Arkeia Expands Product Line to Include Mac OS X Backup Support; Beta Version of Mac Client Now Available With MySQL Plug-In.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2003 Arkeia Corp. today announced that its Arkeia v5 network backup solution now supports Mac OS X operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and offers a plug-in to safeguard Mac MySQL databases. The Arkeia beta version A pre-shipping release of hardware or software that has gone through alpha test. A beta version of software is supposed to be very close to the final product, but, in practice, it is more a way of getting users to test the software in the first place under real conditions. of the Mac OS X client performs backup of all files, including documents and applications, as well as important system files such as the Netinfo database. In addition, users can preserve privilege information and special file system features like Mac OS resource forks See HFS. resource fork - Macintosh file system and Finder attributes. The backup solution is compatible with 10.1 and above Mac OS X and Mac OS X server operating systems See network operating system. . "Thousands of heterogeneous networks around the world include Macintosh computers within their business," said Phil Roussel, Arkeia CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We're filling a gap in the Mac OS environment for companies which need professional solutions that handle heterogeneous network backup. As one of the leading developers of enterprise software for open source environments, Arkeia is committed to reaffirming its reputation for breaking new ground in solutions for heterogeneous networks." Additionally, Arkeia is also providing protection for MySQL operating on Mac OS X computers, for both offline and online databases. Arkeia developed this plug-in to enable users to protect information on MySQL's widely used open source database which is pre-installed on Xserve machines." "MySQL is shipped with Apple's Mac OS X server and is becoming very popular as a high-performance database solution on the Mac platform," said Bertrand Matthelie, Director of Alliances at MySQL AB MySQL AB (founded 1995) is dual headquartered in Uppsala Sweden and Cupertino California USA. The company is the creator and owner of MySQL, a relational database management system. . "By offering a MySQL plug-in with the Arkeia v5 network backup solution, Arkeia is providing an additional level of protection for MySQL data on the Mac, supporting the development of high-end MySQL database applications." Both the Mac OS X client and MySQL plug-in are available for download at the Arkeia Web site at http://www.arkeia.com/macosx.html. Production versions of these new products will be available in March with the upgrade to Arkeia 5.1. About Arkeia Corp. Formerly Knox Software, Arkeia Corp. is noted for its early and comprehensive support for the Linux open source operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , Arkeia is a leading provider of enterprise network backup solutions. Founded in 1996, the company's mission is to provide fast, reliable, easy-to-use and affordable network backup solutions for heterogeneous networks. The distributed client/server architecture An environment in which the application processing is divided between client workstations and servers. It implies the use of desktop computers interacting with servers in a network in contrast to processing everything in a large centralized mainframe. See client/server. , administrative capabilities, and multiplexing multiplexing, in communication, technique whereby two or more independent messages, or information-bearing signals, are carried by a single common medium, or channel. technologies enable Arkeia to provide enterprise-class technology at an affordable price. Arkeia supports hundreds of tape libraries, tape drives and more than 30 operating systems/hardware combinations. The Arkeia product line -- Arkeia Light, Arkeia MicroLan, MiniLan, EnterpriseLan and Arkeia Virtual Server -- has attracted more than 90,000 users worldwide who rely on Arkeia for their data protection needs. Arkeia is privately owned and has offices in Carlsbad, Calif. and Paris. For further information about Arkeia, visit its Web site at http://www.arkeia.com. |
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