Community of Companies Launch Enhanced Website for Computer Systems Disaster Readiness and Recovery Planning.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2000 Interactive Tools and Information to Protect Mission-Critical Company Data Quantum's DLTtape and Storage Systems Group (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DSS (1) (Digital Signature Standard) A National Security Administration standard for authenticating an electronic message. See RSA and digital signature. (2) (Digital Satellite S ) today announced that the DLTtape(TM) Prove It disaster recovery readiness education initiative, supported by more than 45 leading technology companies, went live with a major redesign of its tools-rich disaster readiness planning Operation planning required for peacetime operations. Its objective is the maintenance of high states of readiness and the deterrence of potential enemies. It includes planning activities that influence day-to-day operations and the peacetime posture of forces. website, www.DLTtape.com/ProveIt. Among the many enhanced features, the Prove It website offers a powerful self-assessment and preparation program that provides companies with numerous tools to protect their information assets from a variety of computer systems disasters. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dennis Waid, president of Peripheral Research Corporation, "DLTtape's Prove It is a unique business resource site that offers valuable, cost-free, and confidential self-analysis to determine a company's readiness in the event of a computer systems disaster. By using it, executives and IS/IT professionals alike can avoid problems that a computer systems disaster can trigger. Companies can save themselves a tremendous amount of money, potential lost customers, and credibility by being prepared and assessing their contingency plans before a computer systems disaster strikes." Bill Schilling, DLTtape platform marketing manager and Prove It spokesperson remarked, "This redesign improves an already strong resource in response to what users told us they needed most. Companies that are interested in aggressively and continuously improving their computer information systems' integrity now have an even stronger toolkit at their disposal." The Prove It website uses a groundbreaking interface design, employing Dynamic HyperText Markup Language (hypertext, World-Wide Web, standard) Hypertext Markup Language - (HTML) A hypertext document format used on the World-Wide Web. HTML is built on top of SGML. "Tags" are embedded in the text. A tag consists of a "<", a "directive" (in lower case), zero or more parameters and a ">". (DHTML See Dynamic HTML. DHTML - Dynamic HTML ) and eXtensible Markup Language See XML. (language, text) Extensible Markup Language - (XML) An initiative from the W3C defining an "extremely simple" dialect of SGML suitable for use on the World-Wide Web. http://w3.org/XML/. (XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. ), to improve the user experience. Small, movable tool palettes were developed for use in the website which interact with other website content to allow users to focus on one part of their disaster readiness process while keeping the appropriate tools at hand. Users can personalize their workspace as well as manage, track, and receive feedback towards improved readiness, all at once.
Additional Website Improvements Include:
-- The Disaster Readiness Scorecard: Enables users to assess
and analyze company readiness to respond to a systems
disaster
-- Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Toolkit: A suite of tools and
information designed to facilitate the process of assessing
the impact that a computer disaster would have on a
particular company
-- Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) Toolkit: Provides users with a
step-by-step guide to the requirements of building a
thorough plan for systems disaster protection
-- Backup Tutorial: Explains best practices for establishing
and maintaining back-up systems for reliable protection of
current data
-- Archiving Tutorial: Explains best practices for establishing
and maintaining safe, off-site archiving systems for
longer-term data storage requirements
-- Getting Approval and Buy-in: Provides practical resources
for helping to convey the importance of DRP to various
stakeholders in the company, from executive management to
peers to the company at large
-- Acquiring Products and Services: Provides information on
Prove It partners' solutions to enable companies to meet
their disaster recovery planning requirements
Prove It's website benefits both executive managers and IS/IT professionals through information and tools tailored to the concerns of each. Executives can visit the site and receive guidance on assessing the impact that a computer systems disaster poses to their company, evaluate their company's preparedness, and locate preventative resources, including products and services, all in one place. About Prove It (www.DLTtape.com/ProveIt) The Quantum DLTtape disaster recovery readiness initiative, Prove It, is a market education program sponsored by more than 45 leading data protection products and services companies listed below and hosted by the DLTtape Division of Quantum Corporation. The initiative was created to challenge executive management and IS/IT professionals to assess and "prove" that they have adequate business continuity plans. The Prove It community of companies, by type include: Archive: Arcus Data Security, Iron Mountain Co.; Dataguard Corp.; Recall Total Information Management; Pierce Leahy Archive, Iron Mountain Co.; Vital Records, Inc. Backup Software See backup program. (tool, software) backup software - Software for doing a backup, often included as part of the operating system. Backup software should provide ways to specify what files get backed up and to where. ISVs: Connected Corporation; Computer Associates International, Inc.; HighGround Systems, Inc.; Legato Systems, Inc.; Network Integrity; NovaStor; Stac, Inc.; Veritas [and Seagate] Software Corporation Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery: Comdisco Continuity Services; Hewlett-Packard Business Recovery Services; 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) Business Continuity and Recovery Services; Strohl Systems Group, Inc.; SunGard Recovery Services, Inc. Business Continuity - Authority: Contingency Planning & Management Magazine; Disaster Recovery Institute International; Disaster Recovery Journal Library Automation: ADIC, ATL (Active Template Library) A set of software routines from Microsoft that provide the basic framework for creating ActiveX and COM objects. Stemming from the standard template library (STL) that comes with C++ compilers, ATL includes an object wizard that sets up Products, Quantum Corporation; Breece Hill, Siemens Co.; Exabyte; Overland Data, Qualstar Corporation, StorageTek Network Attached Storage: Snap Server Division of Quantum(Meridian) Network Applicance Services: EverGreen Data Storage, Inc.; Ontrack Data International; Perm-A-Store, Inc. Systems Manufacturer: Compaq; Dell; Hewlett-Packard Storage System Division; IBM Personal Systems Group; IBM Numa-Q Division(Sequent); Quantum Corp.; Siemens Nixdorf; Sun Microsystems; Tandberg Data Virus Protection: Network Associates (McAfee); Symantec (Norton Antivirus) Internet: Exodus About DLTtape With more than 1.4 million DLTtape drives and more than 40 million DLTtape media cartridges shipped to date, DLTtape technology is the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, for backing up and archiving business-critical data for mid-range servers and high-end workstations. Information on the DLTtape platform can be found at www.dlttape.com. Information about Super DLTtape can be found at www.dlttape.com/super_dlttape. About Quantum Founded in 1980, Quantum Corporation (www.quantum.com) is the world's leading storage supplier in five of the seven markets it serves: desktop hard disk drives, tape drives, network attached storage (NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular ) appliances, solid state systems and hard disk drives for the emerging personal video recorder See DVR. (PVR See DVR. ) market. Quantum is also the second largest supplier of mid-range tape automation systems and a leading supplier of high-end hard disk drives. In 1999 Quantum became the first Silicon Valley company to issue tracking stock, replacing its existing common stock with the ticker symbols DSS and HDD (Hard Disk Drive) See hard disk and HDD caddy. HDD - hard disk drive , which track the separate performance of the company's 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 Storage Systems and Hard Disk Drive businesses. Both stocks are traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. . Selling its products through 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 and distribution channels worldwide, sales for the fiscal year ending March 1999 were $1.3 billion for Quantum's DLT and Storage Systems Group and $3.6 billion for Quantum's Hard Disk Drive Group. Quantum Corp., 500 McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, Calif., 95035, www.quantum.com, 408/894-4000. The foregoing statements regarding potential savings, and the avoidance of future problems, including computer-related problems, customers and credibility are forward looking statements and actual results could vary. Factors which affect actual results include the individual circumstances of each company, including any needed repairs, upgrades, or compatibility issues. Use of the website is subject to the Terms and Conditions of Use contained on the website. Note to Editors: Quantum is a trademark of Quantum Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. DLT, DLTtape, Super DLTtape, and the DLTtape logo are trademarks of Quantum Corporation. |
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