NovaStor's NovaNET 8 Selected by IBM for Tape Storage Training Courses

Business Wire, Nov 7, 2001

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SIMI VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2001

Educational Course for IBM Customers and Business Partners

Utilizes NovaNET 8 to Offer Multiple-Platform Support and

Flexible Administration in a Single Tape Backup Product

NovaStor Corporation (www.novastor.com) announced today that IBM PC Institute has selected its powerful NovaNET 8 network tape backup software for use in a new Tape Device training class titled, Tape Storage Devices.

This course demonstrates how companies can use NovaNET 8 network tape backup to offer a comprehensive backup solution to any Linux business server. NovaNET 8 will be used in the Tape Storage Device training course to demonstrate how it can eliminate the time-consuming and expensive task of manually backing up Linux servers, as well as offer a solution to backup quickly to any device across an entire network.

NovaNET 8 for Linux is available in multiple versions, from the cost-effective standalone NovaNET 8 SE version to the powerhouse NovaNET 8 Alliance with support for Linux, Windows and NetWare in the same product. Now, with the NovaNET 8 Alliance version, Linux customers can quickly reduce administration costs by implementing a common backup solution across Linux, Windows XP/2000/NT, and NetWare servers with support for networked Windows clients and built-in remote administration.

IBM's e-business strategy encompasses multiple platforms, including Linux, and NovaNET 8 will further enhance enterprise server performance by providing a solid backup solution to any Linux business server.

The NovaNET product line continues to be one of the fastest and most flexible backup solutions available. With its unique Distributed Architecture, any number of servers or workstations can host a backup device that can be used to backup any other computers on the network. System administrators are also praising NovaNET 8's Distributed Architecture because it allows the backup configuration to be securely managed from any server or workstation. For instance, all versions of NovaNET 8's Linux server backup can be easily managed from a Windows workstation on the network, at no additional cost.

NovaNET 8 and other great backup solutions can be purchased from NovaStor Corporation at http://www.network-backup.com.

About the IBM PC Institute

The IBM PC Institute is a global training program designed to help sales, technical, and service professionals build their skills on IBM personal computer and eServer solutions. Functioning as a one-stop source of education, PCI offers sales training, technical training, help desk training, professional certification, and service training -- providing product and professional education that will enhance their students' business success.

To learn more about IBM PC Institute, visit www.ibm.com/pc/training.> About NovaStor

Established in 1987, NovaStor Corporation is a leading developer and supplier of backup, disaster recovery and data interchange solutions for Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, NetWare and Linux.

NovaStor is headquartered at 80-B West Cochran Street, Simi Valley, CA 93065. Web site: www.novastor.com. E-mail: sales@novastor.com. Phone: 800/NOVASTOR or 805/579-6700. FAX: 805/579-6710.