Bus-Tech, Inc. Joins the Hitachi Data Systems ISV Partner Program
Offers Enterprise Customers a Simple, Compliant, Secure and Fast Nearline Archive Solution
Burlington, MA - October 19, 2006 - Bus-Tech, Inc., a market leader in mainframe tape-on-disk controllers and data center connectivity products, today announced its membership in the Hitachi Data Systems ISV Partner Program. In support of the Hitachi Data Systems partnership, Bus-Tech, Inc.'s Mainframe Appliance for Storage (MAS) tape controller will support the Hitachi Content Archive Platform. With this announcement, Bus-Tech, Inc. and Hitachi Data Systems provide a mainframe digital archiving solution to better manage information growth, regulatory compliance, and governance for secure long-term preservation and retention of digital content, and also ready access to content whenever it is needed. As a member of the Hitachi Data Systems ISV Partner Program, Bus-Tech, Inc. will provide a completely complimentary mainframe tape-on-disk solution for standard tape operations through collaboration with Hitachi Data Systems. The combined Hitachi Content Archive Platform and Bus-Tech, Inc.'s Mainframe Appliance for Storage offering is delivering a fully integrated solution.
"Hitachi Data Systems' partnership with Bus-Tech, Inc. represents further industry endorsement of the Mainframe Appliance for Storage (MAS). We are thrilled that Hitachi Data Systems with its position in the mainframe enterprise space has chosen to utilize Bus-Tech, Inc. in satisfying its customers' archive requirements" said Al Brandt, President, Bus-Tech, Inc.
The MAS is a tape-on-disk controller that attaches directly to the mainframe FICON or ESCON input/output channels and uses standard Gigabit Ethernet IP to attach to the Hitachi Content Archive Platform. To the mainframe, the MAS emulates up to two-hundred fifty-six 3480/3490/3590 tape drives, allowing mainframe-based applications to transparently store data on Hitachi Content Archive Platform by writing files to an emulated tape device. With the joint solution, customers will receive the benefits of the MAS with the Hitachi Content Archive Platform, specifically fast data retrieval, cost competitive disk economics, large capacity in a small footprint, and industry leading options for data replication.
"We welcome Bus-Tech, Inc. to the Hitachi Data Systems ISV Partner Program," said Jack Domme, Executive Vice President, Global Solutions Strategy and Development at Hitachi Data Systems. "Mainframe archive is a strategic market for Hitachi Data Systems. The performance, scalability and security of the combined solution emphasize our focus on delivering best-of-breed solutions to our mainframe archive enterprise customers."
About the Hitachi Data Systems ISV Partner Program
The Hitachi Data Systems Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Program is committed to developing mutually supportive and beneficial partnerships which result in delivering robust, collaborative storage solutions for customers. The program is designed to provide ISV Partners with the support they need to bring solutions to market that interoperate best with technology offerings from Hitachi Data Systems.
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 20,000 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 www.bustech.com, send email to info@bustech.com, or call 800-284-3172 or 781-272-8200.
