Storage Computer Granted RAID Patent In Japan; Company Granted Patent for RAID Storage System After Lengthy Application Process.Business/Technology Editors NASHUA Nashua (năsh`  ə), city (1990 pop. 79,662), seat of Hillsborough co., S N.H., on the Merrimack and Nashua rivers near the Mass. line; settled c.1655, inc. as a city 1853. , N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2001
Storage Computer(R) Corporation (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange : SOS SOS, code letters of the international distress signal. The signal is expressed in International Morse code as … — — — … (three dots, three dashes, three dots). ), a leading worldwide provider of high-performance storage systems, announced today that it has recently received a "Decision of Allowance", granting a patent in Japan for a "Fault Tolerant The ability to continue non-stop when a hardware failure occurs. A fault-tolerant system is designed from the ground up for reliability by building multiples of all critical components, such as CPUs, memories, disks and power supplies into the same computer. , Error-Correcting Storage System". This is the 12th country in which this single patent has been successfully examined and granted. The Japanese decision concludes a lengthy review process prior to the granting of this patent in Japan. In addition to Japan, the countries where this patent has already issued are as follows: USA 4,942,579 issued July 1990, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Netherlands, South Korea, Switzerland, and United Kingdom. The Japanese patent application was originally filed on May 31, 1988, claiming a priority date of June 2, 1987, several months before the first publication of the Berkeley RAID paper, "A case for Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks - Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks ". This paper coined the term, "RAID", in December of 1987. Storage Computer is represented in its Intellectual Property matters by Sidley & Austin, a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers and specialty practices in Intellectual Property. Storage Computer Corporation (AMEX:SOS), a leading worldwide provider of high performance storage solutions, develops and manufactures software-driven, multi-host storage solutions for powering advanced business applications. Based on open system architectures Storage Computer's high-bandwidth storage technology supports a great variety of applications, including advanced database activities, interactive multi-media, multi-cast content, medical imaging and more. Storage Computer's worldwide headquarters are in Nashua, New Hampshire Nashua is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA. As of the 2000 census, Nashua had a total population of 86,605[1], making it the second largest city in the state after Manchester. As of 2005, the population is estimated to be 87,986. , with subsidiaries and distribution in over 20 countries. Company information may be found at http://www.storage.com. This press release may contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. to future events or future financial performance that involves risks and uncertainties. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements are only predictions and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these statements based upon a number of factors including those uncertainties and risk factors detailed from time to time in reports filed by Storage Computer Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent reports on Form 10-K/A and 10-Q. |
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