Dantz Certifies Sony's New AIT-3 Tape Drive; Next-Generation Tape Drives Qualified for Use With Retrospect Backup Software.Business Editors ORINDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Dantz Development Corporation today announced certification of Sony Electronics' (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SNE SNe Supernovae (astronomy) SNE Sony Corporation (stock symbol) SNE Syndicat National de l'edition (French Publisher's Association) SNE Society for Nutrition Education ) third generation Advanced Intelligent Tape (storage) Advanced Intelligent Tape - (AIT) A form of magnetic tape and drive using AME developed by Sony for storing large amounts of data. An AIT can store over 50 gigabytes and transfer data at six megabytes/second (in February 1999). (TM) (AIT-3) drive for use with their award-winning Retrospect(R) Backup software See backup program. (tool, software) backup software - Software for doing a backup, often included as part of the operating system. Backup software should provide ways to specify what files get backed up and to where. . AIT-3 tape drives provide double the performance and capacity of previous generation models, and now Retrospect users can fully realize the benefits of these powerful new drives. "Dantz has a long history of supporting Sony storage devices, and we're proud to add the newest generation to that list," stated Tony Barbagallo, vice president of marketing at Dantz. "AIT-3 demonstrates Sony's ability to deliver on their AIT roadmap and to provide outstanding tape backup Using magnetic tape for storing duplicate copies of hard disk files. Users can add an internal or external tape drive to their desktop computers for backup purposes, and files are typically copied to the tapes using a backup utility that updates on a periodic schedule. technology that meets the skyrocketing backup and archival needs of today's businesses Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. ." "Sony worked closely with Dantz to ensure interoperability between our AIT-3 drives and Retrospect Backup software," said Alan Sund, director of marketing for the tape storage solutions division of Sony Electronics' Core Technology Solutions Company. "Dantz's rigorous device qualification procedures place test devices under great strain and scrutiny, and this fits well with Sony's commitment to helping customers maximize their storage investment with a complete hardware and software solution that offers seamless compatibility and an upgrade path from AIT-2 to AIT-3 technology." DantzLab performance testing Performance Testing covers a broad range of engineering or functional evaluations where a material, product, or system is not specified by detailed material or component specifications: Rather, emphasis is on the final measurable performance characteristics. showed that Retrospect easily maintained a transfer rate of 800 megabytes (MB) per minute to Sony's SDX-700c AIT-3 drive, slightly exceeding the drive's specified sustained transfer rate of 720 MB per minute. The new AIT-3 tape drives and data media provide customers with 100 gigabytes (GB) of uncompressed capacity (260 GB with 2.6:1 compression) and a 12 MB/sec sustained uncompressed transfer rate (31 MB/sec with 2.6:1 compression) in a compact 3.5-inch form factor. In addition to Sony products, Retrospect Backup supports AIT tape drive systems from several companies including ADIC, Compaq, Cybernetics cybernetics [Gr.,=steersman], term coined by American mathematician Norbert Wiener to refer to the general analysis of control systems and communication systems in living organisms and machines. , La Cie, MaxOptix, Overland Data, Qualstar, and SpectraLogic. About Retrospect Backup Retrospect employs progressive backups, known as IncrementalPLUS(TM), a new-and-changed-files method of backup that provides increased efficiency and precise restores. Other innovations include a patented automation technology that assigns backup priority to systems on the fly, protecting notebooks automatically whenever they connect to the network. Prices range from $79 for the personal Express edition to $799 for the Server edition with 100 clients. Add-on clients are available at an additional cost. For more information on Retrospect Backup, please visit www.dantz.com. About Dantz Dantz Development, a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , has been innovating storage-related software technologies for more than 15 years. Dantz's patented technologies provide individuals and businesses affordable backup software with proven reliability unavailable in other backup products. Dantz products are distributed and supported worldwide. Company headquarters are located at 4 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA 94563. For additional information, please call +1 925/253-3000 or visit the Dantz Web site, www.dantz.com. Retrospect is a registered trademark and IncrementalPLUS is a trademark of Dantz Development Corporation. Advanced Intelligent Tape is a trademark of Sony Electronics Sony Electronics Inc., headquartered in San Diego, Calif., is the largest component of Sony Corporation of America, the U.S. holding company for Sony's U.S.-based electronics and entertainment businesses. Inc. All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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