Archiving And Compliance: BridgeHead Integrated Storage Management Software Now Supports ProStor's InfiniVault Archiving & Compliance Platform
BridgeHead Software recently announced that it has added support for the ProStor Systems Inc. InfiniVault archive appliance, the world's first removable disk archiving system for the enterprise, to its HT Integrated Storage Management (ISM) software.
BridgeHead's HT ISM is an Integrated Storage Management software platform for automated, policy-based data lifecycle management. HT ISM provides the complete range of functionality to help InfiniVault customers meet their critical data retention, business continuance, disaster recovery, data availability and compliancy needs. It includes HT FileStore, a file archiving system that uses a rules engine to automatically identify files across the network that should be copied or moved to archive media for long-term and compliant protection. It also includes HT Backup, a powerful enterprise data backup system.
ProStor's InfiniVault is the first archiving and compliance solution to deliver the random-access and high-performance benefits of disk-based solutions with low-power usage, security and infinite capacity scalability of removable media technology. InfiniVault provides an unbeatable digital archive and compliance solution that reduces storage costs by combining long-term data retention, regulatory compliance, automated data archiving and disaster recovery protection in a single, simple-to-deploy and easy-to-use appliance. By leveraging RDX™ removable disk technology, ProStor has created the world's first archiving solution that combines the performance and rapid retrieval of conventional hard disk drives with the unlimited capacity, scalability and disaster recovery protection of removable media, but with a system design that is far more reliable than tape and much lower cost than fixed-disk archive systems.
"There are two aspects to an effective Data Lifecycle Management strategy. One is automatically and transparently identifying and moving data to the ideal secondary storage location. The other is ensuring that location is cost-effective, highly available, and secure over the lifespan of the data," said Patrick Dowling, senior vice president business development & product strategy, BridgeHead Software. "HT FileStore and InfiniVault are perfectly matched to address these needs. ProStor customers will have an ideal long-term storage medium in InfiniVault and they will have BridgeHead's HT FileStore to intelligently move the right data from across their network to that environment, through flexible automated policies."
"BridgeHead's HT FileStore and HT Backup ISM is a software technology that supercharges the InfiniVault by taking full advantage of the tiered storage functionality to radically simplify the management, protection and migration of corporate data throughout its life cycle," said Steve Georgis, president and CEO at ProStor. "We're excited by the added value that BridgeHead brings to InfiniVault customers."
The entire InfiniVault archive appliance product suite is sold through a network of high-value resellers in North America, and will be generally available in the first quarter of 2008. InfiniVault will be unveiled for the first time at the Storage Networking World Trade Show in Dallas from Oct. 15-18, 2007 in Booth C-7.
<>About BridgeHead
BridgeHead Software is a storage management software company focused on protecting and managing data throughout its lifecycle. The company's platform automates data lifecycle management and fully integrates data migration, backup, archiving and replication for files, email, images and structured data. Through our best of breed technology partnerships we facilitate cost effective and fully protected Data Lifecycle Management (pDLM), enabling effective disaster recovery, business continuance and corporate governance strategies. BridgeHead has an established worldwide customer base and a growing international distribution network that provides sales, support, training and consulting services. For more information visit www.BridgeHeadSoftware.com.
About ProStor Systems
ProStor Systems is the leader in enterprise-class removable disk storage for data backup and long-term archive. Designed to replace tape, RDX removable disk products provide the performance and reliability of disk while preserving the removability and archival benefits of tape. More than 35,000 RDX units have been installed to date. ProStor has introduced InfiniVault, the world's first removable disk archive system. Targeted at small and midsized enterprises with limited budgets, InfiniVault provides low-cost, long-term data preservation in an intelligent regulatory-compliant appliance based on RDX technology. ProStor was recently named to the Byte and Switch Top 10 Startups to Watch List. For more information about ProStor Systems or the new InfiniVault, visit www.prostorsystems.com or contact the company at info@prostorsystems.comor 303-565-3100. Visit www.RDXstorage.com to learn more about RDX removable disk technology.
SOURCE: BridgeHead Software