Arkeia Raises the Bar in Data Protection for Linux Enterprises by Announcing NDMP and Microsoft VSS Support.CARLSBAD, Calif. & PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. -- Arkeia Corp., an international provider of enterprise backup solutions, announced at Forum Stockage Paris today a major new upgrade to its flagship Arkeia Network Backup solution that reaffirms its leadership position in the Linux data protection marketplace. The new Arkeia v5.3 features support for 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 network-attached storage See NAS. (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 ) devices and Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS See Vcc. ) technology embedded in MS-Windows 2003 servers, as well as incorporates enhancements to existing elements in the award-winning data protection solution. "Arkeia Network Backup v5.3 consolidates our position as the pre-eminent Linux network backup solution with the widest number of supported platforms, operating systems and architectures," 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. . "It also reflects our commitment to expanding product research and development efforts to increase our share of the worldwide data protection market." Arkeia Network Backup 5.3 now supports NDMP (version 3 compliant) and is compatible with NDMP-based NAS such as Network Appliance, Snap Appliance and Network Storage devices. Arkeia can back up the NAS to a locally attached tape drive or library, and all backup and restore functions can be performed via the 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 . With the implementation of the Microsoft VSS API, Arkeia Network Backup can back up snapshots of Windows 2003 Servers offering seamless data protection for servers with running services. Other new or enhanced features include: --Support of Kernel 2.6 Linux distributions --Increased 64-bit Linux support with packages for both Intel Itanium-2 and 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 --A new Blowfish A secret key cryptography method that uses a variable length key from 32 to 448 bits long. It uses the block cipher method, which breaks the text into 64-bit blocks before encrypting them. algorithm supporting up to 448-bit encryption --Expanded platform support including Debian packages compatible with the apt-get system --Feature enhancements to tape verification, index rebuild --Extended command line interface --Added flexibility to graphical user interface Arkeia Network Backup version 5.3 will be available Oct. 4 as a Release Candidate, downloadable at www.arkeia.com. Arkeia network backup solutions start at $490 for one Linux backup server with a tape drive backing up two servers, e.g., Linux, Windows or Mac OS X machines. Pricing for a typical Arkeia v5.3 configuration based on a Linux backup server with a tape autoloader, protecting one NDMP NAS, one Solaris server and one Oracle Linux server is approximately $5,000. About Arkeia Corp. Arkeia Corp. is a leading provider of enterprise network backup solutions, noted for its early and comprehensive support of the Linux operating system. Founded in 1996, Arkeia's mission is to provide fast, reliable and easy-to-use network backup for heterogeneous environments. More than 100,000 users worldwide, including 4,000 corporate users, rely on Arkeia for their data protection needs. Arkeia Corp. is privately owned and has offices in Carlsbad and Paris. For further information, visit www.arkeia.com. |
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