Arkeia Updates Backup Agents for Novell Netware and Open Enterprise Server (OES) Data and Applications

SAN DIEGO, April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Arkeia Software, a worldwide provider of backup and disaster recovery software, today delivered new support for the Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) GroupWise and eDirectory applications and for Novell iFolder. The new agents leverage the Storage Management Services (SMS) programming interface and are made available as part of Arkeia's roll-out of Arkeia Network Backup v8.2.

"Arkeia is committed to the support of Novell environments, including both legacy Netware and Novell's SuSE Linux-based Open Enterprise Server," explained Bill Evans, CEO of Arkeia Software. "For a full decade, Novell customers have depended on Arkeia for protection of both files and Novell-specific application data. We continue to support the Novell community by providing fast, easy-to-use backup applications at an affordable price."

"Arkeia is moving quickly to provide important backup and recovery solutions for the growing number of customers moving to Novell Open Enterprise Server," said Dan Veitkus, Vice President Channel and Partners. "Novell is pleased to support development partners who are bringing value to Open Enterprise Server on SUSE Linux Enterprise."

Cradle-to-Grave Support for Novell Environments

With Arkeia Network Backup v8.2's native support for Novell's Storage Management Services (SMS), Arkeia Network Backup offers hot-backups for Novell's GroupWise, eDirectory, and iFolder, as well as open files on both Netware and OES servers. Additionally, Arkeia's new agents backup all Novell Storage Services (NSS) metadata and trustees allowing seamless restorations.

All Arkeia's Backup Agents for Novell environments are configured using Arkeia's familiar, easy-to-use graphical web interface. Arkeia also provides bare-metal disaster recovery on the OES platform.

New versions of the Novell agents are available at no charge to Arkeia customers with current maintenance agreements. See www.arkeia.com/novell for more information and free-trial download.

About Arkeia Software

Arkeia Software delivers proven solutions for data backup and disaster recovery. The award-winning Arkeia Network Backup Suite is designed for both mid-sized organizations and multi-site enterprises, and safeguards more than 100,000 networks for 7,000 customers in 70 countries. Arkeia Software products protect data on over 150 platforms, including virtually all Linux and Windows platforms, as well as AIX, BSD, HP-UX, Macintosh, Netware, and Solaris. Arkeia Backup Servers are deployed in three modes: as software applications, hardware appliances, or virtual appliances. Complementary suite software includes file agents, application agents, database agents, virtual machine agents, disaster recovery agents, backup replication servers, and central management servers. Arkeia shipped the industry's first network backup solution for Linux in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

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