ADIC Software Announces Interoperability with Apple's New Xsan File System; StorNext Management Suite Integrates the Mac Platform into Heterogeneous SAN Environments.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2004 Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC), leading supplier of Intelligent Storage(TM) solutions to the open systems market, announced today that its StorNext Management Suite (SNMS SNMS Secondary Neutral Mass Spectrometry SNMS Subnetwork Management System (Lucent) SNMS Simple Network Management System SNMS Servo-Null Micropipette System SNMS SONET Network Management System (Hekimian) ) data management software offers full interoperability with Apple's new Xsan file system. The interoperability, which is an exclusive feature of SNMS, lets end users add Mac-based server and storage resources to the list of platforms that can transparently share data over a SAN. This makes it possible for users to apply ADIC's policy-based data management capabilities both to Mac environments and to 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. that include Xsan-based hosts. With ADIC's policy-based data management, users reduce costs and administrative overhead by automating the management and protection of their data, and they lay a foundation for Information Lifecycle Management Information Lifecycle Management refers to a wide-ranging set of strategies for administering storage systems on computing devices. Specifically, four categories of storage strategies may be considered under the auspices of ILM. (ILM). Interoperability between Apple's Xsan and ADIC's SNMS provides a high-performance, SAN-based storage infrastructure designed to serve a wide range of businesses and industries that need to access, protect, and retain their large-scale digital assets over time. "We are pleased to be working with Apple to offer this new level of interoperability to our joint customers," said Bill Yaman, Vice President, ADIC Software. "This announcement means that users with an Xsan-hosted SAN can now add UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , Windows, or Linux platforms to it easily, and support all the hosts with a common file system. For SNMS users, it means that they can now add Xsan-hosted applications to their unified storage The capability of combining different data formats such as files, folders, contacts and e-mail messages into collections that can be viewed and manipulated as one group. See WinFS. environment. For both groups, it means that ADIC's policy-based data management capability can now extend seamlessly to cover all of their platforms and applications." "Apple and ADIC have worked together to ensure that Apple's new Xsan storage area network is completely interoperable with ADIC's StoreNext Management Suite, enabling customers to build powerful cross-platform storage solutions," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "Customers can now build an enterprise-class SAN at breakthrough prices with Xsan and XserveRAID and reduce information lifecycle costs using ADIC's advanced policy-based data management software." Xsan is a high-performance SAN file system for Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server. Xsan enables Mac users to share data stored on one or more Xserve RAID See Xserve. devices with multiple Xserve or Power Mac systems. Xsan includes all the software required for a complete SAN solution -- the metadata controller software, the file system client software and integrated setup, management and monitoring tools. StorNext(R) Management Suite is policy-based data management software that provides the Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) foundation for a growing volume of business-critical data that must be accessed, protected, and retained appropriately as its value changes over time. Because SNMS unifies data across different server/OS platforms and storage technologies, it offers a unique foundation for balancing cost, performance, and capacity demands. As a result, organizations that deploy SNMS improve storage utilization, simplify data management, and reduce 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. . About ADIC Software ADIC data management software provides enterprise-scale access and protection for critical digital assets throughout their lifetime, automatically managing data on different platforms, operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , and media types to give users the maximum performance and utilization from their storage resource investment. ADIC data management software is used in more than 1,000 organizations worldwide to manage some of the industry's largest and most challenging open systems data storage environments. 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, storage networking appliances, and disk-to-tape data protection solutions 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 Cray (Cray, Inc., Seattle, WA, www.cray.com) A supercomputer manufacturer founded in 1972 as Cray Research, Inc., by Seymour Cray, a leading designer of large-scale computers at Control Data. In 1976, it shipped its first computer to Los Alamos National Laboratory. , Dell, Fujitsu-Siemens, HP, 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. Further information about ADIC is available at www.adic.com. (a) IDC 2001 worldwide revenue and unit market share data for all automated systems using 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. , SDLT (Super DLT) See DLT. , 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. , 8mm or AIT drives; Gartner Dataquest, 2002 Market Shares and Forecasts for Tape Automation Systems, F. Yale, August 2002; and, Gartner Dataquest, Tape Automation Systems Market Shares, 2002, F. Yale, April 2003. ADIC and StorNext are registered trademarks and Intelligent Storage is a trademark of Advanced Digital Information Corporation. All other trade or service marks mentioned in this document should be considered the property of their respective owners. |
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