overloaded primary storage, long backup times, data retention mandates, and/or costly, time-consuming retrieval of archived data? This web presentation discusses the emerging need for active archiving and present a unique network attached archival solution for addressing new archival requirements. Topics covered include: ...; Tags: powerfile, microsoft access, archiving, storage, business intelligence, hardware, enterprise software, software, data management; Presentations

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Hi-end audio pro weighs in on DRM conundrum: More and more great email is showing up in my inbox regarding my recent blog post on how my $20,000 worth of hi-end entertainment gear can't play my 99 cent songs (at least not the way it should be able to, there are workarounds). Digital rights management technology...; Tags: digital rights management (drm), digital media, digital music, home entertainment, digital-rights management, greg havenga, jukebox, audio pro, firmware; Blog posts 2005-09-23