ADIC AMASS For Windows NT 2.0 Expands Device Support; Turns Tape, Optical, and DVD Storage Libraries Into Enterprise Storage Resources.

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REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2000

Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC) today announced a new release of its AMASS(R) for Windows NT storage management software that expands its supported device list to include the entire family of ADIC open-system tape libraries, as well as adding support for DVD-RAM technology.

AMASS for Windows NT 2.0 makes it easy for IT departments and integrators to use the cost-effective capacity of automated optical and tape libraries for a wide variety of storage tasks through a simple file-system interface.

"As Windows environments become more scalable and handle a higher percentage of critical enterprise functions, they need access to new storage options to help them handle the explosion in network data," according to Bill Britts, ADIC executive vice-president of Sales and Marketing. "With AMASS for Windows NT 2.0, we are dramatically expanding the options available both for corporate IT departments and for integrators who need a flexible and easily integrated storage option for applications being developed or adapted for use in Windows."

With the expanded support, AMASS for Windows NT now covers a complete range of optical libraries from suppliers including HP and Plasmon, DVD-RAM libraries from ASACA, and tape systems that range from the compact FastStor(R) DLT autoloaders up to the ADIC's Scalar 1000 tape libraries that support both DLT and AIT technology. Its wide range of supported options and direct file-system interface has made AMASS software one of the leaders in supplying access to storage technology for a variety of applications, including imaging, document management, work-flow processes, publishing, archiving, and digital asset management.

"Data is becoming the center of computer networks and new solutions being developed for the Windows environment have a rapidly expanding range of different storage needs," Mr. Britts continued. "With AMASS, a simple Windows NT file system interface can provide transparent access to scores of storage options with capacities that range from 100 GB to more than 100 TB. This unlocks capacity and access time options both for enterprise applications providing their own storage solutions and for suppliers of integrated solutions who want to incorporate specialized storage devices into their applications with a simple interface."

AMASS for Windows NT controls automated storage libraries from a single, transparent installation on Windows NT at the network server level. It manages data independent of applications, and it requires no software installation on the client hardware. AMASS also adds advanced management capabilities to many of these libraries, such as the generation of auto-cleaning commands for systems that don't otherwise have that capability.

AMASS for Windows NT 2.0 is available now through ADIC authorized resellers and ADIC OEM partners at a suggested list price starting at $3,000.

About ADIC

With an installed base of more than 60,000 automated libraries, innovative storage management software, Fibre Channel Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions, and Network Attach Storage (NAS) appliances, ADIC is a leading device-independent storage solutions provider to the open systems marketplace. The Company offers a broad range of products designed to enhance organizations' ability to store, protect, manage and use their rapidly growing network data. ADIC's automated storage products are available through a worldwide sales force and a global network of resellers and OEMs, including Dell, Fujitsu Siemens and IBM. Further information is available at http://www.adic.com.

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