ADIC Introduces New Storage Networking Libraries; Integrated SAN Support Improves Performance, Reliability, and Manageability.Business Editors, Technology Writers REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2001 Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC), a leading supplier of open system storage solutions, announced today the industry's first mid-range and data-center class tape libraries specifically designed to increase the performance, reliability, and manageability of backup in SAN environments. With their unique, integrated storage network technology and the new ADIC(R) Management Console A terminal or workstation used to monitor and control a network. See Microsoft Management Console. , the new 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) 100 and Scalar(R) 1000 libraries are the first in their class to give IT departments fully integrated data path conditioning, SAN security, data movement, and multiple fabric support, dramatically enhancing the effectiveness of data transfer operations in the storage network. "This is the first time anyone has built management utilities into tape libraries designed specifically to make them provide better support for backup operations in a storage network," said Bill Britts Bill Britt is one of the most successful Independent Business Owners (IBOs) in the Amway/Quixtar business. In 2002, together with his wife Peggy Britt, qualified for the corporations highest award; Founders Crown Ambassador. , ADIC Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "These new capabilities provide clear technical differentiation for ADIC libraries, and they vividly demonstrate the value provided when we combine technical expertise in storage networking and storage devices within a single company. The news is even better for IT departments. These new solutions make it easier and faster to install libraries in SANs, make the entire storage system more secure, and actually increase its overall performance and reliability." "We installed a Scalar 1000 storage networking library with 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. drive technology to backup the databases behind TerraServer, the joint Microsoft-USGS web site that delivers 300 million aerial images An aerial image is a projected image which is "floating in air", and cannot be viewed normally. It can only be seen from one position in space, often focused by another lens. of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. to an average of 40,000 daily users," said Tom Barclay, TerraServer Group Program Manager at Microsoft. "When we first converted to SAN backup, our legacy equipment had problems with backup and recovery interruptions. Installing the Scalar 1000 made a dramatic difference because of its drive technology and integrated storage networking support. The bottom line for us was immediate and dramatic improvements in reliability and performance." "These are the first real libraries we have seen that have been purpose built for the SAN world," commented Steve Duplessie, founder and senior analyst, The Enterprise Storage Group. "Hats off to ADIC for recognizing that libraries need to be more than big capacity buckets, and become more integral to the overall SAN itself. Since networked storage is a trend that will clearly continue and accelerate, this is a nice position to be in for ADIC." "Scalar libraries are the first in the industry specifically designed to provide their own managed connectivity and to increase the reliability of data transfer in a SAN," said Said Rahmani, ADIC Executive Vice President of Research and Development. "Our data path conditioning includes extra levels of error recovery designed to keep backup jobs running and to protect the integrity of user data. We proactively check the health of devices and connectivity along the entire data path--from servers to switches to individual drives--so that users can discover and correct any fault conditions before they have a chance to interrupt a job. And we perform internal command queuing The ability to store multiple commands and execute them one at a time. that keeps drives streaming to increase performance and reduce wear. The result is more robust operation and a better performing total system." "As far as connectivity is concerned, the Scalar storage networking libraries raise the bar for the industry by performing all the protocol management needed between drives and the network -- whether it is SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. , switched fabric, arbitrated loop A ring topology used in Fibre Channel. Up to 127 devices may be attached in the loop, but only two can communicate at the same time, reflecting the channel nature of Fibre Channel technology. , 1 Gb or 2 Gb interface. And we allow users to intelligently manage the library as an integrated system rather than presenting them with the problem of separately managing many individual, direct-connect drives -- libraries aren't the place for JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks) A group of hard disks in a computer that are not set up as any type of RAID configuration. They are just a bunch of disks. JBOD - Just a Bunch Of Disks (Just a Bunch of Drives)." Other unique storage network support features provided by the Scalar libraries include a built-in SAN firewall that prevents unauthorized access to data in the library, and dual path support that allows the libraries to support two Fibre Channel fabrics A Fibre Channel fabric (or Fibre Channel switched fabric, FC-SW) is a switched fabric of Fibre Channel devices enabled by a Fibre Channel switch. Fabrics are normally subdivided by Fibre Channel zoning. Each fabric has a name server and provides other services. at the same time, for redundancy, security, and performance advantages. Support today is provided for 1 and 2 Gb Fibre Channel fabric or arbitrated loop storage networks, with integrated support for iSCSI storage networks planned for 2002. The ADIC storage networking technology is certified See certification. for operation in all leading SAN disk and fabric environments, and by all leading backup software See backup program. (tool, software) backup software - Software for doing a backup, often included as part of the operating system. Backup software should provide ways to specify what files get backed up and to where. providers. The Scalar 100 is a scalable mid-range, rack optimized tape library that supports from 1 to 8 tape drives and from 15 to 96 data cartridges (1) A cartridge used to hold computer data. See cartridge. (2) (Data Cartridge) A 5.25" QIC-style magnetic tape technology that originally used the DC-6000 model designation. Tandberg Data (www.tandberg. , depending on the configuration and technology selected. Available with LTO, S/DLT, and AIT technologies, the Scalar 100 holds up to 14.4 terabytes of data in only 14 rack units A unit of measurement of the height of a rack-mounted device. One rack unit, or RU, is 1.75". See rack mounted. . Internal upgrades allow the Scalar 100 to grow with users' data easily and quickly. The Scalar 1000 is a high performance scalable tape library that reduces Total Cost of Ownership (TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. ) in high growth environments. The Scalar 1000's barrier-free expansion systems allows it to grow easily with data while maintaining superior performance and reliability -- and eliminating use of pass-through ports. The Scalar 1000 supports from 1 to 48 drives, and from 118 to 1182 tapes; supported technology includes LTO, S/DLT, AIT and 3590 in single or mixed configurations. Scalar 100 and Scalar 1000 storage networking libraries are available now through ADIC channel partners with suggested retail pricing beginning at $28,700. About ADIC Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC) is a leading storage solutions provider to the open systems marketplace, offering a broad range of Intelligent Storage(TM) products designed to enhance organizations' abilities to store, protect, manage and use their rapidly growing network data. ADIC products include technology-independent automated storage systems, specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. storage management software, and multiple-protocol storage networking (SAN/NAS) connectivity and management tools. ADIC storage products are available through a worldwide sales force and a global network of resellers and OEMs, including Dell, Fujitsu-Siemens 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) . Further information about ADIC is available at www.adic.com. ADIC and Scalar are registered trademarks and Intelligent Storage is a trademark of Advanced Digital Information Corporation. All other trade or service marks mentioned in this release should be considered the property of their respective owners. What the Industry is Saying About ADIC Storage Networking Libraries "Adaptec and ADIC have partnered to ensure that the benefits of the storage network paradigm can be extended beyond Fibre Channel to Ethernet-based storage applications that use the iSCSI protocol. ADIC's commitment to building support for multiple protocols into its storage networking libraries, using Adaptec's iSCSI technology represents a major advance for the industry." Ram Jayam, General Manager and Vice President, Adaptec Storage Networking Group "SAN support for all enterprise data, including the exploding amounts of data housed on Exchange servers, is critical for today's IT managers. ADIC and CommVault Systems CommVault Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CVLT) is a United States based company specializing in data and storage management software. Created in 1988 as a development group in AT&T's Bell Labs, the group produced AT&T's in-house backup software, Automatic Backup, Archive and Recovery have shown that we can provide iron-clad data protection for some of the most active and industry-leading Global 2000 enterprise customers requiring integrated storage network support." Larry Cormier, Vice President Marketing and Business Development, CommVault Systems "These are the first real libraries we have seen that have been purpose built for the SAN world. Hats off to ADIC for recognizing that libraries need to be more than big capacity buckets, and become more integral to the overall SAN itself. Since networked storage is a trend that will clearly continue and accelerate, this is a nice position to be in for ADIC." Steve Duplessie, Founder and Senior Analyst, The Enterprise Storage Group "Broad-based SAN connectivity is a critical feature required for data storage and protection, especially in enterprise-wide systems ADIC's move to focus resources on building broader SAN utilities and management systems into their library platforms is a positive step in the right direction." Bob Abraham, President, Freeman Reports A series of technical reports on data storage devices originally developed by Freeman Associates, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (www.freemaninc.com). For more than two decades, they provided exhaustive detail about the disk and tape industry, including up-to-date data on technology, capacities, "An enterprise's data is one of its key assets. The amount of data generated by an enterprise is growing exponentially ex·po·nen·tial adj. 1. Of or relating to an exponent. 2. Mathematics a. Containing, involving, or expressed as an exponent. b. , driven by new applications and new markets. The value of information is increasing because more users are touching this information than ever before, due, in part, to globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation , said Paul Hansen, Senior Director of Product Marketing at Network Appliance (1) A specialized device for use on a network. For example, Web servers, cache servers and file servers can be implemented as general-purpose computers with the appropriate software or as network appliances, which are computers dedicated to a single function and cannot do anything . The impact of an outage out·age n. 1. A quantity or portion of something lacking after delivery or storage. 2. A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electric power. is no longer felt simply within a department or an enterprise -- it ripples through the entire chain of suppliers, partners, customers, and employees. Keeping data in an immediately usable, accessible state is the issue. Online repositories and leveraging networking technology and topologies in the storage networks of the future are needed to achieve true recoverability from a continuance The adjournment or postponement of an action pending in a court to a later date of the same or another session of the court, granted by a court in response to a motion made by a party to a lawsuit. event. Network Appliance is committed to working with partners such as ADIC to deliver global data protection solutions. We appreciate the role and importance of the technology ADIC has innovated into its new line of secondary storage solutions." Mike Alvarado, Global Data Fabric Solutions Marketing Manager, Network Appliance, Inc. "ADIC is addressing a critical user need by more effectively utilizing tape resources in a shared storage environment. ADIC delivers high-value features in their library architecture such as proactive monitoring of data paths, detection of connectivity changes and an intuitive user interface." Robert Amatruda, Research Manager, IDC "The reliability, performance and compatibility of Super DLTtape technology is moving mid-range drives into full enterprise service. ADIC's Scalar storage networking libraries incorporate Quantum's industry standard Super DLTtape technology into complete storage systems to provide superior data protection and SAN management services." Andy Grolnick, Vice President, Marketing DLTtape Group, Quantum Corporation "We installed a Scalar 1000 storage networking library with LTO drive technology to backup the databases behind TerraServer, the joint Microsoft-USGS web site that delivers 300 million aerial images of the United States to an average of 40,000 daily users. When we first converted to SAN backup, our legacy equipment had problems with backup and recovery interruptions. Installing the Scalar 1000 made a dramatic difference because of its drive technology and integrated storage networking support. The bottom line for us was immediate and dramatic improvements in reliability and performance." Tom Barclay, TerraServer Group Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, "Enterprise storage requires as much performance, reliability, and capacity as the storage industry can supply. Sony is providing all of these features with our industry-leading AIT technology, and we are working with ADIC as they integrate this technology into their intelligent, storage network-aware libraries to create high performance enterprise-class storage systems." John Woelbern, Director of 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 Tape Marketing, Sony Electronics' Core Technology Solutions Company "Backup in SAN environments is one the key applications that StorNet is deploying for its customer base and ADIC's approach to putting storage network support inside the library gives its products real differentiation. ADIC's integrated SAN support makes it easier for the storage networking professionals at StorNet to create the system initially, gives us automated diagnostic information during normal operation, and gives the end user a system with improved performance and reliability." Derek Gamradt, Chief Technology Officer StorNet "The Scalar 100 and Scalar 1000's integrated SAN support makes them the choice for storage networks. As the storage network specialists, TidalWire's goal is to deliver to its customers the most comprehensive SAN products and services available. ADIC storage networking libraries are an essential part of that package" Jeff Brandes, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , TidalWire Inc. "Combining VERITAS data protection products with ADIC's Scalar storage networking libraries provides end users industry expertise and a proven solution for high performance data protection in SAN environments. Built-in SAN support from ADIC supports a wide range of key applications, including VERITAS NetBackup Shared Storage Option(TM), VERITAS Backup Exec Backup Exec is backup software for Microsoft Windows environments currently developed by Symantec. Backup Exec has a long history of being sold from one company to another. SharedStorage Option(TM) and the ServerFree Agent for VERITAS NetBackup." Neal Ater, Senior Vice President, Data Protection Group, VERITAS |
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