St. Bernard: Open File Manager 9.1 with disk-level technology and support for storage management.

Next-Generation Architecture Improves Product Performance andProvides Support for Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service

St. Bernard Software Inc., a provider of security solutions that protect against data loss, system threats and Internet abuse, has announced the immediate availability of Open File Manager 9.1 with next-generation, disk-level technology for open file backup and support for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) storage management framework.

The third generation architecture of Open File Manager is disk-level technology that improves product performance and eliminates software interoperability issues. Use of disk-level technology ensures that all blocks on a volume can be copied thus providing a complete data protection solution.

Open File Manager now supports storage management frameworks, such as Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Volume Shadow Copy Service. Open File Manager builds on the basic storage management framework and adds incremental capabilities. Specifically, Open File Manager adds system-wide volume synchronization to VSS as well as enabling backup of legacy and non-VSS compliant business applications. Open File Manager continues to provide universal support for heterogeneous computing environments with a complete open file solution for backup applications, VSS compliant or non-VSS compliant, on Windows and NetWare operating systems.

"Open file backup is a critical component in any comprehensive data protection strategy, whether Windows-based or otherwise," said Bill North, director of research, storage software for IDC. "As a result, the demand for software that can overcome the locking and interoperability issues associated with open file backup will continue to grow for the foreseeable future."

Open File Manager is the leading open file management solution for Microsoft and Netware environments, with over 300,000 licenses sold worldwide. Its rich feature set helps IT professionals automate backup of open files, improve application availability and lower operating costs. Open File Manager enables existing backup software to back up open files, ensuring business continuity and protection of mission-critical data across the enterprise.

Open File Manager disk-level technology--first developed by St. Bernard Software for its OEM Partners--is now made available directly to enterprises and organizations through its latest release. The product launch responds to increasing demand by IT departments for solutions that integrate into more advanced storage management systems, such as backup, disaster recovery, replication and serverless backup applications.

"St. Bernard Software's Open File Manager ensures that our Galaxy backup and recovery software customers can protect and recover open files without sacrificing data integrity," said Chris Van Wagoner, director of product marketing for CommVault Systems. "The disk-level technology integrates seamlessly with our Galaxy product, and provides an important component to help solve our customer's data protection challenges."

Open File Manager is designed for today's heterogeneous distributed computing environment and supports backup software and applications on Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows Server 2003 and Novell NetWare 4.x, 5.x and 6.x LFS and NSS operating systems. It is compatible with more than 90 leading backup software products from more than 50 vendors, including Computer Associates ARCserve, VERITAS Backup Exec, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, Hewlett Packard OpenView Data Protector, and more.

Open File Manager 9.1 is available immediately in three license levels: Enterprise Server, Server, and Workstation. One Enterprise Server license with a year subscription is $1,228 per server. Subscription provides access to product updates, backup agents, and technical support.