Legato Systems Announces NetWare Storage Management Enhancements to NetWorker 4.0 for NetWare; Windows 95 Also Addressed with Newly Released NetWorker Client for Windows 95.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)--April 2, 1996--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 4.0 for NetWare, an updated release of its network storage management software that boosts performance by 15 percent and features a new media database that is as much as 300 percent faster than earlier releases. This product represents Legato's continued commitment to broaden the scope of its solutions for the enterprise network marketplace. "The latest release of NetWorker for NetWare is simpler to implement, more powerful, more scalable, yet is faster than earlier versions of our leading storage management solution for NetWare and mixed environments containing 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). , Macintosh, Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. , and DOS/Windows systems," said Edward Cooper Edward Cooper may refer to:
"It also provides greater interoperability than ever before, supporting Legato's recently released Macintosh, Windows 95, and Windows NT Client software." "Legato continues to demonstrate its leadership in storage management with this release. Performance, ease of use, scalability, flexibility, and manageability are the top characteristics administrators want in these products. All have been addressed in NetWorker 4.0 for NetWare, a world class solution," stated Michael Peterson The name Michael Peterson can mean:-
NetWorker 4.0 for NetWare includes a new feature called SmartMedia which allows for "pools" of backup tapes to be created, each with its own set of rules specifying how tapes in the pool are to be used. Several common rules are predefined, but these can be edited to suit particular needs. Alternatively, entirely new sets of rules can be easily created. "NetWorker's SmartMedia has provided us with an explicit way to group data from one or more clients onto a particular set of media," said Michael Kaunitz, director of networking at Donovan Data Systems, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , N.Y. "In addition, the media pools let us group different types of backup jobs onto different sets of media, and allow us to bundle data for routing to the fastest storage media available. Furthermore, unlike most competitive offerings, NetWorker can support operations for several media pools concurrently." Bill Mason, senior director, 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. Marketing, Novell, Inc., Provo, Utah, said, "As the popularity of NetWare 4 continues to grow in enterprise networks, the need for enhanced storage management capabilities in these networks has increased as well. NetWorker Version 4.0 for NetWare addresses this requirement with a product that will meet the high performance expectations of NetWare users." NetWorker 4.0 for NetWare includes a Windows-based Setup program that empowers administrators to install the product on any NetWare server on the network from any CD-ROM-equipped workstation. Once installed, NetWorker for NetWare also streamlines server configurations by automatically supporting savesets greater than 4 gigabytes. With its enhanced Autochanger See autoloader. support option, NetWorker 4.0 for NetWare can back up to, and restore from, as many as five autochangers simultaneously to provide an effective storage capacity growth path and greater redundancy alternatives. Four new autochangers are also supported (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. 2500XT, DLT2700XT, DLT4500, and DLT4700). NetWorker Client for Windows 95 NetWorker Client for Windows 95 is a new product from Legato that enables Windows 95 users to protect their data to any NetWorker storage management server -- including NetWorker for NetWare -- running under a range of operating systems. The product is a true "active client" with full-featured programs that permit end-users to manually back up and recover their own files, without administrator intervention. Pricing and Availability Legato is now shipping NetWorker 4.0 for NetWare. Pricing for NetWorker 4.0 for NetWare varies from U.S. list $750 to $8,000, depending upon license size. Legato is also taking orders for NetWorker Client for Windows 95, with shipping to begin in April, 1996. Pricing will be based on the product with which it is bundled, as follows: NetWorker for NetWare -- list price starting at U.S. $750; NetWorker for Windows NT -- list price starting at U.S. $995; ClientPak for PC Desktops -- list price U.S. $1500. Background on Legato Systems Legato Systems, Inc., headquartered in Palo Alto, California “Palo Alto” redirects here. For other uses, see Palo Alto (disambiguation). Palo Alto (IPA: /ˌpæloʊˈʔæltoʊ/, from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high", i.e. , develops, markets and supports network storage management software products for heterogeneous client/server computing environments. Legato believes it is currently a technology leader in the network storage management software market because of the heterogeneity, scalability, performance and ease of use of its software products. The Company's flagship software product, NetWorker, supports many storage management server platforms and can accommodate a variety of clients, servers and storage devices. Legato's long term strategy is to create an integrated set of solutions centered around storage management that enhance and simplify network computing as a whole. -0- Note to Editors: Legato NetWorker is a registered trademark, and Staccato, 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, 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 |
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