CommVault Systems Delivers Galaxy Enterprise 2000: Next Generation Data Protection and Data Management Solution for the New Windows Enterprise.Business/Technology Editors OCEANPORT, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 31, 2000 Latest Release of New CommVault Galaxy Storage and Data Management Software Greatly Expands The Types of File and Application Data Protected From Windows-centric Platform 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. today announced the general availability of the latest release of its next-generation storage and data management software suite, CommVault(R) Galaxy(TM) Enterprise 2000. The product is the first enterprise storage management solution built from the ground up on a Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) Windows platform and designed specifically for managing large heterogeneous computing environments. By presenting a logical interface for viewing and managing data and storage resource information, the CommVault Galaxy solution eliminates many of the management difficulties encountered by users of traditional backup products due to their physical device orientation. As more and more of today's data-intensive enterprises move from server-centric to data-centric solutions, such as 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 ) and Storage Area Networks (SAN), the CommVault Galaxy logical data and storage views become an important management requirement. "What the user sees in a CommVault Galaxy console are logical views of files and application specific data, freeing them from having to know all the details of what is an increasingly complex configuration of physical server, storage and networking devices," said Larry Cormier, vice president marketing and business development, CommVault Systems. "It's the web approach to storage management - users shouldn't have to know where the data is or how it gets to them, they just want fast access to the information they need to get their job done." From a single, unified console, administrators can simultaneously set policies, monitor events, and seamlessly enhance the availability of critical business information regardless of whether it was physically located originally on a server, a LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. , or a SAN - without the need for separate `bolt-on' options or the need to tab between screens or interfaces. As a result, the CommVault Galaxy data and storage management solution is much easier to use, requires less training, offers better performance and improves application 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. . New Release Brings Expanded Platform, Application and Configuration Support
With the Enterprise 2000 release, the platforms and computing
environments covered under the CommVault Galaxy storage management
suite now include:
- Windows NT 4.0
- Windows 2000 Professional
- Windows 2000 Server
- Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Exchange 5.5 on NT 4.0
- Exchange 5.5 on Windows 2000
- SQL Server 7 on NT 4.0
- SQL Server 7 on Windows 2000
- Novell Netware 5
- Microsoft Cluster support for NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Exchange
5.5
- Support for magnetic media (RAID and JBOD) as backup target
- Shared storage options for large enterprise class tape libraries
- LAN-free backup configurations for SAN environments
A follow-on release of the CommVault Galaxy Enterprise 2000 suite later this summer will add support for Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. in clustered environments, Exchange 2000 server, 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. R5 and Domino servers on Windows 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 Network Appliance (1) A specialized device for use on a network. For example, Web servers, cache servers and file servers can be implemented as general-purpose computers with the appropriate software or as network appliances, which are computers dedicated to a single function and cannot do anything filers. Additional Network Attached Storage (NAS) support, advanced SAN solutions including server-less backup, and 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). platform support will be available in Fall 2000. Galaxy Enterprise 2000 Important to Large Microsoft Customers "CommVault Galaxy is the only backup and recovery product we found that allows us to manage data in our 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. and Exchange environments the way we want," said Yanal Mash, NT and Exchange administrator, AVEO Corporation. "The product is much easier to use than others we tried, offers the data recovery capabilities we require, and delivers the backup and recovery performance we demand. That's why we believe it's the best data and storage management solution for Exchange." Scalability + Performance + Reliability + Ease of Use = Lowest Total Cost of Ownership "Eighteen months ago, CommVault committed to delivering a next generation storage management solution that solves the scalability, manageability, performance and reliability concerns voiced by end users today," said 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. , 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, Inc. "By reducing the training, administration, deployment, and operational cost associated with managing heterogeneous storage in client/server environments, the Enterprise 2000 release of our CommVault Galaxy software provides a powerful data protection solution that encompasses information stored in 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. NT 4.0 and Windows 2000, 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. , Microsoft SQL Server, Lotus Notes/Domino, Network Appliance filers and NetWare environments." The business benefits of the CommVault Galaxy data and storage management solution to customers are:
- More reliable data protection on a much larger scale than
previously available;
- Advanced data management and faster access to business critical
data through Galaxy's tight integration with key Microsoft
applications such as Exchange and SQL Server;
- Faster deployment and easier management from a single, unified
browser or MMC console;
- The ability to assist in the migration from earlier Windows
operating systems and applications to Windows 2000 operating
systems and applications. For instance, Exchange 5.5 data can be
backed up today from either NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 servers and
recalled later for use in Exchange 2000.
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 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 United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Microsoft is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. CommVault, CommVault Systems, CommVault Galaxy, Storage without Boundaries, Network Storage Management by Design, 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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