ADIC Introduces First Complete Family of AIT-2 Tape Libraries; Enhanced Tape Technology Doubles Capacity and Throughput in Award-Winning ADIC Libraries.REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 1999-- Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC) today introduced the industry's first broad line of scalable AIT-2 tape libraries, with products that range from 2 drives to more than 250, and from 2 to 7,000 terabytes. The new technology provides throughput of more than 40GB per hour per drive, capacity of up to 100GB per tape, and an average time to data of less than 30 seconds. It is now available on the entire range of ADIC Scalar scalar, quantity or number possessing only sign and magnitude, e.g., the real numbers (see number), in contrast to vectors and tensors; scalars obey the rules of elementary algebra. Many physical quantities have scalar values, e.g. (R) and AML AML - A Manufacturing Language (R) tape libraries, doubling their capacity and throughput over previous generation AIT products. "Sony's AIT technology is rapidly gaining acceptance in the market, especially for applications that need both high capacity and rapid file access times, including digital multi-media production, medical imaging and digital asset management," noted Jonathan Otis, ADIC vice president of product management. "The growing importance and the sheer volume of data in these applications demand both AIT's advanced technology and the kinds of scalable and mixed media library capabilities delivered by ADIC." "Together, ADIC automated tape libraries and Sony AIT tape technology form a powerful combination that is solving an increasing number of data storage and retrieval problems, from simple workgroup backup to complex, large-scale digital asset management projects," commented John Woelbern, Senior Marketing Manager of Sony Electronics Sony Electronics Inc., headquartered in San Diego, Calif., is the largest component of Sony Corporation of America, the U.S. holding company for Sony's U.S.-based electronics and entertainment businesses. , Inc Tape Streamer Products. "The ADIC range of library products, which includes some of the largest capacity storage devices available in the industry, is the kind of automated storage platform that will help deliver AIT technology into new applications." ADIC offers the industry's broadest line of AIT-2 tape solutions, ranging from single drive subsystems to multi-drive data center-class solutions. For ADIC's Scalar AIT libraries, AIT-2 technology will enable compressed capacities ranging from 2TB to nearly 120TB. The ADIC AML series libraries extend the support to 256 drives and 70,000 cartridges. ADIC AIT-2 libraries are available immediately, with suggested list price beginning at $15,131. Existing ADIC AIT libraries are also designed to be field-upgradeable for the new AIT-2 drive technology. Scalar 220 and 480 The Scalar 220 and 480 deliver the file access speed and capacity of AIT-2 technology in designs that match network server storage requirements. The Scalar 220 provides up to 2 drives and 20 cartridges for a compressed capacity of 2TB; the Scalar 480 offers up to 4 drives and 80 cartridges for a compressed capacity of up to 8TB. Both models use interchangeable 10-cartridge magazines that also serve as stacking media storage units. A full year of on-site service is standard for all models. The Scalar 1000 The Scalar 1000 AIT library offers a flexible and cost-effective growth path from 2 to 48 AIT-2 drives and from 237 to 1182 tape cartridges for up to 120 terabytes of storage. The Scalar 1000 scales by expanding its modular cabinet and by extending its robotics along one axis -- it does not use "pass-thru" ports. Modular expansion means that as the library grows, it continues to operate as one integrated unit with one robotic system robotic system An integrated system of devices that automate production and manufacturing of goods and services Surgery An AI-based surgical assistant system, which processes sensory input from haptic interfaces and/or allows surgeons to act with more accuracy than . Scalar 1000 AIT-2 libraries feature an 18-position import/export mailbox, barcode reader See bar code reader. , and a full year of on-site service. The Scalar 1000's FibreReady(TM) architecture provides a built-in Fibre Channel Storage Area Network (SAN) interface. AML Libraries The ADIC AML libraries are scalable mixed media libraries that offer full support for the new AIT-2 drives and media. All AML libraries offer users the option of operating AIT technology in conjunction with a dozen other tape and optical formats, including CD ROM CD ROM Compact Disk Read Only Memory , digital Betacam Sony's digital version of its Betacam videotape format. Introduced in 1994 using 10-bit DCT compression and 4:2:2 sampling, Digital Betacam has been widely used for standard-definition video recording. L (Long) cassettes hold 124 minutes of video and four channels of 16-bit audio. , and VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. , making them powerful choices for applications that include digital multi-media archives. ADIC AML libraries with AIT-2 technology scale from 3.8 terabytes to over 7,000 terabytes of storage capacity, and support up to 256 drives and over 480 actions per hour. About ADIC With more than 45,000 automated tape libraries installed as well as a suite of innovative software solutions and Storage Area Networking (SAN) products, ADIC is a leading global provider in the growing market to manage and protect information in computer networks. Marketed under ADIC, ADIC/GRAU and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partner brands, including Dell, Exabyte and Unisys, the Company's automated tape libraries are available with DLTtape(TM), D2, half-inch, AIT, 4mm and 8mm tape technologies and are supported by leading backup and storage management software products for Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. , 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). and MVS (Multiple Virtual Storage) Introduced in 1974, the primary operating system used with IBM mainframes (the others are VM and DOS/VSE). MVS is a batch processing-oriented operating system that manages large amounts of memory and disk space. 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. . The Company's own storage management tools include 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. (R) direct data access software which provides network users shared access to information stored in automated libraries. A pioneer in marketing products for Storage Area Networks, ADIC offers Fibre Channel routers and tape libraries with direct Fibre Channel connectivity. Further product information is available via the Internet at www.adic.com. ADIC, Scalar, AML, AMASS and FibreReady are trademarks of Advanced Digital Information Corporation. AIT is a trademark of Sony Corporation. DLTtape is a trademark of Quantum Corporation. All other product, trademark, company, or service names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. All quoted capacities and performance numbers assume average 2:1 compression. |
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