Data General Announces Availability of VERITAS ClusterX On All Windows NT Clusters; Enhanced High Availability Features for AViiON NT Cluster-in-a-Box Servers
Business/Technology Editors
WESTBORO, Mass. and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 1999--Data General Corporation (NYSE:DGN) and VERITAS(R) Software Corporation (Nasdaq:VRTS) today announced that VERITAS ClusterX(TM) management software for Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) is now available on all of its Microsoft Windows NT clustered systems. Data General is pre-installing a limited edition of VERITAS ClusterX on all AViiON(R) Windows NT Cluster-in-a-Box(R) servers and is also offering the full version of VERITAS ClusterX for MSCS directly to its customers.
The VERITAS ClusterX family of products allows users to realize the full benefits of clustering by providing enterprise-wide cluster management from a single Windows NT console. VERITAS ClusterX provides Data General customers with all of the installation, configuration, management and reporting tools necessary to ensure the maximum uptime for their business-critical applications.
"The addition of VERITAS ClusterX to Data General's flagship cluster offering is further evidence of our commitment to providing a turnkey, easy to use, and easy to manage solution for our enterprise customers," said David Flawn, vice president of NT marketing at Data General. "Too often, cluster installations are plagued with downtime resulting from incorrect application installation, faulty configuration and incorrect management. Data General's Cluster-in-a-Box solutions and VERITAS ClusterX resolve these issues and provide a new level of high availability and uptime for our customers."
"Data General's AViiON NT Cluster-in-a-Box solutions have a strong following in the business-critical marketplace," said Steve Colman, vice president of worldwide OEM operations, VERITAS Software. "The availability of VERITAS ClusterX with Data General's cluster offering marks the latest move toward 100-percent uptime for Windows NT applications."
"Data General's ClusterX offering represents a major step forward in the company's ongoing activities as an enterprise player," said Harvey Hindin, Director of DH Brown's High Availability and Clusters Service. "Its innovative Cluster-in-a-box approach, combined with VERITAS Software's unique cluster management capabilities provide the basis for a powerful enterprise solution." VERITAS ClusterX
The VERITAS ClusterX family of products enables enterprise-wide cluster management of Microsoft Windows NT clusters (Microsoft Cluster Server and Windows Load Balancing Service). VERITAS ClusterX co-exists with, and enhances the functionality of, MSCS to enable the installation, configuration and ongoing management of multiple distributed clusters in a business-critical environment.
VERITAS ClusterX provides Installation Wizards for cluster-aware applications, configuration tools for clusters and clustered applications, and all of the auditing/reporting tools required to determine the status of the cluster or cluster problems. VERITAS ClusterX also provides extended functionality, such as cluster backup and restore and cluster application load balancing.
VERITAS ClusterX was recently purchased by VERITAS Software from NuView Inc.(please see VERITAS release dated August 17, 1999). This agreement with Data General is an example of VERITAS Software's expanding focus on the dynamic clustering market. Cluster-in-a-Box packaging
Data General's popular AViiON NT Cluster-in-a-Box solution consists of two AViiON servers (up to 16 processors) running Microsoft Cluster Server, a CLARiiON(R) RAID Fibre Channel storage system, and DG/ManageSuite enterprise management software for AViiON NT Servers, including ManageX Event Monitor from HP Openview, the proactive remote assistant support tool NTAlert(SM) , and now VERITAS ClusterX, in a single rackmounted system. About VERITAS Software
For enterprise customers who demand the continuous availability of business-critical information, VERITAS Software Corporation (Nasdaq:VRTS), the industry's leading enterprise-class application storage management software provider, ensures information availability from business-critical applications by delivering integrated, cross-platform storage management software solutions. The Company's products enable Business Without Interruption(TM) and are designed to protect, access and manage business-critical application information. VERITAS Software products are delivered through a global end user sales force and a worldwide network of enterprise VARs, resellers and OEM partners. |
