Alacritus Software Announces Virtual Tape Library Support for Legato NetWorker Data Protection Solution.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers LIVERMORE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2002 Alacritus(TM) Software has teamed with enterprise storage management leader Legato Systems to certify the industry's first virtual tape library A hard disk array that emulates a tape library. A virtual tape library (VTL) enables the storage medium to be switched from tapes to disks while continuing to use the existing tape backup software. See virtual tape system and storage virtualization. solution with Legato NetWorker(R) information protection software. Now customers are assured that their virtual tape library solution, VTLA VTLA Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Smart Guard, will excel in a NetWorker-protected environment. This solution, VTLA Smart Guard, consists of Alacritus' Securitus ITM ITM See: In-the-money firmware installed on an IA-based appliance and Hitachi disk subsystems. This disk-based appliance emulates one or more tape libraries, presenting as one or more physical tape libraries but is faster, more reliable and easier to manage. By utilizing Legato NetWorker with the VTLA in a SAN, customers get LAN free backup Refers to backing up data without transferring it across the LAN or WAN and slowing down the network. The simplest LAN free architecture is a server or a NAS storage device with backup storage (tapes, MO, CD, etc.) directly attached. and restore capabilities within a heterogeneous environment Using hardware and system software from different vendors. Organizations often use computers, operating systems and databases from a variety of vendors. Contrast with homogeneous environment. . "The combination of NetWorker and VTLA provides a solution for customers backing up data directly to disk. NetWorker's VTLA support allows customers to effectively optimize backup performance in a SAN environment while maintaining flexibility to achieve high performance restore on demand," said Charles Fonner, vice president, Worldwide Marketing, Legato Systems. Don Trimmer trimmer see resco nail trimmer, toenail scissors. , co-founder and chief strategic officer at Alacritus, commented, "As a leader in storage management software, we're pleased to be working with Legato to deliver the next generation of data protection. The rapid advances that disk technology is achieving over tape technology provide high performance and high levels of reliability for customers coping with data volumes that are growing exponentially." Hitachi CP has integrated VTLA components, with Nissho to resell the VTLA product through its partners and customers. There are two product models customers may choose from: VTLA 1000 for low-end to mid-range systems, and VTLA 2000 for mid-range to high-end systems. Takao Tsuji, managing director at Nissho Electronics, said "For several years Nissho has provided integrated storage solutions with NetWorker. Given this experience, we were confident that the NetWorker backup application was a good fit for the VTLA solution. We're pleased to expand our market offerings with this combined solution." Added Kazuo Nakagoshi, board director at Hitachi Computer Peripherals Co., Ltd. "By certifying NetWorker with the VTLA, customers now get a much easier to use backup solution. Through the combined efforts of these companies, we're now able to deliver powerful solutions to the global storage marketplace." About Legato Systems Legato Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :LGTO LGTO Legato Systems (stock symbol) ), the award winning software innovator, specializes in providing its customers with a seamless approach for protecting, moving and making available business-critical company information. Legato pioneered the industry standard for storage management software products. More than 10,000 customers, including Fortune 1000 companies, are utilizing more than 65,000 Legato software product licenses worldwide. Headquartered in Mountain View, CA, USA, Legato has an established global presence with offices in 23 countries to fully serve its customers. Legato is a founding member of the Storage Networking Industry Association An association of producers and consumers of storage networking products, whose goal is to further storage networking technology and applications. The Storage Networking Industry Association, or SNIA in the USA and Europe. For more information on Legato Systems, Inc., its products and services visit www.legato.com. About Alacritus Software Alacritus(TM) Software provides high performing, highly available, plug-and-play virtual technology creating interoperable networks. By delivering this open, heterogeneous compatibility, customers may utilize existing software infrastructures such as backup applications from Computer Associates, CommVault, Legato Systems and Veritas. The first product, Securitus I, is a virtual tape library that serves as a replacement to tape library subsystems. The principals of Alacritus have been responsible for industry advances such as Celestra for serverless backup A type of LAN free backup that does not use any of the resources of an application server or a backup server. See LAN free backup. , the Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP (Network Data Management Protocol) An open standard for backing up data in a heterogeneous environment. Developed by Network Appliance and IntelliGuard Software, NDMP uses a common data format which is written to and read from drivers for the specific disk and ), and Third Party Copy, among many others, including BudTool, the first backup and restore tool for networked, UNIX-based environments. Alacritus Software is located at 1650 Holmes Street, Livermore, California 94550. For more information, call (925) 960.0695 or visit http://www.alacritus.com. |
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