DPT ServerOnCall Supporting SCO OpenServer Now Shipping.MAITLAND, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 1997--Distributed Processing Technology(r) (DPT), a leading supplier of high-performance SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. and RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) solutions for servers and workstations, today announced that its ServerOnCall standby server solution now supports SCO's OpenServer operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. and is shipping to its distribution partners worldwide. ServerOnCall is a feature-rich, scaleable, yet cost effective network solution designed to provide automatic server failover for round-the-clock protection of mission-critical applications. Up to three active servers, running under the same or differing operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. can be protected by one ServerOnCall standby server. ServerOnCall now supports SCO OpenServer A server operating system for the Intel platform from SCO. It is based on Unix System V Release 3.2 and includes the Motif and X Window user interfaces and standard Unix networking (TCP/IP, NFS and NIS). SCO OpenServer has optional SMP support for up to 30 processors. and 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. with support for Novell NetWare, SCO UnixWare and BSDi's BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) The software distribution facility of the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG) of the University of California at Berkeley. to be added in the future. ServerOnCall includes utility software and connection hardware to attach one active server to one standby server for a list price of $899.00. A second or third active server can be protected with the ServerOnCall Addition kit list priced at $325.00 for tower disk subsystem configurations, and $407.00 for rack mount. "DPT's ServerOnCall solution is designed to make server failover protection available to the masses," said Johnny Cardosi, vice president of distribution sales and marketing for DPT. "With DPT ServerOnCall, 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. network administrators can afford to implement automatic failover protection without compromising features." With ServerOnCall, customers designate a redundant or "standby" server to automatically assume the functionality of a failed server, providing quick recovery. The ServerOnCall utility software monitors the system state and when a server failure is detected, automatically instructs the redundant server to acquire the failed server's devices, boot the failed server's network operating system An operating system that is designed for network use. Normally, it is a complete operating system with file, task and job management; however, with some earlier products, it was a separate component that ran under the OS; for example, LAN Server required OS/2, and LANtastic required DOS. and allow user access. The failed server can then be removed and a repaired or replacement server added without further network interruption. DPT is a leading supplier of high-performance SCSI adapters and RAID controllers, RAID subsystems, server failover solutions, and storage management software for servers and workstations. All DPT products are manufactured in the USA and are sold worldwide in more than 100 countries through a network of distributors and OEMs. The privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , founded in 1977, is headquartered in Maitland, Florida. The DPT internet web site address is http://www.dpt.com . -0- Editors Note: For slides or spec sheets of DPT products, contact Marketing at (407) 830-5522, extension 215. Downloadable photos/ images are available via the DPT Electronic Media Kit on the Business Wire home page (http://www.businesswire.com/emk/dpt.shtml). DPT, SmartCache and SmartRAID are registered trademarks of Distributed Processing Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the sole property of their respective owners. Pricing and availability are subject to change without notification. In the World Wide Web address noted in this news release, there is a double slash between http: and www.dpt.com and between http: and www.businesswire.com/emk/dpt.shtml. In the Internet/email address noted, there is an "underscore" between white and vicki and an "at" symbol between vicki and dpt.com. There is an "underscore" between mohs and robert and an "at" symbol between robert and dpt.com. These symbols may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: Distributed Processing Technology Vicki White, Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Manager 407/830-5522, Ext. 420 Internet: white_vicki@dpt.com or Robert Mohs, Technical Marketing Manager 407/830-5522, Ext. 311 Internet: mohs_robert@dpt.com |
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