Gresham Enterprise Storage Introduces LAN-Free SAN Solutions for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Customers Using ADIC Tape Libraries

Business Wire, June 9, 2003

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

BOULDER, Colo. & AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 2003

Gresham Computing plc (LSE:GHT) today announced that ADIC customers can now implement IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) LAN-Free solutions using Gresham's Enterprise DistribuTape(TM) (EDT) tape storage management integration application.

"By combining Tivoli Storage Manager with Gresham's EDT and ADIC's popular line of libraries, we enable customers to do LAN-Free with a robust feature set that lowers total cost of ownership while increasing ROI," said Ian Hook, Group Marketing Manager for Gresham.

"We've seen growth in the implementation of LAN-Free configurations allowing customers to optimize system performance and increase utilization of centralized tape storage resources," said Laura Sanders, Vice President, IBM Tivoli Storage Software. "By taking advantage of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager's open interface adding support of the ADIC library line, Gresham enables customers to benefit from an integrated storage network."

"Enterprise DistribuTape(TM) works with the Tivoli Storage Manager and ADIC's advanced Storage Networking Library architecture to provide high performance SAN backup that shares resources, reduces network congestion, and simplifies management," said Scott Roza, ADIC Vice President of Branded Products. "The bottom line is better data protection for our joint customers."

EDT provides unique advances in LAN-Free storage solutions and extended library management functionality for ADIC libraries operating in TSM backup environments. EDT manages communications between TSM and the library or media manager and augments TSM's native support for ADIC libraries with an extensive array of feature enhancements, which allow multiple TSM servers and LAN-Free clients to dynamically share multiple tape drives and streamline media management processes. In so doing, EDT enables organizations to substantially improve return on high value library assets, simplify administration, and improve the reliability of backup and restore operations while creating a scalable secondary storage environment.

"EDT is already used by many Global 1000 organizations worldwide. We are pleased to be working closely with IBM Tivoli Storage Software and ADIC to extend substantial ROI benefits to a broader audience," says Ian Hook.

Gresham's Enterprise DistribuTape(TM) is certified and supported by IBM Tivoli Storage Software and can be purchased through Gresham or IBM and its Business Partners. Supported platforms include IBM AIX, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, Windows NT and 2000. The solution is compatible with all ADIC AML, Scalar 10K and Scalar 1000 storage networking libraries.

About Gresham

Gresham has extensive experience in the provision of systems integration products and services for the storage industry. Gresham's forward-looking storage, integration and banking software solutions are used by Global 500 clients world-wide ranging across all major markets including finance, manufacturing, telecoms, media publishing and pharmaceuticals. Gresham Computing plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (GHT) and has offices throughout the world.