Falcon Releases Fastest Backup and Restore Software for Silicon Graphics Users.SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 2, 1995--Falcon Systems, Inc., a systems integrator, has begun shipping it's new backup and restore software -- FalconFASTBACK for Silicon Graphics users. FalconFASTBACK is the only backup and restore software designed exclusively for SGI (SGI, Sunnyvale, CA, www.sgi.com) A manufacturer of workstations and servers, founded in 1982 by Jim Clark. The company was founded as Silicon Graphics, Inc., but changed to its acronym in 1999. users. FalconFASTBACK is the fastest backup and restore software in the UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). world. Typical performance for FalconFASTBACK is 45MB/min on 8mm and DAT (1) (Dynamic Address Translator) A hardware circuit that converts a virtual memory address into a real address. See also DAT file. (2) (Digital Audio Tape) A magnetic tape technology used for backing up data. tapes. "We're extremely pleased to offer this product into the Silicon Graphics workstation market," said Falcon Systems President, Craig Caudill. "There is a definite need there and we surprised ourselves at the backup speeds we were able to accomplish using the IRIX A Unix-based operating system from SGI that is used in its computer systems from desktop to supercomputer. It is an enhanced version of Unix System V Release 4. IRIX integrates the X Window system with OpenGL, creating the first real time 3D X environment. 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. ." "As more and more mass storage is being utilized, the need for fast backup to protect data grows," continued Caudill. "We saw a need in the UNIX computing marketplace for fast, reliable backup that was reasonably priced. Our software developers have worked for over a year to perfect FalconFASTBACK. We wanted the product to not only outperform the competition, but be easy to use." "FalconFASTBACK has a dynamic user interface. You don't need to be a programmer or a system administrator to use it. You need no programming skills." In addition, FalconFASTBACK can be accessed locally or remotely. It can backup multiple file systems concurrently and the backup is portable to any UNIX system Noun 1. UNIX system - trademark for a powerful operating system UNIX, UNIX operating system operating system, OS - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services . FalconFASTBACK performs multi-volume, multi-capacity backups. It can read and write cpio and tar formats. FalconFASTBACK synchronizes shrinking and growing files and relocates absolute path names. In addition to its superior backup features, FalconFASTBACK can also restore "crashed" drives with its automatic drive reconfiguration (fdisk/Divvy), automatic drive recovery, automatic boot diskette The official name for the floppy disk. See floppy disk. diskette - floppy disk set construction, automatic snapshot of drive geometry and hands-free recovery after crash/drive replacement. FalconFASTBACK is also available for Sun users. Falcon Systems, Inc. is a systems integrator headquartered in Sacramento, California. Falcon supports Sun, Silicon Graphics, 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) , Hewlett-Packard and DEC platforms. Falcon's customers include Fortune 1000 companies, government, the film and video industries, financial institutions, health care organizations and more. For more information, call Falcon Systems at 800/326-1002, or visit our World Wide Web site at http://www.falcons.com CONTACT: Falcon Systems, Inc. Vicki Vance, 916/928-9255 |
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