Novell, Inc. and Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA), this week announced that CA’s BrightStor(TM) ARCserve(R) Backup (formerly ARCserve for NetWare) is supported on the newly announced Novell(R) NetWare(R) 6 Net services platform.
“Cross-platform security, reliability, ease of administration and rapid recovery tools make BrightStor ARCserve Backup and NetWare a powerful combined solution for the demanding data storage requirements of the Net-centric enterprise,” said David Luft, senior vice president, storage development, CA. “The tight integration of the BrightStor ARCserve Backup into the latest version of Novell NetWare underscores CA’s commitment to our worldwide customers’ requirements to maintain the highest standards for end-to-end eBusiness data protection.”
“Today, the network is no longer just a technical issue; it’s a fundamental business concern. Customers are looking for the always-available reliability offered by this joint CA/Novell solution,” said Craig Miller, vice president and general manager of Novell’s Net Management business unit. “Computer Associates and Novell have a long and important history of mutual support and product integration that helps our customers leverage their information and technology infrastructure more effectively.”
According to CA, BrightStor ARCserve for NetWare fully addresses the challenge of operating NetWare environments by addressing the eBusiness demands of storage availability, scalability, interoperability, performance and management. It fully supports and protects Novell eDirectory(TM) and backs up both the base and extended schema that are created by eDirectory-compliant applications to ensure complete data protection.