CommVault Systems Announces Support For EMC Centera Content Addressed Storage.Business/Technology Editors OCEANPORT, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2002 Technology Agreement to Provide Integration of CommVault Galaxy Software with 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-- Delivers Unmatched Data Protection for Global Enterprise Customers 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 , a leading provider of enterprise data management solutions, today announced it has entered into a technology agreement with EMC Corporation EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is an American Fortune 500 and S&P 500 manufacturer of software and systems for information management and storage. It is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA. to integrate CommVault Galaxy data management and protection software with the newly announced EMC 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. (CAS) solution. EMC Centera represents an entirely new software-driven storage architecture purpose-built to address the unique information storage requirements of long-lasting, unchanging digital objects -- or "fixed content" -- such as Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. and Lotus Notes Messaging and groupware software from IBM Lotus that was introduced in 1989 for OS/2 and later expanded to Windows, Mac, Unix, NetWare, AS/400 and S/390. Notes provides e-mail, document sharing, workflow, group discussions and calendaring and scheduling. data, email and attachments. Under the terms of the agreement, CommVault Systems will integrate Galaxy with Centera to provide data protection in high capacity Centera environments. The combined solution will raise the bar for enterprise data access, providing customers with a reliable data and storage management solution that is unmatched in the industry. Using Galaxy's advanced, seamlessly integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. foundation, global enterprises can leverage a simple, all-in-one data management solution without having to purchase expensive add-on products. Customers can quickly and easily deploy the high-performance, high-speed Galaxy solution to maximize the full power and benefit of enterprise 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. and applications. "We are proud to enter into this agreement that further bolsters our strategic partnership and delivers advanced data and storage management benefits to global enterprise customers," said Dave West, vice president of business development. The integration of CommVault Galaxy and EMC Centera will simplify management and automate routine archiving tasks, providing customers with a way to quickly and painlessly store and retrieve fixed enterprise content, such as archived Exchange and Notes email, with a policy based A decision made by any software application that is based on the policy (rules and regulations) of the organization. See policy and COPS. , seamless and easy-to-use solution." "By teaming with CommVault Systems on our Centera initiative, we are delivering ground-breaking enterprise support for customers with Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes in Windows, Unix, Linux enterprises," said Tom Heiser, EMC's vice president and general manager, Content Addressed Storage. "With CommVault Galaxy and Centera, customers will leverage the full value of their enterprise messaging and collaboration applications through top-quality, highly efficient, best-in-class data and storage management techniques that allow customers to access data at the right time." Once relegated to tape archives, optical disks, or file cabinets, fixed content is now being driven online, fueled by regulatory requirements, digitization of industries such as healthcare and financial services, and the desire to leverage this content into new services and revenue streams. Just as the growth of applications such as Computer Aided Design (application) Computer Aided Design - (CAD) The part of CAE concerning the drawing or physical layout steps of engineering design. Often found in the phrase "CAD/CAM" for ".. manufacturing". (CAD) and the explosion of the Web drove the use of Network Attached Storage (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 ) as an enterprise storage strategy, the need to manage, protect and access fixed content is the driving force behind this new category of networked storage. Whether electronic business documents, X-Rays or check images, all types of fixed content have three common attributes: long-term value to an organization, the need to remain unchanged, and increased value through fast access with assured content integrity. The EMC Centera network-based storage solution is designed to deliver all three while economically scaling from multiple terabyte to petabyte-sized environments. About EMC EMC Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : EMC) is the world leader in information storage systems, software, networks and services, providing the information infrastructure for a connected world. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at www.EMC.com. About CommVault Systems CommVault Systems provides unified enterprise data management solutions to ensure high performance data protection, universal availability and simplified management of complex storage networks. The company's singular focus is creating and implementing fast, reliable and easy-to-use solutions to meet customers' 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 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) 2002 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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