Sony Offers New Branded DDS-4 and Advanced Intelligent Tape Storage Solutions.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 1999-- Sony Electronics Sony Electronics Inc., headquartered in San Diego, Calif., is the largest component of Sony Corporation of America, the U.S. holding company for Sony's U.S.-based electronics and entertainment businesses. today announced a new lineup of branded Digital Data Storage (DDS (1) (Digital Data Storage) See DAT. (2) (Data Dictionary System) See QuickBuild and OpenDDS. (3) (Dataphone Digital S ) and Advanced Intelligent Tape (storage) Advanced Intelligent Tape - (AIT) A form of magnetic tape and drive using AME developed by Sony for storing large amounts of data. An AIT can store over 50 gigabytes and transfer data at six megabytes/second (in February 1999). (TM) (AIT) storage solutions for workstation and network environments. The PCBacker(TM) 10000i (internal) and PCBacker 10000e (external) DDS-4 models come bundled with Computer Associates' ARCserve(R) Workstation Solution for 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. (R), Cheyenne(R) Backup for Windows(R) 95/98, and Inoculan(R) anti-virus software anti-virus software n → Antivirensoftware f . For systems integrators and customers that already have a 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. solution, the SDT-10000/BM internal and SDT-S10000 external drives are basic drive packages for maximum configuration flexibility. The SDT-10000/BM comes pre-mounted with a 5.25" bezel The front cover of a desktop or tower computer case. The term also refers to the individual drive bay covers, which are removed to install CD-ROMs and other removable drives that require access from the front of the case. for quick installation, 150m DDS-4 data cartridge (1) A cartridge used to hold computer data. See cartridge. (2) (Data Cartridge) A 5.25" QIC-style magnetic tape technology that originally used the DC-6000 model designation. Tandberg Data (www.tandberg. , and a cleaning cartridge and the SDT-S10000/ME includes a 150m DDS-4 data cartridge, cleaning cartridge and power cord. The compact size, exceptional speed (4.8MB/sec. compressed) and high capacity (up to 40 GB of compressed data) of DDS-4 makes it ideal for a variety of uses ranging from corporate servers and workstations to the Small Office Home Office (SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. ) environment. Fully backward compatible Refers to hardware or software that is compatible with earlier versions of the product. Also called "downward compatible." Contrast with forward compatible. backward compatible - backward compatibility with earlier DDS drive generations, DDS-4 offers customers an excellent upgrade to higher capacity and speed, while protecting the investment in DDS technology. "Considering the trend toward increased storage capacity of hard drives and the need for higher performance, Sony is in the best position to support these market changes by being first to market with DDS-4," said Nobu Kawasaki, marketing manager of value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. products for Sony Electronics' Component Company. "Our research indicates that 50% of DDS customers surveyed prefer to upgrade to a higher capacity, higher performance DDS solution rather than convert to another tape format." Sony's DDS-4 drive incorporates two unique features to enhance durability and performance. A new "Super Air Flow Environment" (SAFE) directs external airflow outside the drive and efficiently vents the tape path area, improving dust-prevention and cooling. This helps to extend the Mean-Time-Between-Failure of the drive to 250,000 power-on hours. A data throughput enhancement called "Look-Aside" compression management improves burst transfer rates to up to 40MB per second. Sony's LANBacker(TM) tape storage solutions come bundled with Computer Associates' ARCserveIT(TM) Workgroup Edition for Windows NT and NetWare(R). The ARCserveIT Workgroup Edition supports one single server and unlimited client workstations on the Windows NT platform, and multiple servers and up to 25 client workstations per server on the NetWare platform. Each version comes with InoculateIT, a premier anti-virus software program, providing virus detection and protection in realtime. "Our decision to feature Computer Associates' award-winning ARCserveIT software, enables us to support a wide range of applications from the workstation to the enterprise," Kawasaki said. "Sony strives to offer its resellers with a competitive advantage by providing high quality tape solutions at an exceptional value and backing them with strong nationwide field sales and top-notch technical support." The LANBacker Advanced Intelligent Tape models are ideally suited for the single server/multiple server enterprise network environment. AIT-1 technology combines high capacity (50GB of compressed data), performance (6MB/s of compressed sustained transfer rate) and reliability (more than 50,000 hours average head life and 30,000 media uses) in a compact, 3.5-inch form factor. The LANBacker solutions also include AIT and DDS-3 autoloaders to boost potential storage capacity to 200GB (AIT autoloader) and 192GB (DDS-3 autoloader) compressed, respectively. The new branded tape bundles are shipping in June to resellers, VARs, distributors and system integrators at the suggested retail prices listed below: DDS-4 Bundled Series: SDT-10000/BM SDT-10000, 5.25" Internal 40 GB capacity (compressed) DDS-4 drive with 5.25" bezel pre-mounted 3.5" extra bezel 150m DDS-4 data cartridge Cleaning Cartridge 3-year limited warranty Limited warranty A warranty with certain conditions and limitations on the parts covered, type of damage covered, and/or time period for which the agreement is good. with 24-hour swap for the first year MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) : $1,570 SDT-S10000/ME SDT-S10000 External 40 GB capacity (compressed) DDS-4 drive 150m DDS-4 data cartridge Cleaning cartridge Power cord 3-year limited warranty with 24-hour swap for the first year MSRP: $1,740 SDT-10000/N (PC Backer 10000i) SDT-10000 internal 40 GB capacity (compressed) DDS-4 drive with 5.25" bezel, pre-mounted 3.5" extra bezel 150m DDS-4 data cartridge Cleaning cartridge PCBacker CD Software 3-year limited warranty with 24-hour swap for the first year MSRP: $1,685 SDT-S10000/N (PCBacker 10000e) SDT-S10000 External 40 GB capacity (compressed) DDS-4 drive 150m DDS-4 data cartridge Cleaning cartridge Power cord Terminator PCBacker CD Software 3-year limited warranty with 24-hour swap for the first year MSRP: $1,855 LANBacker Series: LANBacker 300Ci (SDX-300C/LB) SDX-300C internal 50GB capacity (compressed) AIT drive with 3.5" bezel pre-mounted 5.25" bezel & brackets 170m AIT data cartridge 24" 68-pin to 68-pin male SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. cable LANBacker CD software 3-year limited warranty with 24-hour swap for the first year MSRP: $3,430 LANBacker 300Ce (SDX-S300C/LB) SDX-S300C external 50GB capacity (compressed) AIT drive 170m AIT data cartridge 3" 68-pin to 68-pin male SCSI cable Active terminator An active terminator is a type of single ended SCSI terminator with a built-in voltage regulator to compensate for variations in terminator power. Power cord LANBacker CD software 3-year limited warranty with 24-hour swap for the first year MSRP: $3,860 LANBacker A300Ce (TSL-SA300C/LB) AIT Autoloader TSL-SA300C external 200GB capacity (compressed) AIT Autoloader 4-Cartridge magazine 170m AIT data cartridge (4pcs) 3" 68-pin to 68-pin male SCSI cable Active terminator Power cord LANBacker CD software 2-year limited warranty with 24-hour swap for the first year MSRP: $6,090 LANBacker A9000Le (TSL-S9000L/LB) DDS3 Autoloader TSL-S9000L external 192GB capacity (compressed) DDS-3 Autoloader 8-cartridge magazine 125m DDS-3 data cartridge (7pcs) Cleaning cartridge 3" 50-pin to 50-pin male SCSI cable Active terminator Power cord LANBacker CD software 2-year limited warranty with 24-hour swap for the first year MSRP: $3,740 Sony Electronics Inc. Background: Based in San Jose, the Value Added Products Division of Sony Electronics' Component Company markets storage solutions through commercial distribution, industrial distribution, retail and reseller channels. For additional information about Sony storage products, call (800) 352-7669 or visit Sony's World Wide Web site at http://www.sony.com/storagebysony. |
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