ADIC Data Management Software Adds Support for Major New Platforms and Devices; StorNext 2.6 Extends Lead in Support for the Largest Range of Operating Systems, Tape Libraries, and Tape Drive Models.REDMOND, Wash. -- 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), a leading supplier of Intelligent Storage(TM) solutions to the open systems market, today announced the availability of StorNext(R) 2.6. ADIC StorNext storage management software allows business applications to benefit from archive management and shared workflow. Version 2.6 features interoperability with an expanded range of OS platforms and devices, extending StorNext's lead in heterogeneous SAN file sharing and policy-based data migration. Support for heterogeneous environments allows StorNext customers to easily add new applications, platforms, and storage systems to their business processes without complicating data sharing or reducing productivity. "Today's organizations are challenged to unify data access across business processes running on different platforms and storage technologies. StorNext enables IT departments to share data while at the same time utilizing archiving functionality to balance cost and performance based on the business value of information," said Lance Hukill, ADIC Vice President of Software Sales. "Through StorNext's open architecture, organizations can insert and manage new technologies into their environment at any time. This interoperability provides great flexibility and scalability for our customers." With its 2.6 version, StorNext offers interoperable support for all leading UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X operating environments, all major 32-bit and 64-bit hardware platforms, and the industry's largest list of storage devices. New StorNext File System  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . support in the 2.6 version includes AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. 32, Opteron, 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. Altix, and Xeon EM64T (Extended Memory 64 Technology) The first name of Intel's 64-bit x86 CPUs. In 2006, the name of the technology was changed to "Intel 64." See Intel 64. platforms, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux (often abbreviated to RHEL) is a Linux distribution produced by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market, including mainframes. Red Hat commits to supporting each version of RHEL for 7 years after its release. 4.0, 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) AIX 5.3, SGI 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. 6.5.27 and 6.5.28, and Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise 9 operating systems. For the Storage Manager, StorNext 2.6 also includes support for ADIC's Pathlight VX disk backup solution, IBM's 3584 tape library, and for LTO-3 and 3592 tape drives. For a full list of supported platforms and devices, please visit: www.adic.com. Availability StorNext 2.6 is available now. About StorNext ADIC StorNext is the foundation for storage management, enabling business applications to benefit from archive management and workflow efficiencies. StorNext transparently migrates information based on business value, reducing storage costs while providing embedded data protection. StorNext also enables multiple business processes to rapidly access a single data set, increasing productivity and maximizing storage utilization. For more than five years, global organizations have utilized StorNext's functionality to derive the most value from their data while controlling costs. 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 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, OEMs and partnerships, including Apple, 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, 2004, F. Yale, August 2005. 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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