Dantz Retrospect Software Included in Compaq SANworks Data Protection Suites for Backup and Restore.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers ORINDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2002 Dantz Development Corporation, a premier provider of backup and restore software, will supply backup software See backup program. (tool, software) backup software - Software for doing a backup, often included as part of the operating system. Backup software should provide ways to specify what files get backed up and to where. technology for Compaq Computer Corporation's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CPQ CPQ Compaq CPQ Conseil du Patronat du Québec (Canada) CPQ Configure-Price-Quote CPQ Conseil de Presse du Québec (Québec Press Council, Canada) CPQ Companion Parrot Quarterly ) new Data Protection Solution initiative. As part of the new program, Dantz will supply its Retrospect(R) Backup software for the SANworks Data Protection Suites for Backup and Restore by Compaq. The SANworks Data Protection Suites are available in two editions -- one focused on small to mid-size 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. customers deploying Compaq StorageWorks tape, and one for automation products in a Direct Attached Storage (DAS) architecture. The suites include Retrospect Backup software plus the SANworks Data Protection Suite for Tape Utilities by Compaq, a set of powerful tape management tools including Tape Storage Management Console A terminal or workstation used to monitor and control a network. See Microsoft Management Console. (TSMC TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation TSMC Traffic Systems Management Center TSMC Toll Station Management Controller TSMC Transportation Supply Maintenance Command TSMC Technical Services Manager Code ), DRTape for disaster recovery, StorageWorks Backup Sizing Tool and StorageWorks Product documentation. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the agreement between Dantz and Compaq, Compaq will be able to supply and service the entire data protection solution, including hardware, software and global services, through its direct and reseller channels. The new agreement builds on existing partnership activities between the two companies. Compaq currently bundles Retrospect Backup with its desktop computers and workstations equipped with optional CD-RW (CD-ReWritable) The only rewritable CD technology. CD-RW disks look like other CD media, but with close inspection, they have a more polished surface with a very dark blue-gray cast. or VXA See Exabyte. tape drives. Retrospect Backup software has also been certified and approved by Compaq under its StorageWorks Value Partner Program, a self-certification initiative that allows software vendors to become approved for use with Compaq StorageWorks data protection products. "Compaq's initiative recognizes the importance of comprehensive data protection for businesses of all sizes," said Tony Barbagallo, Dantz vice president of marketing. "Retrospect is the perfect software complement for Compaq's direct-attached storage Direct-attached storage (DAS) refers to a digital storage system directly attached to a server or workstation, without a storage network in between. It is a retronym, mainly used to differentiate non-networked storage from SAN and NAS. customers, providing a reliable and scalable Data Protection Suite package." "The SANworks Data Protection Suites for Backup and Restore by Compaq were created to simplify the steps customers must go through in selecting, purchasing and deploying data protection solutions," said Rusty Smith, director of Compaq's Enterprise Nearline Storage Division. "By partnering with Dantz, Compaq not only provides customers with an easy to manage data protection software like Retrospect, but offers them one-stop shopping for their entire data protection infrastructure, including software, hardware, and Compaq Global Services." Intelligent Backup Technology Dantz Retrospect Backup makes it easy for companies with or without a dedicated IT staff to manage backups and restores. Retrospect's EasyScript(TM) wizard creates a complete backup strategy based on the answers to a few simple questions. After the first backup, subsequent backups are small and fast, thanks to Dantz's patented progressive backup technology. Restores are efficient and precise, even after multiple progressive backups, and they require only a single read pass over the backup media, allowing any file, folder or entire disk to be restored exactly as it was, with minimal effort. The Compaq Data Protection Suite is available now. More information on the suites is available at www.compaq.com/products/sanworks/dps-br. More information on Dantz Retrospect Backup is available at www.dantz.com. About Dantz Dantz Development Corporation is a leading worldwide provider of backup and restore software. Since 1984, Dantz Retrospect Backup products have earned numerous awards for protecting business critical information on servers, desktops and notebooks. The company's patented technologies provide the reliability and efficiency that companies depend upon for business continuance. Customers of Dantz include small and medium size businesses, as well as workgroups and departments of larger companies, including British Telecom, Daimler Chrysler, Motorola, Nortel, Pixar and Walt Disney. Dantz is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. located in Orinda, Calif. and backed by leading venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] Mobius Venture Capital, ARCH Venture Partners and Madrona Venture Group. For more information, please visit www.dantz.com or call +1 925.253.3000. Retrospect is a registered trademark of Dantz Development Corporation. All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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