Press Release
Bus-Tech, Inc. Announces New Enhancements of the ZDASD
New Features Offer Increased Storage Capacity Combined with Improved Flexibility
Burlington, MA - March 29, 2005 - Today, Bus-Tech®, Inc., a leading supplier of data center connectivity products, announced significant enhancements to the zDASD 3990 Controller, its leading product for connecting mainframes to open system storage products in support of DASD (ECKD) file access. With these enhancements, zDASD can now emulate up to 512 IBM 3390 data volumes; allowing IT administrators to deploy 13 Terabytes (TB) of open systems disks as mainframe-attached DASD. Additionally, new dynamic path recognition capabilities allow individual data volumes to be easily allocated across multiple logical partitions (LPARs) and / or mainframes. These new capabilities provide customers with a highly flexible alternative for attaching low-cost storage, including serial-ATA disks, to their IBM compatible mainframes; drastically reducing the costs associated with second tier storage.
The zDASD 3990 Controller is a System/390 input/output controller providing FICON or ESCON attachment to the mainframe and Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, or Ultra320 SCSI connection to open-system storage devices. 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. This makes it transparent to the mainframe hardware and/or operating systems that the data has been stored on open-systems storage rather than traditional mainframe storage.
Bus-Tech, Inc.'s zDASD controller provides a cost-effective storage alternative for data with intermediate retrieval requirements which may include compressed data, daily or weekly disk-to-disk backups, large infrequently used databases, archived report data, and more. With the advances in Serial ATA disk technology in reliability, density and performance along with the capabilities of zDASD, customers now have increased options for their near term storage needs.
"zDASD uses open-system storage for mainframe DASD applications providing cost-conscious IT administrators with lower cost open-systems arrays for their secondary or tertiary storage needs," said Ralph Armstrong, Vice President of Product Management. "By emulating up to 512 data volumes, we are offering significantly greater storage capacity which translates directly into cost savings and flexibility for our customers."
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 solutions 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 locations 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 email to , or call 800-284-3172 or 781-272-8200.