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ASACA Announces QStar Support Of TeraCart Series

ASACA Corporation, a leading developer of high-capacity, high-performance data storage solutions, has announced the full support of QStar's line of HSM and Data Director software for ASACA's award-winning line of TeraCart Digital Virtual Libraries (DVLs) including the AM250, 750, 1450. With the capability to extend the on-line storage capacities as the company and it's storage requirements grow, the combination of a TeraCart library and a QStar storage management solution ensure future expansion is easily and affordably achieved with minimal disruption to the users.

The TeraCart maximizes flexibility, enabling environments to configure the library with any combination of DVD or CD media, according to their individual requirements. With support from QStar, multiple logical volumes spanning media and jukebox boundaries appear to TeraCart users as a single volume similar to standard magnetic disk. QStar's offline data migration support also provides users with a solid, easily accessible storage solution converting the TeraCart's removable, bar coded magazines into easily retrieved offline data.

"ASACA's TeraCart provides one of the industry's broadest media compatibility and largest capacity library of any of the 120 mm hardware vendors," said Todd Deveney, vice president of US Sales for QStar Technologies Inc. "In combination with QStar's line of HSM and Data Director software, terabytes of on-line archival storage is secured for use with almost all applications where data security, longevity and ease of administration are of paramount importance."

The TeraCart offers users read/write support for all DVD Forum recordable DVD specifications (DVD-RAM/R), as well as read support for DVD-ROM/RW, CD-ROM/R/RW. A completely modular system, TeraCart offers from 2.3TB to more than 109TB of scaleable storage and the freedom to mix a complete range of CD and DVD disks within a single library cabinet. Organizations can expand to as many as eight libraries for capacities reaching hundreds of Terabytes using pass-through and infrared communications. Incorporating QStar's storage management software ensures the libraries can be easily managed as a single physical unit.

"Combined with our new TeraCart libraries, QStar's line of HSM and Data Director software supports enterprises with near-line making even mammoth data sets into quickly accessed, easily shared information," said Chuck Larabie, ASACA's vice president of sales and marketing. "This high speed data management tool gives organizations the added flexibility to tune the system according to their own unique requirements to achieve maximum productivity."

Price/Availability

QStar's line of HSM and Data Director software are available through a worldwide network of authorized resellers, capable of providing appropriate local training, support and related services.

ASACA's TeraCart DVL systems are available for immediate delivery. Individual libraries can be configured with 1 to 24 DVD burners for online capacities ranging from 2.3TB to more than 109TB. The TeraCart AM250 starts at $30,000 and the AM1450, with 24 drives, is approximately $200,000, depending upon the options selected. Fibre Channel SAN-ready models include a built-in server and are available with an ATX or Sparc, NT or UNIX operating system. A completely modular system, organizations can start with a single cabinet and expand to as many as eight libraries, connected using pass-through and infrared communications providing capacities well into the petabyte (PB) range.

About QStar

Founded in 1987, QStar is an international software company specializing in providing storage management solutions for use with advanced automated data storage equipment. Worldwide, QStar has over 50 employees and annual sales revenues in excess of $10m.

QStar's corporate headquarters are in Florida, USA, with further sales and development offices in Europe.

In USA, contact QStar at: 99 NE Eglin Parkway, Suite #37, Fort Walton Beach, Florida tel: 850-243-0900 fax: 850-243-4234. Internet: www.qstar.com e-mail: pr@qstar.com

In Europe, contact QStar at: Viale Italia 12, 20094 Corsico, Milano, Italy tel: +39 02 451 711 fax: +39 02 4510 1745. Internet: www.qstar.com e-mail: pr@qstar.it

About ASACA

Founded in 1971, the ASACA/SHIBASOKU Corporation has its US headquarters in Golden, Colo. A leading developer of high-capacity, high-performance data storage solutions, the company is focused on serving broadcast and data storage markets worldwide. For complete information on the TeraCart DVL systems, visit the ASACA website at www.asaca.com.