ADIC Strengthens Interoperability of StorNext Data Management Software.REDMOND, Wash. -- StorNext 2.4 Increases Heterogeneous ILM Foundation; Expanded Support for Apple, HP and 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. Solutions Now Available Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC), a leading supplier of Intelligent Storage(TM) solutions to the open systems market, announced today the availability of a new version of StorNext(R). ADIC StorNext is policy-based data management software that provides organizations with 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). The new StorNext version 2.4 features interoperability with an expanded range of operating environments In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. and storage systems from leading vendors, including Apple, HP and EMC. Support for 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. allows StorNext customers to easily add new applications, platforms, and storage systems to their data management infrastructure over time to take advantage of new functionality, provide redundancy, and to reduce costs. "The first step for creating an ILM infrastructure is building a policy-based data management foundation that can provide automated access, protection and retention of critical data over the long term. With StorNext data management software, this infrastructure also provides the value of heterogeneous support, allowing different applications to share the same storage infrastructure and providing a streamlined way to add new technology easily," said Paul Rutherford
The new software release includes general availability of full interoperability with Apple's Xsan file system, an exclusive feature of StorNext. With Xsan support, end users can add Mac-based server and storage resources to the list of platforms that can transparently share data over a SAN. And it allows IT organizations to apply ADIC's policy-based data management capabilities both to Mac environments and to heterogeneous environments that include Xsan hosts. StorNext 2.4 also includes new support for leading storage I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output management tools, including HP StorageWorks HP StorageWorks is an HP Portfolio of storage products, including online storage, nearline storage, storage networking , archiving, and storage software. The product line up includes: Disk arrays Availability & Pricing StorNext Management Suite version 2.4 is available now. About StorNext ADIC StorNext is policy-based data management software that provides the Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) foundation for organizations that derive significant value from a growing volume of business-critical data that must be accessed, protected, and retained appropriately as its value changes over time. For more than five years, StorNext technology has been successfully implemented by leading organizations that manage large volumes of business-critical data as a source of competitive advantage. 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, Dell, EMC, 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) Market Share: Gartner Dataquest, Tape Automation Systems Market Shares, 2003, F. Yale, April 2004. ADIC and Scalar scalar, quantity or number possessing only sign and magnitude, e.g., the real numbers (see number), in contrast to vectors and tensors; scalars obey the rules of elementary algebra. Many physical quantities have scalar values, e.g. 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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