Crossroads Systems' ReadVerify Appliance Now Shipping to Customers.Crossroads Announces General Availability of State-of-the-Art Data Integrity Solution for Tape Backup Using magnetic tape for storing duplicate copies of hard disk files. Users can add an internal or external tape drive to their desktop computers for backup purposes, and files are typically copied to the tapes using a backup utility that updates on a periodic schedule. Systems AUSTIN, Texas -- Crossroads Systems, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). Pink Sheets:CRDS CRDS Contribution pour Le Remboursement de la Dette Sociale (French: Social Debt Repayment Contribution) CRDS Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy CRDS Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies .PK), a leading provider of Business Information Assurance (BIA BIA abbr. Bureau of Indian Affairs ) solutions, today announced shipping and general availability of its latest breakthrough in BIA technology, the SurePath(TM) ReadVerify Appliance (RVA RVA rabies vaccine adsorbed; see rabies vaccine, under vaccine. ). A cost-effective and stand-alone appliance, RVA helps companies to guarantee the integrity, performance and full utilization of backup systems by proactively alerting administrators to the performance of tape media and drives. First unveiled in October during Storage Networking World Storage Networking World (commonly called SNW) is a for data storage professionals in the United States. Sponsored by Computerworld and the Storage Networking Industry Association, SNW is held twice each year. (SNW SNW Snow SNW Strange New Worlds (Star Trek) SNW Social Networking Website SNW Sub Networks SNW Storage Networking World ) Fall 2006, Crossroads is excited to announce general availability of RVA, which addresses the ever-growing problem of tape backup errors and drive performance. Crossroads' RVA offers a truly unique approach to ensure the protection and integrity of information. Since government agencies and companies of all sizes are now required to store data for long periods of time, RVA also serves as a proactive mechanism to help verify that information is recoverable from tape media and systems. "As our business has doubled in the past year, so has our need for the most efficient backup process," said Chad Kissinger, co-founder and President of OnRamp Access. "Crossroads' ReadVerify Appliance offers peace of mind and the ability to proactively manage our tape media and drives. Additionally, we plan to use RVA as another layer of the verification of data integrity for our SOX audit." Powerful Management Features Unmatched in the Industry RVA validates the integrity of the drive/media system while providing historical resource monitoring and reporting, allowing increased backup reliability, maximum tape media usage and overall cost savings. RVA's advanced management features include reporting on data such as: -- Tape and drive performance -- Tape media and drive comparison -- Automated report and alert functionality "Crossroads is pleased to announce shipment of the ReadVerify Appliance, as it provides organizations with a powerful tool that seamlessly addresses the long-standing issue of backup integrity," said Brian Bianchi, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Crossroads Systems. "Drastically reducing the risk of back up and recovery errors, RVA provides significant peace of mind, as administrators can significantly reduce the potential for frequent backup failures. Organizations should not simply hope that backups will work. Using RSA (1) (Rural Service Area) See MSA. (2) (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) A highly secure cryptography method by RSA Security, Inc., Bedford, MA (www.rsa.com), a division of EMC Corporation since 2006. It uses a two-part key. , they can be quickly armed with a proactive method of managing their media and drives." "The point of backing up your data is so you can recover it reliably," said Tony Asaro, senior analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group. "Ironically, many companies are concerned with the integrity of data recovery using tape. The Crossroads ReadVerify appliance provides a comprehensive set of tools to improve the reliability of your tape environment. Recovering from tape is still the most popular disaster recovery solution used by end users. It makes sense to invest in technology that improves the value of tape to protect and recover data." Crossroads' ReadVerify Appliance features include: -- Tape media integrity over its effective life -- Drive utilization and performance -- Policy-based reporting and alerting -- Seamless heterogeneous deployment with no performance impact on backup process -- Intuitive Web-based interface -- Performance gains in tape usage, resource balancing and backup recovery assurance RVA has been architected to support several drives, the HP and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) LTO (Linear Tape Open) A family of open magnetic tape standards developed by HP, IBM and Quantum (formerly the Certance subsidiary of Seagate) that are licensed to third-party vendors. LTO cartridges contain a memory that stores historical usage data. 1, 2 and 3; Quantum DLT/SDLT; and StorageTek T9000 series. For more information on RVA, visit http://www.crossroads.com/products/surepath/rva. About Crossroads Systems, Inc. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Crossroads Systems is a leading provider of Business Information Assurance (BIA) solutions. Solutions from Crossroads serve the growing needs of data storage, business continuity, disaster recovery, information protection, risk management and business information assurance markets. Crossroads' offerings are designed to help companies store, manage and ensure the security, resiliency and access to their critical data. Crossroads' products are embedded in solutions from companies including 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. ([R]), HP, Quantum([R]) and Sun Microsystems. Crossroads (CRDS.PK) is currently traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB) and is a member of several key industry associations such as the Storage Networking Industry Association An association of producers and consumers of storage networking products, whose goal is to further storage networking technology and applications. The Storage Networking Industry Association, or SNIA (SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association, San Francisco, CA, www.snia.org) An organization devoted to the advancement of mission critical storage systems. Founded in 1997, its goal is to determine the standards that must be developed to allow hosts and storage systems to interact via ). For more information about Crossroads Systems, please visit www.crossroads.com or call 1-866-BUY-CRDS / 1-866-289-2737. Forward-Looking Statements This release may include forward-looking statements. The words "believe," "expect," "intend," "plan," "project," "will" and similar phrases as they relate to Crossroads are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements reflect the current views and assumptions of Crossroads and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. [c] 2007 Crossroads Systems, Inc. Crossroads, Crossroads Systems and SurePath are trademarks or registered trademarks of Crossroads Systems, Inc. All specifications are subject to change without notice. |
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