VA Linux Selects Quick Restore
Data Protection Solution for VA Linux Network-Attached Storage Appliance
Oct 18th, 12:01 UTC
Data Backup and Recovery Software from Workstation Solutions Qualified for VA Linux 9205 NAS System
AMHERST, N.H. and FREMONT, Calif., October 17, 2000 Workstation
Solutions, a leader in innovative data protection software, and VA
Linux Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNUX), the expert provider of Linux and
Open Source solutions for the Web, have tested and qualified
Workstation Solution's Quick RestoreTM for the new VA Linux
9205 NAS system.
The proven Quick Restore data backup and recovery software provides
seamless integration among NAS, Linux, UNIX, and Windows platforms in
heterogeneous network environments. It uses the industry-standard
Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) for local or remote backup of
network-attached storage (NAS) systems to industry-leading tape drives
and libraries.
Quick Restore 2.7, which was announced today by Workstation Solutions,
provides flexible, fail-safe, high-volume data protection for VA
Linux's new storage platform. The VA Linux 9205 NAS system is a
convenient, ultradense 2U (3.5-inch-high) storage appliance that
leverages VA's expertise in Open Source software and high-density
Linux systems engineering. Workstation Solutions, the leader in
innovative data backup and recovery solutions, offers unique expertise
in NAS and Linux; it was the first backup solution in the industry to
support all four possible configurations defined by NDMP and first to
offer an enterprise-ready Linux-based backup server.
"Workstation Solutions' expertise in NDMP-based backup and recovery of
NAS systems brings an extra measure of support to our customers,"
observed Gregg Zehr, vice president of engineering, VA Linux
Systems. "Quick Restore complements 9205 NAS features designed for
maximum reliability and minimal downtime, such as the ext3 journaling
file system, RAID 5, and easy installation and management."
"Quick Restore offers customers a proven, reliable solution,"
according to Jim Ward, president of Workstation Solutions. "VA Linux
customers can use Quick Restore to create a flexible, scalable data
protection strategy that meets the high-volume needs of e-businesses
and other enterprises."
VA Linux worked with Workstation solutions to test and qualify the
interoperability of Quick Restore with the VA Linux 9205 NAS system
using the NDMP protocol. Using NDMP, Quick Restore can centrally
manage and control distributed data on NAS systems while minimizing
network traffic. Quick Restore's robust implementation of NDMP enables
it to provide flexible, reliable data protection solutions on the 9205
NAS. VA Linux and Workstation Solutions are early adopters of the NDMP
protocol and leaders in the NDMP Working Group of the Storage
Networking Industry Association (SNIA), which defines the architecture
and standardization of NDMP.
Further information on the latest innovations in storage-related Open
Source software projects is available through the SourceForgeÔ Storage
Foundry (www.sourceforge.net/foundry/storage).
About VA Linux Systems
VA Linux Systems is the world's Linux leader. The expert provider of
Linux and Open Source solutions for the Web, VA Linux offers a single
point of contact for highly customized Linux servers and storage -
featuring the industry's first Build-to-Order Software - as well as
professional consulting services and support. VA Linux Systems'
mission is to make its customers successful through the use of Linux
and Open Source -- whether they are e-businesses rapidly expanding
their Internet infrastructures, or technology companies leveraging the
power and methodology of Open Source software development. As part of
its commitment to expanding the Open Source community, VA Linux
Systems operates the Open Source Development Network (OSDN). A network
of the leading Internet sites for Open Source development,
distribution and discussion, OSDN includes SourceForge[tm],
Freshmeat.net, Slashdot and Linux.com. Founded in 1993 and
headquartered in Fremont, California with offices across North
America, Europe and Japan, VA Linux is located on the Web at
www.valinux.com.
About Workstation Solutions Workstation Solutions provides the Quick
Restore enterprise backup and recovery software to Fortune 1000
companies, government agencies, e-businesses and ISPs, such as
Advanced Micro Devices, Boeing, Department of Defense, Genome
Therapeutics, Intel, Johns Hopkins, Motorola, and NASA. Quick Restore
protects data on heterogeneous networks of NAS, UNIX, Linux, and
Windows systems. Workstation Solutions was an early adopter of the
NDMP protocol and is a leader in the NDMP Working Group of the Storage
Networking Industry Association (SNIA), defining the architecture and
standardization of NDMP. Visit http://www.worksta.com.
# # #
Certain statements in this press release, including statements
relating to performance of Workstation Solutions' Quick Restore with
the VA Linux 9205 NAS system, and expected benefits, are
forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties
that could cause results to be materially different from
expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, continued collaboration between the two companies;
continued introduction and competitiveness of new products; the
evolving markets for network-attached storage (NAS), data backup and
recovery software, and Linux-based systems; the two companies' ability
to attract and retain qualified personnel; performance of third-party
software; and other risks detailed in VA Linux's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which may be accessed
through the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.
All trademarks are the propeprty of their respective owners.
(Submitted by Sue Myers of Workstation Solutions)
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