Bus-Tech, Inc. Completes Testing Under The IBM System Storage Proven(TM) Program.BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Bus-Tech, Inc., a leading provider of Virtual Tape solutions for attachment to IBM mainframes Following are the mainframe architectures used in IBM mainframes since the original System/360 introduced in 1964. Year Architecture Model numbers System/360 1964 System/360 2xxx (2020 to 2195) System/370 , today announces that the Mainframe Data Library (MDL MDL - (Originally "Muddle"). C. Reeve, Carl Hewitt and Gerald Sussman, Dynamic Modeling Group, MIT ca. 1971. Intended as a successor to Lisp, and a possible base for Planner-70. Basically LISP 1.5 with data types and arrays. ), Mainframe Appliance for Storage (MAS) and zDASD products have successfully completed interoperability testing with IBM's System Storage N series, DS4000, DS3000 and SAN Volume Controller (SVC (1) (Switched Virtual Circuit) A network connection that is established at the time the transmission is required and disconnected when the session is completed. ) products and has been confirmed as IBM System Storage IBM System Storage (formerly IBM TotalStorage) is the brand name for IBM's computer storage products, covering both Disk and Tape products. Disk Systems Current Disk Systems DS3000 Series The DS3000 products are made for IBM by LSI "Comprehensive testing for IBM System Storage Proven, along with 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) Server Proven with System z, provides customers with assurance of smooth integration with IBM System Storage Disk products as well as integration into the IBM mainframe IBM mainframes, though perceived as synonymous with mainframe computers in general due to their marketshare, are now technically and specifically IBM's line of business computers that can all trace their design evolution to the IBM System/360. environment," stated Bus-Tech President, Al Brandt. Bus-Tech's MDL, MAS and zDASD products provide flexible, cost-effective storage solutions for the mainframe that use cost-effective Open Systems disk storage. Bus-Tech's Virtual Tape solutions enable SME (1) (Small and Medium-sized Enterprise) See SMB. (2) (Subject Matter Expert) An individual who is well-versed in the policies and procedures of a particular department or division. and large enterprise customers to reduce costs, complexity and risks, and improve response times by eliminating tape robotics and media from their mainframe tape environments. The IBM System Storage Proven program supports the ability of independent hardware and software vendors to build high-quality solutions with the latest technology on leading storage platforms as well as reduce solution design time when multiple, tested building blocks have already been pre-tested. About Bus-Tech, Inc. Bus-Tech, Inc. was founded in 1987 as a leading provider to Original Equipment Manufacturers of connectivity solution for the data center. In 2002, Bus-Tech introduced its Virtual Tape solutions for the mainframe, which have been deployed by customers in 17 countries around the world. Bus-Tech, Inc. is privately held with headquarters in Burlington, MA. For more information about Bus-Tech and its products, please visit the Bus-Tech World Wide Web site at http://www.bustech.com, send email to info@bustech.com, or call 800-284-3172 or 781-272-8200. |
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