Arkeia Expands Support For SuSE Linux Enterprise Servers Through Ongoing Technology Partnership Agreement.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2003 Arkeia, an international leader in enterprise backup software See backup program. (tool, software) backup software - Software for doing a backup, often included as part of the operating system. Backup software should provide ways to specify what files get backed up and to where. , today announced that it has signed a Technology Partnership Agreement with SuSE. The agreement further underlines Arkeia's objective of offering fully certified network backup solutions that take advantage of SuSE enterprise servers. As one of the first results of the agreement, Arkeia has certified the SuSE Linux Enterprise Server SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) is a Linux distribution supplied by Novell, targeted at the business market. It is targeted for servers, but can be installed on Desktop computers for testing as well. New versions are released at an interval of 18-24 months. 8 for IT infrastructures operating 32-bit or 64-bit x86 systems, as well as Power PC-based environments. Arkeia's new version 5.1 offers administrators an enhanced option for moving to the latest SuSE 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. for complex networks. Arkeia will also soon include certification with the Linux server operating system See network operating system. for the AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. Opteron(TM) processor released earlier this week. With its hot backup Backing up a database that is in active use. Contrast with cold backup. plug-ins, Arkeia is the optimal backup solution for database servers structured with SuSE Linux Enterprise Server and database applications such as Oracle, Lotus or MySQL. Additionally, Arkeia offers quick bare metal 1. bare metal - New computer hardware, unadorned with such snares and delusions as an operating system, an HLL, or even assembler. Commonly used in the phrase "programming on the bare metal", which refers to the arduous work of bit bashing needed to create these basic tools disaster recovery in the event of hardware failure or catastrophic events for a fast and automatic server rebuild. "We're fully committed (Law) committed to prison for trial, in distinction from being detained for examination. See also: Fully to maintaining our ongoing compatibility with the widely used SuSE enterprise server packages, now powered by UnitedLinux," 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. . "The efficiency and proven reliability of SuSE products work hand-in-hand with Arkeia's internationally recognized business backup solution." "Historically, Arkeia has supported SuSE solutions for years," said Juergen Geck, vice president of Technology Partners at SuSE. "We are pleased that Arkeia with its v5 keeps offering state-of-the-art professional backup answers for our hundreds of common enterprise customers and future users." Arkeia was the first professional network backup solution introduced in the Linux market and now offers the widest coverage in terms of architecture, including IA32 and IA64 architectures, PowerPC, SPARC (Scalable Performance ARChitecture) A family of RISC CPUs from Sun that runs mostly under Sun's Solaris, but also under Linux and BSD operating systems. After development began in the mid-1980s by David Patterson of the University of California at Berkeley and Bill or appliances such as Sun Cobalt servers. Arkeia also supports a broad range of other OS, including Windows, Unix, Mac OS X, NetWare and BSDs. About SuSE SuSE Linux is the international technology leader and solutions provider in Open Source operating system software. SuSE's unique expertise in Linux and its largest development team worldwide dedicated to Open Source software has contributed to the recognition of SuSE as the most complete Linux solution available today. SuSE Linux is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. focused entirely on supporting the Linux community and Open Source development. Please visit www.suse.com for further information. About Arkeia Corporation Formerly Knox Software, Arkeia Corporation is noted for its early and comprehensive support for the Linux open source operating system. 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, administrative capabilities, and multiflow/multiplexing technologies enable Arkeia to provide enterprise-class solutions at an affordable price. Arkeia supports hundreds of tape libraries, tape drives and over 30 Operating Systems/hardware combinations. The Arkeia product range, 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 Corporation is privately owned and has offices in Carlsbad, California and Paris, France. For further information about Arkeia Corp., please visit our web site at http://www.arkeia.com. Note to Editors: SuSE is a registered trademark of SuSE Linux AG. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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