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CaminoSoft’s Information Lifecycle Management Solution Supports EMC Centera Compliance Edition Content Addressed Storage
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Integration
delivers innovative data management and storage
scalability
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February 10, 2004
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 10, 2004--CaminoSoft Corporation (OTC.BB:CMSF
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News), a leading provider of Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) solutions, today announced that it has entered into EMC Corporation’s Centera Partner Program and completed the integration of CaminoSoft’s Managed Server HSM software with the EMC Centera Compliance Edition content addressed storage (CAS) solution. EMC Centera and the Compliance Edition version represent an entirely new software-driven storage architecture specifically designed to address the unique information storage requirements of unchanging digital assets such as print and mail electronic “reference” documents maintained and archived by virtually every organization.
CaminoSoft’s Managed Server HSM, Centera Edition enables customers to better manage utilization of storage resources throughout an enterprise. By applying consistent policies, administrators control the location of files as they move through their lifecycle, beginning with high-performance, higher-cost storage (such as SAN arrays), then to less-expensive disk arrays and on-line archives such as Centera Compliance Edition, and eventually to off-line archives. Files migrated in such a way tend to become more “fixed” in nature as they move along the storage hierarchy. EMC Centera Compliance Edition’s combined features of fixed content optimization, high availability, scalability and lower overall cost of storage make it very attractive as an archive solution for controlling the otherwise explosive growth requirements of an organization’s primary SAN infrastructure.
Available now, Managed Server HSM, Centera Edition:
• Manages data storage in an automated, intelligent manner based on administrator-defined policies—reducing management overhead, manual intervention and costly mistakes;
• Enables backup solutions to focus on active, production files—optimizing the backup window—while protecting the reference information for the files that were migrated to Centera Compliance Edition;
• Shortens time required to perform full server (disaster) recovery—thereby minimizing downtime—by restoring only relevant, production files in full while restoring just the reference information for the infrequently accessed files;
• Provides end-users with immediate and transparent access to all of their stored files in their existing directory structures—without administrator intervention; and,
• Minimizes SAN storage growth by continually differentiating infrequently accessed files from active production files and migrating them to less expensive storage.
“CaminoSoft is very pleased to enter the EMC Centera Partner Program and support Centera Compliance Edition,” said Steve Crosson, CaminoSoft CEO. “The ILM-Centera package combines innovative data management and storage scalability, requirements that are only seen as increasing in the markets that we serve. Managed Server HSM, Centera Edition is a straightforward, cost-effective solution for administering and managing data over a lifecycle—from creation through utilization to archiving. It is easily configured with EMC Centera Compliance Edition, which facilitates optimal retention and compliance policies for business-critical reference data.” Crosson continued, “Infrequently accessed files are estimated to account for as much as 80% of an organization’s data. As fixed content storage needs increase, scalable resources can be readily added, supporting virtually infinite growth.”
Roy Sanford, EMC Vice President of Content Addressed Storage, said, “We are pleased to support our partner efforts in the development and adoption of open Centera solutions. Centera partnerships with application providers such as CaminoSoft enable us to deliver the power and benefits of Centera Compliance Edition to the market. The integration of CaminoSoft’s ILM solution with EMC’s CAS solution gives organizations a set of intuitive, prescribed policies for automatically migrating fixed content to Centera storage resources from their production servers. This highly complementary fit provides great operational utility and investment leverage.”
Once relegated to tape archives, optical disks, or file cabinets, fixed content is now being driven online, fueled by regulatory requirements in healthcare, finance and banking, and the desire to leverage this content into new services and revenue streams. Just as the growth of applications such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) and the explosion of the Web drove the use of Network Attached Storage (NAS) as an enterprise storage strategy, the need to manage, protect and access fixed content is the driving force behind this new category of networked storage.
Whether electronic business documents, X-Rays or bank check images, all types of fixed content have three common attributes: long-term value to an organization, the need to remain unchanged, and increased value through fast access with assured content integrity. The EMC Centera network-based storage solution is designed to deliver all three while economically scaling from multiple terabytes to petabyte-sized environments.
About EMC
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is the world leader in products, services and solutions for information storage and management that help organizations extract the maximum value from their information, at the lowest total cost, across every point in the information lifecycle. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at www.EMC.com.
About CaminoSoft
CaminoSoft Corporation is a developer and manufacturer of software solutions designed to store, manage, and safeguard vast quantities of data created in a wide range of business applications, organizational settings, and vertical markets. The company offers Information Lifecycle Management solutions for Novell NetWare and Microsoft Windows 2000 server-based networks. Its Storage Management and High Availability solutions are available worldwide through commercial distributors, value-added resellers, and systems integrators. For further information, visit www.caminosoft.com
Managed Server HSM is a trademark of CaminoSoft Corporation. Centera is a trademark of EMC Corporation. Other trade names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
This release may contain forward-looking statements that reflect the management’s current views of future events and operations. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and external factors, including assumptions relating to regulatory action, capital requirements and competing products. Any changes in such assumptions or external factors could produce significantly different results.
Contact:
CaminoSoft Corporation
Richard Krueger, 805-370-3100
Fax: 805-370-3200
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