Andataco Extends Application-Specific Architecture With Five High Performance Storage Solutions.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 1998-- New RAID solutions offer industry-leading performance, availability and scalability at under $.40/MB ANDATACO (NASDAQ/SMALLCAP:ANDA ANDA abbr. abbreviated new drug application ) today announced powerful new RAID storage systems, storage management software, and the industry's first Ultra2 SCSI See Ultra SCSI. LVD See LVDS. LVD - Low Voltage Differential (Low Voltage Differential (hardware) Low Voltage Differential - (LVD) A method of driving SCSI cables that will be formalised in the SCSI-3 specifications. LVD uses less power than the current differential drive (HVD), is less expensive and will allow the higher speeds of Ultra-2 SCSI. LVD requires 3. ) intelligent storage enclosure. The new products are high-performance extensions of ANDATACO's Application-Specific Architecture (ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and ), the design process that specifically matches storage features to the individual data patterns of target applications in today's data-intensive NT & 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). environments. Two complementary new solutions reflect ANDATACO's storage strategy, each one optimized for a different data structure and environment: GigaRAID/HA is the industry's fastest RAID solution in its class for RDBMS/OLTP, and GigaRAID/AA is the most scalable RAID system in its class for massive data warehouses, digital video graphics and technology development applications. GigaRAID/HA Designed with the needs of database administrators in mind, GigaRAID/HA's Database RAID(TM), Multi-LUN RAID 5, and parity-only striping Interleaving or multiplexing data to increase speed. See disk striping. striping - data striping features allow complete control over data placement, thereby eliminating the bottlenecks that degrade performance in traditional RAID storage. New enhancements extend the advantages of the first generation GigaRAID/HA which was well received by the database/OLTP user community because of its industry-leading performance and availabilty to mission critical data. The enhanced GigaRAID/HA provides up to three times the performance of traditional RAID storage in Oracle, Sybase and Informix relational databases, as well as in Microsoft NT, 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. Exchange and SQL server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. environments. Recent tests of the GigaRAID/HA at a major software company have yielded excellent results for up to 10,000 Exchange users. GigaRAID/HA, with up to 18 multi-platform host connections, and up to 1.5 TB in a single data center, offers extremely high levels of scalability. The new optional DUALGUARD(TM) software feature provides upstream I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output path failover protection for SUN servers, while this functionality is standard for 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. systems. In addition, the GigaRAID/HA allows multi-RAID configurations in one dual controller system to provide a new level of performance and flexibility in target applications. A new workgroup model is ideal for NT environments. ANDATACO's Senior Vice President of Marketing Arun Taneja commented, "In the past, DBAs had to compromise the performance of a database if they wanted 100% data availability Refers to the degree to which data can be instantly accessed. The term is mostly associated with service levels that are set up either by the internal IT organization or that may be guaranteed by a third party datacenter or storage provider. at a reasonable price. This is no longer true. With GigaRAID/HA, a DBA can follow all the database vendor rules for data placement and still enjoy 100% data availability at an industry-leading cost per MB. This is a dream come true for DBAs who want it all in one solution: performance, availability and low cost." Steven Reed-Pittman, Enterprise Systems Consultant for Advanced Fibre Communications, a telecommunications company See telecom company. in Petaluma, California Petaluma is a city in Sonoma County, California, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 54,538. As of 2005, Petaluma's population is 56,721. [link was dead) contains the Rancho Petaluma Adobe, a National Historic Landmark. , said, "AFC (1) (Application Foundation Classes) A class library from Microsoft that provides an application framework and graphics, graphical user interface (GUI) and multimedia routines for Java programmers. required fast, reliable RAID performance to eliminate the system downtime that could bring its critical enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. systems to a standstill. ANDATACO storage provides the required performance and guaranteed reliability. In addition, GigaRAID/HA's Database-RAID(TM) functionality allows us to perform database optimizations that would not be possible with other RAID solutions. Pricing was significantly lower than competing products, and the easy expandability of ANDATACO systems will accommodate AFC's future storage needs." GigaRAID/AA Consistent with ANDATACO's Application-Specific Architecture, and designed as a complement to the GigaRAID/HA, the GigaRAID/AA offers customers a RAID solution designed and optimized for digital video, data warehouses, seismic and technology development applications. With Ultra SCSI The designation for various high-speed SCSI interfaces. The original specification was Ultra SCSI, followed by Ultra2, Ultra3, etc. For details, see SCSI. dual active/active controllers and Ultra 2 LVD-ready chassis, GigaRAID/AA provides performance and functionality usually reserved for much higher-cost RAID systems. With up to 4 Ultra SCSI backend buses in the GigaRAID/AA and a choice of 4, 9 or 18 GB disk drives, the customer can configure up to 10 hosts and up to1.8 TB in a single data center cabinet. A single GigaRAID/AA storage system can support up to 56 drives, equaling a full terabyte of storage. The GigaRAID/AA features ANDATACO's LVD-ready enclosure for customers' easy transition, with investment protection, to the speed and connectivity advantages of Ultra2 LVD interface technology. Since the GigaRAID/AA is a superset A group of commands or functions that exceed the capabilities of the original specification. Software or hardware components designed for the original specification will also operate with the superset product. However, components designed for the superset will not work with the original. of the GigaRAID/SX system with far superior scalability and functionality, it effectively replaces the G/SX as a premier solution for large block, sequential applications. Client/S and Web Storage Manager 3.0 ANDATACO's new storage systems are supported by innovative storage management software, Client/S for GigaRAID/HA and Web Storage Manager for GigaRAID/AA. Client/S features enterprise-centric asset management software for proactive monitoring, control, configuration and service notification. Web Storage Manager 3.0 is the next generation of ANDATACO's WSM/RMU, the industry's first web-based storage management tool. Rewritten in Java, network-centric Web Storage Manager proactively monitors, controls, configures and services GigaRAID/AA storage through a Netscape browser See Netscape. across the intranet and internet from any point in the enterprise. Both systems report problems via E-Mail for advanced warning of potential problems, and forward messages to ANDATACO's Services Department through a phone-home feature for rapid notification and response. GigaRAID/LVD GigaRAID/8000 LVD, the industry's first Ultra2 SCSI Low Voltage Differential (LVD) RAID-ready storage system, incorporates the next generation of ANDATACO's award-winning 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. ). The multi-platform GigaRAID/8000 LVD is the first through-and-through Ultra2 LVD solution, with chassis, controllers and drives all capable of Ultra2 LVD speeds of 80MB/sec. It is easily expandable to software or hardware RAID. A variety of chassis interface adapter (CIA CIA: see Central Intelligence Agency. (1) (Confidentiality Integrity Authentication) The three important concerns with regards to information security. Encryption is used to provide confidentiality (privacy, secrecy). ) cards are available to ensure that the customer will be able to use existing Ultra SCSI host bus adapters (HBAs), making the transition from current Ultra SCSI to Ultra2 SCSI environments smooth and affordable. Ultra SCSI speeds of 80 MB/sec. and scalability to 2 TB in a single data cabinet provide an exceptionally powerful storage system. GigaRAID/8000 LVD uses the latest 4, 9 and 18 GB drives, and is available in workgroup and enterprise models. It extends the family of ANDATACO's mass storage solutions that have become standard in several national technology test labs and development companies. Commenting on the ANDATACO's application-specific storage strategy, Thomas Lahive, senior analyst and program manager of GartnerGroup's Dataquest Division, stated, "The varied structure of users' applications, network design, and server confiigurations require specific storage configurations in order to maximize data efficiency - one size does not fit all. Making data management even more difficult is the multitude of choices ranging from storage software to RAID subsystems to Storage Area Network equipment. The successful RAID supplier will integrate best-of-breed components and customize an architecture that exactly fits each users' needs." An entry level GigaRAID/AA configuration consisting of a single controller, 8 high performance 18GB disk drives and intelligent ESP storage packaging has a list price of $45,862 for an effective price of $.31/MB. A performance-based configuration consisting of 10 multi-platform host connections, (80) 18GB high performance disk drives and intelligent ESP storage packaging in a data center cabinet has a list price of $498,557 for an effective list price of $.35/MB. Capacity-based configurations are available for prices as low as $.27/MB. Similar entry level and performance-based configurations for GigaRAID/HA have list prices of $.34/MB and $.35/MB, respectively. Client/S and Web Storage Manager 3.0 have a list price of $995 per host with no additional charge as storage systems are added. GigaRAID/HA and Client/S software are currently available. GigaRAID/AA, Web Storage Manager 3.0 and ESP 8000 LVD will be available in mid-September. ANDATACO offers a wide range of service and support programs from self-maintenance options to on-site 7X24 and customized professional services. ANDATACO, Inc., designs, manufacturers, and distributes storage solutions based on its Application-Specific Architecture for Windows NT and UNIX environments. The Company's products include RAID and RAID-ready disk storage, tape backup and restore products along with storage management and disaster recovery software. World-class technical support and service back the Company's products and customized professional services programs. The Company distributes internally developed products, and products from other manufacturers, through a network of 23 sales offices worldwide and through business affiliates in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Canada, and Australia. Information on ANDATACO, Inc.'s award-winning products can be accessed via the internet at www.andataco.com. CONTACT: Andataco Anita Buchanan, 800/475-3678, 978/461-1090 buchanan@andataco.com or Sterling Hager Bob Olson, 617/926-6655 bolson bol·son n. 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