DPT announces support of several new industry operating systems: Only DPT offers such extensive cross-platform support.MAITLAND, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 1996-- DPT's hardware-based RAID/Caching technology enhances 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 performance and complements software caching schemes Distributed Processing Technology (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 Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) solutions, Tuesday announced that the company is providing device drivers for its family of SmartRAID IV and SmartCache IV SCSI controllers that support several new industry operating systems. The new releases supported include: IntranetWare/NetWare 4.11 from Novell, Windows NT 4.0 from Microsoft, BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) The software distribution facility of the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG) of the University of California at Berkeley. from BSDI BSDI - Berkeley Software Design, Inc. , Linux, Theos from Theos, OpenStep from NeXT and OS/2 Warp 4.0 from 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) . "Our competitors focus on a limited set of operating systems," said Johnny Cardosi, vice president of distribution sales and marketing. "Only DPT offers such extensive cross-platform support in the controller market. Also, DPT's support of BSD, Linux, IntranetWare/NetWare 4.11 and Windows NT reinforces our focus on key internet/intranet operating systems." Most high-end client server systems are composed of multiple servers running a variety of operating systems. Each DPT SmartRAID IV and SmartCache IV controller includes DPT's award-winning Storage Manager software to simplify RAID setup, optimization and management across multiple operating systems. DPT's SmartRAID IV and SmartCache IV controllers are designed to meet the demanding price, performance, capacity and fault tolerant storage requirements of today's input/output (I/O) intensive -- internet/intranet, departmental, enterprise and mission-critical servers. DPT's hardware-based caching provides optimal performance. DPT's hardware-based RAID assures users immediate and continuous access to their data. The hardware/software caching collaboration can enhance performance three to four times greater than realized by software caching alone. SmartRAID IV and SmartCache IV incorporate the latest advancements in I/O technology to maximize a server's I/O performance and responsiveness without sacrificing data integrity. An on-board CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. is dedicated to executing all of the array, Error-Correcting Code (ECC (1) (Error-Correcting Code) A type of memory that corrects errors on the fly. See ECC memory. (2) (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) A public key cryptography method that provides fast decryption and digital signature processing. ) and bus mastering functions. DPT's hardware-based RAID/Caching technology further enhances I/O performance and is designed to be a powerful complement to software caching schemes like those found in Windows 95, Windows NT, NetWare, BSD, Linux, 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 OpenStep. Adding DPT's hardware cache facilitates the flush operation of the operating systems' caching. DPT's 'elevator-sorting' of the data dramatically increases disk writing process. Disk read-ahead caching also minimizes data processing. The resultant performance improvement realized by the hardware/software caching collaboration can be three to four times over that of software caching alone. Because high data availability is crucial to any server, DPT's controllers feature an extension to DPT's exclusive SmartCorrect ECC technology. While SmartRAID IV's powerful disk array functions provide continuous availability to data, on-board ECC technology protects data integrity. DPT's controllers currently support: NetWare 3.1x and up; IBM OS/2 Version 2.1 and up; Microsoft Windows 3.1x and up; Microsoft Windows NT 3.5x and up; Windows 95; SunSoft Solaris 2.4 and up; SCO Unix v4.2, ODT See SCO Open Desktop. ODT - Open Desktop 3.0 and Open Server 5; SunSoft Interactive Version 4.1 and 4.1 (MUI (Mobile User Interface) In wireless applications where speech input is not necessary or appropriate, there is a choice of other forms of input. Miniature QWERTY keyboards, folding portable keyboards and screen keyboards that use a stylus or finger all support full ), SCO UnixWare 1.1 and up; NeXT NEXSTEP 3.3 and up, PICK AP/Native 5.25.81 and up, Citrix WINview for NetWorks 2.3; Unix System Labs (USL (UNIX System Laboratories, Inc.) An AT&T subsidiary formed in 1990, responsible for developing and marketing Unix. In 1993, USL was acquired by Novell and merged into Novell's UNIX Systems Group (USG). See Univel. 1. ) Unix SVR Noun 1. SVR - Russia's intelligence service responsible for foreign operations, intelligence-gathering and analysis, and the exchange of intelligence information; collaborates with other countries to oppose proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and 4.2 and up; Banyan Vines 4.11 and up; MS/PC DOS 3.3 and up; THEOS 32 Version 4; BSD; and Linux. DPT's SmartRAID IV and SmartCache IV products are certified by many of the software publishers noted. Products are available for both OEMs and the distribution channel. For product verification, pricing or availability, contact sales at DPT headquarters in Maitland, (greater Orlando), Florida at telephone 407/830-5522, fax 407/260-6690. Internet: http://www.dpt.com. Email: sales@dpt.com. -0- Editors Note: For slides or spec sheets of DPT products, contact Debra Eisenberg at 407/830-5522, extension 420 or eisenbrg@dpt.com. Reproducible images are also available via NEWSdesk International: http://www.newsdesk.com and via DPT's web site at http://www.dpt.com or via Fax on Demand -- 1-800-549-0678. DPT, SmartCache and SmartRAID are registered trademarks of Distributed Processing Technology. All other trademarks are the sole property of their respective owners. Pricing and availibility are subject to change without notification. In the Internet/email address noted in this news release, there is an "at" symbol between eisenbrg and dpt.com; and between sales and dpt.com. Also, in the World Wide Web address in this news release there is a double slash between http://www.dpt.com; and between http://www.newsdesk.com. These symbols may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: Debra Eisenberg, 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 Mgr. Ext. 420 Internet: eisenbrg@dpt.com DPT 140 Candace Drive Maitland, Florida 32751 USA 407/830-5522 Fax: 407/260-5366 http://www.dpt.com |
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