Joint Solution of QStar and Disc Archiving Systems

DISC
Archiving Systems, Inc., a specialist in professional data archiving, and
QStar Technologies, Inc., a provider of enterprise archive and data management
software, announce the software support of QStar Archive Manager for the DISC ArXtor
Series.

QStar Archive Manager software creates an active
archive by virtualizing the DISC ArXtor Appliance, presenting the archive as a
network share using industry standard CIFS or NFS protocols. A retention
management feature is provided by Archive Manager, ensuring that valuable
archived data is managed and protected efficiently.

The solution also offers several disaster protection strategies: QStar’s media
copy feature automatically creates a duplicate copy of selected archive volumes
which can be removed from the ArXtor Appliance for transport to a remote
location. More advanced alternatives are optional mirroring or replication, to
other on-site or off-site ArXtor Appliances.

By using the QStar platform with
ArXtor Blu-ray libraries, customers can create a 3-2-1 archive, which is
beneficial to all industries including healthcare, broadcast, government, financial
and manufacturing. Endorsed by industry analysts, the 3-2-1 Archiving and Data
Protection Best Practice provides a framework that calls for three copies of
all data, archived on two different storage technologies, with one copy offsite on
removable media.

This multi-tier archive approach offers reliable physical system resilience by
managing valuable data on multiple storage technologies across multiple
locations. At the same time, the 3-2-1 approach allows organizations to
optimize expensive storage resources, while retaining archive data in a very
flexible and cost effective environment.

Engineered and manufactured in Germany, the
new ArXtor Series continues with DISC’s direct-attached automated optical library solutions.

Mechanically based on DISC´s industry
proven DISC Series ‘touchless media’, patented SmartPack and
robotics technology, the new ArXtor Series using industry Blu-ray optical drive
technologies is an archival storage automation solution for managing standardized
(UDF) 120mm optical media (BD/BDXL/DVD/CD).

"Our
joint solution delivers a flexible archive solution that provides cost-saving
long-term storage efficiency, optimum scalability and robust features that can
manage the growth and changes needed to meet stringent data retention and
protection requirements," said Mark Brown, VP sales North-America of
DISC. "Blu-ray
based archive solutions offer exceptional value for money and have been widely
accepted in many markets to create legally admissible formats. Like all optical
based technologies, the media offers a random read capability, significantly
improving load times compared to tape technology, which uses sequential access."

"QStar
now uniquely supports the whole range of DISC ArXtor Libraries and features
across all QStar’s supported operating systems; Windows, Linux, UNIX and Mac
and can be purchased with the software already installed in the ArXtor
Appliance," said Dave Thomson, SVP sales and marketing, QStar. "BDXL technology can
more than double the capacity of existing Blu-ray media (BD), yet continues to
offer read and write backward compatibility to even the oldest 120mm technology
of CD or DVD. The ability to read and write media manufactured 20 years ago is
unique in the storage industry".