ADIC Announces Update for AMASS Storage Management Software; AMASS 5.4 Supports Next Generation UDO Drive and OS Technologies.REDMOND, Wash. -- Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC), the leader in Intelligent Storage(TM) solutions for the open systems market, announced today the availability of a new version of the company's AMASS(R) archive software, offering expanded support for a variety of drive, media, and operating platform technologies. New in AMASS 5.4 is support for UDO (Ultra Density Optical) A 5.25" rewritable optical disc technology from Plasmon (www.plasmon.com) that also supports write-once (WORM) media. Using blue laser optics and phase change recording, 30GB drives and cartridges were introduced in 2003 with plans for 60GB and (Ultra Density Optical Ultra Density Optical (UDO) is an optical disc format designed for high-density storage of high-definition video and data. Overview An Ultra Density Optical disc or UDO is a 5.25" ISO cartridge optical disc which can store up to 60 GB of data. ) drive technology, and for Plasmon and HP libraries which integrate the new high capacity optical storage. UDO drive technology offers optical storage users 30 GB of data storage per 5.25-inch form factor media, three times the capacity of earlier generation magneto-optical systems. UDO provides secure Write Once technology and long-term media life coupled with fast access to data, characteristics important for customers with rapidly growing archives and requirements for extended data retention. The 5.4 AMASS release also adds support for newer generation Quantum SDLT (Super DLT) See DLT. and Sony AIT drive technology, 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) 3592 drives, as well as the latest generations of tape library control software -- ADIC's SDLC (Synchronous Data Link Control) The primary data link protocol used in IBM's SNA networks. It is a bit-oriented synchronous protocol that is a subset of the HDLC protocol. See SNA, DLC and Microsoft DLC. 1. version 2.5 and StorageTek's ACSLS ACSLS Automatic Cartridge System Library Software ACSLS Automated Cartridge System Library Server version 7.1. Operating platform support upgrades in the new release include later versions of SGI (SGI, Sunnyvale, CA, www.sgi.com) A manufacturer of workstations and servers, founded in 1982 by Jim Clark. The company was founded as Silicon Graphics, Inc., but changed to its acronym in 1999. IRIX A Unix-based operating system from SGI that is used in its computer systems from desktop to supercomputer. It is an enhanced version of Unix System V Release 4. IRIX integrates the X Window system with OpenGL, creating the first real time 3D X environment. and HP Tru64 operating systems. "Archiving decisions are becoming strategic for an increasing number of IT organizations as continued data growth collides with expanded requirements to retain more information for longer periods and provide faster access to it," said Lance Hukill, ADIC Executive Director of Advanced Solutions. "Maintaining support for new generations of storage technology is a key element for ensuring that ADIC's data management and archiving software solutions will help our customers keep up with their changing archiving needs." ADIC's AMASS 5.4 is available December 2004. About AMASS AMASS, designed for direct-attached and network-attached storage environments, is a cost-efficient solution for enterprises that have more data than their disk capacity can support. AMASS transforms tape and optical libraries, typically considered "off-line" storage, into truly online direct-access mass storage -- enabling users, administrators, and applications to effortlessly archive terabytes or petabytes of data. AMASS presents an automated optical, tape, or DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. library as one device and one mount point, through a standard UNIX file system The Unix file system (UFS) is a file system used by many Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It is also called the Berkeley Fast File System, the BSD Fast File System or FFS. It is a distant descendant of the original filesystem used by Version 7 Unix. interface consisting of directories and files. Users or applications can save or access files residing on libraries in the same way they would with magnetic disk. For more than a decade, AMASS has helped thousands of end users manage Petabytes of data on more than 100 different qualified library models and 15 separate drive types. About ADIC Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC) is a leading provider of Intelligent Storage(TM) solutions to the open systems marketplace. ADIC(R) is the world's largest supplier of automated tape systems using the drive technologies most often employed for backing up open system, client-server networks.(a) The Company's data management software, storage networking appliances, and disk-based backup and restore solutions provide IT managers innovative tools for storing, managing and protecting their most valuable digital assets in a variety of disk and tape environments. ADIC storage products are available through a worldwide sales force and a global network of resellers and OEMs, including Cray, Dell, EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. , Fujitsu-Siemens, HP, IBM and Sun. Further information about ADIC is available at www.adic.com. (a) Market Share: Gartner Dataquest, Tape Automation Systems Market Shares, 2003, F. Yale, April 2004. ADIC and AMASS are registered trademarks of Advanced Digital Information Corporation. Intelligent Storage 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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