Bus-Tech Joins the StorageTek TekAlliance Partner Program; Joint Products Offer Certified Interoperability and Greater Reliability with StorageTek's Flexline and Bus-Tech's MAS and zDASD Products.LOUISVILLE, Colo. & BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Bus-Tech(R), Inc., a leading supplier of data center connectivity products, and StorageTek(R) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :STK), the world's most trusted partner for storing and managing critical business information, today jointly announced the certified See certification. interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. of StorageTek's Flexline(TM) storage systems on both Bus-Tech's Mainframe Appliance for Storage (MAS) 3480/3490 emulation and zDASD 3990 Controller products. This interoperability qualifies Bus-Tech as a new member of StorageTek's TekAlliance(TM) Partner Program. This partner program offers mutual customers a wide portfolio of jointly sold and supported storage solutions to better meet their specific Information Lifecycle Management Information Lifecycle Management refers to a wide-ranging set of strategies for administering storage systems on computing devices. Specifically, four categories of storage strategies may be considered under the auspices of ILM. (ILM) and storage needs. "We look forward to working with StorageTek to offer our customers new releases of our MAS and zDASD products that will firmly position Bus-Tech as a comprehensive enterprise storage solution," said Al Brandt, vice president of operations for Bus-Tech, Inc. "The MAS and zDASD solutions are well positioned in the mainframe storage market, and we are thrilled to be a part of the StorageTek TekAlliance program to continue providing forward-thinking mainframe installations." Through the StorageTek TekAlliance Partner Program, customers will receive the benefits of the MAS and zDASD products in addition to the offerings of Flexline storage systems with ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment , specifically its cost competitive disk economics and large capacity in small footprint. The MAS is a tape-on-disk controller for System/390 mainframes emulating up to 64 3490 tape drives while the zDASD 3990 controller emulates up to 512 3390 data volumes. Both products connect directly to System/390 through one or two FICON (FIber CONnector) An IBM mainframe channel introduced with its G5 servers in 1998. Based on the Fibre Channel standard, it boosts the transfer rate of ESCON's half-duplex 17MB/sec to a full-duplex 100MB/sec. or ESCON (Enterprise Systems CONnection) An IBM S/390 fiber-optic channel that transfers 17 Mbytes/sec over distances up to 60 km depending on connection type. ESCON allows peripheral devices to be located across large campuses and metropolitan areas. attachments and support z/OS, OS/390 or VSE See DOS/VSE. VSE - Virtual Storage Extended environments. By leveraging the reliability, density and performance of Flexline storage systems's ATA technology along with the capabilities of MAS and zDASD, customers now have increased options for their near term storage needs. Minimal change is required to support existing applications or operations. "We welcome Bus-Tech as a new member of our TekAlliance partner program, and the early testing results of both the zDASD and MAS products with our Flexline storage system have been very impressive," said Cameron Van Orman, director of corporate alliances at StorageTek. "The performance and scalability of the MAS/Flexline combination will greatly reduce the backup window and enhance the 'time to restore' of the typical mainframe environment, while the zDASD solution provides our joint customers with a cost efficient long-term storage alternative." As part of the certification process for TekAlliance partner program endorsement, the MAS and zDASD were tested with a Flexline series storage system in a dual FICON and ESCON configurations and attached via fibre channel to the Flexline disk array. The products integrated seamlessly, exercising a battery of functional and stress oriented o·ri·ent n. 1. Orient The countries of Asia, especially of eastern Asia. 2. a. The luster characteristic of a pearl of high quality. b. A pearl having exceptional luster. 3. tests to provide "backup to disk" without any change to their existing applications or processes. The MAS is available in combination with the Flexline family's ATA drive The formal name for an IDE drive. See IDE. technology to provide a cost effective solution for using disk for mainframe backup and enhanced batch processing (1) Performing a particular operation automatically on a group of files all at once rather than manually opening, editing and saving one file at a time. For example, graphics software that converts a selection of images from one format to another would be a batch processing utility. . About Bus-Tech, Inc. Bus-Tech, Inc. founded in 1987 is the industry's leading provider of state-of-the-art connectivity solution for the data center to Original Equipment Manufacturers. The company's powerful suite of adapter A device that allows one system to connect to and work with another. An adapter is often a simple circuit that converts one set of signals to another; however, the term often refers to devices which are more accurately called "controllers. and platform solutions satisfy even the most rugged demands of data processing data processing or information processing, operations (e.g., handling, merging, sorting, and computing) performed upon data in accordance with strictly defined procedures, such as recording and summarizing the financial transactions of a professionals for high-bandwidth, high-availability, and high-performance connectivity. With more than 15,000 installed sites worldwide, Bus-Tech is a recognized leader in the data center interconnect market. Headquartered in Burlington, MA, the company is privately held with locations around the world. 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. About StorageTek StorageTek (Storage Technology Corp., NYSE: STK) is a $2 billion global company that uses its information lifecycle management strategy to help businesses align the cost of storage with the value of their information. The company's innovative storage solutions manage the complexity and growth of information, lower costs, improve efficiency and protect investments. For more information, visit www.storagetek.com, or call 1.800.877.9220. "Certified interoperability" and "certification" are not a guarantee, but are an indication that very specific configurations of each company's product(s) have been tested together, on a specific platform (OS), if applicable, and have been found to be a working, supportable configuration by both companies. TRADEMARKS: StorageTek is a registered trademark of Storage Technology Corp. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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