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StorageTek D220 REDUCES DATA STORAGE MANAGEMENT BURDEN

StorageTek (Storage Technology Corp), a storage services and solutions expert, has announced the immediate availability of the latest in a line of robust disk storage devices designed to reduce the impact of escalating storage demands on companies.

The D220 disk subsystem is a powerful primary storage device that offers an additional disk storage option to businesses intent on managing rapid increases in data in an environment with flat to shrinking IT budgets.

Using the latest in 2 GB/second technology, the D220 is designed specifically to give open systems department and work group environments much of the performance, scalability and management capability available to enterprisewide subsystems -- but scaled appropriately. With an excellent performance to value ratio, the D220 is affordable and extremely cost-efficient.

"Our customers have told us they need robust, high-performance storage solutions at every layer of the enterprise," said Pierre Cousin, StorageTek vice-president and general manager of Online Solutions. "The D220 offers customers a better alternative to budget-restrictive purchases for department and work group-level storage, providing effective management of business critical data throughout its lifecycle for even more end-users."

The D220's ability to scale from 730 GB to 6.1 TB in capacity, its non-disruptive growth path, and common software that is transferable to higher-end StorageTek D-Series solutions protects past and future investments, offering peace-of-mind to the end-user.