Press Release
Bus-Tech, Inc. Named Top Choice In Encryption and Disaster Recovery
Leader in mainframe storage connectivity solutions recognized for innovation in tape-on-disk technology
Burlington, MA - August 5, 2008 - Bus-Tech, Inc., the leading solution provider for enterprise mainframe tape data migration to open systems storage, today announced that its Mainframe Data Library (MDL) has been selected as winner of the Reader Trust Award by Network Products Guide, a Silicon Valley Communications publication. Bus-Tech was named "Best in Encryption for Mainframe" and "Best in Mainframe Disaster Recovery" for 2008 from a global field of nominations.
Bus-Tech's award-winning virtual tape controller, MDL, delivers consistent, practical and secure performance to enterprise mainframe environments through tape-on-disk emulation. The MDL has been recognized worldwide for helping organizations achieve high availability storage, reduced backup and restore times, and a lower total cost of ownership.
"Increased end-user awareness and ongoing advances in technology are helping shape better products and services," says Rake Narang, editor-in-chief, Network Products Guide. "Bus-Tech's MDL fills a big gap in the storage industry between the tape and open systems worlds."
The MDL connects to IBM and compatible mainframes, allowing organizations to capitalize on the data mirroring capabilities of open system storage and eliminate the need for tape duplexing and offsite shipping by using IP-based data replication over private or public wide area networks. When compared to current peer-to-peer tape data replication solutions, the MDL can eliminate requirements for specialized channel extension equipment and provide concurrent data replication to multiple sites.
"Bus-Tech has long been an innovator in storage connectivity solutions, helping companies leverage the security, reliability and performance of open systems devices without the cost and risk of total system replacement," said Al Brandt, president of Bus-Tech, Inc. "The readers of Network Products Guide have reaffirmed this need and with their votes have chosen Bus-Tech as the leader in mainframe disaster recovery and encryption."
Bus-Tech will be exhibiting the latest in mainframe connectivity solutions at SHARE San Jose on August 11-13, 2008. Attendees are invited to visit them at booth #102 and attend presentations by Director Jim O'Connor on "Virtual Tape Technologies from SUN/STK, IBM, Bus-Tech" and "Mainframe Tape Replacement with the Mainframe Data Library."
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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 20,000 installed sites worldwide, Bus-Tech 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 and its products, please visit the Bus-Tech World Wide Web site at www.bustech.com, send email to , or call 800-284-3172 or 781-272-8200.