ADIC Announces Support for AIT-3 Format Across Library Family.Business Editors, Hi-Tech Writers REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2001 Product Line Sets New Storage Density Standards; Creates Industry's Highest Capacity Tape Library; Provides Full Backward Compatibility Advanced Digital Information Corporation (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 :ADIC) today announced plans to offer Sony's new AIT-3 tape technology across ADIC's entire line of intelligent, storage network-enabled Scalar scalar, quantity or number possessing only sign and magnitude, e.g., the real numbers (see number), in contrast to vectors and tensors; scalars obey the rules of elementary algebra. Many physical quantities have scalar values, e.g. (R) and AML AML - A Manufacturing Language (TM) 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. storage libraries in a move designed to provide IT departments with powerful new tools to manage their rapidly growing data. The new AIT-3 technology offerings will double the capacity, throughput The speed with which a computer processes data. It is a combination of internal processing speed, peripheral speeds (I/O) and the efficiency of the operating system and other system software all working together. 1. , and storage density of ADIC's entire line of AIT storage systems. These include ADIC's Scalar and AML product families, which provide end-users with the industry's widest range of AIT storage options--offering from 24 to more than 75,000 tapes, from 2 to 648 drives, and fully integrated support for operation within storage networks. The new technology will also make available the largest tape storage system ever created: with AIT 3 installed, the ADIC AML2 library can store up to 7,666 TB (native) of data in a single unit. In addition to offering new industry benchmarks, the new AIT-3 technology also protects end-users' storage investment by providing full backward read and write compatibility with earlier generations of AIT drives and media. "ADIC is committed to providing our customers with access to the very best technology choices for storing and protecting their critical data," said Bill Britts Bill Britt is one of the most successful Independent Business Owners (IBOs) in the Amway/Quixtar business. In 2002, together with his wife Peggy Britt, qualified for the corporations highest award; Founders Crown Ambassador. , ADIC executive vice president for Sales and Marketing. "AIT-3 is an important leap forward for an advanced drive technology that has demonstrated significant value to the marketplace by combining high performance and capacity with field-proven reliability. ADIC will bring this technology to its entire AIT product line to provide storage solutions for a full range of 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. , SAN and NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular storage environments." The AIT-3 tape format stores up to 100GB native (260GB with 1:2.6 compression) on each 8mm format tape. Native data transfers speeds of 12MB/second and average file access times of less than 30 seconds give AIT-3 the performance needed both for high-speed backup and for near-line applications that use the capacity of tape to replace more expensive disk storage resources. "AIT technology continues to lead the way by providing the top storage solutions suppliers such as ADIC, the largest range of capacity and performance options in its libraries, and by combining this exciting new technology with advanced scalability and integrated support for operation in storage networks," said John Woelbern, director of 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 tape streamer marketing for Sony Electronics' Core Technology Solutions Company. With AIT-3 technology, the ADIC Scalar and AML intelligent storage solutions combine easy, barrier-free barrier-free adjective Pertaining or referring to structural or architectural design that does not impede use by individuals with special physical needs. See American with Disabilities Act, Architectural barrier, Barrier. scalability with high performance and integrated support for storage networks. -- The Scalar 100 midrange library sets new benchmarks by storing up to 25 Terabytes and transferring up to 346 Gigabytes per hour (native) in a compact library frame that takes up only 14 standard rack units. -- The Scalar 1000 supports up to 48 drives and 1182 data cartridges for native transfer of over 2 TB per hour and capacity of up to 307 TB (with 1:2.6 compression). -- The Scalar 10K--the first AIT library to offer capacity-on-demand scalability-- offers up to 2,044 TB (15,885 cartridges) and can hold up to 648 drives. -- The ADIC AML libraries offer models that can manage up to 76,608 AIT cartridges and 400 drives. About ADIC Advanced Digital Information Corporation (NASDAQ: ADIC) is a leading storage solutions provider to the open systems marketplace, offering a broad range of Intelligent Storage(TM) products designed to enhance organizations' abilities to store, protect, manage and use their rapidly growing network data. ADIC products include technology-independent automated storage systems, specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. storage management software, and multiple-protocol storage networking (SAN/NAS) connectivity and management tools. ADIC storage products are available through a worldwide sales force and a global network of resellers and OEMs, including Dell, Fujitsu-Siemens 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) . Further information about ADIC is available at www.adic.com. ADIC and Scalar are registered trademarks and Intelligent Storage is a trademark of Advanced Digital Information Corporation. AIT is a trademark of Sony Corporation. All other product or service marks mentioned in this release should be considered the property of their respective owners. |
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