DATA DIRECT SHIPPED OVER 35 PETABYTES TO LINUX ENVIORNMENTS.DataDirect Networks, Inc. (DDN (Defense Data Network) An Internet-based global communications network created by the U.S. Department of Defense. In April 1996, users were moved to the more modern Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) made up of NIPRnet (Non-classified IP Router Network) and ), Chatsworth, Calif., the data infrastructure provider for the most extreme, content-intensive environments in the world, has announced that a new report from leading industry analyst firm IDC [1] shows that for 2007 the company shipped over 35 petabytes into Linux environments, 80-percent more than in 2006. This growth put DDN into a statistical tie for second place in terabyte shipments to this segment -- up from fourth place in 2006. Linux is one of the fastest growing operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. for storage applications, a favorite for developers of content-intensive applications such as video gaming video gaming n. 1. Gambling by means of interactive games of chance played on a video screen. 2. The playing of video games. , streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. , and digital production. For example, Thomson Technicolor is using a Linux-based cluster file system powered by DDN's S2A S2A Silicon Storage Appliance (DataDirect Networks) S2A Scan to Application (TM) storage platforms for encoding and authoring Blu-ray discs for high-profile projects such as Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean This article is about the franchise. For other, more specific uses, see Pirates of the Caribbean (disambiguation). For real pirates, see Piracy in the Caribbean. Pirates of the Caribbean . According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the same report, DDN saw very strong growth in its OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and revenue. IDC states that "2007 also saw DDN build substantially on its relationships with SGI (SGI, Sunnyvale, CA, www.sgi.com) A manufacturer of workstations and servers, founded in 1982 by Jim Clark. The company was founded as Silicon Graphics, Inc., but changed to its acronym in 1999. and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , growing its OEM business almost 190-percent year-over-year." According to IDC, this is a key factor in DDN's 19-percent overall year-over-year total (branded and OEM combined) revenue growth to $102.4 million. DDN also placed in the top 10 in several other categories, holding or increasing its market share compared to 2006 results. These categories include: Worldwide Disk Storage Systems, Networked Storage Terabytes Shipped Worldwide Disk Storage Systems, Fibre Channel SAN Terabytes Shipped Worldwide Disk Storage Systems, Total SAN Terabytes Shipped Worldwide Disk Storage Systems, Terabytes Shipped by Supplier "Much of companies' storage needs, today, are driven by fundamental changes in their IT and business practices, so despite current economic difficulties, the creation and storage of digital content and unstructured data continues unabated. Effectively handling the creation, production, and distribution of these new data types requires storage systems that are quite different from those used for traditional transaction-driven database access," said Richard Villars, vice president of Storage Systems Research at IDC. "Companies like DDN that deliver storage systems with the scale and performance characteristics for next generation digital content will be in a strong position to extend their market presence and revenue streams in spite of the current economic climate." "It's clear from our moving up in market share position across a broad number of categories that DDN extreme storage solutions purpose-built for the new digital world are succeeding, while taking share away from the conventional transaction-oriented providers," said Alex Bouzari, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and Co-founder, DDN. "Our success is based on our ability to meet the specific needs of customers who develop and produce content-rich media for the online and entertainment worlds, as well as those who perform complex research and multi-dimensional simulation in the fields of biotechnology and energy exploration." About DataDirect Networks DataDirect Networks, Inc. (DDN) is the data infrastructure provider for the most extreme, content-intensive environments in the world -- including the largest online gaming and music sites, social networking applications developers, photo and video sharing services, high performance computing environments, and more than 400 broadcast and post-production facilities around the globe. With more than 160 petabytes installed worldwide, the company's S2A(TM) (Silicon Storage Architecture(TM)) technology delivers massive throughput, scalable capacity, consistency, efficiency and data integrity for today's extremely competitive and evolving markets. Founded in 1998, DDN serves customers through its global partnerships with Dell, IBM, Sony and other industry leaders; and through its offices in Europe, India, Asia Pacific, Japan and throughout the U.S. For more information, visit http://www.datadirectnet.com or call +1-800-TERABYTE (837-2298) or 818/336-2162. |
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