UNIX Storage Management Software

The new AMASS for UNIX 5.0, provides faster user access to data by providing a new advanced intelligent caching utility, it provides a broader range of long-term file protection by extending the company's Infinite File Life to new platforms, and it adds support for LTO Ultrium technology.

With intelligent cache management, administrators can customize the way the cache handles files by using a simple, rule-based priority system that determines the policies for retaining files in cache. Since cached files can be accessed more quickly than files stored only in the automated library, intelligent cache management can improve system performance for user-defined file sets and allow AMASS-enabled libraries to be used in more demanding application environments. The software supports cache sizes ranging from a few megabytes up to one terabyte.

The new version also extends platform support for the company's Infinite File Life (IFL) utility, which helps lower the cost of protecting digital assets by automatically migrating files from older to newer media before data is lost due to age or wear. The IFL utility tests media on a user-defined schedule, tracks read/write error rates, and renews the files by writing them to new media.

This capability is ideal for industries that require long-term records retention, including banks, hospitals, insurance companies, government agencies and media companies. The new version extends this utility to cover a range of new platforms, including HP-UX, Compaq Tru64, and IBM AIX, and new storage media, including DTF1 and AIT tape formats.

The software also extends its support to devices, including the company's storage products, which use the new LTO Ultrium tape technology. AMASS 5.0 is available immediately through authorized AMASS dealers.

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