Conner announces availability of tape backup drives for SCO OpenServer Release 5.COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 1995--Conner Tape Products Group, a unit of Conner Peripherals Inc., (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CNR See riser card. CNR - Communication and Network Riser ), Tuesday announced the support and availability of tape backup drives for SCO OpenServer Release 5, the next-generation Business Critical Server. The current and upcoming line of minicartridge and DAT (1) (Dynamic Address Translator) A hardware circuit that converts a virtual memory address into a real address. See also DAT file. (2) (Digital Audio Tape) A magnetic tape technology used for backing up data. drive products supporting OpenServer Release 5 will provide data storage and backup solutions for sophisticated SCO UNIX environments. "The release of OpenServer 5.0 is a significant milestone for SCO (The SCO Group, Lindon, UT, www.sco.com) A leading vendor of Unix operating systems for the x86 platform. SCO had also offered Linux, but abandoned the line in the spring of 2003. The SCO Group is the combination of two companies: Utah-based Caldera, Inc. , and Conner is pleased to support this platform with a family of SCO-compatible tape backup products," said Robert Morris, vice president, tape marketing, Conner Peripherals. "We are committed to maintaining compatibility with new releases of SCO UNIX and new tape technologies as they are released." "We're very pleased that Conner products will be available for SCO OpenServer Release 5," said Mike Shelton, director, product marketing, SCO. Availability of OpenServer Release 5-compatible tape drives currently is (see chart below): -0- Mini Cartridge DAT Products Compressed Capacity Media/Interface Product Model Number 8GB DAT DDS-2/SCSI 2 CTD8000 4GB DAT DDS-DC/SCSI 2 CTD4004 2GB DAT DDS-1/SCSI 2 CTD2004 4GB minicartridge QIC 3080/SCSI CTM 3200 250-450MB minicartridge(a) QIC-80/Floppy CTM 420 525MB data cartridge QIC 525/SCSI 2525 Note a: denotes QIC 80 mode only -0- SCO OpenServer is the only Business Critical Server operating system See network operating system. for the Intel platform that protects customers' legacy investments in data applications, networks, and hardware. Advanced reliability, availability, and scalability features are now built-in, enabling businesses of all sizes to combine the power and security of large-scale systems with the exceptional price-performance value and flexibility of commodity server hardware based on Intel microprocessors. The Santa Cruz Operation See SCO. Santa Cruz Operation - (SCO) A supplier of Unix systems for Intel microprocessors. They supply Xenix and Open Desktop. Founded in 1979, SCO became a public company in May, 1993 and trades on the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol SCOC. , Inc. SCO is the world's leading provider of UNIX server and host systems, having shipped more units than Sunsoft's Solaris 1 and 2, IBM's AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. , HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. , and Novell's UnixWare combined (source: IDC, latest analysis 12/94). SCO Business Critical Servers run the critical day-to-day operations of large branch organizations in retail, finance, and government, as well as corporate departments and small to medium-size businesses of every kind. SCO is also the leading provider of software that integrates Windows PCs and other clients with servers with servers from all major UNIX System vendors. SCO sells and supports its products through a worldwide network of distributors, resellers, systems integrators, and OEMs. For additional corporate and product information, see SCO's home page on the World Wide Web: http:\\www.sco.com. Conner Peripherals Inc. Based in Costa Mesa, Calif., the Conner Tape Products Group, formerly Archive Corp., offers a complete line of digital audio tape See DAT. (storage, music) Digital Audio Tape - (DAT) A format for storing music on magnetic tape, developed in the mid-1980s by Sony and Philips. As digital music was popularized by compact discs, the need for a digital recording format for the consumer existed. (DAT), minicartridge and data cartridge products for DOS, OS/2, Windows, 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). and NetWare systems, plus DEC, 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) , Apple, Sun and other platforms. The group sells through the Conner worldwide sales force to qualified OEMs, system integrators, distributors, resellers, retailers and mass merchandisers. Founded in 1986, Conner sells, designs and builds a comprehensive line of information storage solutions, including disk drives, tape drives, storage management software and storage systems products, for a wide range of computer applications. -0- Note to editors: SCO, The Santa Cruz Operation, SCO OpenServer are trademarks of The Santa Cruz Operation Inc. in the USA, and other countries. UNIX is a registered trademark in the U.S. and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. All other products mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Conner Tape Products, Costa Mesa Kathy Botz, 714/641-2435 or Miller Communications, Marina Del Rey, Calif. Leslie Furuta, 310/822-4669 |
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