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Interest in storage and in SRM software continues to grow. Northern Storage Suite is firmly fixed in the glare of this ever-intensifying journalistic spotlight.

Recent NSS news includes InfoStor's recognition of Northern's focus on garnering maximum ROI for its customers; "Predicting storage growth has become an invaluable practice for storage managers with tight budgets because it allows them to accurately and efficiently plan future storage purchases." Kevin Komiega - InfoStor. READ MORE

In an interview with one of Northern's 26,000+ customers, Computer World also highlighted the large returns available. Speaking about the ability to streamline server content, Chris Meredith of Lincare Holdings stated that "If I hear another manager saying that he will need additional capacity, I can go into a meeting and say that I ran a report which shows that 60% of the data is stale." READ MORE

Northern invites you to a FREE one hour web seminar entitled: "Beyond Quota Management: A Holistic Approach to Storage Resource Management". The webinar will be based on Northern Storage Suite, providing organizations with the most comprehensive and flexible solution to storage resource management available today.
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MICROSOFT PURCHASE NORTHERN STORAGE SUITE Northern is proud to announce that Microsoft has chosen Northern Storage Suite as their internal SRM solution.
MAKING CONNECTIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA Read about how the University of Nebraska chose Northern's SRM solution based on its flexible, easy-to-use quota management and robust reporting features.
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MICROSOFT RELEASES PATCHES FOR TWO CRITICAL VULNERABILITIES
As part of its monthly security updates, Microsoft Corp. today released patches for two critical vulnerabilities in its products.

STORAGE EXPERT WARNS OF SHORT LIFE SPAN FOR BURNED CDS
If you want to avoid having to burn new CDs every few years, use magnetic tapes to store all your pictures, videos and songs for a lifetime.

OUTLOOK 12 PUSHES PRODUCTIVITY
Microsoft refers to this UI as a "results-oriented" UI, one that dispenses with the traditional menus and toolbars that dominated (and, one might argue, overran) earlier Office versions.

INTEL UNVEILS NEW BRAND IDENTITY
Intel Corporation formally unveiled a new brand identity today that represents a significant milestone in the company’s history and further signifies the company’s evolution to a market-driving platform solutions company.

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