Backup deal of the year! ADIC 1200D 4mm Autochanger and Cheyenne ARCserve 6 Upgrade at the cost of two single 4mm drives.REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 1996--ADIC announced today a 120-day special offer designed to make automated backup affordable for thousands of Cheyenne ARCserve users that are continuing to struggle with manual tape changing or that have outgrown their current backup hardware. The special offer provides any user of Cheyenne ARCserve for NetWare 4.x or 5.x with an upgrade to the new ARCserve 6 version, a Changer Changer The name given to a clearing member that is willing to assume the opposite position of a futures contract within a larger alternative exchange, of which it also is a clearing member. Option, and an ADIC 1200D DDS-2 DAT (1) (Dynamic Address Translator) A hardware circuit that converts a virtual memory address into a real address. See also DAT file. (2) (Digital Audio Tape) A magnetic tape technology used for backing up data. Autochanger See autoloader. for a list price of only $4,995. The package represents a value of almost $8,000. "This offer is ADIC's way of encouraging the large number of Cheyenne ARCserve users to automate their backup strategy, while they are taking advantage of ARCserve 6's enhanced media management capabilities," according to William Britts, ADIC Sales and Marketing vice president. "The cost to the user of getting the premier autochanger on the market with 96GB of automated storage and the latest version of the best selling backup software is just about exactly the list price of two single DAT drives." "The ADIC 1200D is the standard 4mm autochanger for PC LANs, with over 10,000 units providing reliable backup for the most critical data in the industry. And Cheyenne ARCserve 6 is the backup software product LAN managers have been waiting for -- this release will be the biggest backup industry event in the last two years," Britts continued. "In the past, the ARCserve installed base has predominantly used stand-alone tape drives. ARCserve 6 provides the kinds of radical advances in speed, functionality, and ease of use that will make it easy for thousands of these users to move up to an ADIC automated tape library." "The ADIC 1200D Autochanger is the PERFECT complement for ARCserve 6's new media management functionality," according to Jim According to Jim is an American situation comedy television series originally broadcast by ABC. The show premiered with little publicity in October 2001, following the surprise hit comedy My Wife and Kids. McNiel, executive vice president of Business Development for Cheyenne Software. "Together they provide LAN managers with a comprehensive, automated backup and restore system that will save crucial administration time, as well as provide superior data protection. This combination is a best buy." The ADIC 1200D DAT Autochanger offers up to 96 GB of near-line tape storage capacity, with a choice of Sony or HP 4mm DDS-2 drive. The product is built around ADIC's exclusive single-axis robotics, which -- with millions of field-use hours -- has become the industry standard for reliability. The 1200D features a 12-cartridge magazine which virtually eliminates the need for single tape handling, and provides ample capacity for both multiple backup cycles and positions for cleaning cartridges. The ADIC 1200D also offers visual monitoring of drive status, easy access to the drive for manual operations, and a locking cover for high data security. Cheyenne ARCserve for NetWare 6 is the most advanced backup software product that Cheyenne has offered to date. New features include automated disaster recovery and pre-scheduling of cleaning for increased drive and media life. New management features include full NDS See eDirectory. NDS - Netware Directory Services compliant support, centralized job management, drive and media pooling to support multiple drives and multiple libraries, and advanced media management to automate media rotation. ARCserve 6 also includes a highly intuitive Windows graphical interface which allows for calendar-based scheduling, and user level file restore. Outside ADIC's special offer, the Cheyenne ARCserve upgrade and Changer Option combination retails for $995. The offer is designed exclusively for existing Cheyenne 4.x or 5.x users and will upgrade sites at their current user level. The promotional pricing will be available from Feb. 1 to May 31, 1996. ADIC has been providing storage solutions since its founding in 1983. It is the leading drive-independent supplier of automated tape storage libraries for client-server networks with over 12,000 units in the field. ADIC products are available with 4mm (DAT), 8mm, and 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. drive technology, and are supported by every leading supplier of applications software in all leading operating systems. ADIC is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Interpoint Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :INTP INTP Introverted Intuitive Thinking Perceiving (Myers-Briggs personality type indicator) ) with headquarters in Redmond. Cheyenne Software Inc. is an international developer of essential software solutions for NetWare, Windows 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). , Macintosh, and OS/2 networks. Its enterprise-wide offerings include an array of storage management, security, and communications products, including Cheyenne(R) HSM (1) (Hierarchical Storage Management) The automatic movement of files from hard disk to slower, less-expensive storage media. The typical hierarchy is from magnetic disk to optical disc to tape. , JETserve(TM), InocuLAN(R), FAXserve(TM), and its flagship product line, the ARCserve(R) family of network backup software. Cheyenne can be contacted at 800/243-9462 (U.S. or Canada) or 516/465-5000, or by visiting its WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. home page at: http://www.chey.com. CONTACT: ADIC Stephen Whitner, 206/881-8004, ext. 435 Kari Matheny, 206/881-8004, ext. 432 |
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