CA Introduces ARCserve 6.1 For NetWare, The Industry's First NetWare Backup Solution With Built-In Virus Detection and Management.ISLANDIA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 1997-- Integrated Virus-Scanning Engine Prevents Infected in·fect tr.v. in·fect·ed, in·fect·ing, in·fects 1. To contaminate with a pathogenic microorganism or agent. 2. To communicate a pathogen or disease to. 3. To invade and produce infection in. Files From Being Copied To Media Without Slowing Backup Performance Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) today announced it is shipping ARCserve 6.1 for NetWare-the first NetWare backup solution to offer built-in antivirus Refers to detecting and blocking computer viruses. See antivirus program, behavior blocking, virus and virus hoaxes. capabilities. ARCserve 6.1 is a major upgrade of CA's best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best ARCserve 6 backup, restore and disaster recovery solution. Its antivirus engine, based on CA's award-winning InocuLAN 4 antivirus technology, enables users to perform virus-free data backup without adding more time to the process. "With increasing amounts of data to protect in a shrinking time frame, high-performance virus-free backups are critical to the proper management of enterprise data," said Wayne Lam, CA vice president. "As the world leader in storage management, CA is pleased to be the first to provide a solution that ensures the highest degree of data integrity by integrating network virus protection with backup and restore." ARCserve 6.1's antivirus engine scans files in real time as they are accessed during the backup, automatically extracting infected files and storing them in a user-specified directory so that they cannot be written to the backup media. A systems administrator can then review the activity log for virus events and use CA's InocuLAN antivirus tool or comparable network antivirus software See antivirus program. (tool) antivirus software - Programs to detect and remove computer viruses. The simplest kind scans executable files and boot blocks for a list of known viruses. to cure infected files. "CA has raised the bar on storage management standards by encouraging users to think of the virus-free backup as an essential part of network data protection," said Denise Gibson, senior vice president and general manager of Novell's Internet products group. "ARCserve 6.1 gives administrators a tool for identifying virus infections before they are propagated throughout the network, and should be widely embraced by NetWare users worldwide." ARCserve is used on more Novell networks A LAN controlled by one of Novell's NetWare operating systems. See NetWare. than any other storage management solution worldwide, and is fully compatible with Novell 3.x, 4.x and IntranetWare. "ARCserve 6.1 solves a critical problem for network administrators," said Roberto Morelli, system engineer/network administrator at Lawrence Berkeley National Labs. "The integration of virus detection and storage management functions is an outstanding example of the forward-thinking approach to network issues that we continue to see from CA." The ARCserve family of products includes an extensive range of backup options, enabling administrators to customize their storage management schemes to the demands of their IT environment. ARCserve's Disaster Recovery Option rebuilds NetWare servers using only a few floppy 1. (programming, tool) Floppy - A Fortran coding convention checker. A later version can generate HTML. See also Flow. ffccc posted to comp.sources.misc volume 12. 2. floppy - floppy disk diskettes and a backup tape See tape backup. ; the Backup Agent for Open Files performs file backups with integrity while the files are open and in use; and the RAID Fault Tolerance See fault tolerant. (architecture) fault tolerance - 1. The ability of a system or component to continue normal operation despite the presence of hardware or software faults. This often involves some degree of redundancy. 2. Option provides uninterrupted backups even in the event of media or tape drive failure. ARCserve for NetWare has received a number of prestigious awards from top trade publications, including Computer Reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. News' Recommended Award; Network Computing's Editor's Choice; NetWare Solutions' Editor's Choice and Readers' Choice; and PC Magazine's Editors' Choice. Pricing Suggested retail pricing for ARCserve 6.1 for NetWare is the same as for ARCserve 6.0: ARCserve 6.1 for NetWare/Enterprise Edition, $1,895; ARCserve 6.1 for NetWare/Workgroup Edition, $795; and ARCserve 6.1 for NetWare/10 User Edition, $445. Backup options for ARCserve 6.1 are priced separately. For ARCserve product sales and information, call 1-800-243-9462. Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CA), with headquarters in Islandia, N.Y., is the world leader in mission-critical business software. The company develops, licenses and supports more than 500 integrated products that include enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. and information management, application development, manufacturing and financial applications. CA has over 9,000 people in 160 offices in 40 countries and had revenue of $3.9 billion in calendar year 1996. CA can be reached by visiting www.cai.com on the World Wide Web, emailing info@cai.com or calling 1-516-342-5224. -0- All referenced product names are trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Pam Leeds, CA, (516) 342-2377 or paml@cheyenne.com |
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