ADIC Delivers Open SAN Backup Solutions End-to-End SAN Solutions Combine Open-System Products with Single-Call Support
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 1999--Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC) announced today the ADIC Open SAN Solutions package, a new set of Storage Area Networking (SAN) products and services that apply open system technology to data protection problems faced by IT departments.
ADIC's Open SAN Solutions combine open-system storage networking products with professional services and integrated support to deliver a comprehensive, end-to-end hardware and backup software SAN platform. The new solutions package will allow IT managers to benefit from all of the bandwidth and flexibility advantages of open-system SAN technology, with certified interoperability and single-call support. The use of open system products ensures that the solutions used today can become building blocks for the next generation of SAN applications.
"SAN solutions are here today, providing IT departments important benefits through shared storage resources and high throughput backup," commented Bill Britts, ADIC executive vice-president of Sales and Marketing. "ADIC's Open SAN approach grows out of the solutions we have helped our customers find as they consolidate their backup operations to increase data security and reduce their administrative burden using open system products. It helps IT managers implement concrete solutions today that can become part of tomorrow's expanded SAN applications."
ADIC's Open SAN Solutions support UNIX, NetWare, and Windows NT systems with a combination of scalable tape libraries, routers, hubs, switches, host-bus adapters, and cabling. Shared storage is implemented in conjunction with a variety of different certified storage management software applications. ADIC's professional services group supplies planning and installation activities, while the ADIC Technical Assistance Center and SAN systems lab provide help desk and on-site support.
ADIC's Open SAN Solutions incorporate products from leading open system providers, including Ancor, Computer Associates, Crossroads Systems, Emulex, Finisar, Legato, and VERITAS. Expansion of the list to include other industry leaders is planned. ADIC tests the certified product combinations in their SAN system labs to certify both functionality and interoperability. Open SAN Solutions also include planning and installation services and single-call support for the entire installation.
"The development of SAN technology is one of the most important network developments of the decade," explains Jonathan Otis, ADIC vice president of product management. "ADIC's Open SAN Solutions enable applications that increase bandwidth and that allow the sharing of resources so that IT departments get more out of their storage investment. Because we're using open system products instead of a propriety approach, the solutions we're providing now will become the core of the next generation of SAN applications enabling even more sweeping solutions, including serverless data transfer."
ADIC champions the cause of interoperable open-system network storage solutions through its active membership in industry organizations that include the Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) and the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA). The company also supports several SAN partner initiatives including Computer Associates' Storage Area Network Integrated Technology Initiative (SANITI), Legato's Celestra Consortium, and VERITAS' Fibre Channel Storage Area Network initiative.
ADIC is offering its SAN backup solutions in conjunction with its value-added reseller channel. "Resellers need SAN partners that are committed to open systems, to sharing interoperability testing and certification knowledge, and to helping educate the channel in the new technology" commented Otis. "As one of the only solution suppliers with a heritage of channel sales, ADIC is in a unique position to help bring SAN technology to the end-user community through an expanding reseller partnership program."
About ADIC
With more than 45,000 automated tape libraries installed and a suite of innovative software solutions and Storage Area Networking (SAN) products, ADIC is a leading global provider in the growing market to manage and protect information for computer networks. Marketed under ADIC and ADIC/GRAU brands and the brands of OEM partners, including Dell, Exabyte and Unisys, automated tape libraries are available with DLTtape, D2, half-inch, AIT, and 4mm tape technologies, and are supported by leading backup and storage management software products for Windows NT, UNIX, and mainframe operating systems. The Company's own storage management tools include AMASS(R) direct data access software which provides network users shared access to information stored in automated libraries. A pioneer in Storage Area Networks, ADIC's Open SAN Solutions combine open-system SAN hardware and software with installation services and single-call support. Further product information is available via the Internet at www.adic.com.
ADIC, FibreReady, and AMASS are trademarks of Advanced Digital Information Corporation. DLTtape is trademark of Quantum Corporation. All other product, trademark, company, or service names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
What the Industry Is Saying about ADIC's Open SAN Solutions
"ADIC's new Open SAN Solution package represents an important new combination of products and services to help move SAN technology into the mainstream, at the same time maintaining room for future growth. The ADIC offering is designed to provide IT managers a simple way to implement what can be a complex solution and as such it promises real productivity gains and a practical way to deal with problems created by the data explosion."
David G. Hill, Senior Analyst, Storage and Storage Management, The AberdeenGroup
"ADIC's decision to use Ancor switches in its Open SAN Solutions validates the importance of a switched fabric's ability to scale. We continue to advance our proprietary chip technology to provide customers with the most features and the fastest performance no matter how many terabytes of data are stored. We're confident ADIC customers will be excited about that kind of flexibility."
Cal Nelson, President, Ancor Communications, Inc.
"The storage management industry needs more deliverables to build momentum and increase adoption of SANs in the channel while delivering better overall storage management and performance to end users. ADIC's Open SAN Solutions are strategically aligned with CA's goals for SANITI, and we're excited that ADIC has chosen to leverage CA technology to enhance their SAN initiative."
Mike LaTorraca, Vice President, Development Partner Program, Computer Associates
"Fibre Channel and Storage Area Networks are changing the way that networks are conceived and structured, transforming storage from a peripheral function to the very center of the enterprise. The Open SAN Solutions product suite, and the partnership between ADIC and Crossroads Systems, is dedicated to advancing this shift in network topology while maintaining maximum levels of open system interoperability and preserving organizations' investment in legacy products."
Bob Livolsi, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Crossroads Systems, Inc.
"We are pleased to be a part of ADIC's Open SAN Solutions program. ADIC's respected tape solutions and support services, combined with the high performance of Emulex's line of Fibre Channel products tailored for enterprise applications, provide users reliable, high performance, Storage Area Network solutions."
Mike Kane, Product Marketing Director, Emulex Corporation
"As SAN technology emerges as an important option for IT managers, we believe that there is a real opportunity in providing consolidated solutions. An open solution that integrates storage devices, infrastructure components, software applications, and service is a fundamentally sound approach to bringing the benefits of SANs to the end-user community."
Robert Abraham, Vice President, Freeman Associates, Inc.
"Legato supports ADIC's Open SAN Solutions and the idea of an expanding, open-system approach to a SAN strategy. Legato and ADIC have been working together independently, as part of industry associations, and within the Celestra Consortium to help make certain that SAN development builds truly interoperable backup solutions that also form the foundation for serverless data transfer and the next wave of SAN innovation."
Kent Smith, Executive Vice President of Strategic Alliances, Legato Systems
"At VERITAS Software, we believe that SANs are the key to solving today's high-bandwidth storage problems and the core around which next-generation solutions will be built. We are committed to supporting open SAN programs that help ensure successful SAN implementations. ADIC's open-system approach, offering testing and professional services, delivers an optimal solution for our joint customers providing a unique blend of interoperability, flexibility and future scalability."
Jan Jentz, Director of Strategic Business Alliances, VERITAS Software
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