NTP Software Provides Organizations with Secure Control of All File Data with Introduction of Universal File Access

NASHUA, N.H., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NTP Software®, the worldwide leader in File Data Management, today introduced its Universal File Access™ (UFA), technology that integrates with the most common storage hosts, cloud and object stores to make an organization's file data available to end users on any device consistent with its Active Directory security and other policies.

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Unlike consumer-oriented "sync and share" products that are currently on the market today, NTP Software UFA is an end-to-end enterprise solution that provides corporate end users the ability to create and interact safely and securely with an organization's file data using any device from any Internet or cell phone-enabled location.  This ensures that any intellectual property generated by employees is fully secured and treated the same whether it originates in the office, at home or on the road.

"Today's increasingly mobile workforce has created an entirely new set of challenges for IT regarding the availability, accessibility and security of corporate data," said Terri McClure, Senior Analyst of analyst firm Enterprise Strategy Group.  "As more and more organizations embrace the benefits of this 'Bring Your Own Device' environment, they do so at the peril of having their data floating around unsecured and incurring substantial risk that it may be accidentally or intentionally accessed by unauthorized persons.  NTP has developed an eloquent solution with its Universal File Access solution that allows organizations to leverage their existing storage infrastructure while safely taking advantage of new opportunities created by the BYOD movement."

NTP Software is the only vendor that has extensions in the OS and file systems of Windows, NetApp, EMC and HDS.  UFA transports any data created remotely to these primary storage hosts within an organization's data center using the cloud as a transport and caching mechanism but not as a data store, unless specified.  Working with its other technologies, NTP Software is able to unify storage across vendors and platforms simplifying management and providing access of all corporate data to end users.

Key components of UFA include:

• Cloud Connector – one or more services that maintain a connection between internal storage hosts and the BYOD Manager.  It integrates with Windows Active Directory and provides control over limits on size, quantity and type of file data
• BYOD Manager – one or more services that offers connections to end-user devices.  It provides flexible caching options, proxies Active Directory security and aggregates communications
• BYOD Suite – client software appropriate for all common devices and operating systems.  It provides end users with the ability to immediately upload and delete file data, and allows for lost or stolen devices to be shut down and wiped of business-critical information

"The days of IT departments controlling how and from where end users access corporate data have long passed – we are now in a BYOD universe," said Bruce Backa, CEO of NTP Software. "As the way organizations host and manage file data in the next few years changes, there must be a way to secure, protect and catalog file data while making it readily available to employees whether they are working at a desk in the office or on an iPad at the beach.  With Universal File Access, IT is always in control ensuring that existing corporate policies and security are extended and enforced regardless of where data is created, accessed or resides."

About NTP Software
Founded in 1994, NTP Software is the worldwide leader in the management and control of unstructured data. Every day, more than 20 million users work with storage resources managed by NTP Software's technology. NTP Software gives organizations control of their file data by providing the solutions needed to understand, manage, move, and secure file data completely. NTP Software delivers a single, cross-platform solution across a customer's entire file data storage environment: from managing individual files and users to an entire global enterprise with hundreds of systems and dozens of sites. NTP Software's technology For more information please see http://www.ntpsoftware.com.

Note to editors: NTP Software will be providing a first look at its UFA technology in Booth No. 651 at EMC World 2013 in the Venetian in Las Vegas May 6-9.  To arrange a private demo or speak with NTP executives at the show, please contact Dan Miller, [email protected] or call 818-224-7602.

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