StorageTek StreamLine(TM) SL500 Tape Library Named Product of the Year

StorageTek StreamLine(TM) SL500 Tape Library Named Product of the Year

IT Experts Rank StorageTek's Modular Tape Library System No. 1 in Datamation User Survey

LOUISVILLE, Colo., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The votes are in. The people have spoken. Their choice: StorageTek's StreamLine(TM) SL500 modular library system.

StorageTek(R) (Storage Technology Corporation) (NYSE:STK), the leading provider of enterprise information lifecycle management, today announced that its StreamLine SL500 modular tape library system was selected from a long list of products as the Datamation 2005 Product of the Year in the enterprise server category. End users and Datamation readers nominated and voted online for the SL500.

"This honor is a testament to the StreamLine SL500 modular tape library's advanced functionality, reliability and scalability, all of which have made it a very popular solution within the end user community," said Jon Benson, vice president and general manager, Automated Tape Solutions, StorageTek. "Leveraging technology innovation from our groundbreaking SL8500 enterprise tape library, the SL500 is designed to make backup and recovery in midrange environments simple, predictable, reliable and labor-free while enabling a flexible compliance and archiving architecture. In this way, the SL500 directly counters end users' most acute data storage and protection challenges."

The Datamation 2005 Product of the Year awards recognize end users' and Datamation readers' choices for achievement and innovation in enterprise hardware and software products. Datamation has a long tradition of honoring the best IT products and vendors. The awards are a mark of distinction and achievement in a crowded, competitive marketplace.

"A Datamation Product of the Year Award has long been regarded as a symbol of success in the IT industry because the Datamation.com audience is comprised of high-level IT executives," said Chris Nerney, executive editor of Jupitermedia's IT Management Channel, publishers of Datamation. "These are IT professionals with experience, knowledge, influence and buying power, and when they choose a product as the best in its class, it's an accomplishment."

StorageTek's StreamLine SL500 modular library system leverages technology innovation from the SL8500 to provide unmatched investment protection, storage consolidation, and data center-class RAS to midrange computing environments. Designed to handle evolving data protection needs by providing modular scalability from 30 to 575 cartridge slots, the SL500 modular library system is an ideal choice for a wide range of backup environments, from remote offices to corporate data centers in need of an adaptable platform that can accommodate current and future data protection needs. The StreamLine SL500 modular library system is also mountable in industry standard 19-inch racks, a first in this class of tape automation.

About StorageTek

StorageTek is a $2 billion global company that enables businesses, through its information lifecycle management strategy, to align the cost of storage with the value of information. The company's innovative storage solutions manage the complexity and growth of information, lower costs, improve efficiency and protect investments. For more information, see www.storagetek.com, or call 1.800.877.9220 or 303.673.5151.

TRADEMARKS: StorageTek and the StorageTek logo are registered trademarks of Storage Technology Corporation. Other names mentioned may be trademarks of Storage Technology Corporation or other vendors/manufacturers.


Source: StorageTek

CONTACT: Joe Fuentes, Manager, Global Public Relations, +1-303-661-2523,
joe_fuentes@storagetek.com, or Bob Wientzen, Senior Public Relations Manager,
+1-303-661-4993, Bob_wientzen@storagetek.com, both of StorageTek

Web site: http://www.storagetek.com/


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