Dantz Announces Support for IBM LTO; Free Upgrade to Retrospect Backup Software Adds Support for IBM's New High Performance Tape Drives.Business Editors & Computer Technology Writers ORINDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2000 Dantz Development Corporation, a leading developer of cross-platform backup software, announced today that their award-winning Retrospect(R) Backup software now supports IBM's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :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) ) LTO Ultrium tape drives. Free upgrades to the Windows and Mac OS versions of Retrospect add LTO drivers to the backup software's built-in device driver database, allowing Retrospect to automatically recognize and support the high-performance drives. IBM LTO Ultrium drives are setting new price-performance standards for the tape industry. With backup speeds of 30 megabytes per second (unit) megabytes per second - (MBps, MB/s) Millions of bytes per second. A unit of data rate. 1 MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes per second (not 1,048,576). and a native storage capacity of 100 gigabytes per cartridge, these drives meet the massive data protection needs of today's data-rich networks. Retrospect Backup is able to fully leverage LTO's impressive performance to protect all the data stored on network servers, desktops, and notebooks. "It's obvious that LTO is going to be incredibly successful," remarked Craig Isaacs, Dantz vice president of sales and marketing. "Backup administrators will benefit greatly from the combination of an IBM LTO Ultrium tape drive and Retrospect Backup software. They'll enjoy awesome performance and, thanks to Retrospect's breakthrough IncrementalPLUS(TM) technology, perfect one-step restores from incremental backups." "Dantz worked closely with IBM engineers throughout the development cycle to design seamless compatibility with our advanced LTO technology," commented David Walling, Business Line Manager, LTO Tape Products, IBM Storage Technology Division. "Retrospect's built-in LTO driver lets users benefit immediately from LTO technology. The system is designed to allow users to simply connect an IBM Ultrium drive and Retrospect automatically configures itself for the new device." Upgrading For LTO Support Free upgrades adding Ultrium drive support to current Retrospect products will be available mid-September. Retrospect for Windows users may download a free update, to Retrospect 5.15, from www.dantz.com. Mac users with the Retrospect Advanced Driver Kit (required for high-end tape drives) should email tech_support@dantz.com for a free driver update that includes Ultrium support. About Dantz Dantz publishes a wide range of backup solutions for Microsoft (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) Windows and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL AAPL Apple Computer, Inc. (stock symbol) AAPL American Association of Professional Landmen AAPL American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law AAPL Advance Audiovisual Presentation Limited AAPL Advocates for Arkansas Public Libraries ) Macintosh computers, designed to meet the needs of individuals and businesses by making data protection automatic, fast, efficient, and 100% reliable. Since the release of Retrospect 1.0 in 1989, Dantz has continued to revolutionize backup technology with such innovations as IncrementalPLUS backups and automatic backups of notebook computers that occasionally connect to the network. Dantz remains committed to its original mission: providing the best backup software available for individuals and organizations in over 140 countries around the world. Major customers include Apple, BBDO BBDO Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn BBDO Bringing Biogeographic Data Online , BMW, Booz Allen Hamilton Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., referred to as Booz Allen is one of the oldest strategy consulting firms in the world.[1] The firm formerly had two consulting divisions: WCB (Worldwide Commercial Business, also known as “The Commercial Side”) and WTB , British Telecom, Disney, Eli Lilly, Genentech, GTE, Lawrence Livermore National Labs, Merck, Mercury Communications, Mitretek, Motorola, NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. , Nortel Networks, OAO Corporation, Optus, Oracle, Pixar, Raytheon, SBC, Swiss National Bank The Swiss National Bank is a central bank, responsible for the monetary policy of Switzerland and issuing the Swiss franc banknotes. The names of the institution in the four official languages of the country are: German: , Time Warner, Turner Broadcasting, U.S. Peace Corps, and U.S. West. Dantz's award-winning backup software products are Retrospect Express Backup, Retrospect Desktop Backup, Retrospect Workgroup Backup, and Retrospect Server Backup. For more information on Dantz and its better backup software, please visit www.dantz.com or www.betterbackup.com. Note To Editors: Retrospect is a registered trademark and IncrementalPLUS is a trademark of Dantz Development Corporation. All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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