Cygnet Storage Solutions Announces OEM Licensing Agreement with iXOS Software; Infinidisc Now Available With iXOS-JUKEMAN Software For Network-Based CD Jukebox Solutions.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 1997--Cygnet Storage Solutions, Inc. today announced an 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 licensing agreement with iXOS Software. Under the agreement, Cygnet cygnet a young swan. can resell iXOS-JUKEMAN software with the Infinidisc(TM), providing a high-capacity, high-performance CD-jukebox solution for networked data storage. iXOS-JUKEMAN is an advanced jukebox management software package that provides concurrent write and read access to multiple jukebox drives, across both 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 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). platforms. When used with Infinidisc, it can provide simultaneous read and write access to up to eight CDs concurrently and near-online access to up to 500 CDs. "iXOS-JUKEMAN software is designed to provide high performance and high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. ," said Wayne Augsburger, vice president of Cygnet Storage Solutions. "That makes it ideal for use with Infinidisc, which can accommodate more drives than most other CD-jukeboxes. Our sales partnership with iXOS means that resellers and distributors looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. extremely reliable and accessible data repositories, can look to Cygnet for complete solutions." Earlier this year, Doculabs tested iXOS-JUKEMAN software against three other leading jukebox management software products. iXOS-JUKEMAN was found to be the easiest software to install and configure (installation took less than 15 minutes), and provided the best retrieval performance 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. Doculabs. Doculabs' analysts noted that retrieval rates remained strong even as they added more users and requests. The Infinidisc jukebox, which is used for data archiving, information libraries and network-based document management, is a flexible system, with standard trayload drives for easy upgradability. It has four separate CD drive modules, which accommodate up to two drives each, for a total of eight CD drives installable in a jukebox with a 250 disc media module. Up to four drives can be installed in Infinidisc jukeboxes configured with two media modules, for a 500 disc system. "As market leaders, both Cygnet Storage and iXOS Software have a responsibility to improve the price/performance advantage of CD-jukebox technology," said Lynn Hogg, director of sales and marketing at iXOS. "Our strategic relationship enables us to cultivate new markets, and extend the reach of CD-storage. Ultimately, broader usage will increase the value of these solutions for all end-users." The Infinidisc Modular CD-Jukebox with iXOS software is available now. Typical suggested list price ranges from $18,000 to $29,000. System hardware is warranted for one year and 90-day on-site service in most metropolitan areas is included. iXOS Software Inc., based in San Mateo San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif., is a leading provider of advanced storage management solutions. In addition to developing jukebox management software, iXOS also provides integrated imaging and archiving solutions for the SAP R/3 market. Cygnet Storage Solutions, Inc. is a leading supplier of optical storage systems, based on CD and 12-in. optical drive technologies. In addition to storage repositories, Cygnet also produces a variety of CD recording systems. The InfiniWriter(TM), based on the Infinidisc platform, is an all-in-one CD-publishing system that incorporates up to six recorders with a label printer and 250 discs. Other CD-recorders in the Cygnet family include Crossfire A multi-GPU interface from ATI for connecting two ATI display adapters together for faster graphics rendering on one monitor. CrossFire machines require PCI Express slots, a CrossFire-enabled motherboard and, depending on which models are used, either a pair of ATI Radeon adapters or one (TM) for one-up mastering and Replicator See port replicator. replicator - Any construct that acts to produce copies of itself; this could be a living organism, an idea (see meme), a program (see quine, worm, wabbit, fork bomb, and virus), a pattern in a cellular automaton (see life), or (speculatively) a robot or (TM) which copies up to 50 discs over night. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., the company markets its products worldwide through partnerships with leading storage and imaging solutions providers in the U.S., Europe and Asia. -0- Note to Editors: Infinidisc, Crossfire, Replicator, and InfiniWriter are trademarks of Cygnet Storage Solutions, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Cygnet Storage Solutions, Inc. Wayne Augsburger, 408/383-2199 or iXOS Software, Inc. Lynn Hogg, 410/561-4442 or FS Communications Matthew Schmidt/Wendy Lewis, 650/691-1488 |
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