EMC EXPANDS CAPABILITIES OF CENTERA CAS.EMC Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. ), Hopkinton, Mass., a world leader in information storage and management, has further expanded the leading capabilities of EMC Centera content addressed storage A storage technique from EMC for content that is in its final form (fixed content). CAS assigns an identifier to the files so they can be accessed no matter where they are located. (CAS) with new functionality that allows customers to securely archive virtually any data type from any application running on any open platform. The expanded versatility of Centera makes it the most open and easy-to-deploy enterprise archive solution, setting a new standard for information archiving. Through a new version of Centera Universal Access software and Centera's open application programming interface (API), customers can archive data from open systems and mainframe applications that are integrated to the API, or from applications running on Windows, Unix or Linux environments that use industry-standard protocols. The new Centera Universal Access Version 2.1 now natively provides support for all four of the major industry-standard protocols: -- Network File System (NFS) including IBM iSeries via Integrated File System (IFS) using NFS -- Common Internet File System (protocol) Common Internet File System - (CIFS) An Internet file system protocol, based on Microsoft's SMB. Microsoft has given CIFS to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as an Internet Draft. CIFS is intended to complement existing protocols such as HTTP, FTP, and NFS. (CIFS) -- File Transfer Protocol A communications protocol used to transmit files without loss of data. A file transfer protocol can handle all types of files including binary files and ASCII text files. See Kermit, Zmodem and FTP. (FTP) -- Hypertext Transfer Protocol See HTTP. (protocol) Hypertext Transfer Protocol - (HTTP) The client-server TCP/IP protocol used on the World-Wide Web for the exchange of HTML documents. It conventionally uses port 80. Latest version: HTTP 1.1, defined in RFC 2068, as of May 1997. (HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. ) Centera is also able to archive data from mainframe applications not- integrated to the Centera API through Bus-Tech, Inc.'s Mainframe Appliance for Storage (MAS) for Centera, which provides access to Centera via Enterprise Systems Connection (ESCON (Enterprise Systems CONnection) An IBM S/390 fiber-optic channel that transfers 17 Mbytes/sec over distances up to 60 km depending on connection type. ESCON allows peripheral devices to be located across large campuses and metropolitan areas. ) or Fibre Connection (FICON (FIber CONnector) An IBM mainframe channel introduced with its G5 servers in 1998. Based on the Fibre Channel standard, it boosts the transfer rate of ESCON's half-duplex 17MB/sec to a full-duplex 100MB/sec. ) connections. With the release of Centera Universal Access V2.1 and new FICON support by Bus-Tech MAS for Centera, customers with any combination of applications and platforms can use Centera as an enterprise archive and unlock the maximum value of their fixed content. Raymond van den Berg Van den Berg is the surname of:
Peter Gerr, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group, said, "EMC Centera continues to set a high standard for storage platforms designed to handle the complex challenges of managing fixed content. EMC's latest enhancements to Centera Universal Access deliver more flexibility, openness, and ease of access than ever before. This makes Centera an excellent platform on which to standardize for enterprise archiving and further strengthens Centera's position as the industry benchmark for CAS solutions. " Tom Heiser, senior vice president and general manager of EMC's Centera Division, said, "EMC Centera Universal Access allows customers to completely standardize on CAS with Centera for all enterprise archiving needs. EMC is demonstrating its commitment to bringing the benefits of CAS to every organization and business application. Our goal is for CAS and information lifecycle management Information Lifecycle Management refers to a wide-ranging set of strategies for administering storage systems on computing devices. Specifically, four categories of storage strategies may be considered under the auspices of ILM. (ILM) to help customers achieve maximum business value from their information with an IT infrastructure that is flexible, simple and easy to use." About EMC Centera The world's first CAS solution, EMC Centera is EMC's fastest-growing product line and the world's leading online archival storage medium. Resolving the challenges that had traditionally prevented institutions from bringing their fixed content online, Centera's revolutionary content addressing technology drastically reduces management overhead, enabling one full-time employee to manage up to 350 terabytes of fixed content. Centera's unique self-healing and authentication features have prompted its industry-wide recognition as the first disk-based WORM (write once, read many) storage medium. Centera is a compelling solution for regulated storage environments required by organizations such as the FTC FTC See Federal Trade Commission (FTC). and SEC and regulations such as HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, . About EMC EMC Corporation is the world leader in information storage systems, software, networks and services, providing automated networked storage solutions to help organizations extract the maximum value from their information, at the lowest total cost, across every point in the information lifecycle. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at http://www.emc.com. EMC's customers are responsible for ensuring their own compliance with legal requirements. It is the customer's sole responsibility to obtain advice of competent legal counsel as to the identification and interpretation of any relevant laws and regulatory requirements that may affect the customer's business and any actions the customer may need to take to comply with such laws. EMC does not provide legal advice or represent or warrant that its services or products will ensure that the customer is in compliance with any law. For more information, call 508/293-6420 or visit http://www.emc.com. |
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