PDC and Breece Hill Form Joint Venture for DLT Tape Libraries

Strategic Insights -

PDC, a network management specialist, has entered into a joint venture with Breece Hill Technologies, Inc. to sell, support, and develop DLT Tape Libraries. This partnership will allow PDC to offer a unique solution for mid-range DLT libraries, complemented by its own software product, BudTurbo. The combination of Breece Hill's DLT Tape Libraries and PDC's BudTurbo provides the fastest and most reliable backup currently available.

Key Takeaways:

  • PDC will be one of the select few master distributors of Breece Hill's DLT Tape Libraries, offering the only mid-range DLT libraries on the market.
  • The joint venture aims to provide an economic source for DLT libraries, allowing customers to use them with PDC's software product, BudTurbo, to maximize backup performance.
  • BudTurbo can write more data to tape in less time, eliminating the problem of shrinking backup windows.
  • BudTurbo's capabilities make it the perfect complement to Breece Hill's DLT Tape Libraries, providing the fastest and most reliable backup currently available.
  • PDC's BudTool can be used to drive backups and retrievals with BudTurbo utilities, seamlessly integrating with the DLT Tape Libraries.
  • As part of the joint venture, PDC will assume a seat on Breece Hill's Market Advisory Committee to help establish the direction of its future mass storage product development.

Statistics:

  • BudTurbo can move 3.5 to 7.0 GB of data per hour per tape drive.
  • PDC is the first company to provide automated backup to tape libraries on UNIX platforms, backing up more data than any other company.
  • PDC has sales/service offices throughout the United States, with distributors in Europe and the Pacific Rim.

Sources:

  • PR Newswire, "PDC : PDC Forms Joint Venture with Breece Hill to Market and Develop Mid-Range DLT Tape Libraries" (January 16, 1995)
  • PDC press release, "PDC and Breece Hill Form Joint Venture for DLT Tape Libraries" (January 16, 1995)