Double-Take(R) Software Reveals New Technology for Full System Protection and Recovery.New Real-time System State Replication and Protection Capability Enables a New Level of Recoverability for Customers SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. -- Data is the backbone for most organizations, making effective disaster recovery planning a must-have for IT departments. Recovering the data, however, is only half the battle. Without the applications and systems that provide access to the data, true recovery is hard to achieve. To address this need, Double-Take[R] Software today revealed new technology that enables the real-time protection Real-time protection, on-access scanning, background guard, resident shield, autoprotect, and other synonyms refer to the automatic protection provided by most antivirus, antispyware, and other antimalware programs, which is arguably their most important of entire systems, not just the data. This technology is being made available in two new product offerings - the Double-Take Server Recovery Option and Double-Take ShadowCaster[TM]. Double-Take Server Recovery Option As the complexity and criticality of systems evolves and expands, companies are realizing the need to look beyond solutions like 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 reliable recovery options for the entire server. In fact, restoring a whole server from tape is a very complex and manual process, especially to different hardware and will result in the loss of any data changed or created since the last backup. The Double-Take Server Recovery Option in combination with Double-Take continuous data replication directly addresses this challenge by providing customers the ability to restore 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 - even to servers with different hardware configurations. This product 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. This additional flexibility makes the solution ideal for recovering from unwanted changes such as viruses, corruption and accidental deletions. "When a Windows[R] Server fails, the recovery of the system, its applications and data is cumbersome and time-consuming. The Double-Take Server Recovery Option's real-time system state replication simplifies system restoration to any desired recovery point, on almost any desired hardware platform," said Lauren Whitehouse, analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group. "Double-Take Software is addressing a critical business need by delivering a broad spectrum of recoverability solutions, including failover, application availability and now system state protection." Double-Take ShadowCaster for SBS See Small Business Server. The system state protection technology being delivered by Double-Take Software can also be leveraged for whole server failover in addition to system recovery. Designed as a local 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. solution for small-to-medium businesses, Double-Take ShadowCaster for Small Business Server (www.doubletake.com/_docs/swf/shadowcaster_nov_06.html) provides whole server replication and failover between a Windows Small Business Server and a standby system. "The introduction of real-time replication and protection of system state is a significant advancement in making it easy for customers to recover critical systems," said Bob Roudebush, director of solutions engineering, Double-Take Software. "Data protection should really be about recoverability - making it easy to return to normal operations Generally and collectively, the broad functions that a combatant commander undertakes when assigned responsibility for a given geographic or functional area. Except as otherwise qualified in certain unified command plan paragraphs that relate to particular commands, "normal operations" of quickly regardless of the circumstances. We believe these two new products are significant advancements in providing customers the power to regain access to their important systems, applications and data when disaster strikes." Double-Take ShadowCaster for SBS is the industry's first high availability solution for Microsoft[R] Windows Small Business Server Edition. It uses patented Double-Take replication technology to continuously send changes from the production system to a secondary server. If the production server fails or is unavailable, Double-Take ShadowCaster can quickly failover the entire production server to the second system with minimal downtime - even if that second system is not physically identical to the production server. And like the Double-Take Server Recovery Option, Double-Take ShadowCaster for SBS protects the entire server including the operating system, applications and data. "Since Double-Take Software is the industry leader in recovery solutions and has such a strong technical partnership with Microsoft, we realized our data would be safe using ShadowCaster," said Jeff Reynolds Jeff Reynolds is the head coach of the United States Air Force Academy men's basketball team. Reynolds is the seventh head coach in program history and the fourth in the last five years. , MIS Manager, Alaska Tanker Company. "What impressed us the most is that ShadowCaster runs independently of hardware configuration, and can run on two different servers. Other competing products could not provide this functionality and would require the redundant server to be identical to the subject server." 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 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] provides the world's most relied upon solution for accessible and affordable data protection for Microsoft[R] Windows[R] applications. The Double-Take product is the standard in data replication, enabling customers to protect and recover business-critical data that resides throughout their enterprise. With its partner programs and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. , Double-Take delivers unparalleled data protection, centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. back-up, high availability, and recoverability. It's the solution of choice for thousands of worldwide customers, from SMEs to the Fortune 500 in the banking, finance, legal services legal services n. the work performed by a lawyer for a client. , retail, manufacturing, government, education and healthcare markets. Double-Take is an integral part of their disaster recovery, business continuity and overall storage strategies. For more information, please visit 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. 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