NEC Corporation of America Provides Superior Integrated Disaster Recovery Solution with Its ExpressCluster X WAN Edition for Windows.Latest Edition Continues to Maintain Critical System Continuity with Next Generation Integrated Application and Data Recovery Solution SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. -- NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Corporation of America, a premier provider of IT, network and telephony solutions, today announced the ExpressCluster[R] X WAN Edition for Windows[R], its next generation of integrated application and data disaster recovery solutions. Built on a completely new technology foundation, ExpressCluster X WAN Edition is the first to offer broad support for Microsoft Exchange's Standard to Enterprise editions in active/passive configurations while ensuring superior performance and manageability with full data protection over conventional cost-effective wide area network infrastructures. "The NEC ExpressCluster X WAN Edition continues to innovate - being the first integrated application and data disaster recovery solution to broadly support Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. ," said George Wu, director of software business, NEC Corporation of America. "In today's fast moving, data-driven environment, IT administrators who deploy our latest disaster recovery solution can be assured that they have one of the most complete business critical system continuity solutions with superior performance, manageability, and total cost of ownership." Unlike other solutions, the ExpressCluster X WAN Edition is a powerful disaster recovery solution for business critical systems, which dramatically simplifies and improves critical application and data availability Refers to the degree to which data can be instantly accessed. The term is mostly associated with service levels that are set up either by the internal IT organization or that may be guaranteed by a third party datacenter or storage provider. and accessibility, thus significantly reducing total cost of ownership. This new ExpressCluster provides the ability to easily choose or change between synchronous and asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. disk mirroring modes to meet a wide range of data protection needs. Furthermore with its intuitive Web-based graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. ) and remote management capabilities, administrators benefit from streamlined cluster control and enhanced visibility. Using either a periodic network request or heartbeat signal, the ExpressCluster X WAN Edition can automatically execute recovery procedures if a system fails to receive required signals from another server. Additionally, all critical processes and resources are activated on a standby system so critical applications and data are recovered within minutes instead of hours or days; providing rapid failure detection and transparent recovery. Maintenance downtime is also reduced to a minimum as administrators can easily execute necessary software and hardware upkeep, which require a server reboot To reload the operating system, which restarts the computer. See boot. (operating system) reboot - (From boot) A boot with the implication that the computer has not been down for long, or that the boot is a bounce intended to clear some state of wedgitude. See warm boot. , with minimal service outage so that critical processes can continue uninterrupted. The ExpressCluster X WAN Edition supports Intel[R] X86 compatible servers and NEC's fault tolerant servers that run Microsoft Exchange Standard or Exchange Enterprise editions on industry standard Windows server operating systems. About NEC Corporation of America NEC Corporation of America is a leading technology provider of network, IT and visual display solutions. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, NEC Corporation of America is the North America subsidiary of NEC Corporation (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 :NIPNY), and delivers technology and professional services ranging from server and storage solutions, digital presentation and visual display systems to biometric security, optical network, radio communications and IP voice and data solutions. NEC Corporation of America serves carrier and both SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. and large enterprise clients across multiple vertical industries. For more information, please visit www.necam.com. NEC is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Other product or service marks mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. [c] 2006 NEC Corporation of America. |
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