Arcada Software teams with Spectra Logic to establish comprehensive backup solutions; Backup Exec products linked with automated tape libraries.Las Vegas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 1995--Arcada Software today announced an agreement with Spectra Logic to include Arcada's Backup Exec Backup Exec is backup software for Microsoft Windows environments currently developed by Symantec. Backup Exec has a long history of being sold from one company to another. and Autoloader Module for 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 NetWare with Spectra Logic's four and eight millimeter automated tape libraries. The strategic partnership gives end users access to Arcada's comprehensive data protection solutions when purchasing Spectra Logic's Spectra 4000 and Spectra 9000 products. "Spectra Logic selected Arcada as a key partner for automating Windows NT and NetWare backup and restore capabilities because of its leadership position in enterprise-wide data protection and storage management software," said Britt Terry, Library Product Manager for Spectra Logic. "We recognize the strategic importance of data protection to our clients operating on Windows NT and NetWare networks." Arcada provides a wide range of world-class data and storage management software solutions for the enterprise. Included among the applications available with this agreement are: -- Arcada Backup Exec for Windows NT, the premiere solution for both stand-alone and enterprise-wide environments offering true client/server flexibility and performance. -- Arcada Backup Exec for NetWare, designed to meet the data protection needs of the diversified Novell NetWare (operating system, networking) Novell NetWare - Novell, Inc.'s proprietary networking operating system for the IBM PC. NetWare uses the IPX/SPX, NetBEUI or TCP/IP network protocols. It supports MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, OS/2, Macintosh and Unix clients. market, providing comprehensive protection for both stand-alone and enterprise NetWare 3 or 4 environments. -- Autoloader Modules for NetWare and Windows NT Enterprise Editions provide user-friendly advanced automation for autoloaders and multiple drive environments. Spectra Logic's Spectra 4000 (4mm) and Spectra 9000 (8mm) tape libraries feature scaleability through the ability to install upgrades in the field and by supplying Mammoth/DDS-3-ready robots. The 4000 holds 20, 40 or 60 cartridges; the 9000 holds 20 or 40, each with up to four drives. With one million mean cycles between failure (MCBF MCBF Mean Cycles Between Failure MCBF Multnomah County Bike Fair (Portland, Oregon) MCBF Mean Countdown Between Failures MCBF Most Critical Buffer First MCBF Mean Cycle Between Failure ) and no alignment needed, the Spectra solutions have a 10-year useable life. Both Spectra Logic products feature an intuitive touch-screen user interface, drive ECC (1) (Error-Correcting Code) A type of memory that corrects errors on the fly. See ECC memory. (2) (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) A public key cryptography method that provides fast decryption and digital signature processing. reporting and cleaning monitor to protect tape drives and data, as well as upgrades via code tape. Availability Spectra Logic automated tape libraries bundled with Arcada Backup Exec for Windows NT, Backup Exec for NetWare and their respective autoloader modules are available at special bundle prices to resellers from Spectra Logic at 1-800-833-1132. About Spectra Logic Spectra Logic has manufactured high-end backup and data storage products since 1979. Based in Boulder, Colorado The City of Boulder (, Mountain Time Zone) is a home rule municipality located in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. Boulder is the 11th most populous city in the State of Colorado, as well as the most populous city and the county , Spectra Logic manufactures tape libraries and TapeFrames to provide Gigabytes to Terabytes of high performance data storage for UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , Windows NT, Novell, OS/2 and mini-computer applications. For more information, contact Spectra Logic, 1700 North 55th Street, Boulder, CO 80301 USA, telephone: (303) 449-7759, fax (303) 939-8844 or E-mail: library@spectra.wali.com, or internet: http://www.spectra.wali.com. 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 pre·emp·tive or pre-emp·tive adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of preemption. 2. Having or granted by the right of preemption. 3. a. 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 Maidenhead, city (1991 pop. 59,809), Windsor and Maidenhead, S central England, on the Thames River. It is a residential town with brewing and milling industries as well as a resort. The 13th-century stone bridge was rebuilt in the 1770s. , 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- Note to Editors: All trademarks are property of their respective companies. CONTACT: Arcada Software Inc. Mark Campagna, 407/333-7552 or Crescent Communications Ryan Hollenbeck (ext. 120) Jane Bator (ext. 111) 404/698-8650 rhollenbec@crescomm.com jbator@crescomm.com |
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