Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC) today announced a major new release of its AMASS(R) for UNIX storage management software that enables IT departments and integrators to more effectively leverage the capacity of automated optical and tape libraries for a wide variety of large-scale storage tasks.
The new 5.0 release of AMASS for UNIX provides faster user access to mission-critical data by providing a new advanced intelligent caching utility, it provides a broader range of long-term file protection by extending ADIC's Infinite File Life(TM) to new platforms, and it adds support for LTO Ultrium technology.
"The explosion in corporate data is driving companies to look for innovative new solutions to traditional storage challenges," said Dave Uvelli, executive director of Software Marketing for ADIC. "And that's exactly where AMASS fits in, enabling direct network access to optical or tape libraries through a simple file-system interface that provides easy interface with other applications. With version 5.0, we've concentrated on speeding user data access and improving device and platform support to ensure that AMASS addresses the widest range of corporate environments and requirements."
AMASS for UNIX 5.0 includes new intelligent cache management, speeding end-user access to important data through improved configuration features. With intelligent cache management, administrators can customize the way their cache handles files by using a simple, rule-based priority system that determines the policies for retaining files in cache. Since cached files can be accessed more quickly than files stored only in the automated library, intelligent cache management can improve system performance for user-defined file sets and allow AMASS-enabled libraries to be used in more demanding application environments. AMASS 5.0 supports cache sizes ranging from a few megabytes up to one terabyte.
The new version of AMASS also extends platform support for ADIC's Infinite File Life (IFL) utility, which helps lower the cost of protecting digital assets by automatically migrating files from older to newer media before data is lost due to age or wear. The IFL utility tests media on a user-defined schedule, tracks read/write error rates, and renews the files by writing them to new media. This capability is ideal for industries that require long-term records retention, including banks, hospitals, insurance companies, government agencies and media companies. AMASS for UNIX 5.0 extends this utility to cover a range of new platforms, including HP-UX, Compaq Tru64, and IBM AIX, and new storage media, including DTF1 and AIT tape formats.
AMASS for UNIX 5.0 also extends its support to devices, including ADIC storage products, which use the new LTO Ultrium tape technology. A complete list of supported platforms, drives and libraries is available on the company's web site. |
