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VERTICES EXTENDED TO LEGATO NETWORKER BACKUP AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS
NEEDHAM, Mass. - Jan. 16, 2001 - B&L Associates Inc., a leader in open systems tape/media management, today announced that its Vertices® tape/media management system now integrates with the Legato NetWorker backup and recovery system. Through Legato NetWorker, Vertices provides automatic tape logging for removable media in heterogeneous operating environments. This capability extends the backup and recovery control offered by Legato NetWorker to tapes and other removable media created by Microsoft Windows NT/2000, UNIX and Linux servers, extending business continuity.
B&L's Vertices tape/media management system leverages Legato's comprehensive backup and recovery services by using Automation Agents that extend NetWorker's application file logging conventions to the Vertices environment. In this way, a single logging system controls online, offline and even archived tapes to ensure data recovery and the protection of critical data. Vertices also supports Computer Associates ARCserve, Hewlett-Packard Omniback II, and VERITAS Backup Exec and NetBackup. By working with these system management utilities, Vertices maximizes business continuity, enabling customers to implement complete disaster recovery solutions.
"At B&L we've embarked on a mission to support all of the major backup application packages. Adding NetWorker is another major step in that direction," said Michael Kramer, vice president of sales and marketing at B&L. "By extending the data protection offered by NetWorker to removable media, we're offering Legato customers a rich and broad environment for their data files, regardless of their operating system. By building Automation Agents to NetWorker, Vertices creates a unified environment that gives system administrators complete control over their vault and retention policies that can be as extensive as their enterprise system."
Tape Management for Mission-Critical Applications
Due to massive growth in the amount of data produced today, companies experience grave difficulties managing their storage media (primarily tape). In addition, while data management requirements are increasing, fewer people are available to manage such workloads. Vertices provides the security and efficiency needed to manage such demands and control an organization's entire media library. Vertices also satisfies stringent disaster-recovery requirements, and minimizes staff resources while maximizing control.
Vertices comprehensively addresses all media management issues, including vault management, inventory control, retention management and media tracking throughout the media's life cycle. Vertices indicates what servers are being backed up, and notifies the administrator if any backups have failed, which helps prevent potentially catastrophic missed backups, regardless of the number or type of backup servers being used. With two-tiered security and full audit capabilities, a system manager can install one Vertices database and use it throughout the entire organization creating a true enterprise-wide application.
Vertices also provides organizations with complete inventory control. A user can take snapshots of the Vertices database at any particular date and time, then scan remote tapes with a batch scanner and upload the information to the Vertices system. Vertices reports will alert users when media are sent inappropriately to a site or have been mis-filed. The system also provides a detailed Journal of all activities, simplifying both internal and external audits.
Other features include parent/child relationships, replace lists, scratchpool support, comprehensive reporting capabilities, label modules, and more. All Vertices information can be found on the product's website at www.vertices.net.
The Vertices Software Suite
Vertices delivers a complete suite of solutions that addresses the media management needs of today's ever-changing IT environment. In addition, Vertices extends data protection beyond traditional backup applications. Vertices' options and agents are grouped strategically into solution areas to offer maximum flexibility in customizing a media management solution to meet the specific needs of any environment.
- Vertices Core Solutions provide the essential media management tools for enterprise environments. These include retention, vault, security and inventory management.
- Scanning Solutions simplify the logging and reconciling of media. Scanners let operators quickly and easily enter media information into the Vertices database for efficient, accurate tape management.
- Label Writing Solutions enable users to print whatever information the tape labels require for quick access to media information.
- Automation Agent Modules increase environment efficiency and minimize administrative costs by automatically interfacing with most popular backup applications, including ARCserve, Backup Exec, Omniback II, NetBackup and now, NetWorker.
About B&L Associates Inc.
B&L Associates, established in 1975, is a global leader in data center solutions. The company offers a full suite of data center operations automation products and storage management solutions for open and legacy environments. B&L, with installations in 26 countries, serves some of the world's leading organizations, including Arthur Andersen, Credit Suisse|First Boston, Qualcomm, and Weyerhauser Company. For further information, contact B&L at 877-VERTICES (877-837-8423), the corporate website at www.bandl.com, or the Vertices website located at www.vertices.net.
B&L, the B&L Associates logo, the BBARS logos, BL/SCHED, BL/PACK, BL/SOURCE, BL/DIST, and BL/LIB are registered trademarks of B&L Associates, Inc. VERTICES®, the Vertices® logo, and THE POINT WHERE ALL MEDIA COME TOGETHER are registered trademarks and VERTICES AUTOMATION MODULE™, VERTICES AUTOMATION AGENT™, VERTICES BAR CODE SCANNING MODULE™, and VERTICES LABELWRITER MODULE™ are trademarks exclusively licensed to B&L Associates, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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B&L Associates
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