Sun Microsystems announced today the latest additions to its open archive portfolio, adding a scalable, energy-conscious midrange modular library and fourth-generation fast-access tape drive. Sun introduced, in addition, enhancements to archive data security and release of a multi-tiered archive appliance that will work heterogeneously with Solaris(TM) 10 Operating System (OS)and other leading operating systems. Sun also recently announced that is has donated the source code for the Sun StorageTek(TM) 5800 system, formerly known as “Project Honeycomb,” to open source communities. Learn more at: http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/pr/2008-02/sunflash.20080227.6.xml.

    The new energy-conscious Sun StorageTek(TM) SL3000 is the world's first midrange library to deliver enterprise-class availability and features like non-disruptive capacity and performance scalability. The new technology allows, in addition, for multiple partitioning options to consolidate existing library assets and offers support for open systems and mainframe environments. The feature-rich SL3000 delivers best-in-class power consumption and density.

    Being one of the fastest growing segments of the storage market, archive, fueled by an explosion in unstructured data growth, longer data retention periods, organizations leveraging digital assets for business growth, regulatory compliance, and overall storage optimization needs. Today's announcement is the latest in Sun's efforts to bring the design innovation of enterprise archive to the network economy, giving customers smarter choices in managing exponential data growth for 'forever' retention periods with systems that can scale to petabytes and provide the ability to efficiently search for content across different types of data.

    The foremost authority on genealogy, Church of Jesus Christ, Latter-Day Saints looks to Sun for next-generation archive solutions. "FamilySearch.org, sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ, Latter-Day Saints, is engaged in a significant archiving project to preserve and protect genealogical records for hundreds of years. Sun's experience, expertise and innovation in massive storage technology make them a perfect strategic partner," said Jay Verkler, Managing Director, Family History, Church of Jesus Christ, Latter-Day Saints.

    In addition, Sun customers Elektrofilm, Wright State University, Arctic Region Supercomputing Center (ARSC) and others each look to Sun for next-generation archive solutions that efficiently scale with the needs of their datacenters. One of Canada's largest international media companies, Sun customer Canwest (www.canada.com), will use the Sun StorageTek SL3000 storage system to archive and storage digital media content and provide advertisers with the opportunity to reach more consumers across a variety of platforms.