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Storix, Inc. Announces UNIX System Recovery for ISP/MSP Model

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Storix, Inc., provider of Unix-based backup and disaster recovery solutions for Linux, AIX and Solaris Systems, today announced System Backup Administrator (SBAdmin) version 7.1 now with support for multi-tenant and multi-instance computing infrastructures. The new release introduces new levels of backup management and security largely beneficial to enterprise customers, but is especially suited for ISPs/MSPs, providing enterprise-level backup management, remote storage, and network system recovery to their customers.

SBAdmin version 7.1, allows service providers to group and manage clients and servers as separate entities among different organizations or different lines of business. Furthermore, SBAdmin allows client systems from different backup groups to securely store backups on a single shared server. SBAdmin version 7.1 also includes a new user role feature, which allows Service Providers the security needed to define user access across groups, within groups, limited access to backup configurations, or maintenance options.

Summary of SBAdmin v7.1 Features and Enhancements:

• Backup Groups
• Shared Storage Servers
• Define User Roles
• Enhanced Web Interface
• Boot Media Management
• Support for Root on ZFS

“As our business continues to expand, we are seeing a substantial increase in the level of interest stemming from ISPs and MSPs to solve the complexities of providing customers seamless disaster recovery services in a multi-tenancy and multi-instance environment,” explains Anthony Johnson, President and CEO of Storix, Inc. “SBAdmin version 7 will enable service providers the ability to offer true Adaptable System Recovery (ASR) to their customers via a friendly enterprise-ready management console.

“According to CompTIA’s annual managed services best practices survey, business and competition among MSPs is expected to grow over the next 12 months,” says Manuel Altamirano, Director of Sales and Marketing for Storix, Inc. “The ability to provide technologies that are beneficial to a growing market segment (MSPs), further enhances Storix’s ability to remain competitive, while also tapping into additional market opportunities.”

SBAdmin offers central management and secure web-based, command-line or graphical user interface options for daily backup management combined with the most complete Adaptable System Recovery (ASR) process available on the market today. The simple ASR process adapts a backup to the hardware detected during installation, rebuilding the new system to the same state as the prior system. The complete restore from bare-metal can be managed locally or remotely and can take just minutes. If the software detects differences between the backup and newly detected hardware, it will make recommendations such as selection of new disks or automated shrinking of filesystems.

Optional features include IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) integration and backup data encryption with simplified key management. SBAdmin supports Solaris SPARC and x86/x64, all Intel-based (x86/Pentium), IBM pSeries (32/64-bit) and HP Itanium 2 systems.

To download a free 30-day trial of SBAdmin v7.1, visit: http://www.storix.com/support/downloads.

Technical Support

Storix licenses include 1-year maintenance for access to technical support, software updates and new version releases during the coverage period. Technical support is provided via phone, email and online. Additional 24/7 support is included at no additional charge for urgent recovery situations.

Pricing and Availability

SBAdmin 7.1 is available now starting at $895USD for a SBAdmin Administrator and $435USD for each additional client/server license. Standalone Workstation licenses start at $505USD.

About Storix, Inc.

Storix, Inc is the trusted expert in complete and flexible UNIX backup and recovery solutions for over 8,000 SMB to large enterprise customers globally. Storix’s innovative Adaptable System Recovery (ASR) technology makes it easy to backup and recover critical system configurations across a broad range of hardware and system types, delivering the most flexible and lowest TCO solution available. For more information about Storix, Inc or to download a free 30 day trial of SBAdmin®, visit www.storix.com or contact a Storix representative at (877) STORIX1 (877-786-7491).

Source: BUSINESS WIRE