HP Introduces 20 Gigabyte Tape Backup and Storage Solution for Small-Business Servers, Peer-to-Peer Networks and PC Workstations.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. 8, 1998-- New HP SureStore T20 Drive Offers the Most Complete Full-server Backup Solution Designed with Users' Performance and Usability Needs in Mind, at an Industry-Leading Price Hewlett-Packard Company today introduced an affordable backup solution for small-business servers, peer-to-peer networks and high-capacity PC workstations that provides a complete backup and restore solution, offering companies full-server data protection with HP reliability. With software data compression data compression Process of reducing the amount of data needed for storage or transmission of a given piece of information (text, graphics, video, sound, etc.), typically by use of encoding techniques. included, the new data-protection solution, the HP SureStore T20 tape drive, allows users to back up as much as 20GB of data -- ample space for many small-business servers -- at rates as high as 120MB per minute.(1) "Studies show that most companies that suffer a catastrophic data loss never recover and ultimately go out of business entirely," said Larry McCulloch, general manager of HP's Loveland Tape Operation. "Our goal is to provide backup and storage solutions -- in a range of capacities and configurations -- that are so simple to install, easy to use and affordably priced that anyone in small business can protect their data quickly and without special expertise or other resources." The HP SureStore T20 is compatible with most common operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. used in small business: -0-
-- Windows NT(R) and NetWare servers -- The T20 comes bundled with
Stac, Inc.'s Replica Backup software for HP SureStore Tape.
Replica's Install/Configuration Wizard simplifies setup, and its
one-button backup feature allows users to back up a server by
simply clicking an icon. A built-in scheduler allows backups to
occur at any time, even unattended. An easy-to-use application,
Replica Backup enables users to remain logged on and working
during backup -- with full read and write access to server files
and without the risk of open-file errors. For quick restore of
individual files, Replica makes it possible to use Windows(R)
Explorer to drag-and-drop files from the backup tape to the
server's hard drive. Replica also features the TapeAlert
monitoring utility for added reliability.
-- PC workstation or peer-to-peer networks -- The T20 provides HP
Colorado Backup II for Windows 95 and Windows NT Workstation.
This software provides fast full-PC backup and restore, as well
as one-button backup and scheduler features.
-- SCO UNIX servers -- For these environments, a driver is provided
that allows users to apply the built-in backup utilities of SCO
UNIX (native capacity and speed only).
-- HP also introduced the HP SureStore T20X drive, which includes
Replica Single Server software for HP SureStore Tape to provide a
complete server backup and disaster-recovery solution. Disaster
recovery lets users restore a complete server hard drive --
including operating system and data files -- from a set of floppy
disks and a backup tape, without first having to reinstall and
manually configure the operating system from CD-ROM discs, a task
that can be difficult and time-consuming.
-0- In response to market research, the HP SureStore T20 and T20X drives add two important reliability features: a cooling fan and a recessed bezel The front cover of a desktop or tower computer case. The term also refers to the individual drive bay covers, which are removed to install CD-ROMs and other removable drives that require access from the front of the case. , which allows a tape cartridge See cartridge. to be fully inserted without protruding pro·trude v. pro·trud·ed, pro·trud·ing, pro·trudes v.tr. To push or thrust outward. v.intr. To jut out; project. See Synonyms at bulge. . U.S. Pricing and Availability Both the HP SureStore T20 and T20X drives are available immediately and come in industry-standard SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. internal (T20I, T20Xi) and external (T20e, T20Xe) models. -0-
T20I $519
T20e and T20Xi 629
T20Xe 739
-0- These drives come with HP's two-year Express Exchange limited hardware warranty. 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-RW (CD-ReWritable) The only rewritable CD technology. CD-RW disks look like other CD media, but with close inspection, they have a more polished surface with a very dark blue-gray cast. 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-ReWritable 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 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. It is the second-largest computer supplier in the world, with computer-related revenue in excess of $35.4 billion in its 1997 fiscal year. HP has 125,300 employees and had revenue of $42.9 billion in its 1997 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com. -0- (1) Capacity and transfer rates assume a typical 2:1 software data compression ratio Data compression ratio, also known as compression power, is a computer-science term used to quantify the reduction in data-representation size produced by a data compression algorithm. . The users actual capacity and transfer rates may vary. Typical rates are 50MB-110MB per minute with Replica Backup software and 35MB-80MB per minute with HP Colorado Backup software. Note to Editors: Replica is a product of Stac, Inc. Windows NT and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks 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 of The Open Group. |
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