Press Release
Bus-Tech, Inc. Certifies INNOVATION FDR Product Suite for MAS and zDASD
Significant time and cost savings benefit customers seeking z/OS mainframe data storage solutions
Burlington, MA - May 3, 2004 - Today, Bus-Tech®, Inc., a leading supplier of data center connectivity products, announced certification of the INNOVATION Data Processing FDR Product Suite, specifically Fast Dump Restore (FDR) and FDRABR, for use with its Mainframe Appliance for Storage (MAS) and in addition FDRPAS for use with its zDASD 3990 controller. The certification tests reveal employing INNOVATION solutions together with Bus-Tech, Inc. open-systems MAS and zDASD technology results in significant time and cost savings.
Bus-Tech, Inc.'s MAS is a virtual tape controller for IBM System/390 and compatible mainframes which uses open-system storage devices (NAS, SAN or SCSI) to store and retrieve mainframe tape data sets. The MAS uses one or two FiCON or ESCON adapters to connect to System/390 processors allowing for the allocation of tape volumes on the emulated tape drives in the same fashion they allocate a real tape drive. Bus-Tech, Inc.'s zDASD 3990 Controller is a System/390 input/output controller providing mainframe FiCON and ESCON attachment to open-system storage devices. This unique Bus-Tech, Inc. technology allows IT administrators to deploy open systems disks as mainframe-attached DASD. Data written by the mainframe to zDASD devices is stored on open-systems storage in such a way as to allow the data to be retrieved in exactly the same format as it was stored; making it transparent to the mainframe hardware or operating systems that the data has been stored on open-systems storage rather than traditional mainframe storage.
"Customers today have the significant advantage of evaluating the cost performance new technologies bring to their total storage solution" said Thomas J. Meehan, INNOVATION Vice President, Advanced Technology. "Less expensive offerings for the z/OS mainframe like Bus-Tech, Inc.'s virtual tape and disk solutions are becoming increasingly attractive to customers. zDASD and MAS are both excellent solutions that lower the overall cost of data storage and allow mainframe customers attractive alternatives."
Employing the INNOVATION storage management suite, together with Bus-Tech, Inc.'s MAS and zDASD products allows customers to decrease their total cost of storage by using virtual tape for business continuity, backup and recovery solutions. The ABR ILM component of FDR, automates data set backup insuring the creation of a backup when information is updated as well as migration of inactive information to Bus-Tech, Inc.'s virtual tape, saving users expensive disk space. Testing of the INNOVATION FDRPAS Solution for Non-Disruptive Data Migration on Bus-Tech, Inc.'s hardware demonstrated that a transparent relocation of active mainframe z/OS disk volumes to zDASD open disk storage can be performed with no disruption to the ongoing business processing saving customers considerable expense by reducing their dependence on costly mainframe disk storage systems. FDRPAS also introduces a flash copy like point in time copy data replication facility for zDASD disk storage.
"We are very excited to be working with INNOVATION, as we continue to bring customers alternative solutions in reducing their total cost of storage," said Jim O'Connor director of product marketing for Bus-Tech, Inc.. "By pairing our zDASD and MAS solutions with their FDR Product Suite, we are providing customers with significant time and cost savings for their mainframe operations. Together, our solutions will continue to meet the needs of our current customers and the growing demands of new prospects as backup and recovery become increasingly important."
About Innovation Data Processing
INNOVATION Data Processing, Little Falls NJ, is the leading independent software vendor providing Non-Disruptive Business Protection and Enterprise Storage Management solutions for IBM eServer z/OS, OS/390 and S/390 Linux attached enterprise storage, as well as for Windows, UNIX and Linux, SAN, NAS and LAN distributed storage. INNOVATION solutions deliver exceptional reliability and winning price/performance. Distributing enterprise storage management technology solutions for non-stop processing, thousands of users in the United States and 35 other countries around the globe look to INNOVATION for their business continuance solutions.
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About Bus-Tech, Inc.
Bus-Tech, Inc. founded in 1987 is the industry's leading provider of state-of-the-art connectivity solution for the data center to Original Equipment Manufacturers. The company's powerful suite of adapter and platform solution satisfy even the most rugged demands of data processing professionals for high-bandwidth, high-availability, and high-performance connectivity. With more than 15,000 installed sites worldwide, Bus-Tech, Inc. is a recognized leader in the data center interconnect market. Headquartered in Burlington, MA, the company is privately held with location around the world. For more information about Bus-Tech, Inc. and its products, please visit the Bus-Tech, Inc. World Wide Web site at http://www.bustech.com, send e-mail to or call 800-284-3172 or 781-272-8200.
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