Arcada Announces Comprehensive OS/2 Strategy -- Desktop Component for OS/2 Warp Next; Strategic applications encompass operating system, desktop and server.Inc. today announced an extensive strategy for IBM's OS/2 operating system, including native tape services, single server and client/server applications. Arcada Backup for OS/2 Warp, the desktop segment for the company's strategy, will be available in January 1996 with personal (QIC (Quarter Inch Cartridge) A magnetic tape technology introduced in the early 1980s that has been widely used for backup. It was the first popular tape format for PCs. ) and professional (SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. ) editions, supporting floppy and SCSI-controlled tape devices respectfully. The company now offers backup and disaster recovery applications for OS/2 single server through its Sytos Premium product line. Arcada Backup Exec for Warp Server represents the client/server segment of the strategy. "IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) is pleased to see Arcada's continued commitment to OS/2 on all data protection levels -- operating system, desktop and server," said IBM spokesman Dave Marshall. "In addition, Arcada is working with IBM to develop native tape services to be included in a future release of OS/2 Warp, furthering the state of storage management in the OS/2 operating environment." Following its August 1995 acquisition of Sytron Corporation, Arcada is now the acknowledged market leader in OS/2 data protection. "With the release of Arcada Backup for OS/2 Warp, combined with the Sytos Premium product, we have solidified our leadership in the OS/2 market by providing a full range of data protection products -- from desktop to server," said Anthony Bautista Arcada's Business Unit Director of the OS/2 Business Unit. Also in the forefront for Windows NT and Windows 95, and gaining significant market share in NetWare, Arcada Software is the clear leader in enterprise data protection and storage management. According to Tim Bryce, editor of OS/2 Connect newsletter and senior associate with M. Bryce & Associates (MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration ), Inc., Arcada's commitment to providing intuitive, reliable solutions for the OS/2 operating system is critical to his readers and his management consulting business. "I can't imagine doing enterprise-wide computing without a strategic backup package such as Arcada's," he said. "Arcada backup solutions have consistently scored very well in our user group surveys as well." MBA, Inc. uses Arcada OS/2 products to back up the company's file servers operating in a Token-Ring LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. on a nightly basis. "Arcada's backup solutions are easy to use and very reliable, offering 32-bit processing and all of the other features that OS/2 offers," said Bryce. Arcada Backup for OS/2 Warp's 32-bit architecture provides multitasking multitasking Mode of computer operation in which the computer works on multiple tasks at the same time. A task is a computer program (or part of a program) that can be run as a separate entity. and multithreading Multitasking within a single program. It allows multiple streams of execution to take place concurrently within the same program, each stream processing a different transaction or message. capabilities, and it supports long file names File names that exceed the common eight plus three (8.3) character limitation used in DOS and Windows 3.1. Unix, Mac and Windows starting with Windows 95 support long file names. For compatibility with the 8. . It also supports a fully integrated OS/2 WorkPlace Shell, drag-and-drop capabilities and complete support for OS/2's High Performance File System (HPFS (High Performance File System) The file system introduced with OS/2 Version 1.2 that handles large disks (2TB volumes; 2GB files) and long file names (256 bytes). It coexists with the existing FAT system. HPFS - High Performance File System ). Unique to Arcada Backup for OS/2 Warp is its Backup and Restore Assistant Technology, which helps guide new users through the process of restoring a file or an entire hard disk, providing a built-in safeguard against missing steps in the restore process. Pricing and Availability Arcada Backup for OS/2 Warp will be available in January 1996. For a limited time, the professional edition of Arcada Backup for OS/2 Warp will be available at an introductory price of $149. Arcada's suite of OS/2 products include: Sytos Premium: Backup and Disaster Recovery for OS/2 single server, Sytos Autoloader Module, also for single server; Arcada Backup for OS/2 Warp - Personal Edition (parallel port/QIC) $99 MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) ; Arcada Backup for OS/2 Warp - Professional Edition (SCSI included) $249 MSRP. About Arcada Arcada Software, Inc. is a worldwide leader in enterprise data protection and storage management software operating across multiple desktop and client/server environments, including Windows NT, Windows 95, NetWare and OS/2. Arcada developed the native backup utilities in Windows NT, Windows 3.1 and DOS 6.x for Microsoft, as well as full backup solutions such as MaynStream for Maynard, QICStream for Archive, EZTape for Irwin and Norton Backup for Symantec. Arcada also partnered with Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. to offer preemptive disaster protection services for Windows 95. Arcada markets its products worldwide under the Backup Exec, Arcada Backup and Storage Exec brand names to OEMs, system integrators, value-added resellers, retailers and large corporate users. Arcada has facilities in Lake Mary, Florida Lake Mary is a city in Seminole County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,458 at the 2000 census. As of 2006, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 14,718. [1]. Lake Mary is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee Metropolitan Area. ; San Luis Obispo, California San Luis Obispo (IPA: [sæn 'luɪs ə'bɪspoʊ]; Spanish for St. Louis, the Bishop) is a city in California, located roughly midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on the Central Coast. ; Westborough, Massachusetts; Maidenhead, England; Paris, France. For more information, contact Arcada Software, 37 Skyline Drive, Lake Mary, Fla. 32746; (800)-3ARCADA, (407) 333-7500, FAX (407) 333-7730 and via the internet at http://www.arcada.com. -0- EDITOR'S NOTE: All trademarks are property of their respective companies. CONTACT: Arcada Software, Inc. Mark Campagna, (407) 333-7552 or Crescent Communications Ryan Hollenbeck, 404/698-8650 (ext. 120) Jane Bator, 404/698-8650 (ext. 111) rhollenbec@crescomm.com jbator@crescomm.com |
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