Avail Solutions Set to Ship INTEGRITY for Mac Xserve G5 and Xserve RAID.BOSTON -- August 2004 General Availability Set for Mac Server/Client; Multi Tape Drive Support, Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape, Migration and Replication Features Standard Avail Solutions, a provider of innovative data protection software, announced today the general availability in August 2004 of its INTEGRITY(R) backup and recovery software solution for Mac OS X. Using INTEGRITY, Macintosh servers such as the Xserve G5 and Xserve RAID See Xserve. will manage the data protection requirements of a complete Macintosh environment as well as a heterogeneous network (networking) heterogeneous network - A network running multiple network layer protocols such as DECnet, IP, IPX, XNS. . INTEGRITY's ability to support hard disk-based storage, single tape drives, autoloaders, and larger tape libraries with multiple tape drives is a critical factor for customers that require a shorter backup window. INTEGRITY is also uniquely designed to support any combination of hardware, including integrated disk-to-disk-to-tape solutions (D2D2T (Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape) Refers to backing up data on disks first and tape (or optical disc) second. Backing up onto tape is performed at less frequent intervals than from disk to disk. See D2D and virtual tape. ), providing the critical software element that gives D2D2T solutions true information lifecycle management Information Lifecycle Management refers to a wide-ranging set of strategies for administering storage systems on computing devices. Specifically, four categories of storage strategies may be considered under the auspices of ILM. capabilities. Ideally suited for Mac OS X, INTEGRITY provides the performance and scalability for which Macintosh servers are known. INTEGRITY is also capable of supporting a mixed environment of SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. , IDE, and/or Apple FireWire technologies. "Mac OS X users expect a high level of quality and performance in their products and INTEGRITY is built to those high standards," said Randy Thorburn, Vice President of Marketing of Avail Solutions. "INTEGRITY is the first enterprise-level data protection product available for either a pure Macintosh environment, or a mixed environment where the Mac platform is utilized as a prominent data protection host. Our version of INTEGRITY for Mac OS X illustrates our commitment to supporting high-performance architectures, such as Macintosh, in order to provide sound data protection solutions for our customers." "Xserve RAID combines leading-edge storage technologies for superior capacity and data protection," said Ron Okamoto, Apple's Vice President of Worldwide Developer Relations. "With INTEGRITY, Avail Solutions offers a comprehensive data 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. that helps our enterprise customers protect their most valuable asset." "The availability of INTEGRITY on the Mac OS X platform provides our customers with new options in data protection software whether they are using our SCSI or FireWire PacketLoaders," said Kerry Brock, Vice President of Marketing at tape library manufacturer Exabyte. INTEGRITY's complete suite of data protection modules available for Mac OS X includes the client modules that manage backup and restore functions, the server module, which enables a Mac to provide storage management services See SMS. (storage) Storage Management Services - (SMS) Software that enables network administrators to route backup data from various devices on a network to another device such as a server or a magnetic tape backup unit. , and the managed replication and protected data migration utilities, which moves and/or copies data throughout a storage hierarchy The range of memory and storage devices within the computer system. The following list starts with the slowest devices and ends with the fastest. See storage and memory. VERY SLOW Punch cards (obsolete) Punched paper tape (obsolete) FASTER , creating scenarios such as D2D2T. Avail is showcasing the INTEGRITY solution at this year's MacWorld Expo, Booth 440, held in Boston July 13 through July 15. About Avail Solutions Avail Solutions is an innovative provider of data protection software. The company's primary product line, INTEGRITY, is an intelligent backup and recovery solution that safeguards business information assets, increases IT productivity, and provides flexibility for any storage environment. A team of storage industry veterans with a history of innovative engineering leads Avail Solutions. The company is privately held and headquartered in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. County, Calif. INTEGRITY is a Registered Trademark of Avail Solutions, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . For more information, please visit http://www.availsolutions.com. |
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