CaminoSoft's Platform Migration Utility Expands Information Lifecycle Management Portfolio.Unique Offering Simplifies Migration from NetWare to Linux, Windows and NetApp WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- CaminoSoft Corp. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :CMSF CMSF Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation CMSF Canada Millennium Scholarship Fund CMSF Chief of Mission Systems Flight CMSF Congregation of the Missionaries of St Francis ), a leading provider of 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. (ILM) tiered storage A data storage system made up of two or more types of storage based on their access speed. For example, magnetic disk and tape or magnetic disk and optical disc are widely used in a tiered storage system. See HSM. solutions for Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 2000/2003, Novell NetWare & GroupWise, and Network Appliance Filer environments, today announced that its Managed Server HSM (1) (Hierarchical Storage Management) The automatic movement of files from hard disk to slower, less-expensive storage media. The typical hierarchy is from magnetic disk to optical disc to tape. [TM] software portfolio has been expanded to include the CaminoSoft Platform Migrator[TM] utility. For organizations that are contemplating transitioning from Novell NetWare to the Novell SUSE Linux, Microsoft Windows or Network Appliance (NetApp) Filer server platform, CaminoSoft's tiered storage solutions can greatly simplify the process. By running the company's Managed Server HSM for NetWare on Novell servers, inactive and semi-active files are relocated from expensive tier-1 primary storage to tier-2 secondary storage based on administrator-defined migration policies, leaving only small "file pointers" on the primary storage volumes. The files may be further relocated to tier-3 archival storage platforms, including EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. Centera, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Tivoli/DR550, HDS (Hitachi Data Systems, Santa Clara, CA, www.hds.com) A leading provider of high-end storage hardware, software and services. Part of the Information Systems & Telecommunications Division of Hitachi Ltd. HCAP HCAP Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia HCAP Healthy Communities Access Program HCAP Hockey Club Ambri Piotta HCAP Halifax Coalition Against Poverty (Canada) HCAP Health Care Action Plans HCAP Host Credentials Authorization Protocol , and tape or optical libraries, by using Managed Server HSM special "editions" with added policy-based "retention" attributes where applicable. With CaminoSoft's unique Platform Migrator utility, files are not copied back to tier-1 primary storage when migrating to the new platform. The utility converts the NetWare file pointers to the corresponding platform format, and the full-file content remains on its designated storage tier. Once the file pointers are converted, the new file system will simply reference those storage targets, just as the predecessor NetWare file system NetWare File System (NWFS), is a file system, based on a heavily-modified version of FAT. It was used in the Novell NetWare operating system. It is the default and only file system for all volumes in versions 2.x through 4. did. CaminoSoft's Managed Server HSM software for Windows 2000/2003, NetApp and Linux, running on their respective servers, will continue to transparently recall those files when needed, as well as relocate new candidate files to other storage tiers per policy. Neil Murvin, chief technology officer at CaminoSoft, said, "Organizations that are planning to move from NetWare to SUSE Linux, Windows 2000/2003 or NetApp Filer get immediate benefits by implementing our solution well in advance of the platform changeover. In addition to managing their files automatically instead of manually, most firms experience a dramatic reduction in backup and recovery time and can reclaim up to 70 percent of their existing primary NetWare storage resources for active files. This further simplifies the eventual platform migration process because inactive files stay put and are not recalled, allowing IT administrators to focus their attention on the active production files that are critical to day-to-day operations." The company plans to incorporate NetWare-to-Linux server platform migration capabilities following the release of its Managed Server HSM for Linux solution in early 2007. About CaminoSoft CaminoSoft Corp. is a developer and manufacturer of software solutions that address the storage, management and safeguarding of vast quantities of data generated in a wide range of businesses and applications. The company's Information Lifecycle Management tiered storage solutions for Microsoft Windows 2000/2003, Novell NetWare & GroupWise and NetApp Filer environments include comprehensive administrative policies that allow organizations to reclaim storage resources, improve operational efficiency and achieve regulatory compliance. CaminoSoft has established alliances with industry-leading technology partners, and the company markets its Storage Management and High Availability solutions worldwide through commercial distributors, value-added resellers and systems integrators. For further information, visit www.caminosoft.com. This release may contain forward-looking statements that reflect the management's current views of future events and operations. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and external factors, including assumptions relating to regulatory action, capital requirements Capital requirements Financing required for the operation of a business, composed of long-term and working capital plus fixed assets. and competing products. Any changes in such assumptions or external factors could produce significantly different results. [c] 2006 CaminoSoft Corp. CaminoSoft, the CaminoSoft logo, Managed Server HSM and CaminoSoft Platform Migrator are trademarks of CaminoSoft Corp. All other brand and product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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