ADIC and SCH Technologies Announce Certification for REEL Software and Scalar Series DLT Libraries.REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 1996--ADIC and SCH SCH School SCH Schedule SCH Search SCH Semester Credit Hours SCH Santander Central Hispano (bank in Spain) SCH Socket Head SCH Synchronization Channel SCH Succinylcholine SCH Space Center Houston Technologies today announced the full certification for the combination of SCH's REELlibrarian and REELbackup software with ADIC's Scalar Series of 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. automated tape libraries. Together, the Scalar Series tape libraries and the REEL software provide a comprehensive set of solutions to the two key storage management problems faced by managers of local and enterprise-wide networks: the explosive growth of data to be managed, and the shrinking time window available for backup and archive operations. By automating all tape and media management operations, reducing labor costs and eliminating human error, the ADIC-SCH combination provides users with a total, cost-effective solution for backup and recovery in the data center and across the enterprise. The REEL/Scalar combination supports a uniquely automated external data storage operation made possible by coupling the REELs' data vaulting Transmitting data to a computer in a different location for backup. capabilities with Scalar's import-export "mailbox." The REEL products support multiple tape location sites and consequently schedule tapes to be moved to/from the robotic library. The Scalar Series libraries provide a ten tape import-export "mailbox" which is used by the REEL software to automate this process. Essentially, operators invoke a REEL command for exporting tapes to the Scalar "mailbox" and another REEL command for importing replacement tapes. The REEL products then track the outgoing tapes in off-site locations and also load and label the newly imported tapes. The Scalar mailbox allows this routine maintenance to be performed without opening the main library door and without interrupting normal storage operations. "The partnership between ADIC's Scalar Series and SCH's REEL storage management software provides customers with exceptional protection of critical data," said Bill Britts, vice president of sales and marketing of ADIC. "This unique combination results in an automated backup storage A storage device used to hold copies of data for backup and recovery. In the IT world, tape drives and tape libraries have been the traditional backup storage medium; however, magneto-optic (MO) and other optical discs as well as regular magnetic disks are also used. See LAN free backup. system that delivers the highest levels of performance and reliability, and at the same time is easy to maintain and scale as storage requirements grow." The REEL suite of storage management software from SCH Technologies meets the needs of organizations building large networked open systems. SCH's REELlibrarian provides data center-class tape management that will grow with users' needs. Within REELlibrarian, tapes are cataloged, identified and tracked through a central management facility residing on the network. This facility receives and processes tape service requests, reserves and allocates tape devices and issues and verifies tape mount requests. REELbackup provides extremely fast backups and recoveries by streaming network-wide data to local and/or centralized tape devices enabling users to recover files, directories, disk volumes, machine network nodes or the entire network -- all from a consistent user interface. "The reliability and performance features of ADIC's Scalar libraries provide an ideal match for REEL solutions," said Paul Wordeman, vice president of storage management for SCH Technologies. "The parallelism and scalability features of the software, coupled with the multiple drive Scalar architecture and ADIC's media exchange mailbox provide the required performance for companies with large networks and databases." The Scalar Series automated tape libraries were developed to provide a high speed, multiple-drive DLT library system for automated storage management in environments demanding the highest performance and reliability. Available with up to four DLT tape drives and up to 3.36 TB of storage capacity, the Scalar series represents the fifth generation of ADIC's award-winning robotics technology. Its modular design In the context of systems engineering, modular design — or "modularity in design" — is an approach aiming to subdivide a system into smaller parts (modules) that can be independently created and then used in different systems to drive multiple functionalities. approach allows the Scalar DLT libraries to be easily upgraded to keep pace with customers' changing storage requirements or advances in tape drive technology, and provides for easy service and maintenance (mean time to repair is less than 30 minutes). Scalar's unique 10-position import/export mailbox allows automated transfer of cartridges without interruption of normal storage operations. The Scalar 458, offers up to 4 DLT2000XT, DLT4000 or DLT 7000 drives which can provide a combined native transfer rate of up to 1200MB/minute. The REEL and Scalar combination is compatible with multiple hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. including: HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. , AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. RS/6000, SUN Solaris, Digital OSF See Open Group. OSF - Open Software Foundation 1 and NCR/ATT. SCH Technologies markets, sells and supports software solutions that address the storage management, fax management, distributed systems Distributed systems (computers) A distributed system consists of a collection of autonomous computers linked by a computer network and equipped with distributed system software. management, security, connectivity and integrated office automation needs of client/server users worldwide. It also offers a full range of professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. to assist clients in maximizing their software investments. The company is privately held and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. SCH Technologies can be reached at 800/729-8649 or via the world wide web at http://www.sch.com. 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 15,000 units in the field. ADIC products are available with 4mm (DAT (1) (Dynamic Address Translator) A hardware circuit that converts a virtual memory address into a real address. See also DAT file. (2) (Digital Audio Tape) A magnetic tape technology used for backing up data. ), 8mm, and DLT drive technology. ADIC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Interpoint Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :INTP INTP Introverted Intuitive Thinking Perceiving (Myers-Briggs personality type indicator) ) with headquarters in Redmond. ADIC can be reached at 800/336-1233 or via the Internet at http://www.adic.com. CONTACT: ADIC Stephen Whitner, 206/881-8004, ext. 435 Kari Matheny, 206/881-8004, ext. 432 |
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