ADIC Expands Support for Heterogeneous Storage Platforms and Environments; StorNext 2.5 Support Includes HP, StorageTek, Linux, and SGI Solutions.REDMOND, Wash. -- Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC), leading supplier of Intelligent Storage(TM) solutions to the open systems market, announced today the availability of a new version of StorNext(R) data management software, version 2.5, that significantly expands support for operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and storage devices. ADIC's StorNext software provides policy-based data management that helps a wide range of organizations store, access, and protect their large-scale digital assets across multiple storage device and operating platforms. StorNext provides advanced data management for third-party applications, providing users with a foundation to support their Information Lifecycle Management Information Lifecycle Management refers to a wide-ranging set of strategies for administering storage systems on computing devices. Specifically, four categories of storage strategies may be considered under the auspices of ILM. (ILM) strategies. The new StorNext version 2.5 features expanded interoperability with several solutions from HP. These include 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. 11i v2 operating system support both on Itanium and PA-RISC (Precision Architecture-RISC) A proprietary RISC-based CPU architecture from HP that was introduced in 1986. It is the foundation of HP's 3000 and 9000 computer families. See IA-64. platforms, support for HP ESL (1) An earlier family of client/server development tools for Windows and OS/2 from Ardent Software (formerly VMARK). It was originally developed by Easel Corporation, which was acquired by VMARK. 712e automated tape library targets, and expanded support for HP SecurePath in HP-UX 11i environments. The expanded platform qualification will provide joint customers of ADIC and HP with a tremendous range of options, allowing them to deploy policy-based data management for HP environments and for systems that mix HP with other storage and operating platforms. "Users are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. smarter ways to manage their open system storage infrastructure and need solutions that preserve the widest range of options," commented Bill Britts, ADIC Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "With StorNext 2.5, ADIC continues to set new standards for supporting heterogeneous solution sets. We now offer end users a data management solution that can provide unified storage with simultaneous support for all the leading open system UNIX operating systems, including HP-UX 11i, along with Windows, Linux, and MacOS platforms. What it means for the IT community is an unprecedented selection of applications, architectures, and strategies to choose from." "Support for the HP-UX 11i operating system running on Itanium 2-based HP Integrity servers is an important addition for customers of ADIC's 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 . ," said Don Jenkins, Vice President, Marketing, Business Critical Servers, HP. "Using StorNext 2.5, HP customers can benefit from a heterogeneous, scalable file system solution that combines performance, choice, and economy." The new StorNext 2.5 release also includes support for StorageTek SL8500 tape libraries, and updated versions of Red Hat Linux Red Hat Linux, assembled by Red Hat, was a popular, "middle-aged" Linux distribution (not as old as Slackware but older than Ubuntu) upon its discontinuation in 2004.[1] Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994. and SGI's 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. operating system. In addition, the StorNext File System version 2.5 has received Engenio Compatibility Certification, assuring stability, interoperability, and fault tolerance with Engenio disk technology. StorNext includes a shared file system solution that already is established in several markets, including high-performance computing, rich media, the federal government and oil & gas. Customers in all of these markets need to share access to large unstructured data files among 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). , Linux and Windows applications without making duplicate copies. Availability StorNext version 2.5 is available now. About StorNext ADIC StorNext is policy-based data management software that provides the Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) foundation for organizations that derive significant value from a growing volume of business-critical data that must be accessed, protected, and retained as its value changes over time. For more than five years, StorNext technology has been successfully implemented by leading organizations that manage large volumes of business-critical data as a source of competitive advantage. 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 (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 StorNext are registered trademarks 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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