Spectra Logic Adds Support for Ecrix's VXA-1 Tape Drive in Its Spectra 12000 and Spectra 64000 Tape Libraries.Business Editors BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2000 Spectra Logic Corp., a leading manufacturer of automated tape libraries, today announced support for Ecrix Corporation's VXA-1 tape drive in its new Gator architecture. Support for VXA See Exabyte. extends the list of supported drive configurations available for the Spectra 12000 and Spectra 64000 automated tape libraries. "Spectra Logic builds world-class tape libraries," said Kelly Beavers, Ecrix president and COO. "With Ecrix's award-winning VXA technology, the Spectra 12000 and Spectra 64000 tape libraries offer exceedingly reliable storage solutions that are also truly cost-effective. Having Spectra Logic qualify VXA technology in these high-capacity tape libraries extends and strengthens the scope of our existing business relationship." Ecrix currently sells a smaller Spectra Logic library integrated with the company's highly cost-effective and reliable VXA technology under the brand name of VXA AutoPak. Expanded Drive Options The inclusion of Ecrix's VXA drive technology provides an additional drive option for users of the Spectra 12000 and Spectra 64000 tape libraries. Utilizing Spectra Logic's Shared Library Services(TM) (SLS (Selective Laser Sintering) See laser sintering and 3D printing. ), end-users can configure See configuration. (software) configure - A program by Richard Stallman to discover properties of the current platform and to set up make to compile and install gcc. Cygnus configure was a similar system developed by K. logical libraries with various drives, interfaces, and media types. Utilizing SLS and support for different tape technologies, the end-user is given the ability to match drive technologies to appropriate datacenter applications. Shared Library Services keeps these environments separate, yet fully functional, all within the same physical library. The Spectra 12000 can have a maximum of eight drives; while the Spectra 64000 can have a maximum of 32 drives. Utilizing VXA-1 drives, the Spectra 64000 has a compressed storage capacity of 42TB (21.1TB Native). "We are pleased to announce the qualification of Ecrix's VXA-1 drive technology for our Spectra 12000 and Spectra 64000 tape libraries. This tape technology provides our customers the flexibility to choose the technology which best meets their specific needs in the datacenter," said Nathan Thompson About Ecrix VXA Drive Technology VXA technology is based on three complementary innovations: Discrete Packet Format(TM) (DPF DPF Digital Photo Frame DPF Diesel Particulate Filter DPF Departamento de Polícia Federal (Federal Police Agency - Brazil) DPF Drug Policy Foundation DPF Duang Prateep Foundation (Thailand) ), Variable Speed Operation(TM) (VSO VSO (in Britain) Voluntary Service Overseas VSO n abbr (BRIT) (= Voluntary Service Overseas) → organización que envía jóvenes voluntarios a trabajar y enseñar en los países del Tercer Mundo ), and OverScan A signal that reaches beyond the viewing area of a display screen. A slight overscan is generally not noticeable on a TV set, but is apparent on a computer monitor where taskbars are typically at the extreme ends of the viewing area. Operation(TM) (OSO OSO Onsala Space Observatory OSO Orbiting Solar Observatory OSO Office of Satellite Operations (US Department of Commerce, NOAA) OSO OverScan Operation (VXA Technology) ). DPF enables data to be written and read in individually addressed packets, a technology similar to that already proven in the networking and Internet markets. VSO saves time by continually adjusting tape speed to match the varying data throughput of the server, eliminating a common streaming tape A high-speed magnetic tape drive that is frequently used to make a backup copy of an entire hard disk. This term is not related to streaming audio or streaming video on the Web; however, "streaming" implies a continuous operation in both instances. See streaming audio and streaming video. problem known as "backhitching". OSO is a technique for reading data packets independent of track shape or geometry. By overscanning data packets at variable tape speeds, VXA virtually guarantees data restore. Availability The VXA drive option will be added to Spectra Logic's pricing and configurations during Q3, 2000. About Ecrix Ecrix Corporation is an innovator in tape storage and developer of VXA, an award winning tape technology that features advanced backup and restore capabilities in products that deliver market leading value and reliability. Ecrix is privately held and is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado The City of Boulder (, Mountain Time Zone) is a home rule municipality located in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. Boulder is the 11th most populous city in the State of Colorado, as well as the most populous city and the county . For more information about Ecrix, please visit the company's web site at www.ecrix.com or telephone 303.402.9262. About Spectra Logic Corporation Spectra Logic Corporation is a leading manufacturer of high-performance tape automation products providing mission-critical data protection for companies worldwide. Spectra Logic tape library products offer capacities from 60 Gigabytes to hundreds of Terabytes. The Boulder, Colorado-based company's products operate on a broad range of platforms and utilize a wide range of interface configurations to take advantage of rapidly evolving SAN and direct-attached storage Direct-attached storage (DAS) refers to a digital storage system directly attached to a server or workstation, without a storage network in between. It is a retronym, mainly used to differentiate non-networked storage from SAN and NAS. architectures. For more information, contact Spectra Logic by phone at (800) 833-1132, or visit the company's web site at http://www.spectralogic.com. VXA is a registered trademark of Ecrix Corporation. VXA AutoPak, Discrete Packet Format, Variable Speed Operation, and OverScan Operation are trademarks of Ecrix Corporation. All other trademarks, trade names, registered trademarks, or registered trade names are property of their respective holders. The Spectra Logic logo is a trademark of Spectra Logic Corporation. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. |
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