CommVault Systems Expands Heterogeneous Enterprise Protection With Latest Release of Galaxy Enterprise 2000 Data and Storage Management Solution.

Business/Technology Editors

OCEANPORT, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2000

CommVault Galaxy Storage and Data Management Software Release 2.6

Delivers Best-In-Class Integrated Support for

Oracle Databases and UNIX 

CommVault Systems Inc.(R), an industry-leading provider of data and storage management software solutions, today announced the general availability of the 2.6 release of CommVault(R) Galaxy(TM) Enterprise 2000, CommVault's next-generation storage and data management software suite. This release adds unified data protection of the Sun Solaris operating system as well as Oracle databases residing on Solaris or Windows platforms while maintaining its existing data management and protection for Windows operating systems and applications. The 2.6 release also adds the ability to run the command and control module for the Galaxy architecture in clustered environments, providing a highly available data protection solution for critical business computing environments. Over the past 12 months, CommVault Systems has achieved a first-class track record of delivering against its announced roadmap while focusing on expanding support for heterogeneous environments.

CommVault's Galaxy Enterprise 2000 product is the first fully integrated enterprise storage management software solution designed specifically for managing large heterogeneous computing environments. By presenting a logical interface for viewing and managing dissimilar data and storage resource information, the CommVault Galaxy solution eliminates many of the management difficulties that traditional backup products encounter due to their physical device orientation. This approach is especially important as increasing numbers of today's data-intensive enterprises move from server-centric to data-centric solutions, such as Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Networks (SAN).

"With this release, CommVault has established a year long track record of delivering software that is robust and answers our customer's needs," said Bob Hammer, president, chairman and CEO, CommVault Systems. "With the recent addition of UNIX support, CommVault has further demonstrated its industry leadership and commitment to execute on aggressive product development and delivery cycles. The 2.6 release of CommVault Galaxy Enterprise 2000 now covers many of the most widely accepted platforms with one true enterprise-class solution while our competitors continue to promise integration of different interfaces, even separate products, for individual functions and environments."

New Features Offered with CommVault Galaxy Release 2.6:

--Support for Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7 (2.7) and Solaris 8,

--Support for Oracle 8i databases residing on Solaris, Windows NT or Windows 2000 operating systems,

--Ability to run the CommServe StorageManager software module in MSCS clustered environments.

With release 2.6 of CommVault Galaxy Enterprise 2000, the platforms and computing environments covered under the CommVault Galaxy storage management suite now include:

--Windows NT 4.0

--Windows 2000 Professional, Server, and Advanced Server

--Solaris 2.6, 2.7, and 8

--Exchange 5.5 on NT 4.0 & Windows 2000

--Exchange 2000 on Windows 2000

--SQL Server 7 on NT 4.0 and Windows 2000

--Oracle 8i on NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Solaris

--Novell Netware 4.x and Novell Netware 5.x, including Novell Directory Services 8

--Lotus Domino/Notes R5

--Microsoft Cluster support for NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Exchange 5.5, and SQL Server 7

--Network Appliance Filers (NDMP compliant)

--Magnetic media (RAID and JBOD) as backup target with full policy-based capabilities

--Shared storage options for large enterprise class tape libraries

--LAN-free backup configurations for SAN environments

In early 2001, the Galaxy Enterprise 2000 suite will offer serverless backup as well as advanced data and storage management capabilities for NAS systems.

"As with previous releases of CommVault's Galaxy storage and data management software, CommVault has dutifully kept to its committed roadmap," said Steve Widen, research director, International Data Corporation (IDC). "In this case, the support for Unix added with CommVault Galaxy Enterprise 2000 release 2.6 is no exception. CommVault has also heard the message that storage software needs to be closely tied to application support with Oracle for both Solaris and Windows platforms."

The business benefits of the CommVault Galaxy data and storage management solution to customers are:

--Lowest total cost of ownership because the product is easier to configure, deploy, use, maintain and administrate,

--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 an array of operating systems and directory services as well as key Microsoft applications such as Exchange and SQL Server or Oracle databases;

--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 [phone]. CommVault's corporate headquarters is located in Oceanport, New Jersey in the United States.

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