INNOVATION Supports IBM Enterprise Storage Server Technology

Business Wire, July 26, 1999

LITTLE FALLS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 1999--

Commenting on IBM's announcement of the new Enterprise Storage Server, a multi-platform disk storage system for OS/390, UNIX and NT environments. Independent storage management software vendor Innovation Data Processing Inc., said that all components of its FDR Storage Management Solution for backup, restore, hierarchical space management and mainframe business recovery protection; including FDR/UPSTREAM the enterprise storage management component for UNIX and NT, as well as IAM its VSAM applications accelerator are ready and shipping with Enterprise Storage Server technology support.

"IBM's announcement of the new Enterprise Storage Server", according to Thomas J. Meehan, INNOVATION's Vice President "Advanced Technology," is without exception IBM's finest storage offering to date. Customers are eagerly awaiting the Enterprise Storage Server's arrival.

"Pre-release testing of FDR and IAM with the new disk system", Meehan went on, "clearly demonstrates its advantages of increased speed and higher capacity. With internet and real time e-business information driving up the amount of data stored on mainframe, UNIX and LAN servers, customers need a high speed and high capacity disk system just to be able to keep pace. INNOVATION is very pleased with the results of our participation in the Enterprise Storage Server's Early Test Program.

"Their incredibly high I/O capacity makes OS/390 platforms an extremely popular choice as an enterprise backup server. Customers who trust INNOVATION's FDR, FastCPK, ABR and FDR/UPSTREAM to protect their e-business data are going to find IBM's Enterprise Storage Server more than just an interesting announcement. We expect many customers will see it as a natural companion."

"Y2K certified and Enterprise Storage Server capable versions of IAM, FDR and associated products are being shipped today as normal maintenance. Work is continuing with IBM," Meehan explained, so that FDR, IAM and all of INNOVATION's storage management solutions will be ready to leverage future Enterprise Storage Server innovations for customers, as soon as they become generally available."

On INNOVATION Data Processing . . .

With a worldwide customer base and over 25 years experience in enterprise backup, restore, hierarchical storage management, business data protection and disaster recovery, Innovation is internationally recognized for its inventiveness in this market segment. Innovation Data Processing, headquartered in Little Falls, NJ is the premier choice in enterprise storage management with industry leading solutions FDR(R) (Fast Dump Restore), ABR(R), FastCPK, FDRSOS(R), FDR InstantBackup(TM), FDR/UPSTREAM(R),FDR/UPSTREAM(R)/SOS(R), FDRCLONE(TM), FDRAPPL(TM), FATS(R)/FATAR(TM), FDRREORG(R), FDREPORT and IAM(R).

Further information about INNOVATION, its products and services, can be obtained from the INNOVATION home page at http://www.innovationdp.fdr.com or by e-mailing us at sales@fdrinnovation.com.