APTARE granted patent for cataloguing the metadata for billions of files

APTARE, a pioneer in data centre optimisation software, has been notified by The US Patent and Trademarks Office that it has been granted a patent to create a, "Catalogue that Stores File System Metadata in an Optimised Manner," (United States Patent No. 8,402,071). This patent provides a method for the persistence and cataloguing of billions of file and folder metadata contained in unstructured file systems through a highly efficient, optimised, and compact mechanism.

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Native SQL server failover clustering in the Amazon Cloud

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Exponential-e network helps Empire Cinemas debut exceptional business performance

Large scale national revamp provides independent cinema chain with robust, high-speed Internet connection for mission critical ticketing and transaction services.

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Acronis appoints Paul Munday as Sales Manager, UK & Ireland

Acronis has announced the appointment of Paul Munday as Sales Manager, UK & Ireland.

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One of South Wales’ largest specialist IT consultancies, Certus IT, is expanding with the opening of a second office in Hertfordshire servicing London and the South East.

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