Idera Announces Enterprise-Scale Backup and Recovery Solution for Microsoft SQL Server.

HOUSTON -- SQLsafe(TM) Provides High-Performance Backup And Recovery,

Enterprise Manageability And Scalability, Reduced Mean-Time To Recovery And Reduced Storage Costs

Idera, a leading provider of management and administration solutions for Microsoft SQL Server, today announced the general availability of Version 1.1 of its SQLsafe product. Designed to meet the needs of enterprise-scale SQL Server implementations, SQLsafe provides fast-compressed and secure-encrypted backup, automated multi-server backup management, a central repository of backup and restore information and rapid enterprise-wide deployment.

"Backup and recovery is a critical issue for enterprise-scale SQL Server implementations," said Ray Paquet Vice President and Distinguished Analyst at Gartner Inc. "Organizations with tens or hundreds of SQL Servers need a solution that deploys quickly to reduce backup and recovery times to the minimum possible while dramatically reducing the cost of storage."

Key benefits provided by SQLsafe include:

--Increased SQL Server availability -- SQLsafe contains highly advanced compression, disk writing and multi-threading technologies that dramatically increase the speed of backup execution. With the proven ability to back up or restore a terabyte of data in under two hours SQLsafe increases the availability of SQL servers for business applications, as well as increasing the available window for other critical SQL Server maintenance activities.

--Reduced Storage Requirements -- SQLsafe's state-of-the-art variable compression technology reduces the size of the backup output files by as much as 95%, resulting in significantly reduced storage costs and simplified backup and recovery strategies for very large databases.

--Accelerated Mean Time to Recovery -- SQLsafe has been engineered to perform well when most needed -- in an emergency recovery situation. A central repository keeps track of the location of backup files and the backup approach employed. An enterprise console interface and DynamicDeployment(TM) technology enables the restore operation to start in seconds, eliminating critical time wasted hunting for backup files, restore software CDs and license codes.

PPG Industries, A leading global supplier of products for the transportation, construction, chemical processing, manufacturing, and aerospace industries, has acquired SQLsafe to back up their SQL Server environment. "We currently have over 60 SQL servers, all of which are critical to the successful operation of our business. Idera's SQLsafe is an essential component in assuring that our data is safe and can be quickly restored in the event of a disaster," said Pat Mong, Senior Windows/SQL Software Analyst, Intel Services at PPG. "SQLsafe also dramatically reduces the amount of time required to backup our servers as well as our storage costs."

SQLsafe's enterprise console and enterprise management engine enable organizations to perform massively parallel backup and restore operations, monitor execution in real time and store a complete history of all backup and restore operations in a central repository. With SQLsafe's DynamicDeployment(TM) technology, a lite backup and restore agent is dynamically deployed to the target SQL servers for the duration of the backup or restore operation. This enables SQLsafe to be deployed in minutes eliminating the need to perform time-consuming installs on each target server.

"SQLsafe has been specifically designed to meet the needs of enterprise-scale SQL Server installations," said Rick Pleczko, president and CEO at Idera. "SQLsafe scales from supporting a single SQL Server instance to thousands of SQL servers around the globe; from databases with only a few megabytes of data to databases with terabytes of data."

Pricing and Availability

SQLsafe is available now and is priced at US$ 995 per SQL Server instance. SQLsafe is also available as part of Idera's SQLsuite - advanced edition.

About Idera

Idera delivers a new generation of tools for managing and administering the world's fastest growing database management system - Microsoft SQL Server. Battle-proven and engineered for the enterprise, Idera's solutions include: Backup and Recovery, Web-based Administration, Job Management, Performance Monitoring and Diagnostics, Configuration Management, and Data Migration and Transformation. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Idera's products are sold and supported directly and via authorized resellers and distributors around the globe. For more information, please visit www.idera.com.

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