ADIC Invests in Network Integrity; Joins Leading Venture Capital Firms Investing in Innovative Data Protection Software Developer.REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 1999--Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC) announced today that it has taken a minority investment position in Network Integrity, a Marlborough, Massachusetts-based developer of specialized data protection software products. ADIC joins Atlas Venture Atlas Venture is an international early-stage venture capital firm that invests in communications, information technology, and life sciences companies. Atlas Venture has investing offices in Boston, London, Munich, and Paris, and its investments are evenly divided between the , Brinson Partners, JAFCO America Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Matrix Partners, and New Enterprise Associates, all of whom are repeat investors in this round of financing. "This investment represents a continuation of ADIC's polpecially promising in that it provides continuous information protection for PC-LAN PC-LAN Personal Computer Local Area Network networks through real-time, on-line data replication on automated tape libraries. We believe this approach will fill an important need for network applications that require high levels of data protection in a continuous computing  This article about a company does not make it clear whether the subject meets the Wikipedia criteria for . environment. We also believe thans to use a wide variety of storage devices, int tolerant data replication software product, Media Mirror, through ADIC's distribution channel. And in August of this year, as part of its purchase of EMASS Systems from Raytheon, ADIC acquired 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), a software product that allows network clients to share automated storage libraries, using them as network attached virtual storage devices. The ADIC-Network Integrity relationship also includes an agreement which will allow ADIC to resell Network Integrity software products. In addition, ADIC has active partnership programs in place with major storage management software companies, including Computer Associates, Legato, Seagate Software Seagate Software was an international software corporation headquartered in Scotts Valley, California. It was a majority owned subsidiary of Seagate Technology, the largest independent disc drive and related components company in the world. , and Veritas. About ADIC: Headquartered in Redmond, Washington Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, USA. It is situated on the eastern edge of the Seattle urban area, in what is known as the Eastside. In 2003 the Census Bureau estimated the city population was 46,391. , Advanced Digital Information Corporation (ADIC) has been providing data storage solutions since its founding in 1983. With an installed base of more than 35,000 libraries and the broadest product line in the industry, ADIC is the leading drive-independent supplier of automated tape libraries used to store and protect information in computer networks. Marketed under ADIC, ADIC/GRAU and EMASS brands and the brands 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 partners, including Dell and Unisys, these storage devices are available with DLT (Digital Linear Tape) A magnetic tape technology originally developed by Digital for its VAX line. The technology was later sold to Quantum, which makes it available to other manufacturers. DLT uses half-inch, single-hub cartridges similar to IBM's 3480/3490/3590 line. (TM), D2, half-inch, AIT, 4mm and 8mm tape technologies, and are ss own storage management tools include AMASS(R) markets Fibre Channel routers for use in Storage Area Networks and tape libraries with direct Fibre Channel connectivity. Further product information is available via the Internet at http://www.emass.com and http://www.adic.com. ADIC, FastStor, Scalar and EMASS are trademarks of Advanced Digital Information Corporation. DLT is a trademark of Quantum Corporation. All other product or company names should be considered the property of their owners. |
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