Sequent and Spectra Logic announce OEM agreement; Spectra Logic to provide automated tape libraries and Alexandria software.BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 1996--Spectra Logic Corporation, a leading provider of high-performance automated storage solutions and Sequent Computer Systems (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : SQNT SQNT Sequent Computer Systems (stock symbol) ), a worldwide supplier of Unix/Open Systems, today announced an 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 agreement between the companies. Sequent Computer Systems will OEM Spectra Logic's award-winning automated tape library systems and its benchmark-proven, high-performance Alexandria backup and archival software. Within the terms of the OEM agreement, Spectra Logic products will be branded as Sequent products and support will be provided by Sequent's world-class service organization. "We are absolutely delighted to announce this strategic relationship with Sequent," said chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Spectra Logic, Nathan C. Thompson. "Sequent is recognized as a premier provider of enterprise systems solutions and we are proud to be a supplier-partner with a company known for its extremely demanding levels of quality." The Spectra Logic 4mm automated tape library systems and Alexandria software are components of Sequent's ESBM (Enterprise Scalability Backup Manager) solution. Sequent selected Spectra Logic's 4mm library because of its ease of operation, reliability and proven customer acceptance. Spectra Logic's Storage Systems Product Manager, Britt Terry said, "Spectra Logic's automated tape library systems provide superior price/performance as well as the industry's smallest footprint, making it ideal for use in Sequent's server enclosures. The form factor and scalability of our libraries allow customers to expand their storage capacity without requiring any additional floorspace." "Sequent selected Spectra Logic because of their expertise in providing automated storage solutions for large database environments," said Steve Fry, product marketing manager, at Sequent Computer Systems. "We chose Alexandria because of its robust features, superior performance and enterprise-class reliability." Spectra Logic's Alexandria Backup and Archival Librarian is the industry's premier, mainframe-performance solution for protecting 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). Filesystems, relational database (Oracle, Informix, etc.) and Internet Web Server environments. Alexandria is the leader in "hot" database backup performance, low-CPU overhead and unrivaled scalability. "Our customers are experiencing significant growth in the size of databases being required to support their businesses. With the inherent scalability of ptx/ESBM (Alexandria) , Sequent customers have the ability to non-disruptively increase their backup performance as their disk storage capacity grows," explained Sequent's Fry. Alexandria also provides the widest range of support for storage devices including, 4mm, Exabyte 8mm, Ampex, 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. (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. ) 4000 and 7000 products, EMASS Library Systems, HP Optical Systems, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) 3494/3590, Sony DTF (Digital Tape Format) A high-performance magnetic tape technology from Sony that was based on the helical scan transport and cartridge shell of Sony's highly successful 1/2" Digital Betacam. and AIT, Spectra Logic Libraries, and StorageTek Robotic Library Systems. Sequent Computer Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNT), is a leading architect and provider of open client/server solutions for enterprise business computing. With an installed base of nearly 8,000 systems, Sequent leads all other vendors of high-end UNIX systems supporting very large-scale on-line transaction processing (database) On-Line Transaction Processing - (OLTP) The processing of transactions by computers in real time. (OLTP (OnLine Transaction Processing) See transaction processing and OLCP. OLTP - On-Line Transaction Processing ), decision support systems (DSS)/ data warehousing and Internet-based applications. Sequent's project-oriented offerings include consulting, educational and professional services geared to help organizations re-architect their existing information technology infrastructure. Information about Sequent and its products, including the critically acclaimed new NUMA-Q product, can be found at http://www.sequent.com. Since 1979, Spectra Logic Corporation has served as a premier developer of backup software, tape library hardware and librarian software. The Boulder-based computer storage company manufactures a variety of high-performance data storage products for a broad range of platforms. More information on the company can be found on the Internet at http://www.spectralogic.com. CONTACT: Spectra Logic John Kranz, 303/449-6400 or 800/833-1132 jk@spectra.wali.com or Metzger Associates James Clark, 303/786-7000 jclark@metzger.com |
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