ADIC Acquires Virtual Tape Technology; V-Stor Software Will Allow Disk and Tape to Combine for Backup.Business Editors, Technology Writers REDMOND Redmond, city (1990 pop. 35,800), King co., W Wash., a suburb of Seattle, on Lake Sammamish; inc. 1912. Its economy centers around computer software (Microsoft Corp. , Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2002 Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC), the leader in Intelligent Storage(TM) solutions, announced today that it has acquired the assets and hired the engineering and product management personnel of V-Stor, a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. developing disk-based data protection products for the open systems market, for an undisclosed amount. In its quarter ended April 30, 2002, ADIC(R) will recognize acquisition expenses of approximately $1,500,000 related to acquired in-process research and development and compensation to V-Stor personnel. The V-Stor development effort includes software that allows disk-based storage to look and act like tape systems to traditional backup applications in order to allow disk to be utilized easily in existing data protection systems. The new products will allow users to enjoy the enhanced performance and other benefits of combined disk-tape solutions while continuing to use the backup software See backup program. (tool, software) backup software - Software for doing a backup, often included as part of the operating system. Backup software should provide ways to specify what files get backed up and to where. products and procedures that they use today. "Data protection is becoming more critical than ever to enterprise IT departments, and we believe that backup systems Noun 1. backup system - a computer system for making backups ADP system, ADPS, automatic data processing system, computer system, computing system - a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage that combine disk and tape will be able to offer very interesting advantages," commented Jonathan Otis, ADIC senior vice president of Technology. "Disk provides fast operational response characteristics -- both for file writing and file recovery -- and with the right kind of intelligent management policies, it can present hosts with a flexible virtual environment where resources can be dynamically reconfigured on demand. Tape offers reliability and durability du·ra·ble adj. 1. Capable of withstanding wear and tear or decay: a durable fabric. 2. , it is designed to provide safe and efficient off-site data protection, and it provides scalable capacity at a cost that is projected to remain several times lower than disk. Together, they can create a very effective data protection solution." "Disk as data protection is used today for replicating data and establishing mirrored hot sites, but products have not been available for open systems networks that allow disk to operate as an effective partner to tape for backup," added Otis. "With this acquisition, we believe ADIC is in the strongest position in the industry to develop true multiple media solutions. Now we have experience in making disk look like tape, which we have added to our existing expertise in distributed file systems Software that keeps track of files stored across multiple networks. When the data are requested, it converts the file names into the physical location of the file so it can be found. and policy-based data management -- technology that allows tape and disk to work together as general-purpose storage. Integration efforts are well under way, and we expect to deliver products that combine disk and tape for backup during this calendar year." The move represents a continuation of ADIC's on-going initiative to combine multiple storage technologies into integrated storage management systems. In April, ADIC introduced its new StorNext Management Suite, a software product that merges disk and tape into an integrated, high capacity storage system that provides comprehensive access, management, and protection of data in Storage Area Networks (SANs). V-Stor was founded in 2000 as an open systems spin-off The situation that arises when a parent corporation organizes a subsidiary corporation, to which it transfers a portion of its assets in exchange for all of the subsidiary's capital stock, which is subsequently transferred to the parent corporation's shareholders. from Sutmyn Storage Corporation, a pioneering developer of technology for mainframe data protection applications. Intellectual property acquired by ADIC from V-Stor includes several patents and patent applications covering technology related to high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. data management and software code developed independently and in conjunction with Sutmyn for emulating tape storage systems on disk-based media. "We think this acquisition will enhance the kind of data protection available to IT departments by providing mainframe-class levels of reliability for open systems applications," explained Otis. About ADIC Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC) is a leading provider of Intelligent Storage(TM) solutions to the open systems marketplace. ADIC is the world's largest supplier of automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. tape systems using the drive technologies most often employed for backing up open system, client-server networks.(a) The Company's storage management software and storage networking appliances provide IT managers innovative tools for storing, managing and protecting their most valuable digital assets. ADIC storage products are available through a worldwide sales force and a global network of resellers and OEMs, including Dell, Fujitsu-Siemens, Hewlett-Packard and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) . (a) IDC 2001 worldwide revenue and unit market share data for all automated systems using DLT (Digital Linear Tape) A magnetic tape technology originally developed by Digital for its VAX line. The technology was later sold to Quantum, which makes it available to other manufacturers. DLT uses half-inch, single-hub cartridges similar to IBM's 3480/3490/3590 line. , SDLT (Super DLT) See DLT. , LTO (Linear Tape Open) A family of open magnetic tape standards developed by HP, IBM and Quantum (formerly the Certance subsidiary of Seagate) that are licensed to third-party vendors. LTO cartridges contain a memory that stores historical usage data. , 8mm or AIT drives. ADIC is a registered trademark and Intelligent Storage is a trademark of Advanced Digital Information Corporation. All other trade or service marks mentioned in this document should be considered the property of their respective owners. |
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