At the moment Copan offers some archiving of unstructured data through its Millenia software, although this is read only. "The next generation of our unstructured archiving will be full read/write on our platform," says Mellon.
Copan will enlist partners for this project. A number of software vendors, including Mimosa and RenewData, are already working in unstructured archiving, though Santilli refused to reveal who Copan is working with. (See Mimosa Raises $17M, RenewData Enhances E-Discovery, and SAIC Stretches Database Limits.) The CTO was a little more forthcoming on time frames, confirming that the souped-up unstructured offering will be available in early 2008.
Copan is also looking to extend its presence in the energy sector over the next few months, following on the vendor's recently announced partnership with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E). (See Copan Pushes Power Savings and Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E).) The California-based utility now offers financial incentives to PG&E customers that buy MAID storage gear from Copan.
"We're talking to other energy companies, and they are looking at doing power rebates and credits," he says, although he would not reveal which firms Copan is negotiating with.
Some users have already highlighted the savings offered by MAID systems, citing the ability to shave as much as 75 percent off their energy costs by powering down disks.
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