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ADIC Data Management Software For SANs To Be Offered By MSC.Software.


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REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 12, 2003

ADIC StorNext Management Suite to provide foundation

for MSC (1) (MSC.Software Corporation, Santa Ana, CA, www.mscsoftware.com) Founded in 1963 by Richard H. MacNeal and Robert G. Schwendler, MSC is the world's largest provider of mechanical computer aided engineering (MCAE) strategies, simulation software and services. .Software engineering environments to unlock

power of SANs and shorten design cycles

Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC), the leader in Intelligent Storage(TM) solutions for the open systems market, and MSC.Software (NYSE NYSE

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), the leading global provider of simulation software Simulation software is based on the process of imitating a real phenomenon with a set of mathematical formulas. It is, essentially, a program that allows the user to observe an operation through simulation without actually running the program. , services and systems, today announced the signing of a reseller agreement for ADIC's StorNext(R) Management Suite data management software.

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 and StorNext Storage Manager software available to MSC.Software customers as part of that company's integrated IT services offering.

The integration of StorNext Management Suite into MSC.Software's modeling, simulation, and computer-aided engineering See CAE.
Computer-aided engineering

Any use of computer software to solve engineering problems. With the improvement of graphics displays, engineering workstations, and graphics standards, computer-aided engineering (CAE) has come to mean the computer
 (CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. ) environments will provide more effective use of Storage Area Network (SAN) technology by enabling high performance data sharing and increased storage resource utilization. It will also provide the framework for Total Data Life Management(TM) (TDLM), advanced data life-cycle management, in a wide variety of industries from automobiles and aircraft to electronic products.

"MSC.Software is the recognized world leader in delivering technology that helps manufacturing companies both increase productivity and develop better products by harnessing the power of simulation and process analysis," said Bill Yaman, ADIC Vice President, Software. "Through this agreement, ADIC and MSC.Software will make it possible for MSC.Software customers to leverage their storage infrastructure, including advanced SAN technology, to enhance their design process."

"ADIC's StorNext Management Suite provides an industry-leading software foundation that will make it possible for MSC.Software to use SAN technology to shorten design cycles by enabling highly collaborative workflow," said Greg Sikes Sikes can refer to: People
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, vice president, MSC.Software. "Together, ADIC and MSC.Software will give engineering professionals an integrated solution that allows them to share data between multiple tools and automatically manage storage on different media based on cost, performance, and protection criteria."

Designed for data-intensive SAN environments, ADIC's StorNext(R) Management Suite reduces the time and total cost of managing SAN data. SNMS SNMS Secondary Neutral Mass Spectrometry
SNMS Subnetwork Management System (Lucent)
SNMS Simple Network Management System
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SNMS SONET Network Management System (Hekimian) 
 integrates two powerful components, StorNext File System and StorNext Storage Manager, to provide Total Data Life Management. With SNMS, data -- throughout its lifetime -- is always accessible and protected based on levels of service defined by users. The result is a scalable, high performance data management solution that optimizes the use of SAN storage while ensuring the long-term safety and recoverability of data.

About MSC Software

MSC.Software (NYSE:MNS) is the leading global provider of simulation software, with related services and systems, that helps companies make money, save time and reduce costs associated with designing and testing manufactured products. MSC.Software works with thousands of companies in hundreds of industries to develop better products faster by utilizing information technology, software, services and systems. MSC.Software employs more than 1500 people in 22 countries. For additional information about MSC.Software's products and services, please visit www.mscsoftware.com.

ADIC Software

ADIC data management software provides enterprise-scale access and protection for critical digital assets throughout their lifetime, automatically managing data on different platforms, operating systems, and media types to give users the maximum performance and utilization from their storage resource investment. ADIC data management software is used in more than 1000 organizations worldwide to manage some of the industry's largest and most challenging open systems data storage environments.

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 and storage networking appliances 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, Fujitsu-Siemens, Hewlett-Packard, 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. For more information, visit www.adic.com.

(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 drive, and Gartner Dataquest, 2002 Market Shares and Forecasts for Tape Automation Systems, F. Yale, August 2002. ADIC and StorNext 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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