Storage:

Dot Hill Systems Powers Atlanta Journal-Constitution DBs

Dot Hill Systems Corp, a leading provider of storage networking solutions, announced that The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a leading metropolitan newspaper, has deployed Dot Hill's SANnet storage systems to store the newspaper's extensive databases. SANnet systems are also being used for Web-related projects such as the paperıs career and job listing site.

"Our journalists and 1.4 million readers require continuous access to the latest information stored in our growing databases. We selected Dot Hillıs SANnet Fibre Channel storage systems for three key reasons -- performance, price and reliability -- and the NEBS Level 3 certification is a nice touch," said Frank Branham, network administrator for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Dot Hill's SANpath storage networking software and SANnet Alert monitoring system help ensure maximum accessibility for our end users."

"This achievement demonstrates Dot Hill's value to the publishing industry by providing highly available storage solutions for its mission-critical applications," said Dana Kammersgard, chief technology officer, Dot Hill.

The survivability provided by Dot Hill's NEBS (Network Equipment Building Systems) Level 3 certified storage systems is very important to customers like The Atlanta Journal-Constitution who rely on their databases to publish time-sensitive material in print and online.

Dot Hill's industry leading, carrier-class SANnet storage systems ensure that information is protected and continuously available. Test results show that SANnet storage systems deliver 99.9998+ percent uptime, thatıs just 45 seconds unplanned downtime per year -- leading the industry in reliability, availability and survivability. SANpath ensures constant availability of data across storage networks, enhances network-server bandwidth, enables modifications to storage networks without server restarts, and provides LUN Masking capabilities. SANpath optimizes storage networks so that enterprises can meet the demands of today's information-driven business environment.

Dot Hill is a leading independent provider of carrier-class data storage solutions and services. With SANnet solutions that include storage area networks, NEBS Level 3 certified systems for Telco and Internet operations, and world-class service capabilities, Dot Hill is uniquely positioned to address the storage requirements of mission-critical continuous computing environments. The Axis Storage Manager family of products enables companies to enhance their existing IT infrastructures without replacing them regardless of what storage is used. Axis also provides mirroring, remote replication and disaster recovery options for mission-critical applications. Dot Hill's customers include many of the worldıs leading Internet service providers, common carriers, service and equipment providers, advanced technology and telecommunications companies, and government agencies. Dot Hill is an ISO 9002 certified company, and its Web site is www.dothill.com.

Contact Joe Austin, JPR Communications, 818-386-0403, joea@jprcom.com.