ADIC Certified to New ISO 9000 Standards; Expanded Standards Focus on Customer Satisfaction.Business Editors, Technology Writers REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2002 Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC), the leading supplier of Intelligent Storage(TM) systems, announced today that is has received ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001:2000 certification for its Denver, Colorado manufacturing and design facility. The ISO 9000 quality standards establish an internationally recognized set of processes for promoting effective management practices and business excellence. The 2000 revision of ISO 9000 expands the original 1994 standards by increasing the emphasis on business processes designed to provide higher levels of customer satisfaction in both products and services. The 148,000 square foot Denver facility, opened in January of 2002, houses ADIC(R) software developers, hardware design engineers, customer service and support, and manufacturing teams that produce the company's 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) family enterprise tape libraries and its storage management software. All of ADIC's major manufacturing and design centers, including the company's Redmond Washington headquarters and manufacturing plant in Boehmenkirch, Germany, are certified See certification. under the 1994 ISO 9000 standards, and are currently in the process of upgrading to the newer versions. "ADIC is dedicated to meeting the rapidly evolving data storage needs of IT managers around the world by providing intelligent storage systems, innovative storage management software, and global service and support," commented Chuck Stonecipher, ADIC president. "We are pleased that the ADIC team and the internal processes we use to develop products and support our customers have been recognized as meeting the new ISO 9000 standards, with their expanded focus on delivering customer satisfaction." 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 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) . For more information, visit www.adic.com. Note 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 and Scalar are registered trademarks 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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