Abbey National selects Pyramid and Spectra Logic for backup;.BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 1996-- Alexandria delivers complete StorageTek Silo support Spectra Logic announced today its Alexandria backup software was selected by Abbey National for their backup requirements. Alexandria was chosen because of its comprehensive support for all StorageTek Silos through ACSLS ACSLS Automatic Cartridge System Library Software ACSLS Automated Cartridge System Library Server (Automated Control Software Library System). This ability allows Abbey National to leverage their current mainframe investments while allowing 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). platforms the ability to backup Terabytes of data to their Silo storage systems. "We are completely satisfied with Alexandria's support of our StorageTek Silo environment," commented Chris Naylor, Manager of Operations Support for Abbey National Bank, the United Kingdom's 3rd largest. "We were also impressed with Spectra Logic's responsiveness and on-site support provided to us during the installation process." This turnkey solution by Pyramid and Spectra Logic provides complete UNIX backup for Abbey National's 10 Silos. Running across a wide range of UNIX platforms, including 4 Nile 150s from Pyramid Technology, Alexandria will be utilized to back up Terabytes of data across all UNIX platforms on a daily basis. Combining Alexandria with StorageTek silos offers many advantages: in addition to datacenters leveraging their current mainframe investment by allowing UNIX platforms the ability to backup to Silos, Alexandria provides complete lights-out automation, fault tolerance, reliability and high-performance. Alexandria allows either SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. or ESCON (Enterprise Systems CONnection) An IBM S/390 fiber-optic channel that transfers 17 Mbytes/sec over distances up to 60 km depending on connection type. ESCON allows peripheral devices to be located across large campuses and metropolitan areas. connectivity to Silo systems, as well as share a Silo system within an IBM mainframe environment. Supported StorageTek Silo platforms include the ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. 4400, PowerHorn, Extended Store and WolfCreek. "StorageTek users can now receive complete support for their Silos in a single software solution," said Nathan C. Thompson, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Spectra Logic. "Datacenter customers can exploit the power and scaleability of Alexandria to manage their entire storage silos with complete automation." This announcement follows closely on the heels of other recent announcements, including support by Alexandria for all Redwood and TimberWolf 9710/9714 library products, EMASS libraries, 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) 3494 support, 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. 7000 support, support for Oracle's Enterprise Backup Utility (EBU EBU European Broadcasting Union EBU English Bridge Union EBU Enterprise Backup Utility (Oracle 7) EBU European Boxing Union EBU European Board of Urology EBU Electronic Business Unit EBU Equivalent Billing Unit EBU Engine Build Unit ) and the milestone Alexandria 3.50 release. In addition to providing support for STK products, Alexandria supports a comprehensive list of tape and optical products from ADIC, Ampex, ATL (Active Template Library) A set of software routines from Microsoft that provide the basic framework for creating ActiveX and COM objects. Stemming from the standard template library (STL) that comes with C++ compilers, ATL includes an object wizard that sets up , Breece Hill, Exabyte, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Metrum, Mountain Gate, Quantum, Sony, Spectra Logic and others. Alexandria also provides industry-leading support across the widest set of UNIX platforms, including AT&T/GIS, Auspex, Bull, DEC, DG AViiON, HP, IBM RS/6000, IBM SP, ICL, Motorola, NCR, Pyramid, SCO, Sequent, SGI, Stratus, Sun SPARC (Scalable Performance ARChitecture) A family of RISC CPUs from Sun that runs mostly under Sun's Solaris, but also under Linux and BSD operating systems. After development began in the mid-1980s by David Patterson of the University of California at Berkeley and Bill and UNISYS (Unisys Corporation, Blue Bell, PA, www.unisys.com) An information technology company that was created in 1986 as a merger of the Burroughs and Sperry corporations. At that time, it was the largest merger of computer manufacturers in history. . Since 1979, Spectra Logic has served as a premier developer of backup software, tape library hardware and librarian software. The Boulder-based computer storage company manufactures a variety of high-performance data storage products for a broad range of platforms. More information on the company can be found on the Internet at http://www.spectralogic.com. Pyramid Technology, a Siemens Nixdorf Company, is a leading provider of scaleable enterprise servers delivering the industry's most complete range of UNIX solutions from the desktop to the data centre. Together with parent company, Siemens Nixdorf Informations Systeme AG, the companies have a presence in 58 countries and more than 130,000 UNIX system installations worldwide. Pyramid and Siemens Nixdorf's combined mid-range systems operations represent more than $1.9 billion in sales worldwide and make the combined company one of the largest providers of systems in the commercial UNIX server market. Pyramid provides premier strategic services for business-critical environments complemented by a full suite of professional programs, consulting and support services that help customers successfully implement and maintain scaleable enterprise computing. Additional information is available on Pyramid's World Wide Web site at http://www.pyramid.com/. CONTACT: Spectra Logic John Kranz, (303) 449-6400 (800) 833-1132 jk@spectra.wali.com or Metzger Associates James Clark, (303) 786-7000 jclark@metzger.com |
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