Zmanda Extends Amanda Enterprise Support to all Major Corporate Computing Platforms; Zmanda Continues to Enhance Amanda Open Source Data Protection Software for Enterprise Use.SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Zmanda(TM), the leader in open source data protection, today announced that its Amanda Enterprise Edition data protection software now supports all major corporate computing platforms See platform. . Zmanda has extended Amanda Enterprise platform support to include the Windows and Solaris operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , adding to the previously-supported Linux operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. . With the new platform support, Zmanda Network subscribers can use the affordable, tested and certified Amanda Enterprise open source software to protect business-critical data throughout their enterprise. Amanda Enterprise is a commercial-grade version of the popular Amanda open source backup and recovery software, designed with a focus on enterprise security and usability. Amanda Enterprise has been tested, certified and pre-compiled for leading operating systems by Zmanda engineers to deliver proven, affordable open source data protection for a business-critical environment. "Our mission is to deliver affordable, easy-to-use data protection software for a broad audience, and extending Amanda's support to the major enterprise operating systems is an important step," said Chander Kant, Zmanda's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Amanda Enterprise Edition expands the market for Amanda to corporations that seek the value, stability and performance of open source software, with the security, vendor accountability and support required by many businesses." Zmanda Enhances Amanda Security and Usability In a continuing effort to enhance Amanda Enterprise for commercial use, Zmanda has also recently made configuration easier and enhanced security in Amanda Enterprise. For example, Amanda Enterprise now features improved security for both backup and restore processes, better support for firewalls, and support for OpenSSL. "The Northwestern University Northwestern University, mainly at Evanston, Ill.; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1855 by Methodists. In 1873 it absorbed Evanston College for Ladies. Center for Atom-Probe Tomography (NUCAPT NUCAPT Northwestern University Center for Atom-Probe Tomography ) in Evanston, Illinois Evanston is a city on Lake Michigan in Cook County, Illinois directly north of Chicago, east of Skokie, and south of Wilmette. The city was first settled in 1836, and has a total population of 74,239[1]. Evanston is part of Chicago's affluent North Shore region. has been relying on Amanda since they were founded and currently uses it to backup a 1.5 terabyte file server, as well as various workstations. "We have a very heterogeneous network (networking) heterogeneous network - A network running multiple network layer protocols such as DECnet, IP, IPX, XNS. here, and Amanda clients for Windows will make it much easier to protect our data," said Richard Karnesky, IT administrator for NUCAPT. "Zmanda has done a great job managing the Amanda project and continues to make important improvements to it." Amanda Enterprise Part of Zmanda Network Amanda Enterprise is available as part of the Zmanda Network, a full suite of software and services for affordable, commercial-grade data protection. The Zmanda Network is a subscription-based service that provides access to the Zmanda community portal as well as a range of available services for enterprise use. Zmanda Network is designed to be an easy, one-stop solution for commercial Amanda users, with benefits such as vendor accountability, commercial-grade production support, the Zmanda Knowledgebase, automated software updates, security alerts and IP indemnification Indemnification Used in insurance policy agreements as to compensation for damage or loss. In the context of corporate governance, Director Indemnification uses the bylaws and/or charter to indemnify officers and directors from certain legal expenses and judgements resulting from . For more information about the Zmanda Network and Amanda Enterprise software, please go to the Zmanda website at www.zmanda.com. About Zmanda Zmanda was founded in September 2005 to bring the benefits of open source software to the data protection market. The company's flagship offering is the Zmanda Network, a suite of enterprise software and services based on the world's most popular open source data backup and recovery technology, Amanda. Zmanda is committed to enabling the widespread adoption of open source data protection solutions in the enterprise. Zmanda's corporate leadership includes veteran executives with experience in enterprise storage and open source software. The company's headquarters are located in Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale ([sʌniveil]) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 131,760. . For more information about Zmanda, please go to www.zmanda.com. Zmanda is a trademark of Zmanda Incorporated in the USA. Other products mentioned may be trademarks of their respective corporations. |
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