COPAN Systems Unveils Revolution 220T and 220TX -- Higher Performance Disk-Based Storage Solutions That Unlock the Value of Long-Term Data.LONGMONT, Colo. -- Revolution 200 Series Builds on Proven MAID-based Platform to Deliver Unprecedented Performance, Improved Data Integrity and Reliability, as Well as Tape Migration and Data Replication for Disaster Recovery COPAN Co·pán A ruined Mayan city of western Honduras that flourished from c. 300 b.c. to a.d. 900. The ruins include the Hieroglyphic Stairway with nearly 2,000 glyphs. Systems, a leading provider of complete storage solutions that unlock the value of long-term data, today announced it is expanding its portfolio of enterprise storage solutions with two new products for backup/recovery, archive and disaster recovery. The new Revolution 220T and Revolution 220TX are based on the company's innovative and proven enhanced MAID (Massive Array of Idle Disks In computing, a massive array of idle disks (more commonly known as a MAID) is a system using hundreds to thousands of hard drives for near-line data storage. MAID is designed for Write Once, Read Occasionally (WORO) applications. ) platform. Building on the success of COPAN's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , the Revolution 200T, both the Revolution 220T and the Revolution 220TX provide enterprise customers with improved performance and enhanced data reliability and integrity with DISK AEROBICS aerobics (ârō`biks), [Gr.,=with oxygen], system of endurance exercises that promote cardiovascular fitness by producing and sustaining an elevated heart rate for a prolonged period of time, thereby pumping an increased amount of oxygen-rich (TM) 3.0 software. COPAN Systems also adds tape migration and data replication for disaster recovery applications. MAID is a unique storage system in which drives are powered up individually or in groups only when needed by the application. COPAN Systems' enhanced MAID platform more efficiently packages and utilizes disk drives to deliver significantly greater storage capacity and density, longer drive life, and considerably lower power and maintenance requirements. The Revolution 200 Series provides the industry's first and only true long-term data retention solution on disk, which offers faster and more reliable disk-based access to data at a cost comparable to tape. COPAN Systems' patented three-tier architecture enables the Revolution 220TX's industry-leading performance of 5.2 TB/hour. "COPAN Systems continues to develop industry-leading storage solutions that deliver today's most effective backup/recovery and archive solutions," said COPAN Systems CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and President, Dave Davenport Dave Davenport (born February 20, 1890 in Alexandria, Louisiana - October 16, 1954), is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1914-1919. Davenport would play for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Terriers, and the St. Louis Browns. . "And now, with optional replication and tape migration, our Revolution 220T and Revolution 220TX products enable our customers to comply with their offsite storage requirements. These added features enable today's Fortune 1000 companies to deploy in broader environments, and remote replication enables them to avoid the cost and security risks inherent in the physical transport of tapes." "COPAN Systems has clearly established a new tier of storage positioned between disk and tape," said Arun Taneja, President and Consulting Analyst for the Taneja Group. "With enhanced DISK AEROBICS 3.0, COPAN Systems demonstrates that the MAID architecture can extend the life of serial ATA See SATA. Serial ATA - Serial Advanced Technology Attachment drives to effectively address enterprise customers' long-term data storage needs." About the Revolution 220T and Revolution 220TX COPAN Systems' Revolution 200 Series delivers massively scalable, reliable, and responsive disk-based solutions for backup/recovery, archive and disaster recovery applications at an affordable price point. The products in the series provide unique benefits and advantages to customers through COPAN Systems' patented three-tier system A Three-tier system is any system that has three distinct levels.
Now, with the Revolution 220T and the 220TX, COPAN Systems' solutions provide companies with significant enhancements, including: --Improved data integrity and data protection, and increased reliability. Enhanced DISK AEROBICS 3.0 software proactively detects possible drive failures and mirrors all data from those suspect drives to spare drives while the data is fully RAID protected. This process avoids lengthy RAID rebuilds and performance degradation. Disk scrubbing See data scrubbing, memory scrubbing and audio scrubbing. , which identifies and copies data from any bad sectors to new sectors on the same drive, is also included. Disk scrubbing becomes increasingly important as the capacity of disk drives grows. --Improved single stream performance comparable to LTO-3, which is most evident in the Revolution 220TX. Because of COPAN's patented three-tier system architecture, the 220TX offers "eXtreme" throughput -- that is, industry-leading performance of 5.2 TB/hour in a single frame. --More disaster recovery options, including tape migration and Fibre Channel or IP replication. COPAN Systems now offers data replication across distances for complete disaster protection. The Revolution 220T is configured con·fig·ure tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses: with one to eight shelves, ranging from 28 TB to 224 TB of raw capacity and delivers a maximum aggregate throughput of 2.75 TB/hour. The Revolution 220TX provides unprecedented performance of 5.2 TB/hour for even faster backups and restores. Designed for the enterprises needing higher performance, the Revolution 220TX is configured with five to eight shelves, ranging in capacity from 140 TB to 224 TB. In addition, the 220TX has eight Fibre Channel ports for maximum host connectivity. About the Revolution 200 Series Like their predecessor, the Revolution 220T and Revolution 220TX seamlessly integrate into existing tape-oriented environments through a VTL See virtual tape library. (Virtual Tape Library A hard disk array that emulates a tape library. A virtual tape library (VTL) enables the storage medium to be switched from tapes to disks while continuing to use the existing tape backup software. See virtual tape system and storage virtualization. ) interface. All products are based on COPAN's enhanced MAID platform and are particularly well suited to cost effectively address the long-term storage requirements of write-once/read-occasionally reference data. The Revolution 220T and 220TX are generally available immediately through COPAN Systems' direct sales force and will also be sold through the company's international network of value added resellers See VAR. (company) value added reseller - (VAR, or "value added retailer") A company which sells something (e.g. computers) made by another company (an OEM) with extra components added (e.g. specialist software). (VARs). The Revolution 200 Series combines enterprise-class data management with the responsiveness and reliability of disk at the affordability of tape. About COPAN Systems COPAN Systems is a leading provider of complete storage solutions, based on its enhanced MAID technology, that unlock the value of long-term data. The company is led by storage industry veterans from Hitachi Data Systems See HDS. , Sun/StorageTek, Dell, Compaq, EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. and others and is privately held with investments by Austin Ventures, Globespan Capital, Pequot Ventures and Pinnacle Ventures. COPAN Systems' storage solutions have been shipping since March 2004, with customers spanning the healthcare, financial, government, media and service provider industries. Solution implementations include backup/recovery, archive and disaster recovery. More information is available at http://www.COPANsys.com. |
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