HP Joins Leading DLT Vendors in 'Prove It' Initiative.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)--March 1, 1999-- New Web Site Combines Interactive Self-Test with Case Studies and Proven Strategies to Help Customers Create Disaster-Proof IT Environments Expanding its commitment to the worldwide data-protection market, Hewlett-Packard Company today announced its participation in the "Prove It" initiative, a Web-based campaign that combines awareness-building programs and interactive crisis-preparedness tests with case studies and field-proven strategies to help IT decision-makers create disaster-proof computing environments. The "Prove It" Web site, www.DLTtape.com/ProveIt, is sponsored by a group of leading DLT-based (digital linear tape (storage) Digital Linear Tape - (DLT) A kind of magnetic tape drive originally developed by DEC and now marketed by Quantum. DLT drives implement the Digital Lempel Ziv 1 (DLZ1) compression algorithm in a combination of hardware and firmware. ) backup system Noun 1. backup system - a computer system for making backups ADP system, ADPS, automatic data processing system, computer system, computing system - a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage vendors who are working together to provide data-protection information and crisis-management services to IT professionals worldwide. "Safeguarding priceless corporate information against any number of data-destroying events is perhaps the single most important IT issue today," said Gil Merme, general manager of HP's Storage Systems Division. "The `Prove It' interactive self-assessment enables IT executives to put their backup and recovery plans to the test -- before a crisis occurs. HP has 25 years of experience in data protection and a leadership position in automated backup. We are proud to support `Prove It,' and we hope IT professionals worldwide will take advantage of it." 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. Backup Solutions from HP With the constant need to expand data volumes and static backup windows, organizations are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. automated backup systems with high capacity and performance, easier manageability and rock-solid reliability. HP meets these needs with the HP SureStore line of DLT (digital linear tape) autoloaders and tape libraries, a family of automated tape backup Using magnetic tape for storing duplicate copies of hard disk files. Users can add an internal or external tape drive to their desktop computers for backup purposes, and files are typically copied to the tapes using a backup utility that updates on a periodic schedule. products that scale to meet a range of needs -- from workgroups and departments to Fortune-500-class enterprise environments. HP is recognized in the industry for creating complete turnkey backup and recovery solutions that include both hardware and software, as well as for its commitment to customer support. Information about HP's DLT automated backup solutions can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com/go/automated. About HP's Information Storage Group 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) 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. About HP 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. HP has 122,800 employees and had revenue of $47.1 billion in its 1998 fiscal year. Information about HP, its products and the company's Year 2000 program can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: This release was issued to a limited distribution on Feb. 1. It is being issued now on Business Wire as a follow-up. |
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