Data General Unveils Next Generation DLT Tape Array; DLT Array Series Now Offers Twice the Speed with Fault Tolerant Design.WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 1999-- Data General Corporation today unveiled the next generation of its high-availability DLTtape Array product line. The DLT (Digital Linear Tape) A magnetic tape technology originally developed by Digital for its VAX line. The technology was later sold to Quantum, which makes it available to other manufacturers. DLT uses half-inch, single-hub cartridges similar to IBM's 3480/3490/3590 line. Array 7000+ combines Data General's fault tolerant The ability to continue non-stop when a hardware failure occurs. A fault-tolerant system is designed from the ground up for reliability by building multiples of all critical components, such as CPUs, memories, disks and power supplies into the same computer. chassis design with Quantum's robust DLTtape drive technology and third-generation tape array controller design from Laguna Hills La·gu·na Hills A city of southern California southeast of Santa Ana. Population: 33,600. , Calif.-based Ultera Systems to create a cost-effective, leading-edge solution that meets the most demanding data management requirements for ultra-reliable storage. The DLT Array 7000+ subsystem meets an increasing market demand for higher-performance solutions, with outstanding performance that doubles the available transfer rate to 40MB/second with up to 280 GB of compressed capacity. "Data storage today is beyond mission critical; it's business critical," said Jim Geronaitis, manager of AViiON storage marketing for Data General. "Data General has been a leader in delivering the benefits of tape array technology to its customers worldwide, and with the DLT Array 7000+ we can offer an even more powerful solution for high-reliability, high performance tape storage. Our customers rely on our DLT Array technology to protect their most vital information and ensure trouble-free business continuity." "Data General customers have long benefited from the investment protection, reliability and performance of its DLTtape based solutions," said Bill Boles, vice president of marketing, DLTtape division at Quantum. "DLTtape technology is an ideal complement to the well engineered design of its newest offering, the DLT Array 7000+." "Data General has been a strong advocate of tape array technology solutions to overcome the performance and reliability limitations of conventional 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. solutions," said Fred Bedard, vice president sales and marketing at Ultera Systems. "Clearly Data General continues to listen to its AViiON and CLARiiON customers and now has delivered the next level of high performance and availability features required to support their backup requirements well into the new millennium". Current Data General AViiON AViiON was a series of computers from Data General that were the company's main product from the late 1980s until the company's server products were discontinued in 2001. Earlier AViiON models used the Motorola 88000 CPU, but later models moved to an all-Intel solution when users can easily integrate the power of the DLT Array 7000+ into their existing tape backup architecture as it provides 100 percent transparent support for AViiON NetWorker, the Data General-specific version of Legato (Legato Systems, Inc., Mountain View, CA, www.legato.com) A leading provider of storage management and high-availability software founded in 1988 and acquired by EMC Corporation in 2003. Legato software, including Celestra data management (data mining, data migration, etc. NetWorker. This allows AViiON customers running under DG-UX and NT to migrate to tape array technology with no changes required in their 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. . All DG/UX and NT systems are "NetWorker Ready," and include AViiON NetWorker for both stand-alone backup and client/server NetWorker backup. AViiON NetWorker is fully interoperable The ability for one system to communicate or work with another. See interoperability. with other versions of NetWorker. "From the early versions of AViiON NetWorker to the recent announcement of CLARiiON SANbackup(TM), Data General and Legato have built a strong partnership that has enabled thousands of new users to reap the benefits of Legato-DG data protection solutions," said Kent Smith, executive vice president, strategic alliances at Legato. "The DLT Array 7000+ takes data protection to the next level and attests to Data General's engineering talent by producing an elegant and highly-reliable storage solution." DLT Array 7000+ The exceptional reliability and performance of the DLT Array 7000+ is based on the innovative RAIT RAIT Redundant Array of Inexpensive Tapes RAIT Radioiodine Therapy RAIT Ram Rao Adik Institute Of Technology RAIT Request and Authorization for In-scope Tasking RAIT Rdma Applications Implementations and Technologies (Redundant Array of Independent Tape) architecture enabled by Ultera's controller technology. The array supports a variety of configurations through a single Ultra-SCSI-3 host connection to precisely meet customer requirements based on cost, performance and availability parameters. The array supports both RAID-1 -- with data mirrored across one or two pairs of drives -- and RAID-3 operation where data and parity information are striped across three or five DLT7000 drives, while taking advantage of the aggregate bandwidth of all tape drives, to create data transfer rates of up to 144 GB/hr. The RAID-3 mode provides corporate customers with a failure-resistant tape solution that can withstand a DLT drive or media failure and continue backup or restore operations with no loss of data or interruption of service. To further enhance system reliability and fault tolerance See fault tolerant. (architecture) fault tolerance - 1. The ability of a system or component to continue normal operation despite the presence of hardware or software faults. This often involves some degree of redundancy. 2. , the DLT Array 7000+ incorporates N+1 cooling fans and optional N+1 power supplies. Data General's new DLT Array 7000+ is currently available in deskside and rackmount configurations with two-, three-, four and five- drive configurations. The new tape array is supported on all Data General AViiON(R) Intel-based servers running DG/UX(TM) as well as 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. Release 4.20 About Data General Data General (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DGN DGN Design (file) DGN Dirección General de Normas (Standards Organization in Mexico) DGN MicroStation Design File (file format/extension) ), based in Westboro, Massachusetts, is a major supplier of storage and enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. solutions for customers worldwide. The company's products include CLARiiON Fibre Channel storage systems, high-end Windows NT 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). AViiON servers, and related software and services. The company reported fiscal 1998 revenues of $1.5 billion. Additional information on the company, its products, and services is available on the Internet at www.dg.com. AViiON and CLARiiON are registered trademarks of Data General Corporation. All other brand names and product names referred to in this press release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. DLTtape is trademark of Quantum Corporation. All other product, trademark, company, or service names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. The materials contained herein are summary in nature, subject to change and intended for general information only. The terms and conditions governing the sale of Data General products, the licensing of Data General software and providing customer service consist solely of those set forth in the writing contracts between Data General Corporation and its customers. The following statement by Quantum Corporation has been attached to this press release at its request: The foregoing statements regarding the roles played by Quantum and its associates, and the wide application anticipated for their products, constitute forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. , and actual results could vary. Factors which could affect results include the performance of Quantum's and its associates' products, the market acceptance of those products, and Quantum's and its associates' ability to develop this market and sell their products in a competitive environment. Copyright (c) Data General Corporation, 1999. All rights reserved. |
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