Double-Take(R) Software Demonstrates "Recovery Made Easy" at Microsoft Tech-Ed 2007.Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Touts New Products and Enhancements; Offers Customers New Options for Data Protection and Recoverability SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. -- Amid the swirling buzz of new technology at Microsoft Tech*Ed 2007, long-time Microsoft U.S. ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. partner Double-Take[R] Software (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : DBTK) demonstrates "recovery made easy" for attendees, helping IT professionals tackle the challenges of increasingly complex server environments. Since last year's Tech;Ed event, the company has taken great strides in expanding its data protection and recovery offerings for Microsoft Exchange Server Microsoft Exchange Server is a messaging and collaborative software product developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft Servers line of server products and is widely used by enterprises using Microsoft infrastructure solutions. and Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. including major enhancements to its core Double-Take product, providing more options for comprehensive data protection to its more than 10,000 Windows[R]-based customers. "An effective data protection plan requires a number of fundamental elements, such as continuous data replication, failover and simplified recovery," said Bob Roudebush, director of solutions engineering at Double-Take Software. "Our customers have asked for ways to continually improve their data protection plans and achieve the highest level of recoverability possible. Attendees at this year's Tech;Ed event will see that Double-Take Software has delivered on those requests and is committed to providing customers with exciting new capabilities, including whole server protection and recovery; automated configuration and management of application protection; and enterprise-class reporting capabilities." Whole Server Recovery As the complexity of business-critical systems evolve, companies are realizing the need to look beyond 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. to solutions that include real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. protection and rapid recovery options for the entire server. To address this need, Double-Take Software recently unveiled new system state protection and recovery capabilities in the Double-Take Server Recovery Option (SRO See Self-regulatory organization. SRO See self-regulatory organization (SRO). ). Announced on January 9, Double-Take SRO gives customers the ability to continuously protect and easily recover entire servers - including the operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. (OS), applications and data. It combines continuous data replication with continuous system state protection and allows recovery from either the real-time image of the system or a snapshot image of the system from a previous point-in-time. Double-Take SRO also provides the ability to restore the images of protected systems to either similar or dissimilar hardware. "As a long-time Double-Take Software customer, I'm pleased to see the company's growing commitment to product innovation that meets end-users' needs," said Gene Rosenacker, manager of messaging systems, enterprise information systems at E.W. Scripps. "We've been using Double-Take as our data protection solution for years. We recently started evaluating the new Double-Take SRO technology to round out our evolving business continuity plan. The combination of Double-Take and Double-Take SRO could provide us with a single solution to protect and recover our servers at a fraction of the cost of hardware replication or clustering technologies." "Take-5" with Double-Take Reporting Center Emphasizing the importance of good management and reporting capabilities to the success of any disaster recovery plan, Double-Take Software also recently announced a new enterprise-class reporting feature for its industry-leading Double-Take product. The Double-Take Reporting Center, which is included with every license of Double-Take, provides customers a logical way to more easily manage their data protection strategy and "Take-5" by using the new feature's five key capabilities: 1. Centrally collect statistics about the Double-Take environment; 2. Analyze the information; 3. Report the results to others in the organization; 4. Predict future protection effectiveness; and 5. Decide what actions to take regarding their data protection strategy. Using the Double-Take Reporting Center, customers can create and view a number of management reports including performance data, configuration information, server utilization statistics and Double-Take protection status - making it easier and less time-consuming to monitor and manage large server environments. DTAM DTAM Digital Tectonic Activity Map DTAM Double Take Application Manager DTAM Document Transfer, Access and Manipulation (CCITT T.433) DTAM Distribution Total Available Market DTAM Descend to and Maintain Enhancements Additionally, Double-Take Software announced key enhancements to the Double-Take Application Manager (DTAM) feature. DTAM provides improved protection, reduced recovery times and a higher level of application availability for Exchange Server and SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. . The latest enhancements provide Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 support; advanced Exchange Server cluster support options; Exchange Server cluster to stand-alone server support; SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. named instance protection; many-to-one SQL Server database failover; and file services support with auto-discovery of shared data. Double-Take Software at Microsoft Tech;Ed Double-Take Software will be demonstrating Double-Take and the Double-Take SRO for disaster recovery, 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. , virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. and centralized backup on Exchange Server and SQL Server at this week's Microsoft Tech;Ed conference (Booth #714). For more information about Double-Take Software or the company's activities at Tech;Ed 2007, please visit http://www.doubletake.com. About Double-Take[R] Software Headquartered in Southborough, Massachusetts Southborough is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,781 at the 2000 census. Like several neighboring "boro" towns, the spelling of its name is often abbreviated to Southboro. , Double-Take[R] Software (Nasdaq: DBTK) is a leading provider of affordable software for recoverability, including continuous data replication, application availability and system state protection. Double-Take Software products and services enable customers to protect and recover business-critical data and applications such as Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. , SQL, and SharePoint in both physical and virtual environments. With its unparalleled partner programs, technical support, and professional services, Double-Take Software is the solution of choice for more than ten thousand customers worldwide, from SMEs to the Fortune 500. Information about Double-Take Software's products and services can be found at www.doubletake.com. This release includes forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by phrases that say Double-Take or its management "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "foresees," "forecasts," "estimates" or other words or phrases of similar import. Similarly, statements in this release that describe the Company's business strategy, outlook, objectives, plans, intentions or goals also are forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are inherently speculative, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include those set forth from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We are under no obligation, and do not undertake any duty, to update these forward looking statements statements at any time. (c) Double-Take Software. All rights reserved. Double-Take, GeoCluster, and NSI See Network Solutions. NSI - Network Solutions, Inc. are registered trademarks of Double-Take Software, Inc. Balance, Double-Take for Virtual Systems, Double-Take for Virtual Servers and Double-Take ShadowCaster are trademarks of Double-Take Software, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. 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