HDS Enters Midrange Arena with New Product Introductions; Extending Large Systems Expertise to the Midrange.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 1995--Hitachi Data Systems (HDS (Hitachi Data Systems, Santa Clara, CA, www.hds.com) A leading provider of high-end storage hardware, software and services. Part of the Information Systems & Telecommunications Division of Hitachi Ltd. ) today announced its debut into the midrange arena of information technology. The company introduced powerful, scalable, backup storage A storage device used to hold copies of data for backup and recovery. In the IT world, tape drives and tape libraries have been the traditional backup storage medium; however, magneto-optic (MO) and other optical discs as well as regular magnetic disks are also used. See LAN free backup. hubs, RAID subsystems, and magnetic tape subsystems for both the midrange and LAN/server environments. The new products include: The HiLANder family of intelligent LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. backup storage hubs, in four configurations, and scalable from 48 gigabytes (GB) to 384 GB. The HDS 5700 Midrange Disk Series, for cache/RAID applications, in four configurations, with SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. support. The HDS 5400 Tape Series, ensuring 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. , and configured in rack-mount and desktop models. All the products are available now. "We're continuing on a course we charted in early 1993 with the introduction of Osiris," said John Clark John Clark is the name of:
HDS: A Suite of Products from a Single Source Designed for storage-hungry environments and vital LAN/server backbones, these new products extend HDS' range of offerings from the corporate data center, where mainframe systems predominate, to the departmental level, where network servers, desktop PCs, and workstations are heavily used. This continues an evolution for HDS in which large systems technology and storage expertise is extended into the open systems framework. The traditional mainframe becomes a super server for enterprisewide networks. Evolving Technologies Leading market research firms project a continuing, though evolving, role for mainframes as corporate networks continue to demand data integrity and secure, cost-effective storage options. The positive reception accorded HDS' Skyline Series processor, the world's fastest mainframe, since its April 1995 debut, underscores the vitality of large systems in the corporate enterprise. This mainframe vitality, coupled with the proliferation and subsequent indispensability of desktop computing, has spurred the growth of local area networks (LANs), and client/server configurations, many built around Novell NetWare. Desktop data from online services, and corporate electronic mail networks, has further expanded the massive volumes of data requiring handling and storage. Ready for Prime Time Gary Holtwick, Vice President, New Business Unit, noted, "Because of its extensive experience in 7x24 non-stop data processing and storage for corporate data centers, HDS has the expertise, R&D resources, and corporate installed base to bring advanced solutions to the midrange arena." Hitachi Data Systems See HDS. is owned by Hitachi, Ltd. and EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , and has its headquarters in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. . The company markets, worldwide, a broad range of mainframe systems, peripheral products, open systems hardware and software, and services. For online information about HDS' products and services, access http://www.hdshq.com on the World Wide Web. -0- Note to Editors: NetWare is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc. Osiris and Skyline are trademarks of Hitachi Data Systems Corporation. Hitachi Data Systems is registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark and service mark of Hitachi, Ltd. All other brand or product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify, products or services of their respective owners. CONTACT: Hitachi Data Systems Mark Lewis, 408/970-4356 lewis@hdshq.com |
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