Belgacom France Selects DataCore's SANsymphony for the Virtualization and Administration of its SAN.Business/Technology Editors FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2001 DataCore(TM) Software, the leading supplier of storage networking and virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. software, today announced Belgacom France has chosen DataCore's SANsymphony(TM) storage management software to manage the business data of the group's French subsidiary. "DataCore, based on its experience, is currently the only company with a truly concrete, functional and stable solution in the field of SAN virtualization," said Pascal Prudhon, project manager for the Support & Development Service at Belgacom France. "We were impressed by SANsymphony's ability to simplify SAN management. It gives us the opportunity to free ourselves from the constraints imposed by the big disk manufacturers. Although we are still in the early stages, we have complete confidence in this product and predict major developments based on this platform." Belgacom has adopted SANsymphony to `virtualize' the volumes and deliver them dynamically to the application servers. Belgacom also leverages SANsymphony, for a range of additional functionality including snapshot (1) A saved copy of memory including the contents of all memory bytes, hardware registers and status indicators. It is periodically taken in order to restore the system in the event of failure. (2) A saved copy of a file before it is updated. , mirroring or asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. replication between disk bays. In addition, the redundancy (alternate pathing) of the connections to the application servers gives a high level of reliability and performance. In order to optimize the performance and efficiency of its SAN architecture, Belgacom uses six SANsymphony storage servers in its network. The modularity of this architecture ensures full scalability for future growth. Belgacom forecasts the future configuration to be at least 200 application servers and 10 terabytes of managed data. About the Companies: Belgacom France Active in the national market since 1995, Belgacom France is a telecom strategy consultancy. It offers its customers integrated telecommunications solutions with high added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:
This infrastructure control means Belgacom France can guarantee solutions tailored to their customers enabling improved communications, thereby increasing their market share. With 6,000 business customers and nearly 350 staff throughout the 12 regional offices, Belgacom is establishing itself as the alternative leader in business telecommunications. For more information see: www.belgacom.fr DataCore Software DataCore(TM) Software Corporation is the leader in storage virtualization Treating storage as a single logical entity without regard to the hierarchy of physical media that may be involved or that may change. It enables the applications to read from and write to a single pool of storage rather then individual disks, tapes and optical devices. and networking software  This article is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article in an . . The company's award-winning SANsymphony(TM) storage control software dramatically improves ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). and storage utilization by converting `islands' of disparate storage into networked storage pools, enabling the easy allocation of storage capacity. DataCore distributes its software products through the SANvantage Partner Program including its authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: and technical channel and major 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 worldwide. Founded in 1998 by some of the industry's most respected storage technologists, DataCore is privately-held with headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and other US offices located in CA and NC with international sales and service operations located in London, Paris, Munich, Tokyo, and Sydney. For more information visit www.datacore.com. DataCore, the DataCore Logo, and SANsymphony are trademarks of DataCore Software Corporation DataCore Software is a privately held, computer software corporation founded in 1998 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. DataCore manufactures storage virtualization software, focusing in Storage Area Networks (SAN), Continuous Data Protection (CDP), and Software Acceleration and . Other DataCore product or service names or logos referenced herein are trademarks of DataCore Software Corporation. All other products, services and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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