Hewlett-Packard (HP) is acquiring a storage software company that the company says will give it important leverage in the enterprise-class network-attached storage (NAS) market.HP on Monday signed a definitive agreement to acquire PolyServe of Beaverton, Ore., but did not disclose the terms of the transaction. PolyServe has 117 employees.With PolyServe’s software, information from file or database servers can be consolidated into a single, shared pool of storage that is highly available and can be expanded to match business demands, HP said in a news release. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe PolyServe, founded in 1999, has been an HP partner for the past two years. Its software can run on HP’s storage arrays and Proliant servers in Linux and Microsoft Windows environments. The acquisition also means HP can run PolyServe software on NAS blade servers. Blades are the fastest-growing segment of the server industry. HP placed second to EMC in storage hardware revenue in the third quarter of 2006, according to a report from IDC.HP held 17.6 percent of the worldwide market in the third quarter with sales of US$760 million, while EMC led with a 21.4 percent share on revenue of $927 million. -Robert Mullins, IDG News Service (San Francisco Bureau)Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content opinion The changing face of cybersecurity threats in 2023 Cybersecurity has always been a cat-and-mouse game, but the mice keep getting bigger and are becoming increasingly harder to hunt. By Dipti Parmar Sep 29, 2023 8 mins Cybercrime Security brandpost Should finance organizations bank on Generative AI? Finance and banking organizations are looking at generative AI to support employees and customers across a range of text and numerically-based use cases. By Jay Limbasiya, Global AI, Analytics, & Data Management Business Development, Unstructured Data Solutions, Dell Technologies Sep 29, 2023 5 mins Artificial Intelligence brandpost Embrace the Generative AI revolution: a guide to integrating Generative AI into your operations The CTO of SAP shares his experiences and learnings to provide actionable insights on navigating the GenAI revolution. By Juergen Mueller Sep 29, 2023 4 mins Artificial Intelligence feature 10 most in-demand generative AI skills Gen AI is booming, and companies are scrambling to fill skills gaps by hiring freelancers to make the most of the technology. These are the 10 most sought-after generative AI skills on the market right now. By Sarah K. White Sep 29, 2023 8 mins Hiring Generative AI IT Skills Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe