Backup Consolidation With Capacity-on-Demand for All Server Classes: Fujitsu Siemens Computers and ADIC Offer Fastest and Most Flexible Library System on the Market.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers REDMOND, Wash. & MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 2002 Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC), leading supplier of Intelligent Storage solutions for the open system market, and Fujitsu Siemens Computers Fujitsu Siemens Computers is a Japanese and German IT vendor, selling consumer and business computing products in the markets of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (products marketed elsewhere are sold under the Fujitsu brand). , leading European computer company, are expanding their long-standing OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partnership to include a new, high performance tape library solution. Starting immediately, Fujitsu Siemens Computers will offer ADIC's Scalar scalar, quantity or number possessing only sign and magnitude, e.g., the real numbers (see number), in contrast to vectors and tensors; scalars obey the rules of elementary algebra. Many physical quantities have scalar values, e.g. (R) 10K tape library through its worldwide sales channels. The decision was preceded by a successful pilot phase that included several on-site installations, one of them for a well-known German logistics company. Flexible Backup Consolidation The Scalar 10K is not only the fastest and most flexible library system currently on the market, but it is also the industry's first "capacity-on-demand" tape storage system, and the first library designed for data consolidation in storage area networks (SANs). With LTO (Linear Tape Open) A family of open magnetic tape standards developed by HP, IBM and Quantum (formerly the Certance subsidiary of Seagate) that are licensed to third-party vendors. LTO cartridges contain a memory that stores historical usage data. drives, the library offers native capacity that ranges from 70 to 958 TB. The Scalar 10K also supports Super 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. and AIT technology in single- or mixed-media configurations. Integration of Magstar drive technology is also currently underway. The combination of the Scalar 10K and Fujitsu-Siemens' virtual archive solution, CentricStor, offers very powerful and flexible possibilities for backup consolidation across all server classes -- from mainframes through 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). and 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. -- an important feature for enterprise networks. Storage Capacity on Demand The capacity-on-demand functionality of Scalar 10K offers expandable storage capacity that the user can activate incrementally and without any interruptions using a simple software key when additional storage is needed. Capacity-on-demand benefits investments in storage solutions even in high-growth environments because it allows the library to grow as quickly as the data volume on the user side. The user only pays for the capacity that is actually used. The integrated SAN support of Scalar 10K provides IT departments with data path conditioning, SAN security, error recovery and support of different fabrics, functions which dramatically improve the performance and reliability of data transfers in SAN environments. "Unfortunately the value of solid data backup solutions often only becomes obvious in an emergency. This is why it is important to eliminate risk due to operating errors and storage network loss before a loss occurs. The automation of the backup-recovery processes is inevitable -- regardless of how large or distributed the IT systems are within a company," says Peter Jilek, Executive Vice President Enterprise Products at Fujitsu Siemens Computers. "Together with our partner ADIC, we can look back on a long, successful partnership in this area and can offer joint solutions that not only guarantee the highest degree of security for enterprise data but also provide long-term security for the investments our customers make in storage solutions." "This agreement expands a long relationship between ADIC and FSC FSC See: Foreign Sales Corporation ," said Bill Britts, ADIC Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "We are combining ADIC's intelligent libraries and storage management software from both companies with the systems expertise, consultative services, and ongoing support provided by Fujitsu-Siemens Computers. The result is the industry's most effective family of Enterprise-class data storage solutions for both backup and high capacity archiving." Recent problems with lost or inadvertently deleted data show how necessary efficient data protection is for companies and government agencies alike. The amount of time and money spent on restoring lost data can be high and a threat to the mission of the affected institutions. Fujitsu Siemens Computers and ADIC have been working together to offer platform-independent systems for efficient and powerful backup and recovery solutions for organizations of every size. Supported solutions range from 7 to more than 50,000 cartridges to provide automated storage that leads the industry in performance, flexibility, and reliability, and that is compatible with all leading backup and archiving software. The reseller/OEM alliance also includes ADIC FastStor(R) autoloaders, Scalar 100 midrange midrange Epidemiology The halfway point or midpoint in a set of observations; for most data, MR is calculated as the sum of the smallest observation and the largest observation, divided by 2; for age data, one is added to the numerator; a midrange is usually tape libraries, Scalar 1000 data center libraries, and ADIC's AMASS (Archive Management And Storage System) Tape management software for Unix from Quantum Corporation, Colorado Springs, CO (www.quantum.com). Originally developed by ADIC, AMASS makes the tape library look like an infinite disk drive to the application. (R) storage management software. About Fujitsu-Siemens Computers: Fujitsu Siemens Computers is the leading European computer company. Serving the needs of large corporations, small- to medium-sized enterprises and consumers the company operates in all key markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa Europe, the Middle East and Africa, usually abbreviated to EMEA, is a regional designation used for government, marketing and business purposes. It is particularly common amongst North American based companies, who often divide their international operations into the . It offers a unique choice of world-class computer technology and innovative IT infrastructure solutions. Embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. in a global cooperation, Fujitsu Siemens Computers takes advantage of the strengths and the innovative power of its parent companies Fujitsu Limited and Siemens AG Siemens AG German electrical-equipment manufacturer. The first Siemens company, Siemens & Halske, was founded in Berlin in 1847 to build telegraph installations. . "Powering the Information Age" is the company's vision. Fujitsu Siemens Computers will enable people to freely access information and services anywhere and at any time with world-leading products, services and solutions, thus ensuring people's success within a knowledge-based society. The strategic direction is focused on Mobility and Business Critical Computing as the key drivers of the Information Age in the 21st century. The company offers everything for enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. , ranging from best-in-class Intel- and Unix-based servers to mainframes and enterprise storage solutions. It is also one of the leading providers of mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings products, PCs and workstations to business customers, and is the No. 1 supplier of computers for home users in Europe. For further information, please visit: www.fujitsu-siemens.com. About ADIC: Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC) is a leading provider of Intelligent Storage(TM) solutions to the open systems marketplace. ADIC(R) is the world's largest supplier of automated tape systems using the drive technologies most often employed for backing up open system, client-server networks. The Company's storage management software and storage networking appliances provide IT managers innovative tools for storing, managing and protecting their most valuable digital assets. ADIC storage products are available through a worldwide sales force and a global network of resellers and OEMs, including Dell, Fujitsu-Siemens, Hewlett-Packard and 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) . For more information, visit www.adic.com. Market share from IDC 2001 worldwide revenue and unit market share data for all automated systems using DLT, SDLT (Super DLT) See DLT. , LTO, 8mm or AIT drives and Gartner/Dataquest, 2002 Market Shares and Forecasts for Tape Automation Systems, F. Yale, August 2002. ADIC, Scalar, FastStor, and AMASS are registered trademarks and Intelligent Storage is a trademark of Advanced Digital Information Corporation. 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