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Terracotta Launches ISV Partner Programme For Big Data Memory
Terracotta is to work with software vendors on offering real-time big data access to their customers using the BigMemory Go big-data memory product
HP Will Play Violin To Its Storage Customers
HP willl lead on 3Par for storage deals, but you can bet Violin will have a place in the orchestration, says Chris Preimesberger
Apple Reduces Samsung Memory Chip Order For iPhone 5
Apple reportedly wants to diversify its supply chain for the iPhone 5
Google Leak Finder Tackles JavaScript Memory Hogging
Google has created a tool to fix software programs that fail to release computer memory back to the operating system
Micron To Acquire Elpida Memory For $750m
The deal will double Micron's DRAM chip production capacity, while adding Elpida's smartphone and tablet chips to its portfolio
Nimbus Data Launches Big-Scale, Low-Power Solid State Storage System
The E-Class system can support up to 500TB of capacity while consuming only five watts of electricity per terabyte
Elpida Touts ReRAM As Possible DRAM Replacement
ReRAM, a new memory chip prototype, has been developed to be fast as DRAM but able to retain data when power is cut
Thinfilm Teams With Xerox PARC For Printed Memory Device
The Palo Alto Research Center has teamed up with Thinfilm to develop non-volatile memory on plastic sheets
AMD Reveals Own Memory Chip Range For Desktops
AMD has introduced its own range of memory chips geared towards performance desktop PCs
IBM Scientists Claim Phase-Change Memory Breakthrough
IBM boffins have developed a new memory technology said to be cheaper and faster than Flash
Samsung May Sell Struggling Hard Disk Division
Samsung is considering offloading its hard disk business as tablets drive huge growth in solid-state technology
Woz Watches Over Fusion-io’s UK SQL Coding Battle
Steve Wozniak was the big draw as SQL programmers met in Brighton to vie for Fusion's Golden Plunger Award
Edinburgh Scientists Develop Low-Power Memory
The Scots scientists propose a tiny mechanical arm and nanotubes to save power in gadget memory
Nano Memory Reduces Power Requirements 100 Fold
A US research team has developed phase-change memory that could extend battery life significantly
Researchers Testing Green ‘Memory On Demand’
A new form of universal memory is being touted that could drastically cut the energy consumed by computers
Microsoft Admits To Windows Phone 7 MicroSD Issue
Microsoft has admitted that Windows Phone 7 rewrites microSD cards to make it unreadable by other devices
Release Candidate Of WinServer 2008 SP1 Improves Virtualisation
Microsoft has unveiled a Release Candidate (RC) for Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
Scientists Advance Toward ‘Spin’ Computers
A breakthrough at a California university could mean faster computers with no need to boot up
Hitachi Launches Hybrid Storage Drive
Hitachi calls its device the first hybrid optical disk drive with its own on-board storage
HP, Hynix To Manufacture Memristors
Memristors could replace traditional memory technologies such as Flash and hard drives, as well as CPUs
SanDisk Shrinks Solid-State Drives
SanDisk is offering what it calls the first embedded SSD, packing up to 64GB and smaller than a postage stamp
Researcher Warns Of Memory Chip Shortage
A new report has warned that a high demand for DRAM chips, coupled with supply bottlenecks, could lead to a DRAM shortage