OnStream Announces New 70GB ADR70 Drive For Server Backup.LONGMONT, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 1999-- ADR ADR - Astra Digital Radio (tm) Technology Delivers Unique Blend of Capacity, Performance, Reliability and Price to the 70GB-Class of Server Backup Solutions Ready to meet the storage requirements of small businesses, corporate departmental and workgroup servers, OnStream(tm) today announced its ADR(tm)70 Digital Tape Drive, offering 70 gigabytes(a) of capacity, speeds of up to 4MB/sec(a) and multi-platform support for server backup. At a cost of only $999 for the drive, less than $1 per gigabyte for the media and read/write compatibility with 30GB, 50GB and 70GB ADR(tm) cartridges, customers benefit from a built-in migration path as their server needs grow. The ADR70 will be unveiled at PC Expo A trade show for resellers, corporate managers and technical professionals from CMP Media LLC, a subsidiary of United Business Media. First held in New York in 1983 with 120 exhibitors and 9,600 attendees, the show grew from the personal computer's early years to 550 vendors and more than , June 22-24, in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of in booth no. 1704. Expected to ship this fall, the ADR70 is the newest drive from OnStream and will support operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. platforms such as 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. , Novell Netware, Linux, 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). and others. Newly-added ALDC ALDC Adaptive Lossless Data Compression (IBM) ALDC Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors (GB) ALDC Advanced Learning Development Center ALDC Advanced Lossless Data Compression (adaptive lossless data compression Lossless data compression is a class of data compression algorithms that allows the exact original data to be reconstructed from the compressed data. This can be contrasted to lossy data compression, which does not allow the exact original data to be reconstructed from the ) hardware compression delivers maximum transfer rates of up to 4MB/sec. The Wide Ultra2-compatible SCSI-3 interface integrates LVD See LVDS. LVD - Low Voltage Differential (Low Voltage Differential (hardware) Low Voltage Differential - (LVD) A method of driving SCSI cables that will be formalised in the SCSI-3 specifications. LVD uses less power than the current differential drive (HVD), is less expensive and will allow the higher speeds of Ultra-2 SCSI. LVD requires 3. ) technology to assure greater signal integrity for faster and more reliable data transfers. "IT managers have asked for large backup capacity, diverse platform support and superior performance in a reliable solution that doesn't cost as much as the server itself," said Jim Jonez, director, product marketing, OnStream. "By offering this new 70GB drive for less than $1,000, OnStream answers that need with the best price, capacity and performance mix for the workgroup server market. This means IT professionals no longer have to compromise." The new ADR70 is powered by the company's patented Advanced Digital Recording Advanced Digital Recording (ADR) is a magnetic tape data storage format developed by OnStream from 1998 to 2003. Since the demise of OnStream, the format has been orphaned. ADR is an 8-track, linear tape format. Generations Generation ADR 30 ADR 50 ADR 2.60 ADR 2. (ADR) technology, which delivers an unprecedented blend of data reliability, capacity, performance and affordability. Reliability features include 1) an advanced servo system that assures media integrity while writing and keeps the head from wandering off-track and 2) spatially distributed error correction code Noun 1. error correction code - (telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors ECC telecommunication - (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic (ECC (1) (Error-Correcting Code) A type of memory that corrects errors on the fly. See ECC memory. (2) (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) A public key cryptography method that provides fast decryption and digital signature processing. ) that greatly increases the chances for data recovery. Performance features include continuously variable speeds that allow the drive to adjust to the constantly changing data rate from the system. OnStream makes backup easy and flexible. With its ability to read and write 30GB, 50GB and 70GB ADR cartridges, the ADR70 drive comes with a built-in growth path to adapt to the ever-increasing storage needs in today's network backup environments. Customers can now optimally match media capacity with varying backup needs. OnStream's software partners include Computer Associates International(tm), Inc. and Seagate Software(tm), with leading backup applications ARCserve(R)IT(tm) and Backup Exec(tm). OnStream will be working with these and other companies to provide software support for Windows NT, Novell Netware, Linux and UNIX. "Resellers are raving about OnStream's initial product introduction and are already returning to us for follow-on orders in the two months since the products were launched," said Michael Schwab, director, D&H Distributing. "The ADR70 is a great example of the scalability of ADR technology, going from their 30GB products to the 70GB product and beyond. ADR is poised to put OnStream in the 8MM/DLT category as an attractive workgroup/departmental server solution." Pricing and Availability The OnStream ADR70 internal drive is expected to ship in the fall of 1999 at an estimated street price of $999(US). Availability of external drives will follow shortly thereafter. Seventy gigabyte media will sell for $69.95 per cartridge, fifty gigabyte media for $49.95 and thirty gigabyte media for $39.95. OnStream products are sold throughout the United States, Canada and Europe through leading distribution, retail and catalog companies. About OnStream OnStream, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 to deliver affordable, high capacity removable storage solutions for servers, workstations and power desktops. The privately held, Colorado-based company is a spin-off from Philips Electronics of The Netherlands. Philips holds significant equity in the new company. Powered by its patented ADR technology, OnStream's products offer up to 70 gigabytes of capacity and target the growing need for solutions that can deliver the right blend of capacity, performance, reliability, and convenience -- all at prices that make sense for today's power desktop and workgroup server computer customers. For more information visit OnStream at www.onstream.com. (a) Where 1GB = 1 billion bytes. All capacities and transfer rates mentioned assume 2:1 compression. Capacity and performance will vary with file types and system configuration. OnStream, ADR, the OnStream logo, and ADR logo are trademarks of OnStream, Inc. 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