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QUANTUM ANNOUNCES GENERAL AVAILABILITY OF QUANTUM DX30

Quantum Corp, a leading provider of data protection systems, has announced the general availability of the Quantum DX30 -- the only disk-based backup system that emulates a tape library. With the Quantum DX30, enterprises can address the most challenging issues they face: backing up data fast, reliably, and economically without disrupting their existing storage infrastructure.

The Quantum DX30, featuring a unique marriage of hardware and software in a dense platform, decreases the amount of time required to complete a backup and restore mission critical data on the network. By providing seamless interoperability with existing tape libraries and minimizing the impact on existing operational procedures, the Quantum DX30 can be quickly deployed into existing backup environments without disruption. As a synergistic partner to automated tape library systems already in place, the Quantum DX30 works hand-in-hand with tape technology, encouraging more frequent and thorough end-user backup because of the shortened window needed for backups.

"The Quantum DX30 solves more customer pain points for less budget than any other disk-based backup product in the market today," said Dave Kenyon, product line manager for Quantum's Storage Solutions Group. "At approximately $18 per GB, the Quantum DX30 is the highest-performing disk-based backup product in its price range. In addition, because of its out-of-the-box integration capability, it can be rapidly implemented and easily managed with no software modifications or policy changes required."

The Quantum DX30 significantly improves backup and restore times and the confidence in completing a successful backup within the backup window by incorporating Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology into the backup data path. Quantum also incorporated feedback from more than 40 different beta sites into the final design and architecture of the Quantum DX30.

Enthusiastic Reception

Data Base File Tech Group was one of the early users and is adopting the Quantum DX30 as its storage device of choice behind InfoSure TIME navigator, the company's new online data backup and recovery service.

"After five full months of testing the beta version of the Quantum DX30, we eagerly awaited the production version release," said Maurice Auger, Director of Field Operations, Data Base File Tech Group. "The Quantum DX30 has exceeded our expectations at every turn from how easy it is to use, to how well it performs the backup and restore function."

"As enterprises continue to look for ways to reduce costs and increase productivity, more will look to disk-based backup as a solution," said David Hill, vice president of storage research, Aberdeen Group. "With its heritage in tape libraries, Quantum is one of the companies best-suited to deliver a leading-edge, but simple, disk-based backup product that minimizes corporate downtime."

Pricing and Availability

The Quantum DX30 is now available for purchase through select Quantum resellers, including AMC, CSP, and Datalink, who have gone through extensive product training to become VAR Certified resellers. The product is offered at an MSRP of $55,000. StorageCare next-business-day on-site services are also available in connection with the Quantum DX30. For complete details about the product, see the Quantum Web site at www.quantum.com.

About Quantum

Quantum Corp, founded in 1980, is a global leader in data protection, meeting the needs of business customers with enterprise-wide storage solutions and services. Quantum is one of the world's largest suppliers of tape drives, and its DLTtape technology is the standard for backup, archiving, and recovery of mission-critical data. Quantum is also a leader in the design, manufacture and service of automated tape libraries used to manage, store and transfer data. This year, the company expanded into the area of disk-based backup, with a solution that emulates a tape library and is optimized for data protection. Quantum sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2002, were approximately $1.1 billion. Quantum Corp, 501 Sycamore Dr, Milpitas, CA 95035, 408-944-4000, www.quantum.com.