Quantum intros disk-based backup solution

Bangalore

March 8, 2007

Quantum Corporation launched DXi3500 and DXi5500 appliances, first disk-based
backup solutions incorporating data de-duplication and replication technologies.
The DXi-series helps in eliminating redundant data and allow users in midrange
and data center environments to retain 10 to 50 times more backup data, while
recovering it fast and store it for months at a lower cost.

It expedites disk-based backup data de-duplication technology also allows
Quantum's appliances to provide WAN-based remote replication of backup data as
a practical tool for disaster recovery between distributed sites such as data
centers and regional offices.

The DXi-Series enables easy installation process and encompasses
manageability features in wider IT environments. It encompasses Quantum's
patented data de-duplication technology and other enhanced functionality,
providing performance of up to 800 GB/hour, flexibility between NAS and virtual
tape library (VTL) network interfaces.

“Data de-duplication is a powerful technology, bringing real and immediate
value to end users,” said Heidi Biggar, an analyst with the Enterprise
Strategy Group. “With the introduction of its DXi-Series, Quantum adds data
de-duplication to its disk-based portfolio. Combine that with hardware
compression, asynchronous replication, and onboard monitoring and diagnostic
tools, and Quantum's got a powerful message.”

Sunny John, Country Manager, Quantum India, said that DXi-Series appliances
provide a variety of capacity options that deliver extended protection for data
sets ranging from 250 GB to 11 TB in size. The key differentiator that DXi-Series
holds as against conventional disk storage is that the latter cannot provide
enough cost-effective capacity to let users retain more than a few days of
backup data, limiting the benefits disk provides. DXi- Series on the other hand,
addresses issues of cost to backup data in a distributed environment providing a
lower total cost of ownership to the customers deploying the solution.

Quantum plans to ship DXi3500 and DXi5500 units this quarter. The entry level
Dxi-Series is available at MRP Rs 14.4 lakhs.