WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 1998--
Agreements With FastLane and CommVault Support Solutions
Initiative that Combines Products and Services
Banyan Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:BNYN), a leading network
software and services provider, today announced that a number of
specialized applications for managing directories and enterprise
storage in multi-vendor environments will be available directly from
Banyan.
Banyan is an authorized reseller of the entire line of
FastLane(tm) Technologies Inc.'s directory management tools which
support both VINES(r) and Windows NT(r) networks, and CommVault(r)
Systems, Inc.'s storage management solutions for client/server
environments. These offerings will continue to build upon Banyan's
product portfolio and, combined with its increased number of
consulting service offerings, brings a total solution to the customer.
Additionally, these relationships give worldwide customers the
convenience of a single source for a growing variety of solutions for
heterogeneous, multi-vendor environments with the added value of
unique services and proven networking expertise from Banyan.
All of the packages support both VINES and Windows NT networks,
giving customers the assurance of a smooth integration strategy.
Banyan will offer these products through its Year 2000 Readiness
Program and its enterprise networking design services.
"These new agreements reinforce Banyan's commitment to be a
single solutions provider for obtaining the best integrated networking
and storage management products and services available in the
industry. Additionally, they strengthen Banyan's overall
cross-platform, multi-vendor solution capabilities," said Bob Burke,
Banyan's senior vice president of worldwide sales and services.
FastLane Products Enhance Banyan Environment
FastLane, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, develops the FINAL
PowerTools(tm) family of products, which enhance Banyan, Windows NT,
and mixed operating system environments. FINAL PowerTools are
described by Fastlane below:
- Flyte(tm) Migration Management Tool for migrating from Banyan
VINES to Windows NT networks;
- Phoenix(tm) Domain Reconfiguration Tool for configuring an
efficient Windows NT 4.0 domain structure and preparing for Windows NT
5.0. adoption;
- Virtual Administration Tool for delegating simple, repetitive
administration tasks to non-NT administrators across enterprise
Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0 networks, allowing administrators to focus on
complex network issues and improve overall IT service; and
- FINAL(tm) (FastLane Integrated Network Application Language),
the FINAL PowerTools' core technology. FINAL is a specialized rapid
application development environment that lets administrators create
tools for managing Windows NT networks.
"FastLane's agreement with Banyan represents the culmination of a
long and successful relationship," said Jean-Pierre Jauvin, FastLane
vice president, sales. "Our Year 2000-compliant software solutions
provide a variety of added functionality to Banyan networks, and we
are pleased that customers will now have even greater access to these
benefits. Banyan's worldwide reach and direct customer access is great
for customers around the world who require solutions for automating
Windows NT network administration and preparing enterprises for
Windows NT migrations, upgrades and adoption."
More Options for Advanced Enterprise Storage
CommVault Systems Inc. of Oceanport, N.J., is known for a family
of multi-vendor products that support complex data storage, migration
and correction requirements. The software solutions now available
directly from Banyan are described by CommVault as follows:
- CommVault Systems' Vault98(tm) is a suite of network-aware
storage management software that securely protects Banyan, Windows NT,
Windows 95, UNIX, and Netware plus "application integrated" solutions
for MS Exchange, MS SQL Server, Lotus Notes, Oracle, Informix, and
Sybase, specifically:
- CommVault for Banyan--safeguards VINES, BeyondMail(r), and
StreetTalk(r) for Windows NT servers plus provides exclusive granular
recovery such as direct patch level restores, individual mailbox or
folder restores, and full international character and ARL support
reduce administrative workload by 10 times over traditional backup and
recovery solutions.
- CommVault for NT--fully protects NT 3.51 and 4.0 servers
including problematic open files, and offers partial registry restores
eliminating the need to re-enter user profiles and speeds recovery to
the same or alternative hardware.
- CommVault for Exchange--provides unequaled individual mailbox
and folder restore features that save hours of administrator's time
while significantly improving end user productivity.
- CommVault for Lotus Notes--offers browse via customized Notes
'views' and individual document recovery. This unequaled capability is
enhance by parallel backup and restore data streams to optimize
performance.
"The addition of CommVault Systems strengthens Banyan's
networking software solutions by providing an enterprise-capable
mechanism to manage data protection, data movement, data recovery, and
data migration in heterogeneous, multi-vendor environments", said
Larry Cormier, vice president, director of marketing at CommVault.
"Although some Banyan customers are already experiencing the benefits
CommVault offers, this agreement will provide Banyan customers easy
access to proven storage management solutions that extends well beyond
the Year 2000."
About the companies
Banyan Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:BNYN) is a leading provider
of advanced enterprise solutions that integrate multi-vendor
networking environments. Headquartered in Westboro, Mass., USA, Banyan
(http://www.banyan.com) supports hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies
and government agencies worldwide with products and services that
integrate core business applications and intranets creating highly
reliable, easily managed, and secure global networks. The company,
founded in 1983, provides co-existence and migration services, secure
and remote access for business applications and tools to deploy and
manage intranets, directories and messaging. Its majority-owned
Internet subsidiary, Switchboard Inc. (http://www.switchboard.com) is
the #1 on-line white and yellow pages directory. Banyan, VINES,
StreetTalk and BeyondMail are registered trademarks of Banyan Systems
Incorporated. StreetTalk is a product of Banyan Systems Incorporated
and not a product of McCarthy, Crisanti & Maffei, Inc.
FastLane Technologies Inc. is a Microsoft Certified Solution
Provider and Newbridge Affiliate providing reliable, fast, scalable,
and cost-effective directory management solutions. The company can be
contacted in Halifax at (902) 421-5353, in Ottawa at (613) 271-2022,
and via the Web at fastlanetech.com.
CommVault Systems is a worldwide leader in providing
enterprise-wide storage management solutions for client/server
environments. CommVault offers a complete, application integrated
suite of network-aware products that seamlessly ensure the reliable,
rapid restoration of files, network file systems, and today's most
popular databases. Information on CommVault is available on the World
Wide Web at commvault.com or call (732) 870-4000.
CommVault's corporate headquarters is located in Oceanport, New Jersey
in the United States.
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