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EMC Flexes DMXes: Page 2 of 2

EMC will also roll out native iSCSI options for the DMX family, a feature intended to let customers attach lower-end servers to SANs using IP. New controllers for the DMX will provide four external ports and allow users to mix and match Ficon, Gigabit Ethernet, and iSCSI, according to the InfoWorld report. Finally, EMC will cut pricing on its entry-level DMX800 array by 30 percent, the story says.

With the slew of DMX enhancements, EMC is showing an aggressive commitment to investing in its Symmetrix platform -- which remains the company's bread and butter. EMC is still primarily a hardware company, and will remain so even after the company's proposed $1.3 billion acquisition of Legato Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: LGTO) is completed (see EMC Gobbles Legato and EMC's Soft Spot?).

EMC representatives refused to comment on the enhanced DMX lineup [ed. note: not to be confused with the foul-mouthed rapper of the same name].

Todd Spangler, US Editor, Byte and Switch