BakBone Inks Worldwide Alliance With NEC
30 6월 2004 - 10:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
BakBone Inks Worldwide Alliance With NEC NEC to Integrate NetVault
With TX7 Series Server Family on Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2
Processor-Based Platform SAN DIEGO, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- BakBone Software(TM) (TSX: BKB; OTC Bulletin Board: BKBOF), a
global provider of data protection software, and NEC Corporation
(NASDAQ:NIPNY) today announced that they have signed a worldwide
alliance to integrate BakBone's NetVault software with NEC's TX7
Series Server Family based on the Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2 processor.
Under the agreement, NEC will have global distribution rights to
NetVault 7 Enterprise edition. (Logo:
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combination of NetVault high reliability backup and recovery
software with NEC's TX7 series servers offers customers an advanced
program development environment running on 64-bit Linux. Delivering
enhanced data protection and enterprise-class functionality that
scales to meet the demands of any size environment, NetVault is
ideally suited for high performance computing environments for
which the TX7 series family is targeted. As part of the agreement,
NetVault will be deployed as the backup and recovery solution for
NEC in markets that require large-scale data processing and high
performance with an emphasis on technical, scientific and
educational verticals. The agreement includes NetVault Enterprise
edition for heterogeneous environments, BakBone's VaultShare APM
which supports StorageTek libraries using StorageTek's ACSLS
library control module, as well as BakBone's disk to disk backup
(Virtual Disk Library) capability. "NEC selected BakBone's NetVault
for its modularity which provides the ability to quickly adapt to
new applications and storage technologies such as support for the
latest advancements in tape," said Toshiyuki Furui, General
Manager, HPC Marketing Promotion Division, NEC. "NetVault's
scalability is ideal for our TX7 Series which is targeted at high
performance environments such as the technical and science markets.
In the future, NEC will sell the TX7 server not only as a
calculation server but also as a large-sized file server for our
supercomputer SX Series." "The BakBone/NEC alliance provides a
complete, scalable solution for enterprise customers looking to
effectively manage the backup and restoration process of
business-critical data," said Adrian Jones, senior vice president,
worldwide OEMs and alliances, BakBone Software. "Pairing NetVault
with NEC's high performance servers gives customers with high
volume processing and continuous application demands the data
protection they need for their business continuance strategies."
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 Harbor This press release
contains forward-looking statements that involve risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, which, if they do not
materialize or prove correct, could cause BakBone's results to
differ materially from historical results, or those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and
uncertainties may include, but are not limited to, competition in
our target markets; potential capital needs; management of future
growth and expansion; risk of third-party claims of infringement;
protection of proprietary information, customer acceptance of the
company's products and fee structures; the success of BakBone's
brand development efforts; risks associated with strategic
alliances; reliance on distribution channels; product
concentration; need to develop new and enhanced products; potential
product defects; our ability to hire and retain qualified employees
and key management personnel; and risks associated with changes in
domestic and international market conditions and the entry into and
development of international markets for the company's products.
Our forward- looking statements should be considered in the context
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arising after the date on which it was made. BakBone, BakBone
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