BakBone Alligns With Sun on New NAS Offering
05 Oktober 2004 - 3:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
BakBone Alligns With Sun on New NAS Offering BakBone's NetVault
Reduces Cost and Complexity of NAS Backup and Recovery to Meet the
Needs of Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses SAN DIEGO, Oct. 5
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Further building the Company's strength
in Network Attached Storage (NAS) solutions, BakBone Software(TM)
(TSX: BKB, OTC Bulletin Board: BKBOF), a global provider of data
protection software, today announced that NetVault's high
performance NDMP data protection software is certified by BakBone
to support the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS device. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031120/SDBAKLOGO) BakBone
also announced today that NetVault has successfully completed
testing as part of the Sun iForce Partner Program, which delivers
proven solutions that provide enhanced data availability while
reducing cost and time to market for Sun customers and partners.
This announcement marks the first phase in an ongoing collaboration
between the two companies. With technological cooperation ranging
from storage solutions for Sun's Opteron-based server line with
support for Solaris X86 and application level support for Oracle
10g, SAP R3, DB2 and MySQL, BakBone provides seamless and
heterogeneous data protection for networks deploying Sun
architecture. "Small businesses are continually looking for
affordable ways to improve the protection of their valuable data
assets while simplifying storage management," said Adrian Jones,
senior vice president, worldwide OEMs and alliances group, BakBone
Software. "The combination of BakBone's NetVault software and the
Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS device enables them to do just that --
enhance backup performance and data availability with NetVault
while leveraging existing storage investments with Sun's
heterogeneous file server." "With the launch of the SE5210 NAS
device, Sun continues to build on its commitment to bringing
customers end-to-end network storage solutions that reduce cost and
complexity and simplify users' IT environments," said Tim Palowski,
general manager, network storage group, Sun. "We are pleased that
solution providers such as BakBone continue to support Sun's NAS
offerings helping to deliver solutions that protect our customers'
data and keep their businesses up and running." Designed to provide
entry-level departments, workgroups, and distributed enterprises
advanced features for backup and recovery, NetVault's broad tape
library support enables the seamless integration of data protection
services for the Sun StorEdge NAS device into a user's existing
network storage environment. Highly scalable, NetVault is easy to
use and rapid to deploy while offering significant flexibility by
supporting all NDMP backup configurations. These include local
backup when a tape device is attached directly to the NAS, remote
backup allowing backup data to be directed to devices attached on
open systems clients, and three-way backup with devices attached to
remote NAS filers. In addition, NetVault's robust NDMP support
allows tape devices to be shared between multiple NAS filers and/or
open system machines, providing investment protection by extending
a customer's utilization of existing tape infrastructure. NetVault
users gain significant performance benefits that can be relied upon
to speed data recovery. Thanks to NetVault's automated installation
and device configuration features, NetVault can be installed and
fully running in a matter of hours, virtually eliminating the
associated labor costs of competitive backup solutions which can
take days to implement. The Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS is a
heterogeneous storage device that provides simple manageability,
quick deployment, seamless integration, and flexible, policy-based
data services. The easy-to-use appliance is purpose-built for
simple operation, and can be typically set up in less than 15
minutes, thanks to its intuitive and easy-to-use installation
wizard. The Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS integrates seamlessly with UNIX
and Microsoft Windows environments, making it easy to share data
across heterogeneous platforms, and its policy-based data services,
including integrated file management and SNAP/point-in-time copy,
protecting data and keeping businesses running. About BakBone
Software, Inc. BakBone Software is a leading international data
protection solution provider that develops and distributes data
backup, restore, and disaster recovery software for network storage
and open-systems environments. BakBone delivers scalable solutions
that address the complex demands of large enterprise environments,
as well as small to medium size businesses. Founded in 2000,
BakBone products are used by Fortune 1000 corporations and domestic
and international government entities. Distributed through a select
global network of OEM partners, resellers and solution providers,
interested companies can learn more information about BakBone's
products and services at http://www.bakbone.com/ or email . Safe
Harbor This press release contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, which,
if they do not materialize or prove correct, could cause BakBone's
results to differ materially from historical results, or those
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The
potential risks and uncertainties may include, but are not limited
to, competition in our target markets; potential capital needs;
management of future growth and expansion; risk of third-party
claims of infringement; protection of proprietary information,
customer acceptance of the company's products and fee structures;
the success of BakBone's brand development efforts; risks
associated with strategic alliances; reliance on distribution
channels; product concentration; need to develop new and enhanced
products; potential product defects; our ability to hire and retain
qualified employees and key management personnel; and risks
associated with changes in domestic and international market
conditions and the entry into and development of international
markets for the company's products. Our forward-looking statements
should be considered in the context of these and other risk factors
disclosed in our most recent report filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, which may be found at http://www.sec.gov/, as
well as those risk factors disclosed in the current report filed
with the Canadian Securities Administrators, which is available on
SEDAR at http://www.sedar.com/. All future written and oral
forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf are also
subject to these factors. BakBone assumes no obligation to update
any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances
arising after the date on which it was made. BakBone, BakBone
Software, NetVault, Application Plugin Module, APM and the BakBone
logo are all trademarks or registered trademarks of BakBone
Software, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries. All
other brands, products or service names are or may be trademarks,
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information, please contact: Dani Kenison of BakBone Software,
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