ADIC Launches New Rack-Mount Super DLT Autoloader.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2003 Leading library supplier provides high throughput, high capacity automated backup for workgroups, remote offices; Affordable data protection backward compatible Refers to hardware or software that is compatible with earlier versions of the product. Also called "downward compatible." Contrast with forward compatible. backward compatible - backward compatibility 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. drives Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC), leader in Intelligent Storage(TM) solutions for the open systems market, announced today a new model in its FastStor(R) line of affordable backup systems Noun 1. backup system - a computer system for making backups ADP system, ADPS, automatic data processing system, computer system, computing system - a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage designed to give small business, workgroup, and remote office locations a week or more of unattended high-performance data protection. The new FastStor 2, with Super DLT (SDLT (Super DLT) See DLT. ) drive technology, combines high performance and capacity, and it features backward compatibility See backward compatible. (jargon) backward compatibility - Able to share data or commands with older versions of itself, or sometimes other older systems, particularly systems it intends to supplant. with the large installed base of existing DLT backup systems. FastStor 2 supplies Super-drive performance and capacity in a compact form factor that mounts in 2U (3.5 inches) of standard 19-inch rack systems. Its SDLT drive delivers write performance of 32 MB/second (115 GB/hour(a)) to ensure backups are completed during available backup windows. Its eight SDLT cartridges each store a native 160 GB of data, enough to hold a full week or more of backup data in the library for rapid, automated file recovery. FastStor 2 autoloaders feature a user-friendly operator interface for easy setup, and they are backed by a three-year FastExchange(TM) warranty from ADIC, the industry's leading supplier of DLT and 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. tape automation products. "The new FastStor 2 with SDLT technology means fast, worry-free backup -- critical for sites forced to protect rapidly growing data under the dual pressures of constrained con·strain tr.v. con·strained, con·strain·ing, con·strains 1. To compel by physical, moral, or circumstantial force; oblige: felt constrained to object. See Synonyms at force. 2. budgets and overworked staff," said Scott Roza, ADIC Vice President for North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Storage Products. "FastStor 2 gives remote office environments the easy operation and bullet-proof reliability they need to make sure their data is protected effectively. Its affordable price makes it a practical alternative to standalone tape drives. And its backward compatibility with the large installed base of DLT technology products means that it can preserve the value of existing technology investments for a broad range of IT environments." FastStor 2 has a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $7774 and is available immediately through ADIC resellers. About ADIC Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC) is a leading provider of Intelligent Storage(tm) solutions to the open systems marketplace. ADIC(R) is the world's largest supplier of automated tape systems using the drive technologies most often employed for backing up open system, client-server networks (a). The Company's data management software and storage networking appliances provide IT managers innovative tools for storing, managing and protecting their most valuable digital assets in a variety of disk and tape environments. ADIC storage products are available through a worldwide sales force and a global network of resellers and OEMs, including Dell, Fujitsu-Siemens, Hewlett-Packard, 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) , and Sun. For more information, visit www.adic.com. (a) Throughput assumes average 2:1 data compression data compression Process of reducing the amount of data needed for storage or transmission of a given piece of information (text, graphics, video, sound, etc.), typically by use of encoding techniques. . Market share: IDC 2001 worldwide revenue and unit market share data for all automated systems using DLT, SDLT, LTO, 8mm or AIT drives, and Gartner Dataquest, 2002 Market Shares and Forecasts for Tape Automation Systems, F. Yale, August 2002. ADIC and FastStor are registered trademarks and FastExchange and Intelligent Storage are trademarks of Advanced Digital Information Corporation. All other trade or service marks mentioned in this document should be considered the property of their respective owner. |
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