CommVault Announces Availability of CommVault QiNetix Version 4.2 Data and Storage Management Software.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers OCEANPORT, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2003 Latest Release of CommVault(R) QiNetix(TM) Expands Enterprise Backup and Recovery, 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. and Disaster Recovery Offerings--Helps Customers Reduce Costs and Leverage Their IT Infrastructure CommVault(R) Systems Inc., an industry-leading provider of unified enterprise data management solutions, today announced the general availability of CommVault QiNetix(TM) software, version 4.2. The expanded QiNetix 4.2 suite includes core products such as enterprise backup and recovery, migration and archiving, data availability Refers to the degree to which data can be instantly accessed. The term is mostly associated with service levels that are set up either by the internal IT organization or that may be guaranteed by a third party datacenter or storage provider. , information lifecycle management and disaster recovery offerings. In addition, CommVault QiNetix 4.2 software expands its Common Technology Engine with the introduction of GridStor(TM), a groundbreaking technology that leverages advanced data movement and provides transparent redundancy, fail over and load balancing The fine tuning of a computer system, network or disk subsystem in order to more evenly distribute the data and/or processing across available resources. For example, in clustering, load balancing might distribute the incoming transactions evenly to all servers, or it might redirect them of nearline and offline storage Refers to disks and tapes that are kept in a data library. Offline data cannot be accessed from a computer or terminal until it is mounted in the drive. . GridStor technology provides customers with significantly reduced storage consumption, while dramatically raising performance, reliability and use of secondary storage resources. This technology, combined with other QiNetix version 4.2 enhancements, allows customer to cost-effectively meet today's pressing IT challenges by matching business needs with storage performance, all within a centralized policy-driven environment. CommVault QiNetix 4.2 software high-level advancements include: -- Information Lifecycle Management - CommVault's new GridStor technology includes D2D2T (Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape) Refers to backing up data on disks first and tape (or optical disc) second. Backing up onto tape is performed at less frequent intervals than from disk to disk. See D2D and virtual tape. movement, load balancing, failover, pooling and provisioning of storage resources to dramatically improve the use of disk, tape and optical storage for backup, migration and data availability needs. -- Enhanced Enterprise Backup and Recovery support -- CommVault Galaxy 4.2 expands support for UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , Linux, Oracle, Netware and Microsoft Windows Server 2003. Also included are support for Exchange Server 2003, Lotus Domino Server (R6), DB2 (Windows), SAP R/3, Linux RH Advanced Server 2.1, and 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 content addressed storage A storage technique from EMC for content that is in its final form (fixed content). CAS assigns an identifier to the files so they can be accessed no matter where they are located. for protection and archiving data. -- Complete Data Availability and Disaster Recovery -- The integration of Galaxy backup and recovery, DataMigrator and Quick Recovery provides a range of policy-based data management options flexible to meet any requirement--from the data center to remote office--to protect against disasters and/or to ensure that data is available when needed. "CommVault Systems has again demonstrated our first-class track record by delivering on our strategic roadmap and meeting aggressive product development and delivery goals," said Bob Hammer, president, chairman and 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. , CommVault Systems. "CommVault QiNetix version 4.2 and the introduction of GridStor solidify our position as the best-in-class provider of enterprise data and storage management software, but it also demonstrates we solve customers' pressing issues, while helping them cut costs and leverage their infrastructure--familiar hallmarks of CommVault's reputation and vision." About CommVault Systems CommVault Systems, Inc. provides unified enterprise data management solutions to ensure high-performance data protection, universal availability and simplified management of complex storage networks. The company's focus is to deliver simple, fast and scalable products that fit seamlessly into SAN, NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular or LAN-based infrastructures. Information on CommVault is available on the World Wide Web at www.commvault.com or by calling (732) 870-4000. CommVault's corporate headquarters is located in Oceanport, New Jersey Oceanport is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,807. Oceanport was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 6, 1920, from portions of Eatontown Township (now in the United States. (C)2003 CommVault Systems, Inc. CommVault, CommVault Systems, CommVault Galaxy, CommServe StorageManager, MediaAgent, iDataAgent, CommCell and the CommVault logo are trademarks and may be registered trademarks in some jurisdictions of CommVault Systems, Inc. |
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