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Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC), the leader in Intelligent Storage(TM) solutions for the open systems market, today announced that it has expanded the maximum capacity of its Pathlight VX 650 enterprise disk backup solution by more than 50% and added support for the new Scalar i500 intelligent midrange tape library. The larger capacity Pathlight VX 650, which now provides up to 71.5TB of usable storage, will allow enterprise IT departments to backup and retain more of their data on a single disk backup resource to facilitate rapid file restores. The expanded library support also allows end users to build integrated disk-tape backup environments that leverage the highly scalable architecture of ADIC's new midrange, rack-mountable Scalar i500 tape library platform. "Enterprise IT managers continue to struggle with the job of providing data protection in the face of rapid data growth," said Bill Britts, ADIC Executive Vice President for Products, Sales, and Service. "We know that the optimal solution for different data sets is disk, tape, or a combination of the two technologies -- which is why ADIC continues to expand its backup solution options. Greater disk capacity in our Pathlight VX virtual tape library lets users grow their disk tier to handle more data for increased performance and fault tolerance, while new library platform support allows them to expand their overall backup system flexibly and to better manage their ongoing costs." Designed for high performance enterprise environments, ADIC's Pathlight VX 650 disk backup solution merges the performance and reliability of disk with the value, capacity, and portability of tape in a single system. Pathlight VX 650 presents its disk capacity as a tape library to applications, so it fits easily into traditional backup and restore processes. To support users' needs for higher capacities, compliancy, disaster recovery, and long-term retention requirements, Pathlight VX 650 creates physical tapes in attached tape libraries. The tape creation process takes place outside the backup window and off the users' backup SANs and servers, allowing users to retain their investment in backup infrastructure as they add disk technology to their backup process. ADIC also announced it would add its new midrange tape library, the Scalar i500, to its list of libraries supported by Pathlight VX 650. The Scalar i500 was designed to make backup more reliable and easier to manage in midrange data center environments. It is the first midrange library to use ADIC's iPlatform(TM) architecture and iLayer(TM) management approach to provide advanced integrated management functions while eliminating the need for external library control servers and software. It is also the first midrange library to combine flexible, modular scalability with a single, continuous robotics system to meet the needs of users from smaller workgroups through midrange data centers. It is also the first midrange library to integrate SMI-S support, allowing it to be managed directly by third-party SRM tools. In addition to the Scalar i500, Pathlight VX provides integrated tape creation with ADIC Scalar(R) 24, Scalar(R) 100, Scalar(R) 1000, Scalar(R) i2000, and Scalar(R) 10K libraries, along with legacy IBM 3584, and StorageTek L180 and L700 models. The new Pathlight VX 650 models are available from ADIC and ADIC channel partners now. About ADIC Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC) is a leading provider of Intelligent Storage(TM) solutions to the open systems marketplace. ADIC is the world's largest supplier of automated tape systems using the drive technologies most often employed for backing up open system, client-server networks.(a) The Company's data management software, storage networking appliances, and disk-based backup and restore solutions provide IT managers innovative tools for storing, managing, and protecting their most valuable digital assets in a variety of disk and tape environments. ADIC storage products are available through a worldwide sales force and a global network of resellers, OEMs and partnerships, including Apple, Dell, EMC, Fujitsu-Siemens, HP, IBM, and Sun. Further information about ADIC is available at www.adic.com. (a) Market Share: Gartner Dataquest, Tape Automation Systems Market Shares, 2004, F. Yale, August 2005. ADIC, Pathlight, and Scalar are registered trademarks and Intelligent Storage, iPlatform, iLayer, and iMover are trademarks of Advanced Digital Information Corporation. All other trade or service marks mentioned in this document should be considered the property of their respective owners.