This editorial award follows Overland's numerous other awards for
outstanding product design and reliability, including Computer
Reseller News Editors' Choice for Overland's LoaderXpress(TM), an
affordable desktop automated DLT solution, and a Network Computing
award for the LibraryXpress(TM), Overland's scalable automated
library.
Resellers Choice awards from Computer Technology Review, a
publication respected for its knowledge and coverage of the storage
market, are bestowed upon those products that represent the latest
technology innovations for the computer reseller market.
The May 1999 edition lists the exceptional features, performance
and price as key elements of Overland's EnterpriseXpress high-end
automated storage system.
According to Steve Richardson, vice president of Marketing for
Overland Data: "We are honored that Computer Technology Review has
recognized the uniqueness, value and potential of the
EnterpriseXpress, an enterprise-class storage device offering powerful
capabilities and ease of use.
"The EnterpriseXpress product line combines several Overland
technologies to deliver a new standard of library scalability and data
availability for enterprise storage applications. Also available in
SAN-ready configuration, it is the latest product offering that
provides the utmost in modularly scalable library design."
EnterpriseXpress is available in two models tailored to fit
individual system requirements and budget considerations. The base
configuration provides two DLT7000 tape drives and 26 cartridge slots,
supporting customer installations with 150 to 300 GB of disk capacity
and generating backup rate of up to 36 GB per hour.
This unit can easily be upgraded to 108GB/hour performance and
2.03 TB of total native capacity. The premium model features four
DLT7000 drives and 52 cartridge slots, targeting enterprise customers
with 300 to 600 GB of data. It can also be upgraded to provide 3.5 TB
of native capacity and 180 GB per hour speeds.
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(TM)
SmartScale Storage(TM) architecture that establishes new standards for
intelligent automated storage and scalability, and the patented (No.
5,815,514) Variable Rate Randomizer (VR2(TM)) data encoding technology
that 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 that dramatically
reduces 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) DLTtape is a registered trademark of Quantum Corp.
NOTE TO EDITORS: Resellers Choice is a trademark of Computer
Technology Review.
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CONTACT: Overland Data Inc., San Diego
619/571-5555
http://www.overlanddata.com
Steve Richardson (product information)
E-mail: srichardson@overlanddata.com
Scott McClendon (investors)
E-mail: smcclendon@overlanddata.com
Vernon LoForti (investors)
E-mail: vloforti@overlanddata.com
or
JPR Communications
Judy Smith, 818/386-0403
E-mail: jprcommun@aol.com
http://www.jprcom.com
