Ampex DST high performance tape systems supported under Legato NetWorker;
store and retrieve massive amounts of data as rapidly as possible to large capacity
tape systems using enterprise storage management software
BusinessWire, Monday, February 10, 1997 at 17:17
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 1997--Ampex
Corp. Monday announced that its high performance DST 19mm tape
drives and automated cartridge libraries (ACL) are now supported
under Legato Systems NetWorker 4.2.5 enterprise storage management
for UNIX on Sun Solaris 2.4, 2.5.
Combining Ampex DST products with Legato NetWorker provides a
fully integrated solution for any backup, archive or hierarchical
storage management (HSM) application where speed and capacity are
important.
Ampex DST tape drives and libraries are designed for high
availability, data intensive environments. They are well suited for
a variety of data environments including those requiring fast backup
of very large databases or for fast retrieval of archived files of
HSM file migration. A single Ampex DST drive can back up over 50
gigabytes (GB) per hour and store up to 330 GB on a single cartridge.
An Ampex DST library can access files on average in less than 25
seconds or over 500 100 MB files per hour.
Ampex DST systems are ideal for storing large file multimedia
objects where high bandwidth is required.
NetWorker is an easy-to-use, highly scalable family of
enterprise storage management applications for protecting mission
critical data by providing backup and recovery, archive and
retrieval and file migration (HSM) for networks of all sizes.
NetWorker provides support for DST tape drives and ACLs through
Legato's High Speed Device Support Module, which optimizes block
size and buffer management to take advantage of the fast transfer
rates provided by Ampex.
"With NetWorker 4.2.5 and Ampex DST tape storage systems, we
are well positioned to lead the industry in high speed data transfer
for demanding backup requirements and migrations of data from disk
to tape," commented Gilbert Wai, senior vice president of product
development for Legato Systems Inc. "The additional bonus for users
is very rapid recovery of data should a restore be required and very
fast access to data migrated to tape."
"We believe the combination of Ampex DST products and Legato
NetWorker will result in a very powerful storage management
solution," said Jim Christie, vice president of sales at Ampex.
"DST systems are the fastest, highest capacity tape products
available and NetWorker is one of the premier storage management
applications offering backup, archive and HSM capabilities.
Together, they will have an immediate impact in the enterprise."
Ampex offers a full line of data storage products, including
the DST 310 tape drive capable of accepting 25 GB, 75 GB and 165 GB
cartridges and the DST 312 drive, which holds 50 GB, 150 GB, and 330
GB cartridges. The DST 410 and DST 412 automated cartridge
libraries store up to 1.2 terabytes (TB) and 2.4 TB in less than
eight square feet of floor space.
The DST 810 and 812 automated libraries feature capacities of
6.4 TB and 12.8 TB respectively. These products can deliver a
sustained rate of 15 MB/sec across a SCSI-2 interface, search speeds
of up to 800 MB/sec, an average access time of less than 16 seconds
and capacity of up to 330 GB on a single cartridge.
Ampex (AMEX:AXC), with headquarters in Redwood City, is one of
the world's leading innovators in the fields of magnetic recording,
image processing and high performance digital storage. Currently,
Ampex is focusing its technology on the emerging market for mass
digital storage in the visual information age. During its 52-year
history of innovation, Ampex has been granted thousands of patents
and has earned numerous awards for technical achievement.
Today, Ampex customers include numerous well-known organizations
such as Boeing, Eastman Kodak, Mobil Oil, Time Warner and NASA.
NOTE: Legato NetWorker is a registered trademark of Legato
Systems Inc. in the United States, and/or other countries. DST is a
registered trademark of Ampex Corp. in the United States and/or
other countries. All other product, trademark, company or service
names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Daly-Swartz Public Relations
Jeffrey Swartz, 714/361-6888
jeff_swartz@prodigy.com
KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED PRODUCT
URL: www.ampex.com
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