NetApp Announces Industry's First Integration of Leading Backup Applications With VTL Appliance; NetApp(R) NearStore(R) Virtual Tape Library Integration Efforts Will Simplify Data Backup, Recovery, and Protection.SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Network Appliance (1) A specialized device for use on a network. For example, Web servers, cache servers and file servers can be implemented as general-purpose computers with the appropriate software or as network appliances, which are computers dedicated to a single function and cannot do anything , 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 :NTAP NTAP Network Appliance, Inc. (stock symbol) NTAP Never Take Another Puff NTAP National Track Analysis Program NTAP Notices to Airmen Publication NTAP Windows NT Application Processors NTAP Naval Training Acquisition Process ) today announced an industry first as it collaborates with leading backup application vendors to integrate their solutions with NetApp NearStore VTL See virtual tape library. Shadow Tape technology. The integration will significantly accelerate and streamline enterprise data recovery, while integrating seamlessly with users' current backup application catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. and tape off-siting policies to provide customers with unmatched simplicity and ease of management for their data backup, recovery, and protection processes. NetApp NearStore VTL Shadow Tape technology will specifically integrate with Veritas NetBackup, the market leading backup solution from Symantec. "NetApp and Symantec continue to deliver innovative and flexible data protection solutions that address customers' needs and demonstrate the value of a leading backup software See backup program. (tool, software) backup software - Software for doing a backup, often included as part of the operating system. Backup software should provide ways to specify what files get backed up and to where. provider collaborating with a leader in storage systems innovation," said Matt Kixmoeller, senior director of product management for the NetBackup product line at Symantec. "The new Shadow Tape feature extends the value of our customers' investments in NetBackup software by automating the rapid retrieval of backup data from disk." In addition to NetBackup, NetApp Shadow Tape technology will also integrate with backup technologies from BakBone, CommVault, and Syncsort (see attached quote sheet). Enterprise storage users currently rank integration with backup software as the most important functionality in a VTL, based on the recent Storage Wave 7 study from TheInfoPro, Inc. (www.theinfopro.net). Backup application-VTL integration (from NetApp and its partners) will automate a recovery process that is currently manual, enabling customers to instantaneously restore backup data from disk that has already been written to physical tapes and shipped to off-site storage, all in a way that is fully compatible with the backup application catalog. The open approach NetApp is taking by working with leading backup application vendors will allow customers to benefit from disk-to-disk backup technology without changing their existing backup processes, dramatically simplifying customer adoption of D2D (Disk-to-Disk) Typically refers to backing up data on disks rather than on tape. Disk-to-disk backup systems provide a very fast restore capability compared with tape backup. See D2D2T and virtual tape. backup technology into their enterprise backup environments. "As a result of tight integration between backup applications and VTL solutions, enterprise customers are realizing that integration is a key ingredient to streamlining the success of their backups," said Mike Karp, senior analyst, Enterprise Management Associates. "A cost-effective, efficient VTL solution means faster and more complete operations while at the same time protecting the customer's preexisting pre·ex·ist or pre-ex·ist v. pre·ex·ist·ed, pre·ex·ist·ing, pre·ex·ists v.tr. To exist before (something); precede: Dinosaurs preexisted humans. v.intr. investment in scripts, procedures, and policies. IT sites can continue to utilize their backup applications as the control point for backup and recovery operations Operations conducted to search for, locate, identify, rescue, and return personnel, sensitive equipment, or items critical to national security. ." "We continue our tradition of openness and proven history of working closely with partners to provide customers with flexibility by supporting whatever backup application they use," said Patrick Rogers, vice president of Products and Alliances Marketing at Network Appliance. "NetApp will continue to aggressively add value to the NearStore VTL platform to improve the economics of backup and recovery for traditional tape environments. Once integration is complete, customers will benefit from simpler management, faster access to backup data, and improved service levels for corporate IT users." About NetApp Shadow Tape Technology on NearStore VTL NetApp NearStore VTL is a dedicated, enterprise-class storage appliance that emulates physical tape libraries, stores large capacities of backup data on disk, and automatically copies data to physical tape under backup application control within any open systems storage environment. NearStore VTL is a disk-to-disk backup solution for all open systems enterprise primary storage, including EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. , Hitachi, and 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) storage environments. NetApp Shadow Tape technology on NearStore VTL automatically caches backups onto disk, helping to achieve fast restores for backups that have already been off-sited on physical tape while seamlessly integrating within the management framework of integrated backup applications. Shadow Tape increases the value of disk-to-disk backup by improving recovery service levels and reducing management costs. Shadow Tape technology is available today on the NearStore VTL600 and VTL1200. For more details on NearStore VTL, including how the solution achieves flagship performance and tape economies, go to www.netapp.com/products/nearstore/nearstore-vtl.html. Technical Information Technical information is available online for these and other products. To receive ongoing technical updates and learn more with exclusive online member content, register for the NetApp Tech OnTap program at www.netapp-web.com/ontap/ registration.aspx?ecode=20050917002232613&dcode=10055. (Due to its length, this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) About Network Appliance Network Appliance is a world leader in unified storage The capability of combining different data formats such as files, folders, contacts and e-mail messages into collections that can be viewed and manipulated as one group. See WinFS. solutions for today's data-intensive enterprise. Since its inception in 1992, Network Appliance has delivered technology, product, and partner firsts to simplify data management. Information about Network Appliance(TM) solutions and services is available at www.netapp.com. NetApp and NearStore are registered trademarks and Network Appliance is a trademark of Network Appliance, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such. "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " Statement under U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. The statement regarding future integration with the partners cited and future availability of integrated solutions is a forward looking statement within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. 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SUPPORTING PARTNERS BakBone "BakBone has a track record of working closely with NetApp to pioneer industry leading solutions to end user data protection challenges," said Jeff Drescher, director of product management, BakBone. "NetVault Backup support for NetApp Shadow Tape technology enables customers to realize cost and efficiency improvements in two key areas of the backup process; offsite tape creation and the recovery of critical backup data -- even after the tapes have left the premises." CommVault "CommVault is working closely with NetApp to support the new NearStore VTL Shadow Tape feature in our QiNetix suite of Unified Data Management solutions," said David West David West is the name of several people, including
v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. , browser-based management console A terminal or workstation used to monitor and control a network. See Microsoft Management Console. ." Syncsort "Syncsort and NetApp are working closely to simplify the backup and recovery process of our customers with heterogeneous SAN environments," said Harvey Tessler, director of marketing at Syncsort. "Backup Express support for NearStore VTL and shadow tapes directly addresses common customer concerns when implementing disk-to-disk backups: seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. with their backup/recovery application and schedule, and fast and reliable recovery of backup data." |
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