How Fusion-io Improves Companies' Memory

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April 01, 2009
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NEWS  THIS WEEK'S TOP STORY INNOVATION How Fusion-io Improves Companies' Memory The red-hot startup was nominated by readers as an innovative company we should know. Its business could overturn the way corporations store data   MORE TOP STORIES SOFTWARE The Apps Battle Heats Up Research in Motion will soon launch an online store to rival Apple's, with Nokia and Microsoft to follow DESIGN AWARDS Knocking the Knockoffs The Plagiarius Awards shine a spotlight on the repercussions of counterfeiting VIEWPOINT How to Think Outside the Box By thinking outside the parameters imposed by technology, executives and designers can build businesses by creating an experience that truly resonates PRODUCT DESIGN REVIEWS The Schwinn Tailwind: An E-bike for Commuters This e-bike's electric motor means you can ride to work and not need a shower. But the Schwinn Tailwind's design is still a work in progress PRODUCT DESIGN REVIEWS Video: Riding Schwinn's New Tailwind E-bike Adam Aston, BusinessWeek's energy and environment editor, shows off the technology and innovation that go into Schwinn's new Tailwind eBike AUTO BAILOUT Tesla's Electric Car for the (Well-Off) Masses The company says its $49,000 Model S can go 300 miles on one charge and carry seven people. But it needs $350 million to start production for 2011  BW MALL   SPONSORED LINKS Online Executive Certificates from Notre Dame  Master the Art of Negotiation and Leadership Skills. DOWNLOAD Free Information Now! Business Web Hosting  Get Your Company Up to Speed With Microsoft Web platform. 60 days Free and $100 in Advertising. Find the Cheapest Auto Insurance in Your State  Compare & Save. Choose from the Leading Providers in Your State. Get Multiple Free Quotes Now. Richardson's Online Sales & Service Training  Fast. Easy. Effective. Improve the selling skills of your team with Richardson’s on-demand eLearning Save up to $200 on new Polycom conference phones.  Learn how to choose the best conference phone for you and take advantage of this limited time offer. Buy a link now! This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Wanda Cooper BusinessWeek Customer Rights Communications Data Services 1995 G Avenue Red Oak, IA 51566 Phone: 1-800-635-1200 View our corporate privacy policy here. To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. Copyright 2008, by The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Notice

Inside: This Week in Innovation This week we look at Fusion-io, a data storage company our readers ranked as an innovation up-and-comer in our online poll. Take a look and see why the outfit has been catching the eyes of companies that include IBM, Dell, and Hewlett-Packard, as well as Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Also this week, we delve into the escalating mobile-application war that's brewing as companies such as Research in Motion, Nokia, and Microsoft look to steal a piece of Apple's App Store pie. Finally, check out our slideshow on the Plagiarius Awards, which call attention to some of the most egregious product knock-offs to flood the European market. You'd be surprised to see how brazen some of these rip-off artists can be. -- Helen Walters E-MAIL A FRIEND  |  GET RSS  |  NEWSLETTERS   INNOVATION PODCAST 'Unthinkable' Business Strategies Joshua Cooper Ramo, managing director at Kissinger Associates and author of The Age of the Unthinkable, says businesses that think counterintuitively will succeed in the downturn   Advertisement   Reader Poll: Special Issue Trouble at the office? In surveys, blogs, polls, and social media, BusinessWeek collaborated with readers to identify problems at work. Together we found answers.     IN YOUR FACE: AMERICA'S BACKDOOR LAYOFFS Reader Greg Fish Writes: "A few estimates by some economists place the real national unemployment rate at between 10.5% and 11%." Tell Us: How to Better Capture (and Act On) Labor Data?     NUSSBAUMONDESIGN >> Back in June, '08, I predicted that Chrysler would fail and its key brands would be picked up by General Motors. It turns out that GM is failing as well. -- Bruce Nussbaum POST YOUR OWN COMMENTS Visit Our Other Blogs Auto Beat Bangalore Tigers Blogspotting Brand New Day Byte of the Apple Economics Unbound European Insight Fine On Media Games, Inc. GreenBiz Hot Property Investing Insights Management IQ New Technology in Asia NEXT: Innovation Tools & Trends NussbaumOnDesign Tech Beat Working Parents Advertisement