News:Sutmyn and CNT Deliver Proven Backup and Restore Solution Over Unlimited Distances
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CNT Adds Wide-Area Capabilities to Sutmyn's Scimitar Virtual Tape Server
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Computer Network Technology (CNT)® (Nasdaq: CMNT - news) announced today that its storage area networking (SAN) technology is certified to interoperate with Sutmyn Storage Corporation's Scimitar® Virtual Tape Server (VTS). These solutions have been deployed successfully at a customer site to deliver a backup and restore operation for disaster recovery by enabling Scimitar/VTS™ functions over unlimited distances.
The certified solution from CNT and Sutmyn is currently in production at a Fortune 100 institution. This solution backs up system data from disk and transmits it via T3 communication lines to Scimitar/VTS at a remote recovery site. Sutmyn's Scimitar/VTS architecture allows enterprise data to be recorded and retrieved at disk speeds while conforming to standard tape protocol. CNT's high-performance data channel connectivity hardware transparently enables this communication over a wide-area network, allowing the stored data to be kept at a safe distance from the computer center.
''As the world's only open virtual tape system solution, the Scimitar/VTS offers customers more flexible and cost-effective use of their existing tape storage,'' said Flavio Santoni, executive vice president of marketing and business development at Sutmyn Storage Corporation. ''By combining Sutmyn's leading virtual tape technology with CNT's expertise in wide-area connectivity, we now provide VTS solutions over unlimited distances, offering a superior backup and restore solution to our customers.''
''CNT is dedicated to providing SAN solutions that leverage existing technologies, while offering the added-value of extending the use of those technologies over wide-area distances,'' said Mark Knittel, vice president of marketing and business development at Computer Network Technology. ''Virtual tape systems are an important component in disaster recovery protection. Our work with Sutmyn ensures that we continue to enable our customers to leverage the best technologies for their IT architecture.''
About Sutmyn Storage Corporation
Based in the heart of Silicon Valley, Sutmyn Storage Corporation specializes in providing software-enhanced storage solutions for virtual tape systems. Sutmyn's Scimitar family of products, together with its tape automation software, connects to mainframe and open systems environments. The corporation develops, markets and supports innovative storage solutions backed by technical training, marketing and sales expertise. Sutmyn products are available from Sutmyn America and from authorized Sutmyn distributors. For more information, visit Sutmyn's web site at sutmyn.com, or call 888-788-6963 or 408-992-3600.
About Computer Network Technology (CNT)
Computer Network Technology (Nasdaq: CMNT - news), based in Minneapolis, Minn., is a leading provider of high-performance networking solutions that allow mainframe and open systems environments to share data and information. The company's Channelink®, FileSpeed™, and UltraNet® product lines offer high-speed open systems connectivity, access to legacy data and guaranteed data integrity for applications such as remote storage, disk mirroring and disaster recovery. In addition, its Enterprise/Connect, Enterprise/Access and Web/Integrator products offer unique gateway and legacy application integration solutions. The company's products are sold worldwide through a direct sales force and a network of authorized distributors. For more information, visit CNT's web site at cnt.com, or call 800-638-8324 or 612-797-6000.
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SOURCE: Computer Network Technology |
