CommVault and Hitachi Data Systems Announce Joint Solutions for Non-Disruptive Backup.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers OCEANPORT, N.J. & SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2003 CommVault Galaxy's Backup and Recovery Software Combined with Hitachi ShadowImage and TrueCopy to Eliminate Backup Windows, Maximize Data Protection and Availability CommVault(R) Systems, Inc., a provider of unified enterprise data management solutions, and Hitachi Data Systems See HDS. , a leader in enterprise storage and a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HIT), today announced joint non-disruptive backup solutions. The solutions combine award-winning CommVault(R) Galaxy(TM) backup and recovery software with Hitachi ShadowImage(TM) and Hitachi TrueCopy Hitachi TrueCopy, formerly known as Hitachi Open Remote Copy (HORC) or Hitachi Remote Copy (HRC) or Hitachi Asynchronous Remote Copy (HARC), is a remote mirroring feature from Hitachi storage arrays available for both open systems and IBM z/OS. (TM) software. Leveraging the power of Hitachi storage systems, customers can use Galaxy software to backup data from a ShadowImage or TrueCopy mirror. As a result, customers maximize their ability to protect critical applications and data with a seamless, high performance, zero-impact and user-friendly solution. "From a customer perspective, we are excited to see the continued amalgamation of hardware and software solution providers," said Jay McConnell John Hedley Desmond Lucy 'Jay' McConnell (b. June 08, 1979, d. March 21, 2006) was a surf guide and philantropist. He died in Tenerife, Spain, after falling off a 400 mt. cliff in the Los Gigantes region of the Island. , director, Information Technology, Astral (language) Astral - A programming language based on Pascal, never implemented. ["ASTRAL: A Structured and Unified Approach to Database Design and Manipulation", T. Amble et al, in Proc of the Database Architecture Conf, Venice, June 1979]. Television Networks. "By partnering with Hitachi Data Systems and 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 , we have achieved our milestone of deploying one of the highest performing and most cost-effective backup and recovery SAN solutions out there." CommVault Galaxy backup and recovery software is a four-time storage industry award winner that protects and manages data in heterogeneous enterprises. Joint customers now have more options to protect and manage data with the integration of Hitachi and CommVault software. With Hitachi ShadowImage software, customers can replicate information within the Lightning 9900(TM) V Series storage systems without disrupting operations or overall performance levels. These copies can then be used for application testing application testing - system testing , data warehousing/data mining, local backup, or remote replication. Hitachi TrueCopy software replicates information between systems within the Lightning 9900 V Series family, or between Thunder 9580(TM)V and/or Thunder 9570(TM)V systems locally or to remote locations in distributed centers anywhere in the world, with minimum performance impact. The combined software and hardware solution, to be available 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. and Sun Solaris platforms, benefits customers who must do backups to tape or disk (in addition to replication). It significantly reduces the backup window by allowing customers to perform "non-disruptive backups" in which the data backup process does not impact production servers and volumes. This solution can be used locally or at remote sites. The integration of CommVault Galaxy and Hitachi eCopy will be delivered in the near future, delivering serverless backup A type of LAN free backup that does not use any of the resources of an application server or a backup server. See LAN free backup. capabilities. "CommVault is pleased to work with partners, such as Hitachi Data Systems, to provide non-disruptive backup options for our customers," said Dave West, vice president of business development, CommVault Systems. "With this solution, customers are able to maximize their 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. by eliminating the backup window -- a crucial request we've heard time and time again. Furthermore, when customers experience inevitable environmental growth or changes, they can be confident that this solution will scale seamlessly." "Today's announcement is another validation of our commitment to provide customers with truly integrated, best-of-breed storage solutions. Our customers are in industries where 24/7 data and application availability is a must," said Scott Genereux, vice president, Global Marketing and Business Development, Hitachi Data Systems. "This joint solution with CommVault meets these needs by allowing customers to protect their data without interrupting operations." 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 CommVault QiNetix platform, based on CommVault's Common Technology Engine, integrates Galaxy backup and recovery, data migration, data high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. , storage resource and SAN management software solutions. 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. . About Hitachi Data Systems Hitachi Data Systems is committed to enabling organizations worldwide to exploit the full potential of information. By following and deploying our TrueNorth(TM) strategy, we provide customers with a broad range of storage solutions to simplify, protect and optimize their information infrastructures. Our offerings include centralized and distributed storage Storing data in multiple computers or in computers that are geographically dispersed. This was an early term for storage that evolved into SANs and storage virtualization. See SAN and storage virtualization. systems and software, professional services, complemented by best-of-breed products through channel partners and industry alliances. With 2,700 employees, Hitachi Data Systems conducts business through direct and indirect channels in the public, government and private sectors in over 170 countries. Its customers include more than 50 percent of Fortune 100 companies. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.hds.com. About Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company, with approximately 340,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2002 (ended March 31, 2003) consolidated sales totaled 8,191.7 billion yen ($68.3 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.hitachi.com. (C) 2003, Hitachi Data Systems Corporation. Hitachi Data Systems is registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark and service mark of Hitachi, Ltd. The Hitachi Data Systems logotype is a trademark and service mark of Hitachi, Ltd. (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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