ECCS Introduces SANStar, the Only Network Storage Engine That Unifies NAS and SAN Networks
Unity from Chaos
TINTON FALLS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2000--ECCS, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECCS), today introduced SANStar(TM), the only network storage engine that unifies disparate data- including Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Networks (SAN) - for full, secure, file-aware storage, delivering continuous access to shared data files and programs.
The SANStar storage engine, which will debut at the NETWORK STORAGE 2000 conference June 19-21, 2000, in Monterey, CA, alleviates data storage problems that have blocked organizations' full access to information and that have increased system costs.
"Many organizations' systems evolved over time with incompatible components and environments, so it has been between difficult and/or impossible to get information to and from them; this has been a serious and expensive problem," said Gregg M. Azcuy, President and CEO of ECCS. "Now, finally our multi-year effort has come to fruition with SANStar, an enabling storage architecture that opens these systems up and harnesses their combined power. Our SANStar helps organizations become more successful because it delivers full, secure information on a continuous basis."
The SANStar architecture gives users access to the data and files stored throughout their networks because it operates within different networks, including SAN and NAS, as well as Direct Attached Storage (DAS), and works within numerous environments, like Windows NT, UNIX and Linux, all at the same time. While SANStar provides centralized control and maintenance, it also locates and delivers - for the first time - individual files of information over networks to any remote or central console, computer or thin client. SANStar achieves maximum performance because it separates information processing from data and utilizes fiber channel speeds.
"Fundamentally, SANStar gives organizations the best of both worlds," said Azcuy. "Organizations that use the SANStar architecture benefit from the centralized management of all of their data storage resources along with improved performance, and at the same time, every individual in the organization benefits from full and rapid access to all authorized information direct to his or her desk."
The SANStar architecture, designated "the brightest star in the network," gives users a clear migration path from their current storage infrastructure to a SAN, the new resource that assures faster access to information. And SANStar can enhance the performance of all current ECCS data storage systems.
SANStar also gives organizations the highest levels of data security. ECCS' unique patented Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology secures data in fault-tolerant systems. Replicated data is stored off-site. Failover data transfer to another system can be accomplished in no more than 250 milliseconds in case of system failure. System changes or enhancements can be made while the system is operating. Data security is enhanced through proprietary password and encryption procedures.
"SANStar is one more way ECCS lives up to our slogan `More intelligence in storage,'" said Priyan Guneratne, ECCS' Vice President of Engineering and Operations. "We've made sure there's an easy migration path to SANs, a high level of compatibility, ease of use and money savings, while tying the Network Attached Storage to the storage that's linked via SANs. This enables customers tied to both networks to share common files. We know that the new e-commerce firms, as well as companies in every other industrial sector, need the best data management tools with this additional flexibility."
"Not only does SANStar deliver on new levels of performance, it also offers real cost savings," said Azcuy. "Importantly, because our technology assures such high levels of compatibility, a company's data resources and existing systems are fully utilized, so no storage space is wasted and the company gets the most benefit from all of its systems and, in that way, saves money."
The SANStar system gives users a competitive business advantage. "Fundamentally, information is a strategic weapon," said Azcuy. "SANStar makes information available to entire organizations, so today's knowledgeable workers can make truly informed decisions and power their organizations to new success."
ECCS, Inc., an innovative high-technology company based in Tinton Falls, NJ, serves e-commerce, major corporate, government and other customers by supplying fault-tolerant systems and software that store, protect and manage data in complex networks with greater ease and cost savings. ECCS data storage systems - including the Synchronix 2000(TM), Synchronix SAN(TM), the Synchronection 2(TM), the FibrePACC(TM) and the SANStar(TM) systems - are modular units that can be tailored and stacked to meet customers' specific and expanding data storage requirements. ECCS can be reached at 1-800-322-7462 or www.eccs.com.
This release contains forward-looking statements under the Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could vary materially. Factors that could cause actual results to vary materially include, but are not limited to: component quality and availability, changes in business conditions, changes in ECCS Sales strategy and product development plans, changes in the data storage or network storage marketplace, competition between ECCS and other companies that may be entering the data storage host/network/storage area network markets, competitive pricing pressures, continued market acceptance of ECCS' open system products, delays in the development of new technology, changes in customer buying patterns, one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time-to-time in ECCS filings at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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