ADIC and Spectra Logic announce certification for Alexandria Software and Scalar Series DLT libraries -- combination provides automatic data vaulting.REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 1996--ADIC and Spectra Logic today announced the full certification of Spectra Logic's Alexandria Backup Librarian software with native support for 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 Alexandria Backup Librarian 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 windows available for backup and archive operations. By automating all tape and media management operations, reducing labor costs and eliminating human error, the ADIC-Spectra Logic combination provides users with a total, cost-effective solution for backup and recovery in the data center and across the enterprise. The Backup Librarian/Scalar combination supports a uniquely automated external data storage operation made possible by coupling Alexandria's data vaulting Transmitting data to a computer in a different location for backup. capabilities with Scalar's import-export "mailbox." Alexandria allows a user to designate classes of files to be grouped together on a single tape for long-term storage outside the library. With most tape library products, when a cartridge for long term storage is full, the user is prompted to remove the tape and replace it with a blank one. With Scalar Series libraries however, this software feature can be combined with the library's 10-tape import-export "mailbox" to automate the process. Operators simply park blank tapes in 5 of the Scalar mailbox slots. When a tape is ready for vaulting, Alexandria automatically exports it to an empty mailbox slot and replaces it with one of the blank tapes. All the system administrator needs to do is remove the exported tapes from the mailbox for storage and keep blank tapes available. This routine maintenance is performed without opening the main library door and without interrupting normal storage operations. Spectra Logic's Alexandria Backup Librarian is a comprehensive and highly flexible data storage package that was developed to support completely unattended backup of RDBMS (Relational DataBase Management System) See relational database and DBMS. RDBMS - relational database databases and large 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). networks in the most demanding storage environments. Developed specifically for use with automated tape libraries, Alexandria Backup Librarian manages the scheduling of store and restore operations, the use of media and storage devices, data migration, media rotation, device maintenance and file catalog information across a network. Its scheduler supervises an unlimited number of full backups, incremental backups, and restores, with file grouping by pattern, user, group, or date. The Alexandria and Scalar combination is compatible on more than 20 different 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: 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) RS/6000, HP9000 (Series 800 and Series 700), Sun (Solaris and SunOS), Pyramid, Sequent, Encore, AT&T GIS (NCR-3000), SGI (SGI, Sunnyvale, CA, www.sgi.com) A manufacturer of workstations and servers, founded in 1982 by Jim Clark. The company was founded as Silicon Graphics, Inc., but changed to its acronym in 1999. , Motorola, Auspex aus·pex n. pl. aus·pi·ces An augur of ancient Rome, especially one who interpreted omens derived from the observation of birds. [Latin; see auspice.] Noun 1. , Solbourne, DG AViiON, SCO UNIX, DEC Alpha (Digital UNIX), Pyramid RM1000 (Mesh), Unisys (U6000,/500, Opus), ICL (International Computers Ltd., London) The former name of Fujitsu Services, the European-centered arm of the global Fujitsu Group and one of the leading IT services companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. DRS-6000, Cray CS-6400, SNI (1) (Subscriber Network Interface) The point of interface between the customer's equipment (CPE) and a communications service from a common carrier. (2) (SNA Network I RM and IBM SP-2. 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 eight DLT tape drives and up to 1.92 TB of storage capacity (with 2:1 average compression), the Scalar series represents the fifth generation of ADIC's award-winning robotics technology. Its modular design 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 448, now supported by Alexandria software, offers up to 4 DLT2000XT or DLT4000 drives which can provide up to 720 MB/minute combined data throughput. "The superior combination of ADIC's Scalar Series and Spectra Logic's Alexandria Backup Librarian results in an automated backup storage 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," said Bill Britts, vice president of sales and marketing of ADIC. "ADIC's new Scalar libraries are an ideal match for our Alexandria software," said Nathan Thompson, chairman of Spectra Logic. "The Scalar architecture will complement the parallelism and scalability of the software and deliver the reliability and performance that companies with large networks and databases require." Spectra Logic has manufactured high-end backup and data storage products since 1979. For more information about the company, its products or a list of authorized resellers, call 303-449-7759, fax 303-939-8844 or send email to library@spectra.wali.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 12,000 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 Corporation (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, Washington. ADIC can be reached at 800-881-8004, ext. 432, via email at info@adic.com or through its Web site: http://www.adic.com. CONTACT: Spectra Logic John Kranz, 303/449-7759 or ADIC Stephen Whitner, 206/881-8004 ext 435 or Kari Matheny, 206/881-8004 ext 432 (Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most ) |
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