ECCS Announces That the Synchronix Storage Management System Has Been Validated by Microsoft for Use With Servers Running Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0.TINTON FALLS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 1997--ECCS Inc. (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 SmallCap:ECCS ECCS abbr. emergency core cooling system ) today announced that the Synchronix Storage Management System has been validated by Microsoft for use on servers running Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0. Synchronix, a high-performance, highly scalable, continuously available, resilient storage solution is a full feature RAID (redundant array of independent disks) product family designed for use in 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. 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). mission critical environments. The failover capabilities of the Synchronix will complement the high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. features of Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition 4.0. "Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition 4.0 is designed to deliver high availability and scalability for enterprise customers' mission critical servers," said Enzo Schiano, Group Product Manager for Windows NT Server at Microsoft. "Microsoft is pleased that ECCS is complementing the new Enterprise Edition of Windows NT Server with the high availability and performance of its Synchronix storage solution." The Synchronix is also a candidate for inclusion in validated cluster configurations for Microsoft Cluster Server Clustering software from Microsoft for Windows NT/2000. It provides rudimentary load balancing and two-node failover, which allows a second server to take over if the first one fails. Cluster Server was formerly code named Wolfpack. , the built-in clustering feature of Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition 4.0. The clustering capability of Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0, which is based on open specifications and industry-standard hardware, will initially configure clusters of two servers. Microsoft validation of cluster hardware is done for complete cluster configurations consisting of two servers and their shared storage. Clustered systems provide high availability and greater aggregate performance for critical business applications. In conjunction with Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition 4.0, Microsoft has invited leading industry system and storage vendors to develop base system configurations, which may be used within validated cluster configurations for Microsoft Cluster Server. "ECCS is working closely with several server vendors to include our storage subsystems within validated cluster configurations for Microsoft Cluster Server," said George Waterson, ECCS's director of product marketing. "We are positioned to drive our clustering knowledge into the Windows NT Server market. As an industry leader in the open systems storage market, ECCS is providing scalable, high performance and continuously available storage systems that complement powerful Windows NT based servers." "The high availability cluster Windows NT Server market requires performance, continuous availability, and reliability. Currently, Synchronix is well positioned as one of the few products for the Windows NT Server marketplace with the necessary 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 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. required at the mission critical level," said Robert Gray, Research Manager of Storage Systems, International Data Corp. About ECCS ECCS provides intelligent solutions to store, protect and access mission critical information for Open Systems and related markets. The company designs, manufactures and sells high performance, 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. data storage solutions for a wide range of customer requirements. ECCS' flagship product, Synchronix, which the company began selling in 1996, is a full feature RAID (redundant array of independent disks) product family designed for use in Windows NT and UNIX clustered environments. The company's products are compatible with most Open System computing platforms and enable customers to store, protect and access data and to centralize data management functions across an organization's disparate computer environments. As a senior member of the RAID Advisory Board A Massachusetts-based organization founded in 1992 that was involved with education, standardization and classification of RAID storage systems. See RAID. , ECCS is licensed to display the RAB Rab (räb), Ital. Arbe, island (1991 pop. 9,205), 40 sq mi (104 sq km) off Croatia, in the Adriatic Sea. One of the Dalmatian islands, it is a popular seaside resort. Fishing and agriculture are the main occupations. GOLD Logo for Synchronix(tm), signifying a Failure Tolerant Disk System Plus (FTDS FTDS Fault-Tolerant Distributed System FTDS Failure Tolerant Disk System FTDS Flag Tactical Data System FTDS Formal Training Data System FTDS Familial Testicular Dysgenesis Syndrome +). For further information on the Synchronix(tm) Storage System, contact George Waterson, Manager of Product Marketing for ECCS at 908/747-6995. Visit the ECCS web site http://www.eccs.com . About Microsoft Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ: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 ) is the worldwide leader in software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use, each designed with the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of personal computing every day. This release contains forward-looking statements under the Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could vary materially. Factors that could cause actual results to vary materially include, but are not limited to: component quality and availability, changes in business conditions, changes in ECCS' sales strategy and product development plans, changes in data storage or network marketplace, competition between ECCS and other companies that may be entering the data storage/host attached networks, competitive pricing pressures, continued market acceptance of ECCS' open systems products, delays in development of new technology, changes in customer buying patterns, one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time-to-time in ECCS' filing at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. -0- Note to Editors: ECCS and Synchronix are trademarks of ECCS Inc. Microsoft and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. CONTACT: ECCS Inc., Tinton Falls George Waterson, 732/747-6995 |
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