Aelita Software Launches ERDisk 6.0 and ERDisk for Active Directory; Best-selling Disaster Recovery Tool Extends Protection to Active Directory.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 31, 2001 Aelita Software Corporation, which provides award-winning Microsoft-centric software products to Fortune 1000 companies worldwide, today released the newest version of its best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best disaster recovery product ERDisk, and a companion product ERDisk for Active Directory. ERDisk 6.0 provides fast, remote backup and recovery of Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. and 2000 systems, while ERDisk for Active Directory provides enterprise-grade Active Directory protection. "With over 2000 enterprise deployments worldwide, ERDisk is the clear market leader in Windows NT/2000 configuration protection and recovery," said Aelita President and Chief Executive Officer Ratmir Timashev. "Now, with ERDisk for Active Directory, we've applied our technology and understanding of the issues distributed networks face to give Active Directory users the protection they need." ERDisk for Active Directory is unique in its ability to provide remotely-administered, automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. backup and remote granular granular /gran·u·lar/ (gran´u-lar) made up of or marked by presence of granules or grains. gran·u·lar adj. 1. Composed or appearing to be composed of granules or grains. 2. recovery of Active Directory. It provides the highest level of availability and uptime for business-critical directory services, filling the gap between full network backups, which can't meet the speed-of-recovery requirements of business-critical directories, and native utilities, which only support local, offline recovery using a command line interface. "Active Directory is an integral part of Windows 2000 and enterprises need to put procedures and technology in place that allow them to rapidly recover specific Active Directory objects or the entire Active Directory infrastructure," said John Enck, Senior Research Director for Gartner. Sony Corporation, which recently migrated to Windows 2000, participated in the ERDisk for Active Directory beta program. "ERDisk for Active Directory will become an essential part of our disaster recovery program because it allows us to restore a misconfigured portion on Active Directory in minutes, instead of hours, and without an expert administrator at every site," said Ash Baijnauth, System Support Analyst at Sony. ERDisk for Active Directory features a graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to that speeds restoration by eliminating the need to use complex commands and simplifies granular restoration to avoid replication problems that could result with a complete restoration that is not needed. It is also the only product that can restore Active Directory without taking the server down and booting into Directory Services Restore mode Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM) is used on a Microsoft Windows Domain Controller to take the Active Directory on that machine offline. DSRM mode can be accessed by pressing the F8 key during the startup sequence of a Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 system running Active . It complements the capabilities of ERDisk 6.0, which provides a complete range of recovery options for both Windows 2000 and Windows NT servers and workstations, including remote unattended repair of failed systems and recovery of unbootable computers. It features Active Directory-aware Computer Collections that automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. configuration backup and is integrated with ERDisk for Active Directory to provide a complete solution for Windows 2000/Active Directory protection. ABOUT AELITA SOFTWARE CORPORATION Aelita Software is a leading provider of management and security solutions for Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT/2000 and Exchange systems and users, delivering products and services that increase the security, usability How easy something is to use. Both software and Web sites can be tested for usability. Considering how difficult applications are to use and Web sites are to navigate, one would wish that more designers took this seriously. See user interface and usability lab. , and manageability of network infrastructures built on the Microsoft enterprise platform. Aelita provides scalable, cost-effective solutions for proactive network directory and user management, Windows 2000 migration, security administration, event log management and monitoring, network analysis and reporting, emergency protection and disaster recovery. Aelita Software is headquartered in Powell, Ohio Powell is a city in Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,247 at the 2000 census. The U.S. Census Bureau's official population estimate as of 2006 was 11,494. The community was first settled around 1801, two years before Ohio became a state. and can be reached at (800) 263-0036. For more information on Aelita, go to www.aelita.com. |
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