Crossroads Systems Enables Fibre Channel Connectivity and Server-Free Backup for ADIC's FibreReady Scalar 100.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2000 Crossroads ships first Server-Free Backup Storage A storage device used to hold copies of data for backup and recovery. In the IT world, tape drives and tape libraries have been the traditional backup storage medium; however, magneto-optic (MO) and other optical discs as well as regular magnetic disks are also used. See LAN free backup. Area Network (SAN) Router Blade for new ADIC FibreReady Scalar scalar, quantity or number possessing only sign and magnitude, e.g., the real numbers (see number), in contrast to vectors and tensors; scalars obey the rules of elementary algebra. Many physical quantities have scalar values, e.g. 100. Crossroads Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CRDS CRDS Contribution pour Le Remboursement de la Dette Sociale (French: Social Debt Repayment Contribution) CRDS Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy CRDS Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies ), the leading developer and manufacturer of storage routers for Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (SANs), today announced an extension of its 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 agreement with Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC) to include Crossroads' Server-Free Backup SAN Router Blade in ADIC's new FibreReady(TM) Scalar(R) 100 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. tape library. Introduced in June, is product is the first native Fibre Channel tape library with built-in serverless backup A type of LAN free backup that does not use any of the resources of an application server or a backup server. See LAN free backup. support to be released to the channel. "We have worked closely with ADIC to engineer a solution that takes the capabilities of Crossroads' storage routers and embeds them, fully integrated, into ADIC's Fibre Channel tape library," said Rick Luttrall, director of product management for Crossroads Systems. "The embedded Crossroads storage router provides ADIC's customers with the first native Fibre Channel tape library that offers the full benefits of Server-Free Backup and restore within their current SAN solutions." Crossroads SAN Router Blade provides Fibre Channel connectivity and Server-Free Backup functionalities to the recently released FibreReady models of ADIC's Scalar 100 tape library. Server-Free Backup is the next generation of killer applications Killer Application Killer application or "killer app" is a buzzword that describes a software application that surpasses all of its competitors. Notes: The term is sometimes used to describe a type of software. that leverages companies' SAN investments and is an integral facet of the Crossroads 4x50 line of storage routers. The technology allows users to free their server resources and virtually eliminate the backup window. "ADIC is committed to supplying its rapidly growing list of Open SAN Backup customers with the highest possible levels of performance, convenience, and value," commented Bill Britts, ADIC executive vice president of Sales and Marketing. "For our new FibreReady Scalar 100, Crossroads made it possible for us to integrate SAN router and serverless backup functionality directly into the library while still preserving its industry-leading storage density. The result is a revolutionary storage library that actively manages data transfer through the SAN and frees servers for other network tasks." As a market leader, Crossroads has worked closely with the Storage Networking Industry Association An association of producers and consumers of storage networking products, whose goal is to further storage networking technology and applications. The Storage Networking Industry Association, or SNIA (SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association, San Francisco, CA, www.snia.org) An organization devoted to the advancement of mission critical storage systems. Founded in 1997, its goal is to determine the standards that must be developed to allow hosts and storage systems to interact via ) as a primary driver and contributor in the development of an industry standard, Server-Free Backup solution. The flexibility and performance benefits of Crossroads' storage routers are highlighted by the increased application availability that Server-Free Backup brings to the SAN. About Crossroads' Storage Routers Crossroads' family of storage routers provide multi-protocol connectivity to Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks for a wide range of devices, including servers, S/390 mainframes, and disk and tape storage systems. Crossroads' solutions deliver exceptional value to both small and mid-sized companies, as well as large Global 500 enterprises. About Crossroads Systems, Inc. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Crossroads Systems (Nasdaq:CRDS), is the leading provider of enterprise data center routing solutions for open system Storage Area Networks including S/390 connections. Crossroads' solutions enable key Internet, Intranet and e-commerce applications. By using Crossroads, customers can more effectively and efficiently store, manage and ensure the integrity and availability of their data in the Internet economy The Internet Economy refers to conducting business through markets whose infrastructure is based on the Internet and World-Wide Web. An Internet economy differs from a traditional economy in a number of ways, including: communication, market segmentation, distribution costs, and price. . Crossroads' products are in solutions from ADIC, Compaq, Dell, Fujitsu-Siemens, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi Data Systems See HDS. , 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) , McDATA, StorageTek, Bell Micro, Cranel, Datalink, and Tech Data. Employment opportunities of a lifetime and more information about Crossroads Systems are at www.crossroads.com, or call 800/643-7148. This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are: Crossroads' limited operating history which makes it difficult to accurately predict revenues and budget for expenses for future periods; the extent of Crossroads' future operating losses and negative cash flow; the dependence of Crossroads' business on the storage area network market which is new and unpredictable; Crossroads' ability to develop new and enhanced products that achieve market acceptance; the continuation of Crossroads' successful relationships with its limited number of OEM customers; Crossroads' ability to retain and recruit key personnel to manage its business successfully; the quarterly fluctuations of Crossroads' operating results; Crossroads' ability to successfully achieve the benefits of the acquisition of Polaris Communications and any subsequent acquisition or strategic relationship; and that Crossroads' stock price could be volatile regardless of Crossroads' actual financial performance and other factors detailed in Crossroads' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and Quarterly Report on 10-Q. |
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