MTI's Vivant Storage Server With Simultaneous SAN and NAS Support to Showcase at CeBIT
ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2000--MTI Technology Corp. (Nasdaq:MTIC) announced that it will showcase its Vivant(TM) enterprise storage servers at CeBIT, the largest technology-oriented tradeshow in the world, Feb. 24 through March 1, in Hannover, Germany.
CeBIT will be the first opportunity for Europeans to experience the scalability, modularity and versatility of MTI's Vivant servers, which are designed to meet the high-availability, data-intensive requirements for corporate customers and Internet-related businesses.
"As the world's largest computer show, CeBIT is a great opportunity for the leading European industrial companies and Internet-related business to see MTI solutions firsthand in a side-by-side comparison with the competition," said Gary Scott, senior vice president and general manager for MTI Europe. "We are proud to be able to showcase MTI's Vivant storage servers.
"We will demonstrate how the Vivant simultaneously incorporates storage area network (SAN) and network attached storage (NAS) connectivity. We will also highlight the company's recently announced support for Linux, which is gaining tremendous acceptance in Europe."
MTI's CeBIT presentations will feature a Vivant 30 enterprise storage server configured with 1.2TB of disk storage capacity and the full range of MTI's DataServices -- a package of strategically integrated hardware and software resources developed to minimize challenges often encountered in today's complex enterprise storage environments.
Visitors to MTI's booth 7m14 in Hall One will find several of MTI's recent innovations in enterprise storage technology, including:
-- Simultaneous SAN and NAS Connectivity
MTI is the first vendor to deliver SAN and NAS functionality in a
single storage server. The Vivant 30 incorporates both SAN-based
Block Services to store data in native OS formats and File
Services to store data at a logical file level for access by NFS
and CIFS clients in a NAS environment.
-- Linux Support
MTI's Vivant servers support the major Linux releases, including
Caldera OpenLinux and Red Hat. Linux is increasingly the OS of
choice for Internet-related businesses that make up MTI's fastest
growing customer base. The CeBIT demo will feature the Vivant 30
running MTI's DataShield(TM) volume mapping software to partition
the 1.2 TB Vivant volume into three logical units, each dedicated
to separate Linux, Solaris and Windows NT servers that can access
the centralized storage resources simultaneously.
-- Replication Services
Using MTI's powerful DataSentry(TM) software, the storage volumes
on the Vivant 30 server will be replicated to duplicate Vivant
servers located in MTI's demo centers in Wiesbaden, Germany (300
miles away) and in Dublin, Ireland (670 miles), for a
Vivant-based disaster-tolerant, high-availability environment.
-- Backup Services
MTI will demonstrate LAN-free backup operations, leveraging the
DLTtape library built into the Vivant server and the Fibre
Channel-based SAN architecture to move all backup data across the
high-speed SAN and eliminating all backup traffic from standard
LANs.
MTI's Vivant V30 is aimed at high-end, high-availability data storage requirements in large enterprises. The Fibre Channel-based network storage systems in the Vivant family feature MTI's fault-tolerant, scalable technology that enables users to expand storage to multiple terabytes of data.
The systems offer concurrent host support for a variety of applications that require high bandwidth and maximum transfer rates such as large enterprise data warehousing, data mining and online transaction processing (OLTP) environments.
The V30 is configured with dual RAID Elements for companies running performance-hungry applications. Storage capacity in its multiple cabinet configurations can hold a maximum of 96 drives allocated between up to 45 different host systems using Fibre Channel switched connections.
The Vivant family will support a wide array of open systems operating environments including Hewlett-Packard HP-UX, IBM AIX, Linux, Microsoft Windows NT, Novell NetWare and Sun Solaris.
About CeBIT
CeBIT is the world's largest technology trade fair, attracting approximately four times as many visitors as Comdex Fall. CeBIT highlights all the latest trends in IT and telecommunications. It is the place where product innovations are unveiled for the first time
-- and also an unrivalled source of global contacts and firsthand information.
The world's biggest trade fair, CeBIT offers the most comprehensive lineup of products and an incomparable market overview. For further information on CeBIT, visit www.CeBIT.de.
About MTI Technology Corp.
MTI Technology Corp. is a premier provider of enterprise storage solutions. Its mission is to provide Continuous Access to Online Information(R). As a leader in developing, manufacturing and servicing data server solutions, MTI sells direct to Global 2000 companies.
MTI's fault-tolerant, cross-platform data storage servers and extensive consulting services, ensure its customers the ability to control and secure their data, as they protect their investment. Based in Anaheim, MTI complies with ISO 9001 quality system standards.
For more information, MTI can be reached at: 800/999-9MTI or 714/970-0300; fax 714/693-2256; or e-mail info@mti.com. Information can also be accessed via MTI Online, the company's World Wide Web server on the Internet.
This news release includes forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the company's product development plans, which are subject to change. The actual results may differ materially from those described in any forward-looking statement. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ are set forth in the company's periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission including its Form 10-K for the year ended April 3, 1999.
Note to editors: MTI is a registered trademark and Continuous Access to Online Information is a service mark of MTI Technology Corp. All other company, brand or product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.
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