ADIC INTRODUCES 30GB DLT STORAGE LIBRARY SYSTEM WITH 50% INCREASED CAPACITY AND LIBRARY UPGRADE PATH.

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 1995--ADIC today announced the introduction of the DS9300, a new 30GB single cartridge tape storage system which uses an upgraded DLT drive to increase storage capacity by 50% over existing models.

With its increased capacity and up to 150MB per minute sustained data transfer, the DS9300 provides a tape backup and archiving solution matched to today's high performance servers and workstations.

Because it is designed as part of ADIC's integrated family of DLT tape storage products, the DS9300 also provides an easy and low cost upgrade path for users who expect future data capacity increases. The drive from the DS9300 can be easily integrated into one of ADIC's automated tape libraries to provide the security of a fully automated backup system and a seven-fold increase in total storage capacity.

ADIC's DS9300 is built around the fast growing Digital Linear Tape (DLT) technology from Quantum Corp. The new product uses Quantum's newly released DLT 2000XT drive -- an upgrade to the DLT 2000 drive which is used in ADIC's DS9200 tape system. The new DS9300 model can read and write the same media as the 2000 drive (DLT CompacTapeTM III) and operates identically with existing software. However, when used with the DLT CompacTapeTM III XT media, the DS9300 increases compressed per-cartridge storage capacity from 20GB to 30GB (uncompressed capacity is 10GB and 15 GB respectively.)

The DS9300's high data transfer rate is designed to solve the problem of the shrinking backup window that network administrators are facing as they see LAN data increasing at 50 to 60% per year. The DS9300 transfers data at 150MB/minute, 2-1/2 times faster than 8mm tape products. It also provides direct file access capability which allows any file on the 30GB cartridge to be accessed in approximately 60 seconds, making the DS9300 a powerful tool for HSM and imaging applications.

The DS9000 Series products are among the most reliable on the market, designed to withstand the high duty cycles and stringent reliability and up-time requirements of today's network storage environments. The drives carry a mean time between failure rating of 80,000 hours at 100 percent duty cycle. The DLT CompacTape(TM) III XT cartridge is rated at 500,000 head passes and approximately 10,000 uses per cartridge. A multi-level error detection and correction scheme produces undetected data error rates of less than one in 1030 bits read.

ADIC's DS9300 offers easy connectivity to a wide range of hardware and software platforms. It is compatible with all major NLM backup applications for Novell NetWare and with software supporting Windows NT, OS/2, Macintosh and other major operating environments. The product is also supported by software applications for the major UNIX environments, including SCO UNIX, IBM AIX, Sun OS and Solaris, HP UX and Silicon Graphics IRIX.

The DS9300 is available now. Manufacturer's suggested retail is $6,995.

ADIC has been providing storage solutions since its founding in 1983. It is the leading drive-independent supplier of automated tape storage libraries for client-server networks with over 10,000 units in the field. ADIC products are available with 4mm (DAT), 8mm, and DLT technology, and are supported by every leading supplier of backup and HSM software products in all leading operating systems. ADIC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Interpoint Corp. (NASDAQ:INTP) with headquarters in Redmond.

CONTACT: ADIC

Stephen Whitner, 206/881-8004, ext 435

Kari Matheny, 206/881-8004, ext 432