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ADIC AMASS For UNIX Software Extends Infinite File Life to New Media; Expands Supported Storage Devices

Posted on: Monday, 23 June 2003, 06:00 CDT

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 2003--Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC) announced today the availability of a new release of the company's archive software, AMASS for UNIX. AMASS is designed to provide long term automated access to organizations' key digital assets in a variety of high capacity, removable storage media types. The new version of AMASS, release 5.3.2, adds support for new storage devices and media, and it extends the company's exclusive Infinite File Life (IFL) long-term data integrity feature to Sony's AIT media.

ADIC's Infinite File Life (IFL) is an industry-exclusive feature that protects stored data from becoming lost or corrupted over time. IFL tests the integrity of data by periodically checking the rate of recoverable errors found in stored files. When error rates pass a defined threshold, the data is written to new media before any of the information in the file can be lost. The new AMASS release extends IFL capabilities to devices using Sony's AIT media, a tape format that provides rapid access to stored data and is widely used for long term archiving applications.

"Organizations faced with long-term records retention requirements always face the problem of making sure that the information stored--as distinct from the media itself--remains intact," said Bill Yaman, ADIC Vice President, Software. "ADIC's Infinite File Life helps make sure that the integrity of retained data can be maintained automatically over many years independent of the media it is stored on."

The new AMASS release also adds new support for storage devices, including the Plasmon Enterprise D Series DVD library, Quantum Super DLT 220 tape drives, and Ampex 314 tape drives. Support is also extended to version 6.1 of StorageTek's Automatic Cartridge System Library Software (ACSLS) tape library control software and the 2.3 release of ADIC's Scalar Distributed Library Controller (SDLC).

AMASS for UNIX 5.3.2 is available now from ADIC reseller partners.

About AMASS(R)

AMASS is specialized storage management software that lets users, administrators, and applications archive large data sets on automated storage libraries and retrieve all or any portion of the data at any time. AMASS provides users with enormous storage capacity and cost savings with the look and feel of a hard disk, transforming devices typically considered "off-line storage" into truly online direct-access mass storage.

About ADIC Software

ADIC data management software provides enterprise-scale access and protection for critical digital assets throughout their lifetime, automatically managing data on different platforms, operating systems, and media types to give users the maximum performance and utilization from their storage resource investment. ADIC data management software is used in more than 1000 organizations worldwide to manage some of the industry's largest and most challenging open systems data storage environments.

About ADIC(R)

Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC) is a leading provider of Intelligent Storage(TM) solutions(TM) 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.(SEE NOTE) The Company's data management software and storage networking appliances 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 and OEMs, including Cray, Dell, Fujitsu-Siemens, HP, IBM and Sun. Further information about ADIC is available at www.adic.com.

(NOTE) ADIC and AMASS are registered trademarks and Intelligent Storage is a trademark of Advanced Digital Information Corporation. All other trade or service marks used in this document should be considered the property of their respective owners. Market share from: IDC 2001 worldwide revenue and unit market share data for all automated systems using DLT, SDLT, LTO, 8mm or AIT drives; and Gartner Dataquest, Tape Automation Systems Market Shares, 2002, F. Yale, April 2003.

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