ADIC Announces iPlatform Software Enhancement for Scalar i2000; Intelligent iPlatform Library Increases Ability to Self-Diagnose, Automate Issue Resolution.REDMOND, Wash. -- Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC), leading supplier of intelligent storage solutions to the open systems market, announced today a major new software release for the iPlatform(TM), the architecture behind the company's award-winning 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) i2000 tape library. The release, which is available now for all Scalar i2000 installations, significantly enhances the library's ability to self-diagnose and resolve fault conditions to further increase overall backup system 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 availability. "When compared with conventional libraries, the Scalar i2000's built-in intelligence has already reduced the need for service calls by more than 50% and shortened short·en v. short·ened, short·en·ing, short·ens v.tr. 1. To make short or shorter. 2. time to resolution by more than 30%," explained 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 of Sales and Marketing. "The new service upgrade package should give us 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. root-cause identification for a full 80% of all service issues without having to send a technician on-site. The result will be even fewer and shorter interruptions to normal operation and reduced management overhead for our customers." The Scalar i2000 monitors internal systems, applies fault tree analysis when anomalies occur, determines root causes, recommends repair procedures, and automatically opens communication with the ADIC service team. In many cases, the first time customers hear of a problem with the backup system is when they get a call from ADIC telling them a Service Request has been opened and that a resolution plan is in place. Launched in early 2003, the Scalar i2000, with ADIC's iPlatform architecture, is the first tape library to offer end users automated service support that includes intelligent self-diagnosis, real-time email links to a 24-hour service team, and proactive customer alerting, features often associated with enterprise disk-storage systems. "The iPlatform architecture and the way that it is linked to the ADIC service team is revolutionizing library service by monitoring more systems, storing more data, and analyzing the information more intelligently," Mr. Britts continued. "For this software upgrade, we looked at the last year's history of events and expanded the fault-tree logic based on that knowledge. In a sense, the library is learning from its own experience and the experience of the entire ADIC tech support team, and it is becoming smarter." Other system enhancements in the current iPlatform software release include automated drive firmware A category of memory chips that hold their content without electrical power. Firmware includes flash, ROM, PROM, EPROM and EEPROM technologies. When holding program instructions, firmware can be thought of as "hard software." See flash memory, ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM and FOTA. management and remote system recovery settings, both designed to simplify on-going library management. The drive firmware feature combines the library's central memory and control system with in-band I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output blades to automate the download of new tape drive firmware. Centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. firmware downloads speed up the process and make it easier to manage by eliminating the need to use firmware upgrade tapes. The remote recovery setting feature allows users to download the full library configuration settings to a storage device outside the library. The remote recovery data allows users to configure See configuration. (software) configure - A program by Richard Stallman to discover properties of the current platform and to set up make to compile and install gcc. Cygnus configure was a similar system developed by K. a replacement library rapidly in case the original library is not available, providing rapid resumption RESUMPTION. To reassume; to promise again; as, the resumption of payment of specie by the banks is general. It also signifies to take things back; as the government has resumed the possession of all the lands which have not been paid for according to the requisitions of the law, and the of the backup system even in the case of a major disruption to the original library site. The Scalar i2000 software release is available now for all installed Scalar i2000 units, and is shipping now on all new Scalar i2000 libraries. About the Scalar i2000 The ADIC Scalar i2000 intelligent tape library eliminates external library control servers and enhances library functions to improve overall data protection and save users time and money over the life of their backup system. It is the first library to incorporate ADIC's intelligent iPlatform(TM) architecture, integrating and simplifying key backup management functions while reducing the need for external applications, equipment, and management activities. 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-to-tape data protection 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 (Cray, Inc., Seattle, WA, www.cray.com) A supercomputer manufacturer founded in 1972 as Cray Research, Inc., by Seymour Cray, a leading designer of large-scale computers at Control Data. In 1976, it shipped its first computer to Los Alamos National Laboratory. , 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 (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) 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 Scalar are registered trademarks and Intelligent Storage and iPlatform are trademarks of Advanced Digital Information Corporation. 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