ANDATACO develops industry's first proactive data- storage subsystem enclosure.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 19, 1996--ANDATACO, a provider of network storage solutions, introduced the industry's first intelligent data-storage enclosure -- Enterprise Storage Packaging (ESP (1) (Enhanced Service Provider) An organization that adds value to basic telephone service by offering such features as call-forwarding, call-detailing and protocol conversion. ). Developed to protect data, ESP enables system administrators to proactively monitor and control their networks' data. ESP has an embedded microprocessor Embedded microprocessors are essentially microprocessors that are used in everyday electronic devices, such as cellular telephones, household appliances, automobiles, or virtually any electronic device you could think of. that monitors a system's fans, power supplies and temperature (the three areas most likely to fail). When it senses abnormalities or other threats to data, ESP notifies administrators of these deviations with visual and audible alarms before a user is affected. Once warned, administrators are able to fix the ailing component and avert system failure or, worse, data loss. ``ESP allows system administrators to see into their systems' future and correct any problems before they turn into disasters. By eliminating unplanned system downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. , ESP will dramatically increase a company's data accessibility and user productivity,'' ANDATACO Product Manager Michelle Hagen said. ESP houses compact 3.5-inch and/or 5.25-inch Removable Storage Elements (RSEs) which support disk, tape, CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). and optical drives. ANDATACO also recently announced the introduction of its ESP RAID Lite, which combines its fault-tolerant RAID array with this revolutionary ESP technology. ``ESP can easily be customized to fit a client's needs. It can encase en·case tr.v. en·cased, en·cas·ing, en·cas·es To enclose in or as if in a case. en·case  ment n. any standard storage unit, such as disk or tape arrays, and can
range in size from the desktop cabinet with three RSEs to the largest
data center with 112 RSEs,'' Hagen said.
Other innovative features of ESP include: true hot plug drives, hot-swap power supplies and fan modules (which facilitate on-line maintenance), a cableless design, the ability to support UltraSCSI data-transfer rates and the capability to cool 10,000 RPM (1) (Revolutions Per Minute) With electric and electronics devices, RPM measures the rotational speed of the motor's spindle. Floppy disks rotate at 300 RPM, while hard disks rotate from 3,000 to 15,000 RPM. disk drives. ``We looked ahead into the future of drives and developed a product that will be compatible with the storage components of today and the future,'' ANDATACO Director of Storage Products Alan Campbell Alan Campbell may be:
ANDATACO's ESP delivers the ultimate in data protection and storage, with easy customization for every need. ANDATACO creates business-critical network storage solutions with revolutionary products that increase data accessibility and user productivity by eliminating unplanned system downtime. To learn more about ANDATACO's innovative Enterprise Storage Packaging or its disk and tape arrays, visit its award-winning Web site at http://www.andataco.com or call 800/334-9191. CONTACT: ANDATACO, San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Joy Wheeler, 800/334-9191, ext. 1117 619/453-9851 (fax) joyw@andataco.com (e-mail) 800/225-0256, PIN No. 602-6252 (pager) |
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