HP StorageWorks' Callahan pointed out that software from HP partner Ocarina Networks can be ported to the ExDS9100 system for data reduction, and CIFS support "is implemented on a consulting basis." A new version of replication software was recently added to the PolyServe file system. "I'm not announcing future ExDS releases, but it's not an absurd thing to conclude that you might expect the capability to show up [in ExDS] at some point," he said.

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