UK revives storage plan

The UK government has revived a previously shelved plan that would require Internet service providers to store data regarding the communications of their users, reports The Whir.

The government says the information would be accessible to authorities if they determined it was necessary to combat crime or terrorism.

The plan has raised general concerns about the personal privacy of British citizens. It is expected Internet service providers will have objections based on the hefty cost of storing user information for a long time.

Storage computer maker EMC and Dell are attempting to patch up ties after Dell's bid for 3Par soured their alliance, states International Business Times.

The long-standing relationship turned bitter when Dell bid for 3Par in August, which was ultimately lapped up by HP for $2.35 billion - as 3Par was a direct competitor to EMC's line of mid-sized storage solution CLARiiONs, which Dell sells on behalf of EMC.

EMC CEO Joe Tucci says: "As far as the Dell relationship, obviously, we took a setback as Dell went after 3Par, and obviously cooled things off. We are, again, in discussions to see if we could do something more meaningful and lasting.”

Western Digital (WD) is rolling out the world's largest capacity SATA hard drive, says CCL Online.

Equipped with 3TB of space, the hard drive is part of the WD Caviar Green range, which uses technology to reduce power consumption and operating temperatures.

Jim Morris, executive vice-president and general manager of WD client systems storage group, says: "With our WD Caviar Green drives, we enable energy-conscious customers to build systems with the highest capacities that deliver the optimal balance of system performance, ensured reliability and energy conservation.”