Conley's MAC OS RAID to be bundled with new Apple Workgroup Servers.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 1997--Conley Corp. today announced the renewal of their multi-year software 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 relationship with Apple Computer Inc., in which Apple will OEM a modified version of Conley's Mac OS RAID software. Apple RAID, the Apple-branded product will be bundled with the next-generation Workgroup Servers starting with the Workgroup Server 9650/233 and 7350/180. This announcement further strengthens Conley's OEM relationship with Apple, which began in 1994 when Apple first started shipping Apple RAID. Apple RAID is the fastest RAID software available for creating and maintaining single disk and RAID volumes for Apple computers, providing as much as 80 percent performance improvement on a single disk, and much greater performance for multiple disks used on Apple computers. Built to strict Apple Workgroup Server Apple Workgroup Server (AWS or sometimes WGS) and, later, Macintosh Server, were the names given to selected models of Macintosh computers which were sold by Apple Computer with additional server software and sometimes bigger hard drives. engineering specifications, the software is the most reliable, easy-to-use product of its class. "Together Conley and Apple have worked hard to develop software that can maintain the highest level of performance and data availability Refers to the degree to which data can be instantly accessed. The term is mostly associated with service levels that are set up either by the internal IT organization or that may be guaranteed by a third party datacenter or storage provider. possible," said Ric Calvillo, president of Conley Corp. "During the last two years we have realized significant performance gains and improved fault tolerance See fault tolerant. (architecture) fault tolerance - 1. The ability of a system or component to continue normal operation despite the presence of hardware or software faults. This often involves some degree of redundancy. 2. to a degree that allows Conley to continue providing the best storage solution for high-end Apple servers." "Conley has been an excellent OEM partner for us," said Brinton Baker, senior director of product marketing for Apple servers. "Because our Workgroup servers are used by data-hungry clients in the publishing and multi-media authoring markets, performance, speed and data protection are critical," Baker continued. "By working with Conley we have been able to optimize disk performance and meet our customers' increasing I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output demands." The Workgroup Server 7350/180 and 9650/233 products are expected to be available starting in early May, 1997. The full range of software configurations are scheduled for availability in June, 1997. Apple RAID will be included with these next-generation Workgroup Servers, including the Internet, Appleshare and Applications configurations. Conley Corp., established in 1992, develops on-line safe data storage and management software for 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). , Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. and Mac OS environments. Conley software is integrated with best-of-breed industry standard components to offer a comprehensive safe data storage solution, and is sold as software components on an OEM basis. With Conley systems installed, clients maintain an unsurpassed level of availability, reliability and performance. For additional information, visit Conley's Web site at http://www.conley.com . CONTACT: Conley Corp. Mark James Not to be confused with James Mark. Mark James can refer to:
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