Seagate Leverages Sun Microsystems'
Jini(TM) Connective Technology to Deliver Storage Device
Intelligence
Open-Architecture Jini Technology Enables Network-Ready Storage Devices
Accessible Anywhere
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- As a critical step in opening new markets for digital
storage, Seagate Technology, Inc. (NYSE: SEG - news) and Sun Microsystems today
demonstrated object-oriented storage technology on a disc drive leveraging Sun's Jini distributed
systems architecture. Seagate, the world's leading disc drive supplier, will work with the Jini
community in the progression of the technology, the first architecture that delivers enhanced
networking solutions for all levels of computing. As an early Sun partner in developing Jini
capabilities for storage applications, Seagate embraces creating higher levels of device intelligence
and supports Sun's open systems approach.
''Seagate's long-standing relationship with Sun has resulted in the early adoption of industry leading
high availability technologies including the Single-Connector Attachment (SCA) adapter, the Fibre
Channel-Arbitrated Loop system architecture and ten thousand RPM disc drives,'' said Nigel
Macleod, Seagate's vice president of Advanced Concepts. ''Jini is a potentially revolutionary
technology which may make the development of new markets for data storage possible. It enables a
new class of universal intelligent devices that can provide enhanced services and support distributed
applications.''
''Seagate is a proven storage leader and the early adoption of Jini technology for their products is
evidence of their focus on innovation,'' said Mark Tolliver, President, Sun's Consumer and
Embedded Group. ''We are proud to have Seagate among the companies participating in the Jini
community.''
This year Seagate, along with Sun and its partners will work with early adopters to demonstrate real
world applications running on Jini-connected devices.
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SOURCE: Seagate Technology, Inc.
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