HP Expands Family of Leading Backup Solutions for Small Businesses; New HP SureStore T4e Drive with TapeAssure Offers Cost-effective, Easy-to-use Backup Solution for Entry-level Networks.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 1997-- Hewlett-Packard Company today announced the HP SureStore T4e drive, the most comprehensive, low-cost entry-level 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. solution for small businesses with growing storage needs. The HP SureStore T4e drive is an external version of the HP SureStore T4i drive, the first Travan-tape-technology product for PC LANs. The HP SureStore T4i/e (internal and external) products replace the HP Colorado T4000s/es products, and provide a complete solution for backing up stand-alone PCs or small to medium-sized networks. The drive is certified for Novell NetWare (operating system, networking) Novell NetWare - Novell, Inc.'s proprietary networking operating system for the IBM PC. NetWare uses the IPX/SPX, NetBEUI or TCP/IP network protocols. It supports MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, OS/2, Macintosh and Unix clients. , Microsoft(R) 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. (R), SCO UNIX An enhanced version of Unix System V Release 3.2 for Intel processors from SCO. In 1989, SCO Unix was introduced as a major upgrade to SCO XENIX with more security, networking and standards conformance. (R) system and Windows(R) 95. The HP SureStore T4 products also incorporate HP TapeAssure, a new HP software utility that "oversees" and gives advice on installing and configuring the drives, ensuring that they will function correctly. "Many small businesses are upsizing from stand-alone PCs to small networks or upgrading existing networks to gain a competitive edge," said Jeff Pieterick, marketing manager at Loveland Tape Operations, part of HP's Information Storage Group. "The HP SureStore T4 drives will keep pace with the evolving backup needs of these small businesses, offering an easy-to-install solution at a low cost." HP SureStore T4 drives include Cheyenne Colorado Backup for Windows 95, Windows and DOS from Computer Associates. HP SureStore T4 products also come with a two-year limited Express Exchange warranty. The internal version is covered by a three-year HP NetServer system warranty when purchased with an HP NetServer system. HP SureStore T4 drives offer up to 8GB compressed capacity (4GB uncompressed) and a 60MB-per-minute compressed transfer rate. The device has a SCSI-2 interface and conforms to the QIC-3095 standard format, making it compatible with TR-4 and QIC-wide minicartridges. HP SureStore T4 drives have an industry-leading reliability rating of 250,000-hour mean time between failures (MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) The average time a component works without failure. It is the number of failures divided by the hours under observation. MTBF - Mean Time Between Failures ). "HP TapeAssure ensures hassle-free installation for users who don't have time to spend on IT functions outside of their own responsibilities," said Kerry Monroe, product manager for HP's Colorado Memory Systems. "Including drivers for NetWare, NT and SCO (The SCO Group, Lindon, UT, www.sco.com) A leading vendor of Unix operating systems for the x86 platform. SCO had also offered Linux, but abandoned the line in the spring of 2003. The SCO Group is the combination of two companies: Utah-based Caldera, Inc. makes the drive even more convenient because it's instantly operational on all major client/server operating systems." U.S. PRICING AND AVAILABILITY HP SureStore T4 products are available now through HP SureStore drive resellers and are covered by a two-year limited HP SureStore Express Exchange warranty and HP's industry-leading service and support. Priced at $559 each, the HP SureStore T4 products offer unequaled ease of use and support at this price point. ABOUT HP HP's Information Storage Group, which focuses on the rapidly growing extended-storage market, manufactures and sells information-storage products based on tape, magneto-optical and CD technologies. HP storage solutions include digital-audio-tape (DAT (1) (Dynamic Address Translator) A hardware circuit that converts a virtual memory address into a real address. See also DAT file. (2) (Digital Audio Tape) A magnetic tape technology used for backing up data. ) drives and digital-linear-tape (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. ) libraries, minicartridge (QIC (Quarter Inch Cartridge) A magnetic tape technology introduced in the early 1980s that has been widely used for backup. It was the first popular tape format for PCs. ) tape drives and software, CD-writable drives, and magneto-optical drives and jukeboxes. These products are sold through a variety of distribution channels under the HP SureStore and HP Colorado brand names, as well as to OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and customers. Hewlett-Packard Company is the official information-technology hardware and maintenance supplier to the 1998 World Cup soccer tournament. HP is a leading global provider of computing, Internet and intranet solutions, services, communications products and measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 120,500 employees and had revenue of $38.4 billion in its 1996 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com . -0- Note to Editors: Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Windows NT is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. 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). is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open(R) Company Limited. X/Open is a registered trademark, and the X device is a trademark of X/Open Company Ltd. in the UK and other countries. Windows is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. CONTACT: Hewlett-Packard Paul Guerrero, 970/635-6013 paul_guerrero@hp.com or The Hoffman Agency for HP Donna Clinard, 303/751-7676 or 970/350-4113 dclinard@hoffman.com |
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