Ross Williams
Ross Williams | |
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Victoria, Australia | |
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Ross Neil Williams is an
Ross Williams gained his PhD in
range of algorithms, and created the newsgroups comp.compression and comp.compression.research.In 1996 Williams submitted a patent, U.S. patent 5,990,810, for a variable-length data partitioning system that has since become the basis for data deduplication technology in the computer data storage industry.
In 2001, Williams founded the data integrity and data storage company Rocksoft Pty Ltd. With Williams as chairman and chief architect, Rocksoft developed the deduplication technology to a commercial product. In 2006, Rocksoft was sold to ADIC[3] which was in turn immediately acquired by Quantum Corporation.[4]
In 2007, Williams' patent became the subject of legal action between Quantum Corporation and Riverbed Technology.[5]
Since exiting Rocksoft, Williams founded, along with associate David Sag, Carbon Planet Pty Ltd, a
References
- ^ "Williams, Ross N. (Ross Neil), 1962-". LC Name Authority File (LCNAF). LC Linked Data Service. Library of Congress. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ISBN 9780792390855.
- ^ "ADIC Acquires Data De-Deplication Vendor". Network World. 15 March 2006. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
- ^ "Rocksoft Now Part of Quantum". Quantum Corporation. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
- ^ "Quantum Sues Riverbed". Byte and Switch. 9 October 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
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