BusinessWire
October 04, 2005 05:00 AM US Pacific Timezone

ADIC Data Management Software Adds Support for Major New Platforms and Devices; StorNext 2.6 Extends Lead in Support for the Largest Range of Operating Systems, Tape Libraries, and Tape Drive Models

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2005--Advanced Digital Information Corporation (NASDAQ:ADIC), a leading supplier of Intelligent Storage(TM) solutions to the open systems market, today announced the availability of StorNext(R) 2.6. ADIC StorNext storage management software allows business applications to benefit from archive management and shared workflow. Version 2.6 features interoperability with an expanded range of OS platforms and devices, extending StorNext's lead in heterogeneous SAN file sharing and policy-based data migration. Support for heterogeneous environments allows StorNext customers to easily add new applications, platforms, and storage systems to their business processes without complicating data sharing or reducing productivity.

"Today's organizations are challenged to unify data access across business processes running on different platforms and storage technologies. StorNext enables IT departments to share data while at the same time utilizing archiving functionality to balance cost and performance based on the business value of information," said Lance Hukill, ADIC Vice President of Software Sales. "Through StorNext's open architecture, organizations can insert and manage new technologies into their environment at any time. This interoperability provides great flexibility and scalability for our customers."

With its 2.6 version, StorNext offers interoperable support for all leading UNIX, Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X operating environments, all major 32-bit and 64-bit hardware platforms, and the industry's largest list of storage devices. New StorNext File System support in the 2.6 version includes AMD32, Opteron, SGI Altix, and Xeon EM64T platforms, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0, IBM AIX 5.3, SGI IRIX 6.5.27 and 6.5.28, and Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise 9 operating systems. For the Storage Manager, StorNext 2.6 also includes support for ADIC's Pathlight VX disk backup solution, IBM's 3584 tape library, and for LTO-3 and 3592 tape drives. For a full list of supported platforms and devices, please visit: www.adic.com.

Availability

StorNext 2.6 is available now.

About StorNext

ADIC StorNext is the foundation for storage management, enabling business applications to benefit from archive management and workflow efficiencies. StorNext transparently migrates information based on business value, reducing storage costs while providing embedded data protection. StorNext also enables multiple business processes to rapidly access a single data set, increasing productivity and maximizing storage utilization. For more than five years, global organizations have utilized StorNext's functionality to derive the most value from their data while controlling costs.

About ADIC

Advanced Digital Information Corporation (NASDAQ:ADIC) is a leading provider of Intelligent Storage(TM) solutions to the open systems marketplace. ADIC is the world's largest supplier of automated tape systems using the drive technologies most often employed for backing up open system, client-server networks.(a) The Company's data management software, storage networking appliances, and disk-based backup and restore solutions provide IT managers innovative tools for storing, managing, and protecting their most valuable digital assets in a variety of disk and tape environments. ADIC storage products are available through a worldwide sales force and a global network of resellers, OEMs and partnerships, including Apple, Cray, Dell, EMC, Fujitsu-Siemens, HP, IBM, and Sun. Further information about ADIC is available at www.adic.com.

(a) Market Share: Gartner Dataquest, Tape Automation Systems Market Shares, 2004, F. Yale, August 2005. ADIC is a registered trademark and Intelligent Storage is a trademark of Advanced Digital Information Corporation. All other trade or service marks mentioned in this document should be considered the property of their respective owners.