Syncsort to Support Network Appliance End-to-End Strategy for Data-Intensive Enterprise Applications
Syncsort's Backup Express to support new Network Appliance(TM) storage solutions NetApp® F840c, F840, and Data ONTAP(TM) 6.0http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000913/ca_network.html
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2000-- Network Appliance, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP - news), the leading provider of network-attached data access and content management solutions, today announced that Syncsort, Inc., the leading developer of high-performance systems and data warehousing software for mainframe, UNIX®, and Windows® environments, will support the newly announced NetApp storage solutions.
Syncsort's Backup Express, a high-performance, enterprise-wide backup and restore software, will support both the F840 filers and Data ONTAP 6.0 in an enterprise data storage and backup environment. The support gives data managers scalable storage capacity, improved data integrity, and increased data availability to scale their operations to any size in a single, unified, easily managed backup, and restore environment.
``This is a natural evolution of our product to support our high-end customers and their data management needs,'' says Vic Werner, director of marketing at Syncsort. ``Our customers' needs are growing rapidly, some as much as 100% every quarter. A system such as the F840 and Data ONTAP 6.0 allows these users to easily and seamlessly expand their storage at their own pace while taking advantage of Network Appliance's 'end-to-end' data management and content delivery strategy.''
Backup Express' latest release, 2.1.3, includes filer-to-server backup, which allows the data on filers to be backed up using NDMP to a tape library attached to a server. This offers a number of advantages. First, for sites with fast, high-bandwidth networks such as Gigabit Ethernet or ATM, the drives in a library can be split between the filer and other servers, leveraging the hardware investment. Second, general-purpose operating systems contain the drivers for a wider array of tape devices offering greater flexibility in backup and restore operations. And third, you can easily change backup strategy configurations from dynamic allocation of tape devices in a storage network to direct connection of tape library to a Network Appliance filer while keeping a centralized catalog. This means you have the flexibility and support necessary for today's business environment.
``Syncsort's ability to offer diverse backup scenarios and support of our latest solutions give enterprises of any size the flexibility to backup their data in ways that fit each company's needs,'' said Mark Santora, senior vice president of marketing at Network Appliance. ``The company's support of our F840 filer and Data ONTAP 6.0 ensures customers that as they scale their storage requirements from tens to thousands of terabytes, they have a flexible, secure backup solution.''
About Backup Express
Backup Express is Syncsort's high-performance, enterprise-wide backup and restore product. Backup Express can back up information to any tape device located anywhere in an enterprise, whether a machine is running UNIX, Windows, or NetWare or is a Network Appliance filer. With an intuitive, easy-to-use graphical interface, Backup Express allows online backups of leading applications, including Oracle, SAP, MS Exchange, SQL Server, Sybase, and Informix and delivers maximum performance to large automated libraries via multi-hosting. Backup Express 2.1.3 is available immediately, and prices begin at $5,000 on UNIX and $2,500 on Windows NT/2000.
About Syncsort
Syncsort Incorporated is a leading developer of high-performance systems and data warehousing software for mainframe, UNIX, and Windows environments. For more than 30 years, Syncsort has built a reputation for superior product performance and reliable technical support. An independent market research firm has named Syncsort as one of the top Data Warehouse 100 Vendors for two years in a row. Over 95 percent of the Fortune 100 companies are Syncsort customers, and Syncsort's products are used in more than 50 countries to speed data warehouse processing, improve database loads, speed query processing, and backup and protect data in distributed environments. For more information, visit the Syncsort web site at www.syncsort.com .
About Network Appliance
Network Appliance, Inc., a veteran in network file serving and caching, has been providing data access solutions since 1992, and is a member of both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 index. Major corporations and ISPs, including Lycos, Yahoo!, Citicorp Securities, Siemens, Lockheed, Cisco, Motorola, and Texas Instruments have deployed NetApp solutions. NetApp Internet caching solutions (NetCache(TM) appliances) and file servers (filers) deliver fast, simple, reliable, and cost-effective access to network-stored data and enable simultaneous shared file services for UNIX, Windows NT®, and the World Wide Web.
The company pioneered the concept of the ``network appliance,'' an extension of the industry trend toward dedicated, specialized products that perform a single function. Network Appliance filers and NetCache appliances are based on the company's innovative data access software known as the Data ONTAP operating system and standards-compliant hardware.
NetApp is a registered trademark and Network Appliance, NetCache, and Data ONTAP are trademarks of Network Appliance, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark in the U.S. and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such.
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While only one company, the above PR smacks of the emerging Gorilla Power NTAP is garnering. DS, would love to hear any thoughts you had on the Radiowallstreet CEO interview.
TIA,
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