Press Release
Bus-Tech Announces The Mainframe Appliance for Storage
New Product Leverages Open-System Disk Storage into Mainframe Environments
Burlington, MA - May 1, 2002
-- Bus-Tech, Inc., a leading supplier of data center
connectivity products, announced today the Mainframe Appliance for
Storage, a virtual
tape controller for System/390 mainframes. The Mainframe Appliance
for Storage
provides ESCON channel connectivity to the mainframe and SCSI or
Fibre Channel
connectivity to low-cost, open-system disk storage.
The Mainframe Appliance for Storage is a flexible, low cost solution
for customers considering mainframe virtual tape solutions. With
corporations that have or are considering Storage Area Networks,
Bus-Tech's Mainframe Appliance for Storage allows consolidation
of mainframe tape data into their overall SAN strategy.
"With the Mainframe Appliance for Storage we are realizing
a 35% reduction in our batch processing window," stated Kevin
Sweeney, Vice President of Operations for Data
Distributors, Inc., a mainframe outsourcing company based in Methuen,
MA, "allowing
our operators to devote more time and effort toward customer service
initiatives."
The Mainframe Appliance for Storage (MAS) operates as a virtual
tape sub-system for
use with IBM System/390 or zSeries mainframes. The MAS connects
directly to
System/390 through an ESCON attachment and emulates multiple (up
to 16) IBM 3480
tape drives. Applications running under OS/390 or VSE can attach
to one of these
emulated drives and use it as they would a real tape drive. But
instead of creating or
reading real tape volumes the MAS stores these virtual tape files
on SCSI or Fibre
Channel attach standard disk. As an enterprise storage offering,
the MAS platform
consists of dual hot-swappable power supplies and fans in addition
to extensive platform
management capabilities.
"One of the outstanding features of the Mainframe Appliance
for Storage is the lack of
contention for tape drives and therefore the immediate access to
tape volumes." Stated Al
Brandt, General Manager of Bus-Tech, Inc. "This capability
is especially important when
considering the time it takes to fully restore the mainframe computing
environment as
part of disaster recovery planning."
Future releases of the product will include support for: Network
Attached Storage (NAS),
IBM's new FiCON channel technology, iSCSI for real-time remote data
vaulting and
SCSI DLT/LTO removable media. The product is available from Bus-Tech
and its
authorized resellers in May 2002. Prices range from $27,500 to $45,000.
About Bus-Tech, Inc.
Bus-Tech, Inc., founded in 1987 is the industry's leading provider
of state-of-the-art connectivity solutions for the data center to
Original Equipment Manufacturers. The company's powerful suite of
adapter and platform solutions satisfy even the most rugged demands
of data processing professionals for high-bandwidth, high-availability
and high-performance connectivity. With more than 15,000 installed
sites worldwide, Bus-Tech is a recognized leader in the data center
interconnect market. Headquartered in Burlington, MA, the company
is privately held with locations around the world. For more information
about Bus-Tech and its products, please visit the Bus-Tech World
Wide Web site at http://www.bustech.com,
send email to info@bustech.com,
or call 800-284-3172 or 781-272-8200.
Press contact:
Jim O'Connor
Bus-Tech, Inc.
781-270-7605
jimo@bustech.com
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