Amdahl Certifies TDMF Storage Management Software for Use with StorageTek Remote Device System.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 1998-- StorageTek's RDS (1) (Remote Data Services) A set of programming interfaces from Microsoft that enables users to update data on the Internet or intranets from their ActiveX-enabled browser. breaks distance barriers for TDMF TDMF Transparent Data Migration Facility TDMF Time Division Matrix Function users Amdahl Corporation (company) Amdahl Corporation - A US computer manufacturer. Amdahl is a major supplier of large mainframes, UNIX and Open Systems software and servers, data storage subsystems, data communications products, applications development software, and a variety of educational and and StorageTek(R) (Storage Technology Corp., NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : STK), today announced the certification of Amdahl's TDMF(tm) storage management software for use with StorageTek's Remote Device System (RDS). TDMF, the industry's only vendor-independent, non-disruptive data migration software, coupled with the purchase of RDS hardware and software from StorageTek, allows customers to move or copy data to a remotely-located Direct Access Storage Device (DASD (Direct Access Storage Device) Pronounced "daz-dee." A peripheral device that is directly addressable, such as a disk or drum. The term is used in the mainframe world. DASD - Direct-Access Storage Device ) non-disruptively. The joint Amdahl/StorageTek validation tests confirmed that both RDS and TDMF can interoperate without modification to provide a flexible, scalable solution for data migration over enterprise storage area networks (SANs). TDMF is unique System/390 storage management software for migrating and replicating enterprise-wide data that eliminates application downtime. TDMF's flexible copy features enable the enterprise to improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and maintain service level agreements. RDS, StorageTek's industry-leading channel extension system, gives users greater flexibility in locating, operating and monitoring high performance storage systems. This capability is used by Fortune 1000 organizations in their disaster recovery planning and business continuation strategies. RDS operates over all metropolitan and wide area networks, including FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) Often pronounced "fiddy," it was a LAN and MAN access method that had its heyday in the mid-1990s. FDDI was an ANSI standard token passing network that transmitted 100 Mbps over optical fiber up to 10 kilometers. , T1, T3 and ATM. "The use of TDMF with StorageTek's RDS means that users can non-disruptively move information across the world for remote applications such as data center relocation, disaster recovery and remote vaulting," said Paul Ellis, Marketing Director for Amdahl's Software Business Group. "Amdahl's TDMF storage management solutions set a new standard for continuous application availability by giving users access to mission-critical information while it is being transferred to other storage devices." "Our customers need to move massive amounts of data over geographic distances without interrupting their business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets ," said Craig Warren, Marketing Director for StorageTek's Storage Networking Business Group. "Together, Amdahl and StorageTek provide a truly unique, flexible data migration solution that is representative of our commitment to meeting today's IT challenges." ". . . we can strategically place DASD where we want it, when we want it. And, TDMF works transparently, so the user community is unaffected," said Richard Ochoa, Systems Programmer (1) In the IT department of a large organization, a technical expert on some or all of the computer's system software (operating systems, networks, DBMSs, etc.). They are responsible for the efficient performance of the computer systems. for the DASD Group, at Farmers Insurance in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , a member of the Zurich Insurance Consortium. About StorageTek StorageTek is the preeminent provider of network storage. The company's products and services are used to store, transport and secure more than 100 petabytes of the world's information, ranging from mainframe data to client/server applications to video, audio and still images. The company (Storage Technology Corp., NYSE:STK), based in Louisville, Colo., reported earnings of $232 million on revenue of $2.1 billion in 1997. Information on StorageTek is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.storagetek.com or phone at 1-800-STORTEK. About Amdahl Amdahl Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited, a leading provider of information technology products and solutions for the global marketplace with revenues of $37.7 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 1998. Amdahl provides integrated enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. solutions designed to meet the needs of the leading, most compute-intensive environments around the world. Amdahl has over 25 years of experience with large-scale computing solutions and client/server technology. The company supports heterogeneous architectures found in mission-critical customer environments that blend MVS (Multiple Virtual Storage) Introduced in 1974, the primary operating system used with IBM mainframes (the others are VM and DOS/VSE). MVS is a batch processing-oriented operating system that manages large amounts of memory and disk space. (R), Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R), and 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). (R) operating systems. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Amdahl combines hardware and software products and services methods with world class offerings to create customized solutions that help clients gain a competitive advantage in their industries. For the Year 2000 compliance status of this offering and any others, visit the Amdahl Year 2000 Web site at: www.amdahl.com/y2k Amdahl is a registered trademark and TDMF is a trademark of Amdahl Corporation. StorageTek is a registered trademark of Storage Technology Corporation. MVS is a registered trademark and System/390 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Windows NT is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively (except in Japan where such license is non-exclusive) through the Open Software Foundation. All other trademarks and product names are the property of their respective owners. NOTE TO EDITORS: Amdahl news releases are available on the Internet at www.amdahl.com , the Amdahl Corporation home page. The Amdahl site provides current, in-depth information on Amdahl offerings and solutions for enterprise computing. |
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