CommVault Systems' Galaxy Provides Comprehensive Backup and Recovery Support for Windows 2000.Business/Technology Editors OCEANPORT, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2000 -- CommVault Galaxy Is The Only Storage Management Solution That Fully Protects All Windows 2000 Platforms, Enabling Seamless Migration From Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. Environments -- CommVault Systems CommVault Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CVLT) is a United States based company specializing in data and storage management software. Created in 1988 as a development group in AT&T's Bell Labs, the group produced AT&T's in-house backup software, Automatic Backup, Archive and Recovery , Inc.(R), a leading provider of enterprise storage management solutions for client/server environments, today announced that its newly released CommVault(R) Galaxy(TM) backup and recovery product suite offers full support 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 environments, including Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows 2000 Advanced Server editions. CommVault Galaxy's support for these environments is unique in its ability to provide full and seamless data protection to companies migrating from Windows NT to Windows 2000. Running on a Windows NT platform, the CommVault Galaxy management console A terminal or workstation used to monitor and control a network. See Microsoft Management Console. differs from all other backup and recovery products by providing logical views of data that enable seamless support for all existing and evolving storage architectures, including 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 and SANs. "This is a time of great change in the storage management industry," says Bob Hammer Howard Robert Hammer (* March 3 1930 in Indianapolis) is an US-american jazz musician (pianist and arranger). Hammer studied at the Michigan State University and at Manhattan School of Music before taking private lessons by composer Henry Brant. , CommVault's chairman, president, 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. . "Today's backup and recovery solutions need to provide enterprises with functionality that supports evolving architectures and ground-breaking operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. like Windows 2000. Companies seeking such solutions should look for product architectures that are highly scalable, easily deployed and managed, support logical views of data, and provide seamless migration paths to new storage architectures, such as NAS and SANs, that will undoubtedly be used to enhance the full capabilities of Windows 2000." CommVault Systems is uniquely positioned within the storage management industry with the award-winning technology and experience to protect a wide range of advanced Microsoft applications, including Outlook, Exchange Server, and 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. . In addition, Galaxy's ability to track data on its attributes, rather than its specific storage location, makes an enterprise's transition from NT to Windows 2000 much easier, enabling Windows NT files to be backed up and restored to a Windows 2000 platform while ensuring that all rights and permissions associated with that data remain intact. As a result, with the CommVault Galaxy backup and recovery solution, enterprises can now seamlessly migrate NT data to Windows 2000 platforms. By comparison, other storage products claiming to protect Windows 2000 platforms may have difficulty properly protecting the large number of new elements associated with the new operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. . Combining these elements with traditional file system structures can provide added functionality and flexibility to the Windows 2000 operating system but adds new layers of complexity to the backup and recovery processes. Vendors who do not have the experience in dealing with similarly challenging environments will simply not be able to provide the comprehensive protection of all elements, in the right order, to ensure the full integrity of data recovery operations Operations conducted to search for, locate, identify, rescue, and return personnel, sensitive equipment, or items critical to national security. . In addition, these products do not provide a migration path from Windows NT to Windows 2000, nor do they provide integrated support of NAS and SANs without difficult to manage, bolt-on products. Pricing and Availability CommVault's Galaxy for Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows 2000 Advanced Server is generally available today and is approximately $1,000 per server protected. The CommServe StorageManager (the command and control module) and media management is extra. ABOUT COMMVAULT SYSTEMS CommVault Systems, Inc. (R) is a worldwide leader in providing enterprise-wide storage management solutions for client/server environments. The company's singular focus is creating and implementing fast, reliable, and easy-to-use storage management solutions to meet customer's data management requirements. The company's software products seamlessly ensure the reliable, rapid restoration of files, business-critical applications, and today's most popular databases. Information on CommVault is available on the World Wide Web at http://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. 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. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Outlook, SQL Server, Exchange Server are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S.A. and/or other countries. |
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