ADIC Low-cost DAT Autoloader Sets New Standards -- Faster than 8mm and 33% Capacity Increase.

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 1996--ADIC, a division of Interpoint Corporation (NASDAQ:INTP) announced today a new 4mm DAT Autoloader -- the 800E -- that is 50% faster, holds 33% more data, and is 21% less expensive per megabyte than other autoloader products currently on the market. The product is designed to provide the security and labor reduction of full backup automation for single server networks.

The first autoloader to be built around the new Sony Quad-Speed SDT-7000 4mm drive, the ADIC 800E transfers data at 46 MB/minute (native) or 93 MB/minute (with 2:1 average compression) -- a rate that is 50% faster than both standard 4mm DDS-2 autoloaders and 8mm drives. The 800E also features a removable 8-cartridge magazine that can hold up to 64GB of data at standard on-board compression rates. The 8 positions -- two more than other autoloader products -- can all be used for data tapes or for 7 data tapes and a cleaning cartridge. This increased capacity allows users to dedicate separate cartridges for each day's backup -- and to include automated drive cleaning without changing tapes or magazines.

"The 800E was designed with a combination of speed and capacity to solve the problem of automating backup in the face of explosive data growth and shrinking backup windows," according to William Britts, ADIC Sales and Marketing Vice President, "and at a price to reach the broadest possible range of users. It's built around the industry's fastest DAT drive -- we have seen 50% increases across platforms, it adds at a minimum of two cartridge positions, and its price per megabyte is only about 5-1/2 cents. The price point -- only $1200 above a standalone drive -- is designed to bring full automation to smaller networks or single server systems that have not been able to invest in automated backup solutions."

"We also believe that the 800E represents a significant increase in reliability over products that have been available for smaller systems. The capacity to include cleaning as part of the normal, automated backup process is a key to this -- the single largest cause of premature drive failure and data loss is the failure to clean drive heads regularly."

The ADIC 800E Autoloader robotics are based on a low-stress, cartridge-push transport system designed to eliminate gripper error and mis-positioning. The unit features a cartridge swap rating of 100,000 cycles, and an MTBF rating of 180,000 power-on hours at a 20% duty cycle, twice the rating of competitive products. The 800E is also designed to fit easily into existing DAT backup systems; it is read- and write-compatible with existing DDS drives and media.

The ADIC 800E is supported by the leading backup and archive applications software for Novell NetWare, Macintosh, Windows NT, and UNIX installations. It is available now at a list price of $3395.

ADIC is the largest division of Interpoint Corporation (NASDAQ:INTP) with headquarters in Redmond, Washington and combined 1995 revenues of $71 million. ADIC has been providing storage solutions since its founding in 1983. It is the leading drive-independent supplier of automated tape storage libraries for client-server networks with over 14,000 units in the field. ADIC products are available with 4mm (DAT), 8mm, and DLT drive technology, and are supported by every leading supplier of backup and HSM software products in all leading operating systems. ADIC can be reached at 800/336-1233 or via the Internet at http://www.adic.com.

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