Avamar and CMT Announce Strategic Partnership; CMT to Offer Axion, Avamar's Highly Efficient, Disk-Based Backup Solution.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers IRVINE & SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2003 Avamar Technologies Inc. a leading provider of innovative data protection solutions, and Computer Media Technologies, a storage, backup and disaster recovery provider, today announced that CMT CMT Certified Medical Transcriptionist. CMT abbr. Certified Medical Transcriptionist CMT California mastitis test. has joined the Avamar Alliance Program. As part of the partnership, CMT will resell re·sell tr.v. re·sold , re·sell·ing, re·sells 1. To sell again. 2. To sell (a product or service) to the public or to an end user, especially as an authorized dealer. , implement and provide professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. for Axion ax·i·on n. A hypothetical boson having no charge or spin and small mass, proposed to explain the existence of certain symmetries of the strong nuclear force. [axi(al) + -on1.] (TM), Avamar's highly efficient, disk-based backup and restore appliance. "We are very pleased to have CMT join our team of solution partners. CMT will help expand our market reach and help establish our joint leadership in the fast emerging market for disk backup, restore and archive," said Kevin Daly, 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. of Avamar. Axion eliminates the extensive duplication duplication /du·pli·ca·tion/ (doo-pli-ka´shun) 1. the act or process of doubling, or the state of being doubled. 2. of data generated by traditional backup and recovery applications, making the fully disk-based Axion solution a cost-effective alternative for enterprise data protection. "By storing all of our data on disk storage, we can also deliver fast, online restore through our intuitive restore interfaces," added Daly. "Adding Axion to our existing storage offerings strengthens our portfolio and allows us to provide the most effective and reliable data protection solutions for enterprise customers," said Kurt Klein, President of CMT. "With its high-efficiency technology, Axion provides a unique method of protecting data in distributed environments across strained and expensive networks." Axion client agents send only unique blocks of data across the network for daily data protection. As a result, on an ongoing basis Axion uses only 1 percent of the bandwidth and storage typically required by tape backup Using magnetic tape for storing duplicate copies of hard disk files. Users can add an internal or external tape drive to their desktop computers for backup purposes, and files are typically copied to the tapes using a backup utility that updates on a periodic schedule. solutions. "Axion helps companies get more from their IT investment," said Klein, "by lowering total storage under management through the elimination of unnecessary redundancy." Axion also includes a fully integrated enterprise backup, restore and archive management application, designed to simplify daily administration. About CMT CMT is a leading provider of backup, restore and archive solutions for the enterprise market. CMT finds and qualifies industry-leading solutions to help customers address the growing complexity of data management. For more information, contact CMT at: 800/969-4CMT, send e-mail to: storagecentersales@gocmt.com or visit: www.gocmt.com. About Avamar Avamar is leading a new wave of innovative solutions that deliver increased value for data backup, restore and disaster recovery. Founded in Irvine in 1999, Avamar provides enterprises with data management solutions to control the information explosion. Avamar Axion is a scalable appliance that provides online accessibility, while storing and protecting data with maximum efficiency. For additional information on Avamar and the Avamar Alliance Partner Program, go to: www.avamar.com. |
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