APTARE Announces StorageConsole 6.0, Supports EMC Legato Networker and VERITAS Backup Exec

CAMPBELL, Calif., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- APTARE(R), Inc., a provider of web-based data protection management software, today announced a new release of its award-winning backup management and reporting software, APTARE StorageConsole(R) 6.0. The latest version features new product enhancements and agentless support for EMC Legato(R) Networker(TM) and VERITAS Backup Exec(TM) backup software.

With support for EMC Legato Networker, APTARE StorageConsole now provides heterogeneous reporting for the "big three" backup software products that combined, account for the lion's share of the worldwide backup software market. APTARE StorageConsole 6.0 provides the same level of functionality and detailed reporting for EMC Legato Networker as it does for VERITAS NetBackup(TM) and IBM Tivoli(R) Storage Manager (TSM).

"Regardless of which backup software they use, storage administrators all suffer from the same problem -- a lack of centralized visibility into their backup environment to diagnose and resolve problems," said Rick Clark, CEO of APTARE. "Whether it's due to a strategic initiative or a result of organic growth, many companies find themselves using and managing backup software from multiple vendors. APTARE StorageConsole continues to provide a centralized portal of their backup environment independent of the underlying backup software."

APTARE StorageConsole 6.0 also features agentless support for remote office backup reporting through VERITAS Backup Exec. Responsibility for managing branch office backups now falls to the storage administrator as companies centralize their storage management to reduce costs. In VERITAS Backup Exec environments, APTARE StorageConsole 6.0 allows administrators to easily manage their remote office backups plus their corporate backup environments seamlessly through one centralized web-based portal.

"Field research continually shows that getting real-time, actionable insights into remote office data protection has been a huge issue in the IT world for years, but the stakes are even higher now," said Brad O'Neill, senior analyst with the Taneja Group. "Today's focus on broad-based remote site backup consolidation means even more complexity and touch points for the backup team if they don't invest in a centralized management framework. Leveraging data protection management tools like APTARE StorageConsole can remove that complexity and lead to an optimized backup environment."

APTARE StorageConsole 6.0

APTARE StorageConsole 6.0 includes the same popular features as earlier versions:

-- "Out-of-the-box" interactive dashboard reports that require little-to-no training to use -- Management of the entire data protection lifecycle including: exposure analysis, capacity planning, performance optimization, and compliance reporting. -- A centralized web-based portal that's accessible by all levels of the organization from the storage administrator up to the CIO -- The most detailed level of reporting available -- with web-based drill down to the file level -- Reporting on disk-based backups and Virtual Tape Libraries (VTLs) New Features

EMC Legato Networker Support -- Interactive real-time dashboard reporting on EMC Legato Networker Versions 7.2 and 7.3

VERITAS Backup Exec Support -- Real-time reporting and interactive dashboards for VERITAS Backup Exec Versions 9.1 and 10.0

Context Sensitive Navigation -- Administrators can view aggregate reports of their heterogeneous backup environment regardless of the underlying backup software. Drill down reports individual backup reports featuring key data that is unique to each backup vendor

Application Backup Intelligence -- Aggregate retries of multi-streaming and hot database backup jobs are reported as a single instance of a success or failure. Examples of applications include Oracle and SQL Server

Lifecycle Reporting -- Provides reporting on the lifecycle of backup jobs as they are copied and sent to different types of media. The movement of the data is reported as it is copied up from disk-disk-tape (d2d2t) and then vaulted

Customizable Backup Window -- Allows users to establish a customized time of day for the 24-hour backup window

Availability and Pricing

APTARE StorageConsole 6.0 will be available on November 20, 2006 directly through APTARE, Hitachi Data Systems , and through managed service providers like GlassHouse Technologies. For specific pricing information, please visit http://www.aptare.com/ .

About APTARE

Headquartered in Campbell, California, APTARE is a provider of web-based enterprise applications that simplify the management and optimization of complex data protection environments. APTARE StorageConsole, the company's flagship product, is a real-time browser-based portal that gives IT administrators and executives a centralized, real-time view of their data protection environment through easy-to-read graphical dashboards. APTARE StorageConsole allows users to identify and remedy their exposure, improve capacity planning, increase performance and streamline compliance. APTARE StorageConsole has been the recognized by industry awards including Byte & Switch's Big Byte Award, and the Global Excellence In Storage Solutions. For more information, visit http://www.aptare.com/ .

NOTE: APTARE and StorageConsole are trademarks, registered trademarks of APTARE, Inc. All other trade names, trademarks, and service marks are the rightful property of their respective owners.

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