CA Delivers Comprehensive Recovery Management Software.New Releases Provide Superior Data Protection, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery ISLANDIA, N.Y. -- CA (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CA) today announced a major new release of CA Recovery Management enabling companies to simplify management, tighten security and speed recovery of critical business information. CA Recovery Management includes new releases of CA ARCserve Backup, CA XOsoft High Availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. (formerly CA XOsoft WANSyncHA) and CA XOsoft Replication (formerly CA XOsoft WANSync), offering channel partners and their customers the latest advances in data protection, business continuity and disaster recovery. "This is the most significant set of new product offerings yet by CA's Mid-Market and Storage business unit," said Bill Lipsin, senior vice president of worldwide channels at CA. "Our customers require recovery management solutions that solve their most pressing problems and are easy to deploy, use and maintain--we are enabling our channel partners to address these needs head on." CA's comprehensive approach to meeting the broad spectrum of customers' recovery management requirements has received acclaim from storage industry analysts. "IT organizations are adopting multi-layered data protection strategies to ensure non-stop business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets ," said Lauren Whitehouse, analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group. "CA Recovery Management provides comprehensive technology that meets mid-market companies' data protection and recovery requirements and has many new features and enhancements to CA ARCserve Backup and CA XOsoft replication and high availability products that offer significant business value." The new CA Recovery Management solution includes: CA ARCserve Backup r12 CA ARCserve Backup delivers comprehensive data protection with centralized management and advanced features designed to address changing business needs. This high performance solution combines innovative disk and 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. with powerful, integrated anti-virus and encryption tools, making it one of the most secure "out-of-the-box" backup solutions offered today. Highlights of the new release include: * New Centralized Management capabilities simplify administration of both local and remote backup through a single console. * Improved encryption capabilities protect critical business information from internal and external threats * Enhanced VMware integration provides increased levels of data protection and backup efficiency within virtual environments * Advanced reporting provides administrators actionable information to quickly optimize and troubleshoot their backup environment * Extended Virtual Tape Library A hard disk array that emulates a tape library. A virtual tape library (VTL) enables the storage medium to be switched from tapes to disks while continuing to use the existing tape backup software. See virtual tape system and storage virtualization. and disk management capabilities simplify and speed the recovery process * New ARCserve catalog database takes full advantage of Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. to improve manageability, reliability and speed recovery * Broader platform, media and application support make it easier for customers to deploy ARCserve across their diverse IT environment * Enhanced integration with CA XOsoft products provides seamless administration of both replicas and backup jobs within one recovery management solution CA XOsoft High Availability r12 and CA XOsoft Replication r12 CA XOsoft Replication and CA XOsoft High Availability are robust business continuity and disaster recovery solutions that integrate replication, continuous data protection (CDP CDP (cytidine diphosphate): see cytosine. (1) (Certificate in Data Processing) An earlier award for the successful completion of an examination in hardware, software, systems analysis, programming, management and accounting, ), automated failover and automated disaster recovery testing In software testing, recovery testing is the activity of testing how well the software is able to recover from crashes, hardware failures and other similar problems. to help ensure the protection and recoverability of business-critical applications. Highlights of the new release include: * Centralized Management allows administrators to configure, manage and monitor replication scenarios across multiple servers from a single location * New CDP repository makes finding information faster and easier, saves time and reduces administrative burden by allowing end users to recover their own data and email messages * Enhanced DR testing provides fully automated scheduled tests without affecting replication or users * Enhanced VSS See Vcc. snapshot management speeds data recovery * New Assessment Mode simplifies bandwidth capacity planning Determining the required future configuration of hardware and software for a network, datacenter or Web site. There are numerous capacity planning tools on the market used to monitor and analyze the performance of the current hardware and software. * New synchronization design improves data protection, reduces planned downtime and simplifies maintenance * Zero Reboot Upgrades are added to Zero Reboot Implementation to simplify and make planning and implementation of new installations and upgrades much easier * Scalability and performance enhancements allow administrators to efficiently handle larger file systems and the most demanding 64-bit applications "We already depend on CA XOsoft High Availability to fortify for·ti·fy v. for·ti·fied, for·ti·fy·ing, for·ti·fies v.tr. To make strong, as: a. To strengthen and secure (a position) with fortifications. b. To reinforce by adding material. remote data protection and rapid disaster recovery of mission critical data across our 10 offices," said Ben Weinberger, director of IT for Ruden McClosky, a Florida-based law firm. "Now, given all the benefits of the new releases, we are planning to replace our current backup solution with CA ARCserve Backup to take advantage of integrated recovery management." The numerous enhancements to CA Recovery Management offer customers tremendous business value in safeguarding data stored on diverse Microsoft platforms, both locally and in remote offices. "IT needs a wide range of recovery-management technology to ensure cost-effective and efficient protection of critical business information," said Greg Kirchoff, director, Global ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. Infrastructure Partners at Microsoft Corp. "CA continues to deliver innovative solutions that provide tremendous value in helping organizations achieve their high availability and disaster recovery goals across key Microsoft platforms such as Microsoft Exchange Server Microsoft Exchange Server is a messaging and collaborative software product developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft Servers line of server products and is widely used by enterprises using Microsoft infrastructure solutions. 2007, SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. 2005 and SQL Server 2008, Windows Essential Business Server, SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows Server See Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Home Server, Windows 2000 and Windows NT. 2008." More information about CA Recovery Management can be found at http://ca.com/us/eitm/solution.aspx?id=7824. Supporting Resources WindowsITPro article: Comparative Review: Continuous Data Protection http://ca.com/us/news/article.aspx?cid=166208 CA customer success story: Florida Law The jurisprudence of this state offers major differences from doctrines prevailing in the United States at either the federal level or that of the various states. Homestead exemption from forced sale, the dangerous instrumentality doctrine, the right to privacy, and the Williams Firm Cuts Backup Time, Ensures 100% System Availability and Stands Up to Hurricane Wilma Hurricane Wilma was the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. Exceeding the 21 storms of the 1933 season, Wilma was the twenty-second storm (including the subtropical storm discovered in reanalysis), thirteenth hurricane, sixth major hurricane, and fourth http://www.ca.com/success/xosoft_ha Supporting Quotes "Any company that is serious about continuity planning is keenly aware of the challenges embedded in coordinating and synchronizing multiple data protection processes. Between proprietary mirroring schemes used by various storage hardware vendors, different tape backup strategies, snapshot technologies, and other data copy processes, just monitoring the completion of nightly backups or validating the integrity of closed multiple proprietary mirrors is a source of on-going expense, aggravation and pain. CA Recovery Management is taking the right steps to centralize the management of data protection services, complementing the administration of its own branded backup and replication products with a robust scripting language A high-level programming, or command, language that is interpreted (translated on the fly) rather than compiled ahead of time. A scripting, or script, language may be a general-purpose programming language or it may be limited to specific functions used to augment the running of an that can be--and is being--used by smart business continuity professionals to bring third party data protection processes under scrutiny. From where I'm sitting, this is a foundational component of contemporary disaster recovery and business continuity strategy." -- Jon Toigo, 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. , Toigo Partners International, 25 year veteran disaster recovery planner and author of five books on disaster recovery planning "Customers with complex, heterogeneous IT environments look to companies such as CA and VMware for flexible, scalable and reliable enterprise solutions that deliver interoperability. CA Recovery Management complements VMware 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 for enhanced data and application protection and management, and provides greater operational efficiencies and IT agility for our joint customers." -- Parag Patel, vice president, alliances, VMware "Many of our customers have already implemented CA's high performance backup-and-recovery software with our cost-effective disk-based backup system Noun 1. backup system - a computer system for making backups ADP system, ADPS, automatic data processing system, computer system, computing system - a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage and data de-duplication See deduplication. technology to perform fast, reliable backups and restores. With the new release of CA Recovery Management, our joint solution provides customers with increased performance and simplified administration that makes effective data protection and restoration even easier." -- Marc Crespi, vice president, product management, ExaGrid Systems, Inc. "Faced with increased accountability to cost-effectively meet growing data protection and business continuity requirements, IT departments are looking to implement more comprehensive and effective recovery management strategies," "CA's new Recovery Management offering paired with Bocada's analytics platform, enables IT to safeguard their data while achieving policy and cost objectives." -- Nancy Hurley, vice president, sales and marketing, Bocada "As companies utilize WAN-based offsite data replication and failover solutions, they are leveraging acceleration technologies to optimize end user performance and lower operational costs. The combination of our Steelhead Appliances with CA Recovery Management supports offsite replication of larger amounts of data and failover for more applications, providing improved business resiliency and higher service level agreement compliance." -- Alan Saldich, vice president, product marketing, Riverbed Technology Riverbed is a corporation providing wide area data services (WDS). Riverbed Technology's world headquarters is located in San Francisco, California. "CA's new channel model and market-focused team have demonstrated their dedication to partnership and made working together and transacting business easier. With the delivery of the new release of CA Recovery Management, CA is giving us everything we need to be successful selling their solution." -- Shawn Giordano, senior director, sales, Programmer's Paradise "CA has been working diligently to enhance their value to partners and delivered strong value with highly accessible local account management, technical resources and simplified pricing. The new simplified pricing structure and upgraded product sets are evolving our conversations with customers and enhancing their overall service experience." -- Marc Malafronte, manager, SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. sales, Software House International "Ensuring the safety and availability of business information increasingly goes beyond traditional data protection. With the new release of CA's broad-based Recovery Management solution, CA continues to deliver everything we need to meet these objectives and be seen as a key business partner by our customers." -- Thomas Horne, vice president and COO at CIS Cis (sĭs), same as Kish (1.) (1) (CompuServe Information Service) See CompuServe. (2) (Card Information S , a New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City-based solutions and service provider specializing in business continuity "We are very pleased with our working relationship with CA, the responsiveness of our Partner Channel Manager and the fast turnaround on quotes enabled by CA's simplified pricing. We are looking forward to introducing our customers to features and integration in the new release of CA Recovery Management." -- Ernie Balabanis, sales director, recovery management, RDT RDT 1. Renal dialysis treatment 2. Retinal damage threshold Solutions "CA's new simplified pricing makes it much easier for our account executives to specify client requirements, while allowing us to offer extremely competitive pricing on a recovery management solution that is industry-leading. Once again, CA has demonstrated that they understand and care about the real-world business challenges that their channel partners face every day." -- David Casillo, senior vice president, product management at Insight, a leading systems, software and services provider About CA CA (NYSE: CA), one of the world's largest independent software companies, provides software solutions to unify and simplify[TM] IT management. With CA's Enterprise IT Management (EITM EITM Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models EITM Enterprise Information Technology Management EITM Elliot in the Morning (radio show) EITM Environmental Information Technology Management EITM Enterprise It Management ) vision and expertise, organizations can more effectively govern, manage and secure IT to optimize business performance and sustain competitive advantage. Founded in 1976, CA serves customers in virtually every country in the world. For more information, please visit www.ca.com. Copyright (c) 2008 CA. All Rights Reserved. One CA Plaza, Islandia, N.Y. 11749. All trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies. |
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