ADIC Delivers Version 5.0 of AMASS for UNIX Storage Management Software.Business/High Tech Editors REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 2001 New AMASS (Archive Management And Storage System) Tape management software for Unix from Quantum Corporation, Colorado Springs, CO (www.quantum.com). Originally developed by ADIC, AMASS makes the tape library look like an infinite disk drive to the application. for 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). 5.0 Offers Faster Access to Mission Critical Data, Extended Data Migration Features and Support for 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. Technology Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC) today announced a major new release of its AMASS(R) for UNIX storage management software that enables IT departments and integrators to more effectively leverage the capacity of automated optical and tape libraries for a wide variety of large-scale storage tasks. The new 5.0 release of AMASS for UNIX provides faster user access to mission-critical data by providing a new advanced intelligent caching utility, it provides a broader range of long-term file protection by extending ADIC's Infinite File Life(TM) to new platforms, and it adds support for LTO Ultrium technology. "The explosion in corporate data is driving companies to look for innovative new solutions to traditional storage challenges," said Dave Uvelli, executive director of Software Marketing for ADIC. "And that's exactly where AMASS fits in, enabling direct network access to optical or tape libraries through a simple file-system interface that provides easy interface with other applications. With version 5.0, we've concentrated on speeding user data access and improving device and platform support to ensure that AMASS addresses the widest range of corporate environments and requirements." AMASS for UNIX 5.0 includes new intelligent cache management, speeding end-user access to important data through improved configuration features. With intelligent cache management, administrators can customize the way their cache handles files by using a simple, rule-based priority system that determines the policies for retaining files in cache. Since cached files A file that has been stored temporarily in a disk or memory cache. See cache and cache file. can be accessed more quickly than files stored only in the automated library, intelligent cache management can improve system performance for user-defined file sets and allow AMASS-enabled libraries to be used in more demanding application environments. AMASS 5.0 supports cache sizes ranging from a few megabytes up to one terabyte. The new version of AMASS also extends platform support for ADIC's Infinite File Life (IFL IFL International Fight League (mixed martial arts) IFL Integrated Facility for Linux (IBM) IFL Intense Football League IFL Indoor Football League IFL I'm Feeling Lucky (Google) ) utility, which helps lower the cost of protecting digital assets by automatically migrating files from older to newer media before data is lost due to age or wear. The IFL utility tests media on a user-defined schedule, tracks read/write error rates, and renews the files by writing them to new media. This capability is ideal for industries that require long-term records retention, including banks, hospitals, insurance companies, government agencies and media companies. AMASS for UNIX 5.0 extends this utility to cover a range of new platforms, including HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. , Compaq Tru64, 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) AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. , and new storage media, including DTF (Digital Tape Format) A high-performance magnetic tape technology from Sony that was based on the helical scan transport and cartridge shell of Sony's highly successful 1/2" Digital Betacam. 1 and AIT tape formats. AMASS for UNIX 5.0 also extends its support to devices, including ADIC storage products, which use the new LTO Ultrium tape technology. A complete list of supported platforms, drives and libraries is available on the company's web site. AMASS 5.0 is available immediately through authorized AMASS dealers. About ADIC With an installed base of more than 70,000 automated libraries, innovative storage management software, Fibre Channel Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions, and Network Attach Storage (NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular ) appliances, ADIC is a leading device-independent storage solutions provider to the open systems marketplace. The Company offers a broad range of products designed to enhance organizations' ability to store, protect, manage and use their rapidly growing network data. ADIC's automated storage products are available through a worldwide sales force and a global network of resellers and OEMs, including Dell, Fujitsu Siemens (Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Inc. (USA), Milpitas, CA, www.fujitsu-siemens.com) Fujitsu Siemens Computers USA is a wholly owned research and development subsidiary of Fujitsu Siemens Computers. and IBM. Further information is available at http://www.adic.com. ADIC and AMASS are registered trademarks and Infinite File Life is a trademark of Advanced Digital Information Corporation. All other product or service marks mentioned in this release should be considered the property of their respective owners. |
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