BakBone and Network Appliance Announce Support for Novell's SUSE LINUX(R) Enterprise Server 9
03 Agosto 2004 - 9:05PM
PR Newswire (US)
BakBone and Network Appliance Announce Support for Novell's SUSE
LINUX(R) Enterprise Server 9 BakBone Continues to Drive
Enterprise-Level Support for Linux in the Data Center SAN DIEGO,
August 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BakBone Software (TSX: BKB; OTC
Bulletin Board: BKBOF), a global provider of data protection
software, and Network Appliance, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTAP), the leader in
advanced networked storage solutions for today's data-intensive
enterprise, today announced joint support of NetVault 7 on
NetApp(R) storage systems for Novell Inc.'s (NASDAQ:NOVL) SUSE
LINUX(R) Enterprise Server version 9. The companies' joint support
for SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 will provide enterprise
customers with seamless integration and an improved customer
experience in the deployment of SUSE LINUX in NetApp unified
storage environments. The result is a scalable storage solution
that lowers the total cost of ownership (TCO), enhances the ease of
use, and delivers industry-leading performance through NetVault,
NetApp enterprise storage, and SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031120/SDBAKLOGO) Now
available, SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 marks a milestone for
companies who want to take advantage of the performance benefits
and sizeable reductions in operating and outlay expenses that Linux
offers, and still ensure reliable data recoverability. BakBone and
Network Appliance provide users with the ability to fully realize
the cost savings and flexibility associated with Linux, regardless
of whether a customer's IT infrastructure comprises
industry-standard 32-bit architecture or 64-bit Intel(R) Itanium(R)
2 systems, AMD Opteron, or IBM pSeries. According to IDC, Linux
adoption continues to penetrate the database tier within
mission-critical IT environments. Building on BakBone's Linux
Advantage(TM) initiative announced early this year, the combination
of BakBone, NetApp, and SUSE LINUX gives customers the benefits of
trusted 24x7 support and greater ease of deployment for their data
protection needs. Overstock.com is one such customer that currently
benefits from the partnership between BakBone, Network Appliance,
and SUSE LINUX. "As the Internet leader for name brands at
clearance prices, Overstock.com offers its customers a huge
inventory of merchandise while providing its suppliers with an
alternative inventory liquidation distribution channel. The ability
to back up and restore our critical inventory data with speed and
accuracy is key to our business," said Steve Briggs, director of
engineering at Overstock.com. "BakBone's NetVault managing NetApp
storage systems running on Enterprise Server 9 enables us to
embrace the cost advantages of Linux while satisfying our needs for
high levels of scalability, data reliability, and availability."
"Linux penetration in mission-critical enterprise computing
environments is rapidly growing worldwide," said Holger Dyroff, VP
Product Management and Marketing, SUSE LINUX for Novell. "Certified
by top enterprise software and hardware providers like BakBone and
Network Appliance, Novell's SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server delivers
the highest levels of reliability and value -- bringing together
the innovation of open source technology and the stability of a
true enterprise class platform." With more than seven years of
support for SUSE LINUX, BakBone continues to set the market pace
for Linux distribution interoperability and support, delivering the
industry's broadest support for platforms and applications in
heterogeneous environments. While equally supporting both UNIX(R)
and Windows(R) platforms, BakBone now also gives customers an
expanded Linux choice with SUSE's latest Enterprise platform for
high performance computing environments. "NetApp remains dedicated
to meeting the increased enterprise demand and adoption of Linux
across its unified storage portfolio," said Patrick Rogers, vice
president of Marketing, Network Appliance. "Our joint support for
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 demonstrates a commitment that
extends to our customers. Together BakBone and NetApp provide low
TCO and increased reliability without compromising our customers'
data protection strategies." "BakBone is pleased to be working with
Novell and Network Appliance as part of its commitment to ongoing
collaboration with its Linux Advantage partners across the entire
enterprise solution stack," said Adrian Jones, senior vice
president, worldwide OEMs and alliances, BakBone Software.
"NetVault enables customers to confidently run and deploy business
critical applications on SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 across
their complete enterprise-computing infrastructure -- without
compromising their backup and recovery needs." BakBone engineers
conducted extensive interoperability tests to ensure seamless and
comprehensive data protection for joint customers using NetApp
enterprise storage in a SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 environment.
BakBone's NetVault 7 delivers an easy-to-deploy, affordable
solution for Linux that eliminates the need for costly professional
service charges and administrative training demanded of competitive
solutions. SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 is the first
enterprise-class server to support the Linux 2.6 kernel. Backed by
Novell's global ecosystem of enterprise-level consulting, training
and support, SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 supports all relevant
system architectures with a uniform code base. This provides IT
professionals a consistent, familiar platform to deploy across
heterogeneous environments and affords end users considerable cost
savings. Security and software updates are provided uniformly from
Novell, which reduces the burden on IT when deploying updates
across different hardware and systems architectures. About Network
Appliance Network Appliance is a world leader in unified storage
solutions for today's data-intensive enterprise. Since its
inception in 1992, Network Appliance has delivered technology,
product, and partner firsts that continue to drive "The evolution
of storage.(TM)" Information about Network Appliance(TM) solutions
and services is available at http://www.netapp.com/. About BakBone
Software, Inc. BakBone Software is a leading international data
protection solution provider that develops and distributes data
backup, restore, and disaster recovery software for network storage
and open-systems environments. BakBone delivers scalable solutions
that address the complex demands of large enterprise environments,
as well as small to medium sized businesses. Founded in 2000,
BakBone products are used by Fortune 1000 corporations and domestic
and international government entities. Distributed through a select
global network of OEM partners, resellers and solution providers,
interested companies can learn more information about BakBone's
products and services at http://www.bakbone.com/ or email . Safe
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