Hawaii's Department of Health employs over 3,000 people throughout the islands to serve the state's 1.3 million residents. An older tape library created a technology bottleneck and interfered with the ability of employees to get work done. Full backups ran from Friday evening through Monday morning, making it difficult for users to access data efficiently at the beginning of each week. In addition, IT staff spent a great deal of time working to resolve issues created by the legacy infrastructure.

Steve Sakamoto, a senior data processing systems analyst for the Hawaii Department of Health with responsibility for maintaining the branch's technology infrastructure, decided that a more scalable, efficient and high-performance backup system was needed. He wanted a solution that would not only shorten the backup window but also easily integrate with the branch's diverse IT infrastructure, which included Windows-based servers from several vendors protected by Symantec Backup Exec software.

The Selection: DXi7500 Versatility Stands Out

After comparing products and speaking to other suppliers, Sakamoto selected a DXi7500.

"The Quantum solution had a lot of options that other vendors did not, such as different types of connections, encryption of data [before replicating] and the full graphical user interface," says Sakamoto. "We also knew from previous customer references that the performance would be very good."

Implementation went smoothly, according to Sakamoto. Quantum's installation team conducted a site inspection and helped with the system planning. Within two weeks of ordering the DXi7500, it was up and running.

With the DXi7500 in place, the BT Emergency Preparedness and Response branch established a new data protection routine. Differential backups are now made each day Monday through Thursday and a full backup is conducted Friday night. Three months of backups are retained on the DXi7500, and each month the data is transferred to the Scalar(R) library for long-term offsite retention.

The Results: Reduced Backup Times, Faster Restores and Cost Savings

Since deploying the new Quantum solution, Sakamoto and his team have seen a significant improvement in system operations. In addition to achieving deduplication ratios of 23:1 and much better backup performance, file restores that used to take 30 minutes now typically take only 30 seconds. All of this has saved IT staff time, allowing the team to focus on project development. In addition, because storage capacity has been optimized, the branch has been able to purchase less tape media, equipment and rack space.

Sakamoto points to the DXi7500 management interface as another advantage. He reports that it is straightforward and intuitive and that he particularly values the integrated feature that alerts both IT staff and Quantum whenever something in the system begins to act outside normal parameters.

According to Sakamoto, the DXi7500 has also positioned his team to implement remote replication in the future, which will improve disaster recovery protection and further reduce costs.

Summing up the experience with the DXi7500, Sakamoto says the branch has been very pleased.

"The DXi7500 has greatly improved our data protection process," he reports. "In addition, our experience with Quantum's sales and tech teams has been terrific, and the service and support has been outstanding."

More information on the branch's implementation and Quantum's full range of deduplication solutions can be found at http://salestools.quantum.com/querydocretriever_inc.cfm?ext=.pdf&mime=application/pdf&filename=345535.pdf and http://www.quantum.com/dedupe, respectively.

About Quantum

Quantum Corp. (NYSE: QTM) is the leading global storage company specializing in backup, recovery and archive. Combining focused expertise, customer-driven innovation, and platform independence, Quantum provides a comprehensive, integrated range of disk, tape, and software solutions supported by a world-class sales and service organization. This includes the DXi(TM)-Series, the first disk backup solutions to extend the power of data deduplication and replication across the distributed enterprise. As a long-standing and trusted partner, the company works closely with a broad network of resellers, OEMs and other suppliers to meet customers' evolving data protection needs. Quantum Corp., 1650 Technology Drive, Suite 800, San Jose, CA 95110, (408) 944-4000, www.quantum.com.

Quantum, the Quantum logo and Scalar are registered trademarks of Quantum Corporation and its affiliates. DXi is a trademark of Quantum Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

"Safe Harbor" Statement: This press release contains "forward-looking" statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. Specifically, but without limitation, statements relating to 1) customer benefits and value to customers from using Quantum's DXi7500 solutions and the Scalar(R) tape libraries and 2) customer demand for and Quantum's future revenue from such solutions and tape libraries, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Quantum on the date hereof. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Quantum's actual results to differ materially from those implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks include operational difficulties, unforeseen technical limitations, unexpected material deviation in product operation, the ability of competitors to introduce new solutions that compete more successfully with our solutions, unexpected changes in market conditions and unanticipated changes in customers' needs or requirements, as well as the risks set forth in Quantum's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, those risks and uncertainties listed in the section entitled "Risk Factors," in Quantum's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2009 and in Quantum's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2009. Quantum expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Quantum's iLayer software can reduce library and media management time by more than 50 percent and is embedded in the over 30,000 Scalar libraries shipped to date. iLayer offers users proactive diagnostics through easy-to-understand messages sent directly to IT with specific corrective actions. The intuitive interface saves administration time for both small businesses and remote offices, reducing the demands on staff to keep the system running reliably.

The Scalar(R) i40 can efficiently and cost-effectively accommodate a customer's data storage growth by scaling from 25 slots up to 40 slots through capacity-on-demand (COD) software licensing. With COD, users can increase storage space by up to 60 percent within the system's original footprint. Likewise, the Scalar i80 supports future storage needs by scaling from 50 slots up to 80 slots. Offering up to five import/export slots in the i40 and 10 in the i80, the libraries enable easy loading and unloading of tapes for offsite storage.

"Customers large and small demand cost-effective, high-density and scalable tape libraries with improved manageability," said Robert Amatruda, research director, data protection and recovery for IDC. "Quantum's new Scalar i40 and i80 tape libraries with iLayer(TM) management software enable customers to reduce library and media management time with proactive diagnostic tools."

The Scalar i40 and i80 libraries are customer installable and easy to configure with native Fibre Channel and Serial Attached SCSI interfaces, which offer advantages over conventional parallel SCSI interfaces. To ensure data is secure even when stored offsite, both libraries support U.S. government-level AES 256-bit encryption which enables customers to easily comply with state and federal regulations and safeguard against the increasingly costly and reputation damaging data breaches associated with stolen or lost tapes.

"These extensions to the Scalar iLayer family of products incorporate management and availability features typically only offered to customers buying much larger and more expensive libraries," said Janae Lee, senior vice president of Marketing for Quantum. "In addition, the i40 and i80 can be used in conjunction with Quantum's disk products as part of a comprehensive and efficient storage strategy."

Pricing and Availability

The Scalar(R) i40 tape library is available today through Quantum and its network of channel and distribution partners. Pricing starts below $7,500 MSRP. The Scalar i80 tape library will be available in the first quarter of 2010, with prices starting at less than $9,400 MSRP. More information on these products can be found at http://www.quantum.com/Products/TapeLibraries/Scalari40i80/Index.aspx.

About Quantum

Quantum Corp. (NYSE: QTM) is the leading global storage company specializing in backup, recovery and archive. Combining focused expertise, customer-driven innovation, and platform independence, Quantum provides a comprehensive, integrated range of disk, tape, and software solutions supported by a world-class sales and service organization. This includes the DXi(TM)-Series, the first disk backup solutions to extend the power of data deduplication and replication across the distributed enterprise. As a long-standing and trusted partner, the company works closely with a broad network of resellers, OEMs and other suppliers to meet customers' evolving data protection needs. Quantum Corp., 1650 Technology Drive, Suite 800, San Jose, CA 95110, (408) 944-4000, www.quantum.com.

Quantum, the Quantum logo and Scalar are registered trademarks of Quantum Corporation and its affiliates. DXi and iLayer are trademarks of Quantum Corporation and its affiliates. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

"Safe Harbor" Statement: This press release contains "forward-looking" statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. Specifically, but without limitation, statements relating to 1) customer benefits and value to customers from using the Scalar i40 and i80 tape libraries, 2) customer demand for and Quantum's future revenue from such libraries and 3) the future availability of the i80 library, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Quantum on the date hereof. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Quantum's actual results to differ materially from those implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks include operational difficulties, unforeseen technical limitations, unexpected material deviation in product operation, the ability of competitors to introduce new solutions that compete more successfully with our solutions, unexpected changes in market conditions and unanticipated changes in customers' needs or requirements, as well as the risks set forth in Quantum's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, those risks and uncertainties listed in the section entitled "Risk Factors," in Quantum's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2009 and in Quantum's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2009. Quantum expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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In the report, the analyst notes:

"Industry data suggests the market for target based deduplication systems is growing substantially despite the challenging economic environment. In the past two months, QTM has introduced new products and enhancements to build out its edge-to-core product and solutions portfolio including the DXi2500-D, Quantum Vision 3.0, the esXpress(TM) backup software module and qualified the DXi7500 with Symantec OpenStorage direct-to-tape capability. Recently, analyst firm Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) has validated that the integration of Quantum DXi(TM)-Series disk-based backup and deduplication appliances with Symantec NetBackup OpenStorage API provides a comprehensive data protection solution for multi-site environments.

"It's been a tough year for the data storage industry, global IT spending falling 10% in the first half of this year...However, analysts have reported hopeful signs for the sector in recent months, as North America sales contacts related to data storage has started, with deal closure rates improving. The global storage market is currently a $45 billion a year industry and it is anticipated to grow to $50 billion a year by 2010 with archived storage forecast to increase from $9 billion in 2007 to $23 billion in 2010. Market research firm iSuppli expects global cloud storage system revenue to rise to $5 billion in 2013, up from $1.6 billion in 2009."

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About Quantum

Quantum Corp. (NYSE: QTM) is the leading global storage company specializing in backup, recovery and archive. Combining focused expertise, customer-driven innovation, and platform independence, Quantum provides a comprehensive, integrated range of disk, tape, and software solutions supported by a world-class sales and service organization. This includes the DXi(TM)-Series, the first disk backup solutions to extend the power of data deduplication and replication across the distributed enterprise. As a long-standing and trusted partner, the company works closely with a broad network of resellers, OEMs and other suppliers to meet customers' evolving data protection needs. Quantum Corp., 1650 Technology Drive, Suite 800, San Jose, CA 95110, (408) 944-4000, www.quantum.com.

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