DataTools Enhances Sybase Backup and Recovery with New Version of SQL-BackTrack; SQL-BackTrack Version 3.0 Supports SYBASE System 11 and Improves Backup Performance.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 1996--DataTools, Inc., a leading provider of database backup and recovery tools, today announced a major new release of SQL-BackTrack for Sybase, the Database-Aware backup and recovery product for Sybase databases. Available immediately, SQL-BackTrack for Sybase Version 3.0 supports Sybase System An earlier family of SQL development tools from Sybase that included SQL Server, SQL Toolset (design, development and control) and Client/Services Interfaces (distributed database architecture). It is no longer supported. See SQL Server. 11 and yields faster backup and recovery performance. Performance improvements in SQL-BackTrack Version 3.0 come primarily from new compression algorithms and performance gains via System 11. Version 3.0 also offers a self-guided interface which guides users through backup and recovery processes and generates templates for master recoveries. Users can centrally manage these processes from 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. , Windows95, or a Unix workstation. Other new features include support of Sybase threshold procedures and automatic recovery of related objects, both of which enhance Sybase utilities and overall system performance. "DataTools' SQL-BackTrack Version 3.0 boosts database administrators' ability to manage Sybase databases and provides faster backup and recovery performance," said Leith Anderson Leith Anderson has served as senior pastor of Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, Minnesota since 1977. His education includes Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois; Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois (BA in Sociology); Denver Seminary, Denver, Colorado (Master of Divinity); Fuller , Sybase, Vice President of Partner and Industry Marketing. "As our customers upgrade to System 11, we are pleased SQL-BackTrack will provide all the functions needed to safeguard critical data and support the migration process." "With the average database size growing rapidly, SQL-BackTrack's added functionality gives DBAs the tools they need to handle the immense volume of data in today's multi-gigabyte databases," said Jim Nisbet, Executive Vice President at DataTools. "DataTools' marketplace acceptance has made SQL-BackTrack the standard in backup and recovery." SQL-BackTrack The leading Database-Aware backup and recovery tool for over three years, SQL-BackTrack for Sybase is a comprehensive backup and recovery tool that safeguards mission-critical data stored in SYBASE databases. SQL-BackTrack provides true block-level incremental backup See backup types. (operating system) incremental backup - A kind of backup that copies all files which have changed since the date of the previous backup. The first backup of a file system should include all files - a "full backup". Call this level 0. , object-level backup and recovery, data migration, integration with third-party storage See online storage. management systems, compression, encryption and automation. Configuration, Price and Availability SQL-BackTrack for Sybase Version 3.0 is available on the following: Sun SPARC (Scalable Performance ARChitecture) A family of RISC CPUs from Sun that runs mostly under Sun's Solaris, but also under Linux and BSD operating systems. After development began in the mid-1980s by David Patterson of the University of California at Berkeley and Bill running Solaris or SunOS; 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) RS/6000; HP/9000 running HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. ; and NCR (NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH, www.ncr.com) A technology company specializing in financial terminal transactions, retail systems and data warehousing. Until the late 1990s, NCR was heavily invested in the hardware side of the industry, known worldwide as a major manufacturer of computers MP-RAS. SQL-BackTrack Version 3.0 supports Sybase SQL Server Sybase SQL Server - Adaptive Server Enterprise 4.x, System 10, and System 11. Pricing starts at $4595. About DataTools DataTools is the leading provider of database backup and recovery tools that allow effective management of client/server databases for enterprise-wide computing. DataTools was the first vendor to a provide a third party backup and recovery tool for Sybase databases. DataTools is a member of the Sybase Open Solutions Program and works in conjunction with Sybase to support SQL-BackTrack for Sybase. DataTools' SQL-BackTrack product line is widely used by Fortune 1000 companies worldwide, and has partnerships with more than thirty database and storage management vendors. DataTools was founded in 1991 and can be reached at 800-721-8665; from outside the USA call 415-842-9100. Visit the DataTools web site at http://www.datatools.com. About Sybase, Inc. Headquartered in Emeryville, Calif., Sybase, Inc. is a worldwide leader in client/server software. Sybase's software products, database, middleware and tools provide customers with desktop-to-enterprise solutions. The company's mission is to provide its customers with an open, adaptable information systems architecture that enables them to develop and deliver complete information systems solutions to facilitate rapid business change. With record 1995 sales of $957 million, Sybase is the sixth largest independent software company in the world. The company's Internet addresses are http://www.sybase.com and http://www.powersoft.com About BMC Software BMC Software, Inc. NYSE: BMC, is an American enterprise management software provider, focusing on IT infrastructure applications. BMC was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. BMC Software is the exclusive distributor of DataTools products. BMC Software is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and currently offers more than 100 products. BMC Software can be reached at 800-841-2031 or outside the USA at 713-918-8800. -0- Note to Editors: SQL-BackTrack and Database-Aware are trademarks of DataTools, Inc. Other company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies with which they are associated. CONTACT: DataTools, Inc. Melanie Marshall, 415/842-9152 |
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