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Exabyte Corporation Partners with LAND-5 and Vixel for High-Performance Backup Solutions

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Boulder, Colo. - Exabyte Corporation, a leader in network backup storage, has announced a partnership with LAND-5 Corporation and Vixel to bring high-performance, cost-effective backup appliances to the market. The partnership will bring Exabyte's 430M and X80 tape libraries, along with LAND-5's iceNAS data management software and NDMP software, to create comprehensive backup solutions for local and storage area networks. The SaveStore 400 and 800 are designed to provide fast, easy solutions for LAN and SAN backup, with the SaveStore 400 targeting small-to-midrange companies and enterprise departments, and the SaveStore 800 providing an out-of-the-box answer for SAN backup. These solutions will be demonstrated at COMDEX/Fall in Las Vegas, November 13-17, 2000.

Key Takeaways:

  • Exabyte Corporation partners with LAND-5 Corporation and Vixel to bring high-performance backup appliances to the market.
  • The partnership combines Exabyte's 430M and X80 tape libraries with LAND-5's iceNAS data management software and NDMP software.
  • The SaveStore 400 and 800 are designed to provide fast and easy backup solutions for LAN and SAN backup.
  • The SaveStore 400 targets small-to-midrange companies and enterprise departments, while the SaveStore 800 provides an out-of-the-box solution for SAN backup.
  • LAND-5's SAN-ready NAS, the StoragePod Plus, is included in the SaveStore 800, which provides hot-swappable disk drives and balanced, dual hot-swap power supplies.
  • The SaveStore 800 can handle up to 12 terabytes of unattended, high-performance SAN backup, powered by Exabyte's M2 tape drives.
  • Vixel endorses the creativity and initiative found in the SaveStore 800 solution, which simplifies SAN backup operations.
  • The partnership will display their solutions at COMDEX/Fall in Las Vegas, November 13-17, 2000.

Statistics:

  • Up to 4.5 terabytes of near-line storage is possible with the Exabyte 430M robotic tape library.
  • The SaveStore 400 and 800 provide data buffering for high performance and can be expanded to ten terabytes of Fibre Channel network storage.
  • The SaveStore 800 can handle up to 12 terabytes of unattended, high-performance SAN backup.
  • 3 additional GBIC ports are available for direct server or storage array interfaces in the SaveStore 800.

Sources:

  • "Exabyte Corporation Partners with LAND-5 and Vixel to Provide High-Performance Backup Solutions." PRNewswire. November 6, 2000.
  • LAND-5 Corporation. "About LAND-5 Corporation."
  • Vixel Corporation. "About Vixel Corporation."
  • Exabyte Corporation. "About Exabyte Corporation."

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