Revivio
The CDP pioneer went out with a whimper, selling off its IP to Symantec after failing to make it on its own. (See Symantec Swallows Revivio.) Trying to slug it out with the big boys instead of partnering killed Revivio, which found enterprise customers wary of turning over mission critical data to a startup. Revivios developers got absorbed into Symantec, but the investors took a bath. Symantec put up about $20 million for a company that had $55 million in VC funding. And much of the money Symantec paid went toward continuing support for Revivio's 12 customers.
Sun Microsystems
OK, so 2006 was no worse than usual for Sun storage. It wasn't much better either in the first full year since it absorbed StorageTek for $4.1 billion. Sun still hasn't figured out its post-StorageTek strategy, and the only disk products it seems to sell are the stuff that comes from Hitachi. (See Sun Shuts Door on VSM Open and Sun Opens Tape Again.) Sun also had a CEO shuffle and staff reductions in 2006. (See Schwartz Shakes Up Sun and Sun Takes Action Amidst Concerns.) Perhaps new storage chief David Yen can do some good, once hes finished quieting rumors. (See Sun Storage Chief: We're Not for Sale.)
Editors, Byte and Switch
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