Year: 2009

8TB version of WD ShareSpace released

Western Digital has announced that WD ShareSpace network storage
systems now offer 8TB of capacity, up to 30 percent faster transfer
speeds, and DLNA media streaming capabilities. The company has
incorporated its 2GB WD Caviar Green drive into WD ShareSpace’s
flexible four-bay design, which allows WD to offer 8 terabyes of
storage in a small footprint, the company says.

The included WD Anywhere Backup software provides automatic and
continuous protection for the valuable data from every Mac and PC on
the network.

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beamMe releases beamMe Pro for the iPhone

beamMe (http://beamMEpro.com) has released beamME Pro for the iPhone
and iPod touch. Like the free app. beamME, the Pro version empowers
iPhone and iPod touch users to send their socially networked contact
card to anyone, on any device, anywhere in the world, without
changing address books or requiring subscriptions and downloads.

Available now at the Apple App Store, beamME Pro offers contact
mapping and history, the ability to beam any card and an ad-free user
experience.

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NetGear to showcase new products, services at CeBIT trade show

NetGear (http://www.netgear.com) says it will soon start shipping new
versions of its unmanaged series of network switches to provide small
to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with new options to reduce their
network energy requirements.

Aimed directly at SMBs and delivered via NetGear’s reseller partners,
both rack-mounted and desktop “green” switches incorporate new
hardware that optimizes power efficiency and enables new power
management modes that can reduce power consumption by as much as 52
percent, leading to significant savings on network energy costs,
according to San

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