WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CaminoSoft Corp. (OTCBB:CMSF), a leading provider of Information
Lifecycle Management (ILM) tiered storage solutions for Microsoft
Windows 2000/2003, Novell NetWare & GroupWise, and Network Appliance
Filer environments, today announced thatits Managed Server HSM™
software portfolio has been expanded to include the CaminoSoft Platform
Migrator™ utility.
For organizations that are contemplating transitioning from Novell
NetWare to the Novell SUSE Linux, Microsoft Windows or Network Appliance
(NetApp) Filer server platform, CaminoSoft’s
tiered storage solutions can greatly simplify the process. By running
the company’s Managed Server HSM for NetWare
on Novell servers, inactive and semi-active files are relocated from
expensive tier-1 primary storage to tier-2 secondary storage based on
administrator-defined migration policies, leaving only small “file
pointers” on the primary storage volumes. The
files may be further relocated to tier-3 archival storage platforms,
including EMC Centera, IBM Tivoli/DR550, HDS HCAP, and tape or optical
libraries, by using Managed Server HSM special “editions”
with added policy-based “retention”
attributes where applicable. With CaminoSoft’s
unique Platform Migrator utility, files are not copied back to tier-1
primary storage when migrating to the new platform. The utility converts
the NetWare file pointers to the corresponding platform format, and the
full-file content remains on its designated storage tier. Once the file
pointers are converted, the new file system will simply reference those
storage targets, just as the predecessor NetWare file system did.
CaminoSoft’s Managed Server HSM software for
Windows 2000/2003, NetApp and Linux, running on their respective
servers, will continue to transparently recall those files when needed,
as well as relocate new candidate files to other storage tiers per
policy.
Neil Murvin, chief technology officer at CaminoSoft, said, “Organizations
that are planning to move from NetWare to SUSE Linux, Windows 2000/2003
or NetApp Filer get immediate benefits by implementing our solution well
in advance of the platform changeover. In addition to managing their
files automatically instead of manually, most firms experience a
dramatic reduction in backup and recovery time and can reclaim up to 70
percent of their existing primary NetWare storage resources for active
files. This further simplifies the eventual platform migration process
because inactive files stay put and are not recalled, allowing IT
administrators to focus their attention on the active production files
that are critical to day-to-day operations.”
The company plans to incorporate NetWare-to-Linux server platform
migration capabilities following the release of its Managed Server HSM
for Linux solution in early 2007.
About CaminoSoft
CaminoSoft Corp. is a developer and manufacturer of software solutions
that address the storage, management and safeguarding of vast quantities
of data generated in a wide range of businesses and applications. The
company’s Information Lifecycle Management
tiered storage solutions for Microsoft Windows 2000/2003, Novell NetWare
& GroupWise and NetApp Filer environments include comprehensive
administrative policies that allow organizations to reclaim storage
resources, improve operational efficiency and achieve regulatory
compliance. CaminoSoft has established alliances with industry-leading
technology partners, and the company markets its Storage Management and
High Availability solutions worldwide through commercial distributors,
value-added resellers and systems integrators. For further information,
visit www.caminosoft.com.
This release may contain forward-looking statements that reflect the management’s
current views of future events and operations. These forward-looking
statements are based on assumptions and external factors, including
assumptions relating to regulatory action, capital requirements and
competing products. Any changes in such assumptions or external factors
could produce significantly different results.
