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Ultera
Announces the “Super” Imager Tape Mirroring Controller
to Ease the Task of Meeting HIPPA, Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC, OSHA,
and other Compliance Requirements
The Dual Purpose Super Imager Controller can also be
used for Off-Line Duplication at 2Gb Fibrechannel or U160
SCSI speeds
LAGUNA
HILLS, Calif., August 16, 2004 — Ultera Systems, the leading provider of high performance
Controllers for Tape and Virtual Tape, today announced the
S-Imager Automated Tape Mirroring Controller. The Plug and Play S-Imager can produce two backup
tapes as quickly as one. The S-Imager appears as a single tape drive/tape library to
the System, while it actually mirrors the data being backed
up onto two drives simultaneously at their maximum recording
speed.
According
to Mas Omae, Director of Sales at Ultera Systems, “Two
issues convince the users of their need for the S-Imager:
avoiding costly penalties for failure to meet regulatory
compliance requirements and the lack of time to re-do
incomplete or failed backup jobs. Replication with near-line disks is fine, but the
ultimate in providing universal, affordable disaster
recovery capability is a second copy of tape located
off-site. It
becomes a question of how much can you afford to spend, in
time and money, to comply and when. Secondly, as tape cartridge capacities continue to
increase, backup administrators no longer have the extra 4+
hours per tape to re-run backup jobs due to failed tape
drives or media. So
how does one meet government requirements?”
Mirroring
improves the reliability of backups significantly. If one backup fails, the mirror backup continues to
completion, saving re-do time and worry. Once the job is completed, the S-Imager can be used
to make an identical copy of the back up tape for off-site
needs.
“The
S-Imager integrates seamlessly with major backup software
running on different hardware/operating system platforms.
At U160 SCSI and 2Gb FC, it has the bandwidth to
support all new technology drives such as LTO3, SDLT600, IBM
3590, T9940B, and SAIT. It is available today, “ said
Omae.
S-Imager
controllers are available in three configurations: 1. SCSI
host / SCSI tape, 2. FC host / FC tape and 3. FC host / SCSI
tape. All FC
ports are 2Gb SFP and all SCSI ports are U160 LVD VHDCI.
For example, Model T2181, an S-Imager in a 1U rack,
supports mirroring two SCSI tape drives at $6095 MSRP.
The same S-Imager can be used for server free
duplication at the full speed of the tape drive. S-Imager is
also available for mirroring within a single library or
across two libraries.
About
Ultera
Founded
in 1994, Ultera has designed and delivered high performance
controller technology for tape, virtual tape, and other
removable storage devices. Its product lines are marketed
under the trade names; "Mirage",
"Striper", "Imager", "LibraryMaster",
"RAILMaster", and "ShadowMaster", and
sold through OEMs, VARs, and Storage Integrators, and
Distributors worldwide.
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For
more information contact:
Mas
Omae
Ultera Systems
26052 Merit Circle, Suite106
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Tel: 949.367.8800
Fax: 949.367.0758
Email: inform@ultera.com
Web: www.ultera.com
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