firmware drives
Active Anti-Malware Protection: Self-Defending IronKey Flash Drives Stop MalWare and Viruses From Spreading to Computers and Networks
White Paper Only IronKey - with unique end-to-end security that extends from the Cryptochip to firmware to services - is able to deliver a complete range of anti-malware controls down to the hardware level. Conventional USB flash... [30 Jun 2009]
The Perils of Using the Wrong Approach to USB Flash Drive Security: Only Hardware Ensures That Data Stays in and Malware Stays Out
White Paper The IronKey secure mobile data solution allows organizations to gain the productivity benefits enabled by employees using USB drives while providing an unrivalled set of malware protections that includes... [30 Jun 2009]
Bug swallows data on Seagate drives
News According to the company, the issue is caused by a problem with the firmware on the drive, which "is affecting drives from these families manufactured in December 2008". With the statement, Seagate... [19 Jan 2009]
Hitachi and Intel SSD love-in
News The deal is exclusive, and the jointly developed systems will use Hitachi Global Storage Technologies' experience in drive firmware, qualification and system integration. Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and Intel are... [02 Dec 2008]
Drive-Independent Data Recovery: The Current State-of-the-Art
White Paper Methods and challenges are discussed for replacing, or "Refreshing," firmware and system area information and for replacing all of the drive's electronics. To achieve high data density and high manufacturing yields,... [22 Oct 2008]
Vista SP1 'lacks wow factor', says Microsoft
News SP1 will support Extensible Firmware Interface, Intel standard for the interface between software, the operating system and firmware, and Extended File Allocation Table, a new Microsoft file system that... [04 Oct 2007]
High Availability in the Datacenter: Sun SPARC Enterprise Servers
White Paper With Sun SPARC Enterprise servers, Solaris Cluster software, XSCF Control Package firmware, Sun Management Center software, and an extensive line of enterprise-class services and training, Sun provides an end-to-end... [11 May 2007]
Apple unleashes souped-up Panther
News As for the FireWire issue, Apple still recommends that customers who have a FireWire 800 drive that uses the Oxford 922 chipset and version 1.02 of the firmware upgrade their drivers before using Panther. [11 Nov 2003]
Mac glitch wiping hard drives
News Apple has identified an issue with external FireWire hard drives using the Oxford 922 bridge chipset with firmware version 1.02 that can result in the loss of data stored on the disk drive," the company... [31 Oct 2003]
Sony caters for cheapskate DVD users
News The company has made an upgrade - the Firmware Upgrade 1.0d - available for free on its website. Sony Electronics has said that more than half of its recently released rewritable DVD drives can't record... [21 Nov 2002]
Apple leaves Celine Dion fans high and dry
News The posting offers a range of solutions ranging from holding down the mouse button while restarting to opening the firmware. Therefore, any attempt to use non standard discs with Apple optical disc... [15 May 2002]
Storage: A year in review
Comment The privately owned company from Massachusetts develops firmware for manufacturers of NAS products - storage systems on a network, which, like a server, can be directly addressed. Developed by the chip giant's networking... [19 Dec 2000]