Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 11:42:16 -0800
From: Derek Asato 
To: lwn@lwn.net
Subject: OnStream Tape Drives Win Approval From Leading Linux Organization


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ONSTREAM™ TAPE DRIVES AWARDED STAMP OF APPROVAL
FROM LEADING LINUX COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION

OnStream Partners With Enhanced Software Technologies (EST)
To Provide Affordable and Reliable High Capacity Backup Solutions

NEW YORK CITY -- Feb. 1, 2000 -- OnStream has partnered with EST, maker
of Backup and Restore Utility (BRU), the most popular Linux backup
application, to provide reliable, high capacity backup to the Linux
community at an affordable price.  OnStream’s digital tape drives are
already gaining widespread acceptance in the Linux community following
recent certification under the official Linux Tape Drive Certification
Program.

OnStream will showcase its new Linux compatible backup solutions during
Linux World 2000 this week in New York City at booth 1064.

“Once we saw the test results, we knew that OnStream’s ADR digital tape
technology was a perfect complement to our BRU software,” Ted Cook,
president and CEO, EST, said.  “OnStream provides high capacity backup
solutions that embody the two concerns at the heart of the Linux
community: quality and affordability.”

Through the Linux Tape Drive Certification Program, tape drives are
tested and certified under an automated test environment to ensure that
all devices are tested equally.**

For the Linux community, OnStream offers its Echo 30GB IDE digital tape
drive, providing 30 gigabytes* of capacity and speeds up to 1 MB/sec* --
ideally suited for desktops and workstations.  OnStream’s ADR50 Digital
Tape Drive meets the storage requirements of Linux workstations, small
business, corporate, departmental and workgroup servers with 50
gigabytes* of capacity and speeds of up to 4MB/sec* with a SCSI-3, LVD
interface.

 “When we first looked at Linux, we knew that the high value, quality
and freedom it provided would quickly make it a major force in the
mainstream IT market,” Andy Grolnick, vice president, worldwide
marketing, OnStream, said.  “Now that we are certified under the Linux
Tape Drive Certification Program and have partnered with EST, we are
ready to offer the first hardware and software backup solution that
makes sense for the Linux environment.”

Availability
For the desktop environment, OnStream and EST are offering the Echo 30GB
IDE drive (DI30), ADR50 SCSI internal and ADR50 SCSI external bundled
with BRU personal edition software.

On the server side, OnStream and EST provide the ADR50 SCSI internal and
ADR50 SCSI external bundled with BRU server edition software.

The special OnStream and EST bundles will be available through most
major distributors in the United States, Canada and Europe.

About OnStream
Incorporated in 1998, OnStream, Inc. delivers affordable, high capacity
removable storage solutions for entry to mid-range servers, workstations
and power desktops.  The privately held, Colorado-based company is a
spin-off from Philips Electronics of The Netherlands.  All OnStream
drives are powered by the company’s patented Advanced Digital Recording
(ADR) technology -- at prices that make sense for today’s power desktop
and workgroup server computer customers.  For more information, visit
OnStream at www.onstream.com.

# # #

OnStream, ADR, OnStream Echo, the OnStream logo and ADR logo are
trademarks of OnStream, Inc.  All other trademarks are properties of
their respective companies.

*Where 1 gigabyte = 1 billion bytes.  All capacities assume 2:1
compression.  Capacity and performance will vary with file types and
system configuration.

**EST is the official sponsor of the Linux Tape Certification Program.

CONTACT:
Derek Asato/Annette Svedas
The Bohle Company
310/785-0515, ext. 201/245
derek@bohle.com/annette@bohle.com

Jackie Finch
OnStream, Inc.
303/774-6705
jackie.finch@onstream.com