Arkeia Launches Smart Backup Solution with Innovative Volume-Based Pricing Technology; Small, Midsize Businesses Regain Control of Storage Costs and Pay Only for Actual Use.CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Arkeia Corp. announced today the introduction of Arkeia Smart Backup, a powerful new network backup solution that provides small and midsize businesses with an innovative technology to help control their storage budget: integrated data volume base pricing. Arkeia Smart Backup allows companies to pay only for what they actually use, yet still enjoy the speed and reliability of Arkeia's powerful backup and restore engine. The new software covers a wide spectrum of data protection strategies, fully supporting disk-to-disk backup environments as well as traditional disk-to-tape and tape autoloaders. Arkeia Smart Backup also features: --Network backup capability with client support for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, NetWare and xBSD to protect complex heterogeneous environments 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. --Easy-to-use Java-based graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to that means a short and painless learning curve --Simultaneous (parallel) backup of several machines to leverage Arkeia's multi-flow technology for reduced backup windows --Automatic 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 ensures rapid recovery and business continuity --Support of hot database and application backup plug-ins to ensure that running application data is protected "Arkeia Smart Backup volume-based pricing gets rid of headaches related to pricing based on the number or type of servers," said Eric Kappes, manager, information systems at Mayfield Clinic in Cincinnati. "There are no more hassles when I add new machines to the network, replace a server with an OS change, or consolidate and re-deploy servers. Best of all, I only pay for what I use. This pricing structure is a much more reasonable approach than that used by most software vendors." Steve Duplessie, founder and senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group, commented: "Arkeia's new licensing technology helps solve the significant pain of managing IT storage infrastructure costs. The extremely low entry price point and the easy way to expand data volume makes this is an excellent option for small and midsize companies who need fast and reliable network backup." Arkeia Smart Backup is based on Arkeia's award-winning network backup technology and replaces the company's free 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. , Arkeia Light. Moving from Arkeia Light to Arkeia Smart Backup is easy, and Arkeia Smart Backup is free up to 50GB of protected data. Additionally, upgrades from Arkeia Server Backup to Arkeia Smart Backup will be seamless and free. "Arkeia Smart Backup furthers our commitment to offering fair pricing for a powerful, easy-to-use network solution," 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 favorable response to our new pricing model from customers and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners confirms that Arkeia is, once again, providing solid answers for IT needs." Pricing and Availability Arkeia Smart Backup data volume-based pricing begins at 100GB for $99 and is free up to 50GB. Each additional 100GB (up to 1TB) is priced at only $99. Above 1TB, an additional 500GB costs $499 (including $99 yearly support renewal). Arkeia Smart Backup is available for download at: http://www.arkeia.com/download/asb/RC/. About Arkeia Corp. Arkeia Corp. is a leading provider of enterprise-class backup and recovery solutions for heterogeneous networks. Arkeia, specializing in Linux, offers data protection software designed to ease the life of system administrators by providing efficient technology at a competitive price. Products include Arkeia Network Backup, Arkeia Smart Backup, bare metal Disaster Recovery modules, 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 support for NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular backup and hot backup Backing up a database that is in active use. Contrast with cold backup. plug-ins for Oracle, DB2, Lotus, Open-Xchange, MySQL, PostgreSQL, LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. , MS SQL See Microsoft SQL Server and mSQL. and MS Exchange Servers. Protecting more than 100,000 networks worldwide, Arkeia solutions have been adopted by 5,000 enterprises in over 50 countries since 1999. Arkeia is privately held, with investment funding support from two major banking concerns. Offices are in Carlsbad and Paris, France. |
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