StorageTek and VERITAS to Drive the Industry Standard for Open Systems Library Management.LOUISVILLE, Colo. and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Jan. 11, 1999-- Alliance Spawns New Product Development Enabling Customers To Better Manage And Share Storage Resources StorageTek, (Storage Technology Corp., NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :STK) the leading tape automation vendor, and VERITAS(R) Software Corporation (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 :VRTS VRTS Veritas Software (stock symbol) VRTS Verification Requirements Tracking System ), the leading provider of end-to-end storage management software, today announced an alliance that aims to revolutionize how 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 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. customers manage their open-systems tape storage. With wide support from application vendors and independent hardware vendors (IHVs), StorageTek and VERITAS will drive an industry standard for open media and tape management. "The tape library market has been limited by inefficiencies in tape library management," said Perry Harris, director of management strategies, Yankee Group (the Yankee Group, Boston, MA, www.yankeegroup.com) A major market research, analysis and consulting firm founded in 1970 by Howard Anderson. It provides general consulting and strategic planning in the computer and communications field. . "StorageTek and VERITAS are taking on current tape library management problems so that customers can better manage their tape storage and get the most out of their investment." Today, library and tape drives are dedicated to single applications, with no way to share library resources across platforms or multiple applications, such as backup/restore and Hierarchical Storage Management See HSM. (HSM (1) (Hierarchical Storage Management) The automatic movement of files from hard disk to slower, less-expensive storage media. The typical hierarchy is from magnetic disk to optical disc to tape. ). Tape library customers also have no way to centrally manage tape libraries. These limitations have impeded the expanded use of tape storage for different storage management applications. As a result, customers have poor utilization of library resources and high costs of ownership. Moreover, data-intensive environments are growing rapidly, compounding the need for a standard solution that will allow more efficient management of tape resources. "The storage industry is being revolutionized by the emergence of open technology, SANs, and wide-spread use of data intensive applications," said Sylvia Summers, vice president and general manager for StorageTek's Multiplatform Business Group. "Our alliance with VERITAS solves a major manageability and cost of ownership issue in UNIX and NT environments. The open standard that StorageTek and VERITAS will drive with the help of ISVs and IHVs will work with any server, any operating system, application and tape library to manage information assets in the exploding heterogeneous enterprise." Under the terms of the agreement, StorageTek and VERITAS will jointly develop a standard library management technology. This technology will act as a robust interface between tape libraries and servers running various storage management applications, enabling customers to fully utilize and share information across multiple applications and operating systems. Through their existing alliances and leadership positions in the industry, StorageTek and VERITAS have laid the groundwork for library vendors to productize the standard technology with strong ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. support. VERITAS has signed 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 agreements with the industry's tape library vendors for its VERITAS Media Librarian (VML (1) (Vector Markup Language) An extension to XML that defines images in vector graphics format for the Web. It also defines how the image is displayed and edited. VML graphics can be modified by style sheets that pertain to the page they reside in. ) and StorageTek has over 30 ISVs that write to its Automated Cartridge System (ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. ) API. These combined market strengths enable the rest of the industry to adopt the standard with ease. StorageTek and VERITAS also intend to support Microsoft's Removable Storage Manager (RSM RSM (in Britain) regimental sergeant major ) API for Windows 2000. The StorageTek/VERITAS initiative also ensures that any ISV's software can instantly take advantage of advanced library features without further specific software development. StorageTek and VERITAS are currently collaborating with existing OEM partners, ISVs and library vendors to work through open standardization and interoperability issues. "StorageTek and VERITAS have a shared vision for the way customers, ISVs and library vendors optimize their open system storage devices," said Peter Levine, senior vice president OEM sales, mergers and acquisitions, VERITAS. "Our combined strengths and recent collaboration will bring many benefits to our mutual customers, as well as help grow the usage of the tape libraries and introduce new tape applications." The first StorageTek products to result from this alliance of market leaders will ship later in 1999. About StorageTek StorageTek is the preeminent provider of network computing storage. The company's products and services are used to store, transport and secure more than 100 petabytes of the world's information, ranging from mainframe data to client/server applications to video, audio and still images. The company (Storage Technology Corp., NYSE:STK), based in Louisville, Colo., reported earnings of $232 million on revenue of $2.1 billion in 1997. Information on StorageTek is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.storagetek.com or phone at 1-800-STORTEK. About VERITAS VERITAS Software Corporation designs, develops and markets enterprise storage management and high availability software products that manage both online and offline data for business-critical computing systems. Our products are designed to improve system performance, availability and manageability while reducing the cost of administration. VERITAS products are delivered through a worldwide direct sales force and a network of resellers and OEM partners in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Japan. The company's corporate headquarters is located at 1600 Plymouth Street, Mountain View, CA 94043; Telephone: 650/335-8000; Fax: 650/335-8050; email: vxsales@veritas.com; WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. site: http://www.veritas.com/. This press release may include estimates and forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the timely development and market acceptance of products and VERITAS' ability to appropriately distribute its products, that could cause actual results the Company achieves to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. For more information regarding potential risks see the "Risk Factors" section of our most recent reports on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. on file with the SEC. TRADEMARKS: StorageTek is a registered trademark of Storage Technology Corporation. All other proper names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. VERITAS and the VERITAS logo are registered trademarks of VERITAS Software Corporation. |
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