ADIC Joins Newly Formed SNIA Forum for Supported Storage Networking Solutions.Business Editors/Technology Writers REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2001 Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC) today announced that it has joined with other leaders of the storage networking industry as a charter member of the Storage Networking Industry Association's (SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association, San Francisco, CA, www.snia.org) An organization devoted to the advancement of mission critical storage systems. Founded in 1997, its goal is to determine the standards that must be developed to allow hosts and storage systems to interact via ) Supported Solutions Forum (SSF SSF Scalable Simulation Framework SSF Single Stock Futures SSF Service Switching Function SSF Small Form Factor SSF Svenska Simförbundet (Swedish Swimming Association) SSF Space Station Freedom SSF Society of St. ). Announced last month, this newly formed initiative aims to develop multi-vendor storage networking solutions that are jointly qualified and mutually supported. "ADIC is very pleased to be playing a role in the Supported Solutions Forum," 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(R) executive vice president of Sales and Marketing. "We have designed both our intelligent tape library and storage networking platform products to maximize their ability to integrate into today's heterogeneous environments Using hardware and system software from different vendors. Organizations often use computers, operating systems and databases from a variety of vendors. Contrast with homogeneous environment. . Now, the qualification that we have already established with industry leaders such as 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. , Hitachi 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) can be certified See certification. and registered by the SNIA to help provide customers with a clear choice in selecting storage infrastructure. The SSF is important because it will help raise customer awareness of available multi-vendor solutions. It will also provide an additional avenue for working with other member companies in creating new solutions that meet the changing needs of storage customers." As a member of the SSF ADIC has the opportunity to work with other key companies, including competitors, to enter joint support agreements and to qualify ADIC's storage networking tape libraries and connectivity and management platforms in open, heterogeneous storage networks. Establishing this level of tested and supported interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. through the SNIA SSF helps clear the way for customers to implement storage networking solutions that offer greater flexibility in technology choices and reduced risk when integrating complex systems. The Supported Solutions Forum will promote customer adoption of storage networking solutions by registering configurations that are jointly qualified and supported by SSF members. The Supported Solutions Forum complements the drive to open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced and builds on the many interoperability activities underway in the industry by: -- Establishing an industry-wide cooperative support community of SNIA members -- Increasing the functionality and thereby the return on investment that can be achieved by deploying enterprise-class storage network solutions -- Accelerating customer implementation of open and supported storage networking solutions About SNIA The Storage Networking Industry Association An association of producers and consumers of storage networking products, whose goal is to further storage networking technology and applications. The Storage Networking Industry Association, or SNIA (SNIA) is a not-for-profit organization, made up of over 200 companies and individuals spanning virtually the entire storage industry. SNIA members share a common goal: to set the pace of the industry by ensuring that storage networks become efficient, complete and trusted solutions across the IT community. To this end the SNIA is uniquely committed to delivering standards, education and services that will propel pro·pel tr.v. pro·pelled, pro·pel·ling, pro·pels To cause to move forward or onward. See Synonyms at push. [Middle English propellen, from Latin open storage networking solutions into the broader market. For information, contact the SNIA at 650/949-6720 or via e-mail at executivedirector@snia.org, or visit the SNIA web site at http://www.snia.org. 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 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, EMC, Fujitsu-Siemens and IBM. Further information about ADIC is available at www.adic.com. ADIC is a registered trademarks and Intelligent Storage is a trademark of Advanced Digital Information Corporation. All other product or service marks mentioned in this release should be considered the property of their respective owners. |
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