News briefs: Cisco ends reseller contract with EMC

12.06.2006
Cisco ends reseller contract with EMC

Cisco Systems Inc. has put the brakes on a reseller agreement under which it offered rebranded versions of EMC Corp.'s network-attached storage (NAS) devices. Cisco said halting sales of the NAS products "is an initial step in our restructuring efforts towards a broader Cisco-EMC relationship" that more tightly integrates sales and marketing efforts. EMC declined to comment on Cisco's decision.

Stolen data leads to identity thefts

The University of Michigan Credit Union in Ann Arbor confirmed that a data theft has resulted in some of its members becoming identity theft victims. The credit union said that so far, "less than 100" people have had their identities stolen -- mostly to open fraudulent credit card accounts. The theft, involving documents that were supposed to have been shredded, apparently took place last summer but wasn't discovered until March.

IBM sets July date for DB2 upgrade

IBM formally announced its DB2 9 database, previously code-named Viper, and said the hybrid relational and XML technology will be shipped worldwide on July 28. DB2 9 will be able to natively store and manage not only structured relational data but also unstructured content such as audio, video and Web pages, IBM said. Development of the new release took five years.