SimpleTech, Inc. introduces the "PRO X" line of CompactFlash™ (CF) Flash cards, delivering breakthrough write speed of 4MB/sec.

Adaptec, Inc. announced it has seized the number-one position in market share for its FireWire/1394 and USB 2.0 PCI connectivity cards sold in 2002, according to the NPD Group, an independent market information company based in Port Washington, New York.

Mitac International is taking advantage of CeBIT to debut its innovative new "Infotainment Console" system, the MiFocus P1. While designed for desktop use with superb performance and a comprehensive feature set, the compact form factor and integrated Mobile computing technologies set the MiFocus P1 apart from mainstream desktop systems.

QLogic Corp. announced that its Fibre Down™ I/O architecture is now shipping in IBM eServer BladeCenter systems. Fibre Down is the integration of single-chip Fibre Channel host bus adapters, management controllers and switches onto blade servers.

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies is working with HP to enable the world's highest-capacity notebook PC. Using the Hitachi Travelstar 80GN with patented "Pixie Dust" technology, the HP Pavilion ze5300 will be the first notebook to offer a record-breaking 80 GB of storage.

Snap Appliance, Inc. announced it has increased the storage capacities of all models in all three of the successful Snap Server® 1100, 2200 and 4100 series by as much as 100%.

Canyon enhanced its networking solutions line by presenting new SOHO products - 1x WAN port + 4x LAN ports 10/100M router (model CN-6104) and wireless 1x WAN port + 4 LAN port 10/100M router(model CN-6104W).

VERITAS Software Corporation announced significant new enhancements to its VERITAS NetBackup™ data protection software, helping companies to dramatically reduce data center downtime through new technologies focused on streamlining backup and recovery performance.

Intel Corporation introduced three new network processors that address the needs of many wired and wireless applications for the home, small office/home office (SOHO) and small- to medium-enterprise (SME) market segments.

IBM is broadening its line of storage solutions for medium-sized companies with new enterprise-class products, including a new high-end version of its midrange disk and the next generation midrange tape storage. IBM is also adding software support and switches to deliver a complete storage network solution.

Intel Corporation announced the delivery of enabling programs and new product plans aimed at accelerating development and delivery of PCI Express technology across computing and communications platforms.

Kingston® Technology Company, Inc. announced the validation of DDR400 (PC3200) memory modules for system builders and PC enthusiasts supporting Intel’s DDR400 Pentium® 4 processor desktop and workstation platforms, which were announced today at the Intel® Developer Forum in San Jose.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced that its DDR400 has passed Intel system validation for Springdale and is 100% compliant with the Intel specification. Samsung’s high-speed Double Data Rate DDR400 SDRAM is in volume production, achieving high yields and cost efficiencies, to ensure supply of the advanced memory chips required to optimize Intel’s Springdale chipset.

LSI Logic Corporation announced it has begun shipping production samples of the market's first quad-channel PCI-X SCSI RAID storage adapters with Ultra320 SCSI performance. Designed for enterprise-class computing platforms, LSI Logic's new family of Ultra320 SCSI RAID products with PCI-X support are targeted at the critical need for high-bandwidth server and storage environments.

At the Intel Developer Forum in San Jose, Seagate is demonstrating the first Serial ATA hard drive to offer Native Command Queuing, out-of-order delivery and first-party DMA (Direct Memory Access) technologies - features that are enabled on Seagate's newest Serial ATA hard drive, the Barracuda 7200.7.

Fujitsu announced volume availability of its 2.3GB removable storage product, the DynaMO 2300U2, at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Jose. Fujitsu's DynaMO 2300U2, equipped with the Hi-Speed USB interface, is ideal for consumers and professionals that require durable, high-capacity, cost-effective external storage for intensive digital audio and video, data backup, and demanding desktop applications at less than a penny per megabyte.

Intel Corporation disclosed plans to convert Fab 12, a 200-mm wafer fabrication facility located in Chandler, Ariz. to a 300-mm wafer fab. The conversion project will begin in the first half of 2004 with production scheduled to begin in late 2005. The converted fab will start up production on 65-nanometer process technology.

Samsung Electronics and Infineon Technologies announced a co-operation to provide a comprehensive smartphone system solution, based on Symbian OS, that will significantly reduce development time.

At 3GSM World Congress 2003, Microsoft Corp. and Intel announced the immediate availability of the first Microsoft and Intel Windows® Powered Smartphone concept design based on the Intel® Personal Internet Client Architecture (Intel PCA). The joint hardware-software concept design allows manufacturers to expedite development and reduce the cost of bringing advanced, data-enabled handsets to market.

Adaptec, Inc. announced full product support for the iSCSI standard ratified this week by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). Adaptec's complete line of iSCSI ASICs and host bus adapters, available later this quarter, fully support the IETF standard.

Canyon to present new Socket 478 mainboard - i845D based CN-9IDM, VIA P4X266E/VT8235 based CN-9V2A, and VIA P4M266A/VT8235 based CN-9V2M-L with integrated LAN controller.

Intel Corporation announced a new cellular processor that uses advanced "wireless-Internet-on-a-chip" technology.

Promise Technology, Inc.announced expansion of its FastTrak family of ATA RAID controllers with the FastTrak TX4000 controller for Ultra ATA/133 drives.

Yosemite Technologies to announce the release of Version 6.3, Service Pack 3C of TapeWare their flagship backup software product. With this release TapeWare has now certified and supports all StorageWorks tape drives.

Agfa HealthCare has certified XIOtech Corporation’s MAGNITUDE™ storage platform for use with its IMPAX® PACS platform. Networked storage pioneer XIOtech is the only storage vendor to deliver storage solutions created for the healthcare industry. These solutions complement the healthcare industry’s trend away from server-attached storage and slow mechanical archive jukeboxes.

Canyon announced new Socket 478 mainboards - CN-9IPEA, CN-9IGEM, CN-9IGEA, and Socket A CN-7V4A with powerful features for high-performance systems.

Samsung Electronics announced the industry’s first System-in-Package (SiP) with an ARM®-based processor, NAND flash and SDRAM for next-generation mobile phone and handheld applications. The new SiP solution integrates advanced logic and memory technology into a single package, reducing component count and shrinking form factors for handheld devices.

QLogic Corp. announced that QLogic technology is being used in HP's highly integrated Fibre architecture, helping enable robust heterogeneous storage area network (SAN) support on HP ProLiant BL p-Class blade servers. The advanced architecture features "Fibre Down," the integration of single-chip Fibre Channel host bus adapters onto blade servers.