Legato Announces High Performance Backup Solution for Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition 4.0; Announces Legato NetWorker Power Edition for Microsoft; Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition 4.0 to Provide Enterprise Strength Storage Management.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)--Sept. 16, 1997--Legato Systems Inc. (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 :LGTO LGTO Legato Systems (stock symbol) ), a leader in the enterprise storage management software market, today announced NetWorker Power Edition for Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT Server Enterprise Edition 4.0. NetWorker Power Edition is Legato's high-end solution for providing backup and recovery of large Windows NT Server installations. Legato recently demonstrated the world's fastest Windows NT Server backup running on an Intel platform of over 200 GB/hour. Power Edition scales effectively to harness the maximum I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output bandwidth of high-end Intel platforms while otherwise minimizing use of CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. resources. "Customers will depend on Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition 4.0 for their largest and most mission critical servers," said Enzo Schiano, Group Product Manager for Windows NT Server at Microsoft. "Microsoft is pleased that Legato is fully exploiting the enhanced scalability and availability of the Enterprise Edition with their NetWorker Power Edition backup and recovery solution." NetWorker Power Edition supports key features of Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition 4.0, including large Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP (Symmetric MultiProcessing) A multiprocessing architecture in which multiple CPUs, residing in one cabinet, share the same memory. SMP systems provide scalability. As business increases, additional CPUs can be added to absorb the increased transaction volume. ) servers, 4GB memory tuning, and Microsoft Cluster Servers. Large Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) Servers NetWorker Power Edition makes extensive use of multiple, parallel processes to speed backup and restore operations. The ability of Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition 4.0 to scale to deliver better performance on multiprocessor systems with more then four processors allows NetWorker Power Edition to deliver improved throughput and scalability for both file system backup 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. and Exchange Server backup. 4GB Memory Tuning NetWorker Power Edition uses advanced shared-memory techniques to speed the backup and recovery process in large Windows NT implementations. The use of 4GB Memory Tuning, a feature of Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition 4.0, will allow customers to increase the potential RAM allocated to Power Edition on a VLDB (Very Large DataBase) An extremely large database. What constitutes a VLDB is debatable, but databases of 100GB or more are generally considered the starting point. system, and will improve the performance of Power Edition in such environments. Microsoft Cluster Servers NetWorker Power Edition protects Windows NT Enterprise Server Edition 4.0 servers clustered with the built-in Microsoft Cluster Server feature (previously code-named "Wolfpack") to provide security and disaster recovery for the most highly available of Windows NT Server environments. Power Edition clients on Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition 4.0 provide file and system level backup and recovery for cluster nodes. Power Edition also provides support in the event of a total system or site disaster, allowing the customer to implement on- or off-site disaster recovery procedures for damaged or destroyed Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition 4.0 clusters. NetWorker Power Edition for Microsoft Windows NT Server Edition Enterprise 4.0 will ship as part of Legato's enterprise storage management architecture. Announced in April 1997, this new design paradigm provides true storage management scalability by addressing customer requirements for manageability, availability and performance across an organization's storage network -- ranging from campus environments to entire global networks. Through Legato's enterprise storage management architecture, customers can minimize costly disruptions in their business operations. "No other storage management vendor has demonstrated the level of performance and breadth of application coverage as Legato Systems," said Nora Denzel, senior vice president of Legato Systems Inc. "Legato has set the standard for enterprise strength Microsoft Windows NT Server data protection with our commitment to Microsoft's Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition 4.0 and our record setting backup benchmark." John Hennessey, director of Business Development at Ampex Corporation added, "We've worked closely with Legato to ensure the combination of NetWorker Power Edition for Windows NT Server and Ampex DST (1) (DeSTination) Contrast with SRC, which is an abbreviation of "source." (2) (Digital Signal Trust Company, Salt Lake City, UT, www.digsigtrust.com) An organization that sets up and manages PKI systems for companies and industry groups. tape storage systems provides the industry's fastest and most CPU-efficient backup solution for mission-critical Microsoft SQL Server applications, with benchmark performance in excess of 200 GB/hour utilizing a four drive DST 812 12.8 TB data library." Power Edition provides support for high-end tape devices such as Quantum DLT (Digital Linear Tape) A magnetic tape technology originally developed by Digital for its VAX line. The technology was later sold to Quantum, which makes it available to other manufacturers. DLT uses half-inch, single-hub cartridges similar to IBM's 3480/3490/3590 line. 7000, StorageTek Redwood, and Ampex DST devices. In addition, Legato provides NetWorker BusinesSuite Modules for database-aware backup and recovery for installations that run Microsoft SQL Server, 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. , Oracle, Informix, or SAP. Pricing and Availability The NetWorker Power Edition for Microsoft Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition 4.0 will be available in early October, priced at $5,000 (U.S. list). For further information, contact Legato sales via phone at 415/812-6000, or via e-mail at sales@legato.com . About Legato Systems Legato Systems Inc., headquartered in Palo Alto, develops, markets and supports enterprise storage management software products for heterogeneous client/server computing environments. Legato is a leader in the enterprise storage management and database backup software market because of the heterogeneity, scalability, performance and manageability of its software products. The company's flagship software product, NetWorker, supports many storage management server platforms and accommodates the largest array of clients, servers and storage devices in the industry. NetWorker BusinesSuite offers fast, on-line backup for leading relational database management systems See DBMS for a shorter list of “typical”, representative database management systems. Open-source software
RDBMS - relational database ) and applications. Legato NetWorker is licensed, resold, or endorsed by major vendors, including: Amdahl, Banyan, BMC Software, Compaq/Tandem, Computer Associates, Data General, Digital Equipment, Fujitsu/ICL, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, IBM/Tivoli, Informix, Microsoft, MTI MTI Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore) MTI Metal Treating Institute MTI Moving Target Indicator (radar) MTI Magyar Távirati Iroda (news agency in Budapest, Hungary) , Nihon-Unisys, Novell, Oracle, SAP, Siemens Nixdorf, Silicon Graphics, Sony, and Sun Microsystems. Legato's long-term strategy is to create an integrated set of solutions centered on enterprise storage management that enhance and simplify network computing as a whole. Legato's home page address on the World Wide Web is http://www.legato.com . -0- Note to Editors: Legato NetWorker is a registered trademark, and NetWorker Archive, NetWorker HSM (1) (Hierarchical Storage Management) The automatic movement of files from hard disk to slower, less-expensive storage media. The typical hierarchy is from magnetic disk to optical disc to tape. , ClientPak, SmartClient, SmartMedia, StorSuite, Legato Data Backup Utility, Legato GEMS, and OpenTape are trademarks of Legato Systems Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other product, trademark, company, or service names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Legato Systems Inc., Palo Alto Suzan Woods, 415/812-6112 swoods@legato.com http://www.legato.com |
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