Hitachi Data Systems Announces Hitachi Freedom Storage NanoCopy and Other Industry-leading Data-Movement Solutions - data storage device - Product Development

Edge: Work-Group Computing Report, July 19, 1999

Extension to CARE Software Products Asynchronous Remote Copy with Hitachi NanoCopy support will be offered as an extension to Hitachi Data Systems' data-movement options offered under its Copy, Availability, Resource, and Exchange (CARE) umbrella of software solutions for use with the Freedom Storage 7700E. Hitachi ShadowImage -- currently available with the Copy suite of CARE -- can operate in conjunction with Asynchronous Remote Copy to provide volume-level backup. This delivers an additional level of data integrity to assure consistency across sites.

Beta Systems' HARBOR File Transfer and HARBOR File-Level Backup/Restore provide other data-movement solutions within the Copy suite, addressing the "any data, any time" aspects of Hitachi's data-access vision. Harbor File Transfer for 7700E offers a non-disruptive means of transferring large data files in either direction between S/390 and UNIX-based and Windows NT systems. This solution is tightly integrated with the 7700E function called Hitachi Multi-platform Data Exchange (HMDE). The Harbor File-Level Backup/Restore solution performs file-level backup and restore of data from open-system servers to mainframe processors.

Remote Copy Supports IBM's GDPS Hitachi Data Systems also announced Monday it is providing remote copy support for IBM's Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex (GDPS) facility, an IBM services offering for mirroring data and balancing workload on systems spread across two or more sites up to 40 kilometers apart. With this support, customers running IBM Parallel Sysplex systems can take advantage of Hitachi's Freedom Storage 7700E with its unmatched suite of remote copy options for data availability.

Roadmap for Data Movement Enhancements Hitachi Data Systems today also revealed a roadmap for next-generation data-movement capabilities. Rolling out implementations of its any data, any computer, anywhere, any time vision over the coming months, Hitachi Data Systems has initially released Asynchronous Remote Copy for use with S/390-compatible processors. The company intends to extend these capabilities to UNIX-based and Windows NT platforms next year.

Hitachi Data Systems will begin releasing Hitachi Freedom Storage NanoCopy in the fourth quarter of 1999. It will be released initially for use with S/390-compatible processors. Hitachi's intention is to extend NanoCopy to UNIX-based and Windows NT-based servers next year.

Recognized as a leading provider of business solutions for the world's most IT-intensive corporations, Hitachi Data Systems offers professional services, multiplatform storage subsystems, and the industry's broadest line of high-performance servers. The company's extensive range of products and services, coupled with its business alliances with key industry leaders, enable it to transform IT into business agility for high-end and middle-market customers. Hitachi Data Systems is owned by Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT) and has its headquarters in Santa Clara, California. For further information on Hitachi Data Systems, access www.hds.com.