To: Sye Walsh who wrote (20397 ) 2/13/2000 12:54:00 PM From: Sye Walsh Respond to of 57584
Ref DSS Under Earnings? I see that the release I posted from Yahoo has expired here is the release: Company Press ReleaseQuantum/ATL Reports Record Shipments in 1999 Company Achieves No. 1 Unit Market Share in DLTtape Automation Market IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 2000--ATL Products, a Quantum Company (NYSE:DSS - news) and leading supplier of intelligent DLTtape(TM) automation for networked computers, Wednesday announced record shipments in 1999 for all categories of its DLTtape automation systems. The company estimates that it shipped more than one quarter of all DLTtape automation units in 1999. The record shipment of more than 22,000 units positions ATL as the DLTtape automation unit market share leader. ATL's largest unit growth was experienced in the autoloader and compact library category (less than 20 cartridges). ATL entered this market segment in 1998 and emerged as the market share leader in 1999. Other ATL product categories also experienced dramatic growth. In the medium library category (100-499 cartridges), ATL reported a 108 percent growth rate due to the successful launch of its award-winning P3000 unit, which features up to 16 DLT drives, 326 cartridges and 11.4 TB capacity. In the small library category (less than 100 cartridges), ATL outpaced the industry with a growth rate of 53 percent. ATL Products, a Quantum Company, is a worldwide market leader in the design, manufacture and service of automated tape libraries used to manage, store and transfer data in a networked computing environment. The company's DLTtape library systems are distributed through OEMs and a worldwide network of authorized resellers and distributors. ATL Products has headquarters in Irvine, with an additional site in Irvine that serves as one of the world's largest manufacturing facilities for DLTtape automation technology. Sales and service are provided throughout major cities in North America, Europe and Asia. For additional information, call ATL Products at 949/856-7800, or visit the company Web site at www.atlp.com. All performance and capacity specifications are native and can be doubled with 2:1 compression. DLT and DLTtape are trademarks of Quantum Corp. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. The foregoing statements regarding performance and future products are forward looking statements and actual results could vary. Factors which could affect actual results include unexpected shortages of critical components, short product lives, the timing of new product introductions, competition (including new and directly competitive products from others), and the significant uncertainty of market acceptance of new products by both distribution channels and end-user customers.