[1] StorageTek and Legato Promote Open Celestra Architecture for SANs.Business Editors BARCELONA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EUROSTORAGE 2000 May 16, 2000-- As a Member of the Celestra Consortium, StorageTek Unites with Storage Industry Leaders to Deliver SAN "Killer App A software application that is exceptionally useful or exciting. Killer apps are innovative and often represent the first of a new breed, and they are extremely successful. For example, in the late 1970s, the VisiCalc spreadsheet was the killer app for the Apple II, providing reason " StorageTek(R) (Storage Technology Corp.)(NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :STK) and Legato Systems (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :LGTO LGTO Legato Systems (stock symbol) ), today announced StorageTek's membership in the Celestra Consortium, an organization promoting an open and integrated architecture for effective data movement and management of storage area network (SAN) environments. The Celestra Consortium, founded by Legato Systems, provides a forum to facilitate open technology adoption and enhance integration efficiency. StorageTek's strategy is to deliver SANaps(TM) Foundation Blueprints that bring intelligence into the storage network. The next SANaps solution will be Serverless Backup A type of LAN free backup that does not use any of the resources of an application server or a backup server. See LAN free backup. , which is being demonstrated at EuroStorage 2000. "As a result of this partnership, StorageTek's customers will benefit by dramatically shrinking their backup window while saving time, money and resources," said Walter Hinton Walter Hinton ( 10 November 1888 - 28 October, 1981) was a United States aviator. Hinton was born in a farming family in Van Wert, Ohio. Seeing a poster urging young men to "Join the Navy and Save The World", he joined the United States Navy. , StorageTek vice president and general manager, Networking Technologies. "We joined the consortium because of the benefits that Celestra promises our customers including continuous, high-performance, 24x7 accessibility of enterprise applications with fail-safe data protection. The Celestra Consortium is the logical next step in providing developers like StorageTek with the tools and support for creating robust serverless backup solutions." "The Celestra Consortium will help ensure that leading-edge solutions developed by industry leaders like StorageTek will work seamlessly together to make managing data easier throughout an entire enterprise," said Kent Smith, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , Legato Systems Inc. " With data growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. exceeding 100 percent per annum Per annum Yearly. , IT managers are demanding the integrated solutions that consortium companies are developing to make serverless and LAN-free backup A LAN-free backup is a backup of server data to a shared, central storage device without sending the data over the local area network (LAN). It is usually achieved by using a storage area network (SAN). a reality today." Through this consortium, tools and support are offered to members to enable implementation of the SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. Extended Copy specification. This includes a development kit, and a joint certification and marketing support program, helping consortium members bring robust, interoperable solutions to market quickly and efficiently. Vendors interested in learning more about the Celestra Consortium and the levels at which they can participate may contact Deborah Balon at Legato Systems, dbalon@legato.com. About the Celestra Consortium The 60-plus members of the consortium have demonstrated a strong commitment to SANs and solution interoperability and are considered the leading vendors in this market. Members have a high degree of commitment and provide input and funding to support consortium integration efforts. The consortium was kicked off at an introductory meeting in Monterey, Calif., June 15 and 16, 1999. About Legato Celestra Legato's Celestra introduced an open, distributed architecture that optimizes data movement efficiency in SAN environments. Data movement is performed by an intelligent SAN device that complies with the open standard SCSI Extended Copy specification. Data movement intelligence is provided by Legato Celestra agents, enabling powerful applications such as serverless, outboard backup that eliminates the backup window. Control is provided by Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP (Network Data Management Protocol) An open standard for backing up data in a heterogeneous environment. Developed by Network Appliance and IntelliGuard Software, NDMP uses a common data format which is written to and read from drivers for the specific disk and )-compliant control applications such as Legato NetWorker. This open standards approach means maximum customer ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). and operational efficiency. About StorageTek StorageTek is the only global information storage provider to use "Open, Intelligent and Integrated"(TM) technologies to promote the efficient use of critical information and remove the information management constraints that inhibit business growth. Our competencies -- tape and tape automation, virtual storage and open SANs (storage area networks) -- effectively manage the explosion of information, and save time, money and resources. StorageTek, with headquarters in Louisville, Colo., reported revenue of $2.4 billion in 1999. Information on StorageTek is available at www.storagetek.com, or phone 800.786.7835. About Legato Systems Legato Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: LGTO) is a worldwide leader in the enterprise storage management software market. Helping companies leverage business-critical, corporate data assets, Legato's products and services enable information continuance, a seamless approach to the movement, management and protection of data throughout an enterprise. Founded in 1988, Legato's storage management software products have become the recognized industry standard with the largest installed base representing more than 65,000 customers. Legato's products are available through a network of Legato-licensed resellers, integrators, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners and directly from Legato. More information is available at www.legato.com, or phone 650.812.6000. TRADEMARKS: StorageTek, Saved by StorageTek, SANaps and "Open, Intelligent and Integrated" are trademarks of Storage Technology Corp. "What do you want to save" is a service mark of Storage Technology Corp. The Legato logo design, Legato, Legato NetWorker, SmartMedia and ClientPak are registered trademarks, and Celestra, Co-StandbyServer, GEMS and SnapShotServer are trademarks of Legato Systems Inc. All other brand names are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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