Overland completed this comprehensive testing on its full line of
storage automation solutions -- from the affordable automation enabled
by the LoaderXpress(tm), to its new multi-terabyte
EnterpriseXpress(tm) DLTtape(a) library -- to verify compatibility
with DLT 8000 drives.
Steve Richardson, vice president of marketing at Overland, said
the company will offer a DLT 8000 option as soon as the drives are
generally available from Quantum, with Overland now positioned to be
one of the first storage automation vendors to ship DLT 8000
solutions. Quantum, on April 27, 1999, announced OEM support for
delivering next-generation tape automation solutions using its DLT
8000 technology.
Quantum's DLT 8000 drives provide a native capacity of 40
gigabytes and they are backward read and write compatible with DLT
4000 and DLT 7000 formats. The DLT 8000 drives will use the same DLT
IV cartridge as DLT 7000 drives.
In addition to implementing DLT 8000 on new purchases of its
libraries and loaders, Overland will also offer a DLT 8000 upgrade
plan to the more than 10,000 worldwide users of its DLTtape-based
automation products. Richardson said Overland will announce pricing
when the new drives become available.
About Overland
Overland is a global supplier of storage automation solutions and
related technologies designed to meet and surpass the critical
requirements of high-availability network computing environments, from
entry level to the enterprise.
The company is a recognized leader in technology innovation for
such achievements as the award-winning DLT LibraryXpress SmartScale
Storage(tm) architecture, which establishes new standards for
intelligent automated storage and scalability, and the patented (No.
5,815,514) Variable Rate Randomizer (VR2(tm)) data-encoding
technology, which can significantly increase the capacity and
throughput of linear tape formats.
Overland has also earned a worldwide reputation for unmatched
product quality and innovative warranty programs such as the
Guaranteed Up Time Service (GUTS(tm)) Program, which dramatically
reduce the total cost of ownership. The company's award-winning
products meet the critical needs of end users, distributors and OEMs
in industries worldwide.
(a) DLT, DLTtape and the DLTtape logo are registered trademarks of
Quantum Corp.
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CONTACT: Overland Data Inc., San Diego
619/571-5555
http://www.overlanddata.com
Product information:
Steve Richardson, srichardson@overlanddata.com
Investor-relations information:
Scott McClendon, smcclendon@overlanddata.com
Vernon LoForti, vloforti@overlanddata.com
or
JPR Communications, Encino, Calif.
Judy Smith, 818/386-0403
jprcommun@aol.com
http://www.jprcom.com
