Columbia Data Products Debuts Enhanced Version of SnapBack Live Open File Backup Solution at Fall COMDEX.ALTAMONTE SPRINGS Al·ta·monte Springs A city of east-central Florida, a residential suburb of Orlando. Population: 40,900. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 25, 1996-- Columbia Data Products Columbia Data Products (CDP) introduced the MPC 1600 "Multi Personal Computer" in June 1982. It was an exact functional copy of the IBM PC model 5150 except for the BIOS which was clean roomed. Inc. unveiled a significantly enhanced version of its SnapBack Live! backup software, the first complete NetWare backup solution that seamlessly backs up all open server files, during Fall COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). , Nov. 18-22 in Las Vegas at the Novell Yes Pavilion, Booth No. 1482. SnapBack Live!, version 4.1, is built on CDP's award-winning open-file backup technology with the addition of three key new features as well as enhancements to other components of the software. CDP's latest release of this complete innovative backup solution features the following enhanced capabilities: -- Tape spanning, which allows the backup to span across multiple tape cartridges on a single tape drive; -- Tape cascading, which allows the backup to be written to multiple cartridges on multiple tape drives; -- Full tape indexing of every volume, hard drive and file on the tape, which provides the ability to rapidly mount any or all volumes from the tape and map these volumes to individual drive letters, resulting in simple and fast individual file retrieval by end-users; -- Additionally, SnapBack Live! incorporates an upgraded user status screen, more flexible configuration options, more powerful error handling capabilities, enhanced support for TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. and improved performance and reliability features. Alan Welsh, 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, President, said that the new capabilities of SnapBack Live!, version 4.1 are a direct result of customer feedback and a demonstration of the company's commitment to customer satisfaction by continuous evolution of the only true complete NetWare backup solution, a distinction earned by SnapBack, the first and only fully integrated product to effectively resolve the issues of open file backup, disaster recovery and individual file restoration on NetWare servers. "SnapBack customers are extremely loyal and committed to this technology once they experience the benefits of a true NetWare backup solution," said Welsh. "We are returning that loyalty by working closely with our customer base to define and develop ongoing enhancements to the core backup engine." SnapBack Live! version 4.1 is an NLM Software that runs in a NetWare server. Although NetWare servers store DOS and Windows applications, they do not execute them. All programs that run in a NetWare server must be compiled into the NLM format. They are typically written in C and use Novell's libraries. (NetWare Loadable Module See NLM. ) based on CDP's innovative image backup engine. It instantaneously backs up all open files and transactions, including NDS See eDirectory. NDS - Netware Directory Services (NetWare Directory Services See eDirectory. (networking) Netware Directory Services - (NDS) Novell, Inc.'s directory services for Netware, Windows NT, and Unix. The NDS directory represents each network resource (user, hardware, or application) as an object of a certain class, where each class has ) on a NetWare server, even while the files are being used and changed, simultaneously maintaining complete real-time integrity of Novell server hard drives. SnapBack Live! is the first NetWare backup solution to offer integrated support for backing up open files. Other less-complete backup products ignore open files, or they corrupt the backed up files if changed while being backed up. The only previous option for users of these outdated backup applications was to purchase after-market backup agents, such as St. Bernard St. Bernard a very large (110-200 lb) dog with massive, broad head, medium-sized ears lying close to the head, and a long tail. There are two varieties, the most familiar (rough) has a long, thick coat, while the smooth variety has a shorter coat, lying close to the body. (a), DBagent(a), or Arcada's Oracle Agent(a) to handle open files. But even these awkward solutions are lacking, as they often add overhead to the backup, taking up precious CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. utilization and resulting in poor server performance. Most open file agents need to know specifically how each application operates to properly back them up. SnapBack Live! is also immune to the problems which plague other image backup products that actually "freeze" the NetWare volume they are backing up. As a result, any user trying to write to the frozen volume -- such as adding a contact to a database or just accessing a database that does record locking -- could lose data, and would be locked out of the program until the backup is completed. Conversely, SnapBack Live! is a user-oriented solution, which always gives priority to the users so server resources are available when they are needed. Fastest NetWare Restoration Available Along with its advanced backup file management capability, SnapBack Live! also provides the fastest disaster recovery available. Because SnapBack Live! completely restores a server using any DOS boot floppy, a set of system-specific rescue disks is not required. With all other backup products, if rescue disks are lost or unusable, the complete server environment must be manually rebuilt before restoration of backed-up files can begin. This time-consuming process can take anywhere from six hours to several days. SnapBack Live! eliminates these procedures by allowing NetWare administrators to perform the complete restoration from any DOS boot floppy at the maximum data rate of the backup devices (currently 36 gigabytes per hour). Other image backup products require system-specific rescue disks to load NetWare prior to starting the restoration and can take up to three times as long to restore. SnapBack Live!, version 4.1 NLM for NetWare is now available. A Windows NT version is scheduled for availability during the first quarter of 1997. The NetWare single server, unlimited user version is $995 and comes with unlimited free technical support, free updates for one year, and a no-nonsense, 30-day satisfaction guarantee. SnapBack 4.0 customers will receive a free upgrade to version 4.1. For ordering and availability information, or to reserve a copy of Windows NT, call Columbia Data Products at 800/613-6288. Columbia Data Products is a leader in SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. connectivity and data management software. More than 250,000 users, including 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 customers and the federal government, have benefited from the company's software technology since 1987. More recently, CDP's innovative SnapBack backup and data management software technology has been validated by Fortune 500 customers such as 3M, AT&T, GIS, EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , Ford Motor Co., Hewlett-Packard and 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) . The company is located in Altamonte Springs, Fla., and can be contacted at: phone 407/869-6700; fax 407/862-4725; email cdp@cdp.com; Web http://www.cdp.com. -0- Note to Editors: Columbia Data Products is a registered trademark of Columbia Data Products Inc. SnapBack, SnapBack Live! 4.1 and CDP are trademarks of Columbia Data Products Inc. (a) A trademark or trade name of a company other than Columbia Data Products Inc. CONTACT: Columbia Data Products Steve Guerra, 407/869-6700 or K.B. Communications Kathleen Botz, 602/545-1230 kbcommun@aol.com |
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