LaCie to Be the First to Ship DLT 8000 Solutions.HILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 1999-- -- Increased capacity of 80GB per cartridge (compressed) -- Backward compatibility See backward compatible. (jargon) backward compatibility - Able to share data or commands with older versions of itself, or sometimes other older systems, particularly systems it intends to supplant. with previous 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. (TM) formats -- Uses the world's leading backup software See backup program. (tool, software) backup software - Software for doing a backup, often included as part of the operating system. Backup software should provide ways to specify what files get backed up and to where. packages -- Special introductory pricing for all LaCie solutions Continuing its tradition of leadership in the backup market, LaCie became the first to offer new 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. (DLT(TM)) drive solutions using DLT 8000 drive technology from Quantum(TM) Corp. today. The LaCie DLT drives utilize Quantum's new DLT 8000, half-inch cartridge tape drive that provides up to 80GB of compressed capacity -- a full 20% more than existing DLT tape drives. The LaCie DLT 8000 drives build upon the worldwide reputation of DLT technology for high reliability while offering new levels of performance and capacity. Backup is the ideal application for LaCie's new DLT solutions because backup of mission-critical data is essential for business success. The impact of losing vital data can be disastrous. Due to the overwhelming growth of data and information, storage needs are predicted to continue to increase at a compounded annual growth rate of 60%. The LaCie DLT 8000 is ideally suited to cope with this increasing demand in backup performance, capacity and data integrity. The DLT 8000 features include: -- 80GB (compressed) per cartridge capacity: one of the highest on the market. High cartridge capacity is necessary for unattended backup as it minimizes run time and reduces the number of cartridges required. -- High reliability and durability: DLT technology minimizes tape tension and wear. The DLT 8000 tape drive offers a head life of 30,000 hours. -- Low cost per megabyte One million bytes, or more precisely 1,048,576 bytes. Also MB, Mbyte and M-byte. See mega and space/time. (unit) megabyte - (MB, colloquially "meg") 2^20 = 1,048,576 bytes = 1024 kilobytes. 1024 megabytes are one gigabyte. : The DLT 8000 tape drive is even more cost-effective than the previous model, the DLT 7000. -- Backward compatibility: The DLT 8000 can read and write the previous generations of DLT tapes. DLT tape technology also offers a built-in migration path with room for enhancements. -- Multi-environment compatibility: The DLT 8000 is compatible with the world's leading backup software packages: Retrospect for MacOS, ARCserveIT for NT, ARCserveIT for NetWare, ARCserveIT Open, BackupExec for NT, BackupExec for NetWare. -- Improved transfer rate: 6 MB/sec. (up to 12MB/second compressed). Within the next 6 months, it is anticipated that the DLT 8000 drives will form the heart of all the new-generation DLT libraries. The LaCie range is ideally suited for medium and large-sized businesses running 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. , NetWare, 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). or Macintosh. Pricing & Availability LaCie will begin shipping the first units to resellers worldwide in July 1999. "LaCie is offering a very competitive price to early adopters: the LaCie DLT 8000 is priced the same as the DLT 7000 that is widely used for server backup applications," said Christine Belardinelli, backup product manager at LaCie. The SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. prices for an external LaCie DLT desktop drive are: $4,469 for complete solution, including 1 tape cartridge See cartridge. and 1 cleaning cartridge. Additional 40/80GB cartridges for the DLT 8000 are available for $79 each, the same price as the 35/70GB cartridges that are used for the DLT 7000. About LaCie Founded in 1987, LaCie is a world leader in the development and manufacture of cross-platform mass storage, digital video and color-management computer peripherals for personal, business, industrial and multimedia environments. In addition to its U.S. development, marketing and manufacturing facilities in Hillsboro, LaCie has its corporate office in Massy mass·y adj. mass·i·er, mass·i·est Having great mass or bulk; massive. , France, and sales offices in Canada and 10 European countries. LaCie Group SA is a French public company listed on the Paris Nouveau Marche Nouveau Marche An equity market unit of the Paris Bourse that deals solely in innovative, high-growth companies. (code 5431). For more information, contact LaCie, Ltd. at 22985 N.W. Evergreen Parkway; Hillsboro, OR 97124 or call 503/844-4500, Fax 503/844-4593. Visit LaCie's Web site at www.lacie.com Note to Editors: For a review unit, slide or digital photo, contact Andy Marken 408/986-0100 or email marken@cerf.net. Digital photos are also available for downloading from the Image Bank at LaCie's Web site. The LaCie logo is a registered trademark. All other products and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies |
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