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Tue, November 17, 2009 Quantum Raises the Bar for Entry-Level Value and Manageability With New Scalar Tape Libraries
SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - November 17, 2009) - Quantum Corp. (
"With the Scalar i40 and i80 tape libraries, Quantum offers a truly differentiated product for the entry and midrange markets, with a new level of intelligence, simplicity and scalability," said Matt Troka, vice president of product and partner management, CDW. "The features offered in these libraries provide significant advantages over the conventional 2U, 24-slot and 4U, 48-slot products currently available at a compelling price-point."
Quantum's iLayer software can reduce library and media management time by more than 50 percent and is embedded in the over 30,000 Scalar libraries shipped to date. iLayer offers users proactive diagnostics through easy-to-understand messages sent directly to IT with specific corrective actions. The intuitive interface saves administration time for both small businesses and remote offices, reducing the demands on staff to keep the system running reliably.
The Scalar® i40 can efficiently and cost-effectively accommodate a customer's data storage growth by scaling from 25 slots up to 40 slots through capacity-on-demand (COD) software licensing. With COD, users can increase storage space by up to 60 percent within the system's original footprint. Likewise, the Scalar i80 supports future storage needs by scaling from 50 slots up to 80 slots. Offering up to five import/export slots in the i40 and 10 in the i80, the libraries enable easy loading and unloading of tapes for offsite storage.
"Customers large and small demand cost-effective, high-density and scalable tape libraries with improved manageability," said Robert Amatruda, research director, data protection and recovery for IDC. "Quantum's new Scalar i40 and i80 tape libraries with iLayer™ management software enable customers to reduce library and media management time with proactive diagnostic tools."
The Scalar i40 and i80 libraries are customer installable and easy to configure with native Fibre Channel and Serial Attached SCSI interfaces, which offer advantages over conventional parallel SCSI interfaces. To ensure data is secure even when stored offsite, both libraries support U.S. government-level AES 256-bit encryption which enables customers to easily comply with state and federal regulations and safeguard against the increasingly costly and reputation damaging data breaches associated with stolen or lost tapes.
"These extensions to the Scalar iLayer family of products incorporate management and availability features typically only offered to customers buying much larger and more expensive libraries," said Janae Lee, senior vice president of Marketing for Quantum. "In addition, the i40 and i80 can be used in conjunction with Quantum's disk products as part of a comprehensive and efficient storage strategy."
Pricing and Availability
The Scalar® i40 tape library is available today through Quantum and its network of channel and distribution partners. Pricing starts below $7,500 MSRP. The Scalar i80 tape library will be available in the first quarter of 2010, with prices starting at less than $9,400 MSRP. More information on these products can be found at [ http://www.quantum.com/Products/TapeLibraries/Scalari40i80/Index.aspx ].
About Quantum
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"Safe Harbor" Statement: This press release contains "forward-looking" statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. Specifically, but without limitation, statements relating to 1) customer benefits and value to customers from using the Scalar i40 and i80 tape libraries, 2) customer demand for and Quantum's future revenue from such libraries and 3) the future availability of the i80 library, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Quantum on the date hereof. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Quantum's actual results to differ materially from those implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks include operational difficulties, unforeseen technical limitations, unexpected material deviation in product operation, the ability of competitors to introduce new solutions that compete more successfully with our solutions, unexpected changes in market conditions and unanticipated changes in customers' needs or requirements, as well as the risks set forth in Quantum's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, those risks and uncertainties listed in the section entitled "Risk Factors," in Quantum's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2009 and in Quantum's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2009. Quantum expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
