Olympus Accelerates Development of Next-Generation Digital Cameras by Using StoreAge's SVM; SVM Maximizes Application Availability and Improves Data Protection.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2003 StoreAge Networking Technologies, an innovator in enterprise SAN storage management, today announced the deployment of its SVM SVM Support Vector Machines SVM School of Veterinary Medicine SVM Solaris Volume Manager SVM Space Vector Modulation SVM Storage Virtualization Manager (StoreAge) SVM Service Module (also abbreviated as S/M) (TM) (Storage Virtualization Treating storage as a single logical entity without regard to the hierarchy of physical media that may be involved or that may change. It enables the applications to read from and write to a single pool of storage rather then individual disks, tapes and optical devices. Manager) at Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., a world-leader in OPTO-digital technologies, with annual revenues of $4.4 billion. Olympus selected SVM to centralize cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. storage management, accelerate data backup and improve application availability. The deployment at Olympus was effected in cooperation with Computer Dynamics Corporation, StoreAge's partner in Japan. Olympus manufactures and markets a broad variety of products - from digital cameras and endoscopes to microscopes and industrial equipment. The Imaging Systems Group at Olympus is the company's closest arm to the consumer and the pulse of the marketplace. It is responsible for a variety of advanced products, including cameras, printers, digital lenses, ultra compact recorders and magneto-optical drives magneto-optical drive - magneto-optical disk , with major focus on the development of digital cameras. Developing and testing new products causes rapid growth in the amount of organizational data, thus requiring a storage management solution that combines scalability capabilities with cost benefits. "We needed a flexible solution that would enable us to easily and quickly add storage systems of any brand to the SAN, in order to accommodate our ever-growing storage needs," explains Yasuyuki Nishidai, Senior Supervisor at Olympus Imaging Systems Group. "After examining various solutions, the advantages of asymmetric virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. became clear, and we decided to implement StoreAge's SVM to facilitate the management of our storage resources and reduce administration costs." In order to improve backup, the Olympus Imaging Systems Group will soon implement StoreAge's multiView, which creates instantly available, low-capacity snapshots of SAN data. multiView snapshots enable copies of data to be backed up to disk or tape without disrupting production applications, and leave production servers uninvolved un·in·volved adj. Feeling or showing no interest or involvement; unconcerned: an uninvolved bystander. Adj. 1. in the data movement process. Moreover, since each low-capacity snapshot is a fraction of the original volume size, multiple snapshots can be created each day and retained online without consuming excessive amounts of disk capacity. This improves the level of data protection, and allows data to be rapidly restored from disk rather than from tape. Nishidai adds: "We are very satisfied with SVM's performance and the flexibility it allows us. Use of our Fibre Channel RAIDs is much more efficient now, as we are easily adding new hosts and disk capacity on an as-needed basis. We will shortly install another SVM and look forward to using multiView for further enhancing our backup capabilities." "We are very pleased to have our solutions chosen by Olympus, a global leader in its field," says Dani Naor, Vice President of Business Development at StoreAge. "StoreAge is committed to providing customers with reliable, cutting-edge solutions that meet business demands. Together with Computer Dynamics, our valued partner in Japan, we will continue to serve this strategic market with full dedication." Hiro Sakamoto, President of Computer Dynamics Corporation, notes: "This successful implementation is enabled by our close cooperation with StoreAge. Our customers see the added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:
About SVM(TM) SVM (Storage Virtualization Manager) is a SAN appliance that provides virtual volume management in highly heterogeneous environments Using hardware and system software from different vendors. Organizations often use computers, operating systems and databases from a variety of vendors. Contrast with homogeneous environment. , supporting multiple connectivity schemes, server platforms and storage sub-systems. SVM dramatically reduces the cost of SAN storage and SAN storage management by centralizing cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. the provisioning, performance optimization and protection of storage across heterogeneous hosts and storage devices. SVM serves as an ideal platform for StoreAge's SAN-aware storage applications: multiView(TM) (snapshot copy application), multiCopy(TM) (copy application) and multiMirror(TM) (mirroring application), enabling Disaster Recovery capabilities and ensuring business continuity. About StoreAge Networking Technologies: StoreAge Networking Technologies is an innovative developer and provider of enterprise storage management solutions that centralize and simplify storage network administration. StoreAge network-based solutions provide a uniform, SAN-wide method for provisioning storage, ensuring business continuity, enabling cost-effective disaster recovery, and centrally managing cross-platform, multi-vendor storage environments. StoreAge's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , SVM(TM) (Storage Virtualization Manager), has been successfully deployed worldwide, gaining exceptional success in managing storage in a wide variety of application environments including databases, OLTP (OnLine Transaction Processing) See transaction processing and OLCP. OLTP - On-Line Transaction Processing , e-mail, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. , CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. , video and many others. StoreAge offers worldwide sales, service and support, with principal offices in Irvine, CA and Nesher, Israel, and is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. spun-off from IIS (Internet Information Services) Microsoft's Web server. IIS runs under the server versions of Windows, adding HTTP server capability to the Windows operating system. Intelligent Information Systems (IISLF.OB) in 1999. For additional information, please visit http://www.store-age.com About Computer Dynamics Corporation: Computer Dynamics is a leading storage solution provider in Japan. The company delivers innovative and cost-effective storage solutions by integrating its own brand FC RAIDs, FC switches and tape libraries with StoreAge's SVM. For over 21 years, Computer Dynamics has been providing cutting-edge storage and storage networking products to many industry sectors, including education, government, broadcasting, manufacturing, finance, gas & oil, imaging and many others. Computer Dynamics offers domestic sales and support, with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. For additional information, please visit http://www.computerdyna.com All trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies. |
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