Dantz Development Corporation and Ecrix Corporation Form Strategic Relationship

Strategic Insights -

Dantz Development Corporation and Ecrix Corporation announced a new strategic relationship, with Ecrix bundling the award-winning Retrospect Desktop Backup software with their new external SCSI VXA-1 drive for Apple Macintosh users. This bundle offers an outstanding value for backing up small and medium-sized networks, combining a capacity of 66 GB per tape and a 6 MB/min data transfer rate with Retrospect's power, reliability, and ease of use. The collaboration aims to provide Macintosh users with the strongest possible protection against data loss.

Key Takeaways:

  • Dantz Development Corporation and Ecrix Corporation formed a strategic relationship, with Ecrix bundling Retrospect Desktop Backup software with their new SCSI VXA-1 drive for Apple Macintosh users.
  • The bundle offers an outstanding value for backing up small and medium-sized networks, with a capacity of 66 GB per tape and a 6 MB/min data transfer rate.
  • The VXA-1 drive offers excellent capacity on a single cartridge, high-speed throughput, and a very affordable price, making it a great value for users.
  • Retrospect Clients are available separately in packs of 5, 10, 50, and 100 to allow customers to include other networked Macintosh and Microsoft Windows computers in their backup.
  • The bundle will be available in February 2000, priced at $1199, and a FireWire version is expected to ship in the second half of 2000.

Statistics:

  • The SCSI VXA-1 drive offers a capacity of 66 GB per tape, assuming a 2:1 compression ratio.
  • The data transfer rate of the VXA-1 drive is 6 MB/min.
  • The bundle will be priced at $1199 and include Retrospect Desktop Backup, a SCSI cable, terminator, media, and a cleaning cartridge.
  • A FireWire version of the drive is expected to ship in the second half of 2000.

Sources:

  • Dantz Development Corporation and Ecrix Corporation Press Release, January 4, 2000.
  • Macworld Expo 2000, San Francisco, in the Dantz booth (#2223) and Apple's Small Business Solutions area (#3959).
  • www.ecrix.com and www.dantz.com for more information on Ecrix and the VXA-1 drive, and Retrospect Backup, respectively.