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    Magnetic tape isn't dead, IBM and Fuji Photo would like you to know.

  • Sun: Tape storage evolving, not dead

    Magnetic tape data storage may have been around for more than half a century but systems administrators will be stuck with it for some time yet, according to one of Sun Microsystems' top storage executives.

  • New EMC disk storage mimics tape

    To help companies handle data backup and recovery tasks, storage specialist EMC plans to unveil a product that is based on disk drives but acts as a tape device.

  • What Linux can learn from Windows

    In three months, Microsoft users will finally reap benefits from the company's new focus on security. The release of the second major update to Windows XP answers many long-standing design criticisms of its operating system.

  • AU fraud victims won't report e-crime: Inquiry

    Fraud and electronic crime was burgeoning, yet was too often swept under the carpet by people and companies who were too ashamed to admit they have been swindled, a report said.

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    Multi-card readers are all well and good, but what happens when you dig up really ancient storage formats?

  • Tape backup: 9 drives tested

    With storage capacities growing by leaps and bounds, the need for effective backup is even more important. We look at your options.

  • Tech Guide: Storage media lifespans

    A hard disk is a great storage medium, until it dies. Then it's only useful as a door wedge. Avoid kicking your data to death with our guide to the average lifespans of various media types.

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