Microlite Announces Full Backup and Disaster Recovery Support for SCO OpenServer 5.0.7

Business Wire, Feb 24, 2003

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ALIQUIPPA, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2003

Microlite Corporation today announced that its BackupEDGE SS backup and disaster recovery software has been enhanced to provide support for the latest release of the OpenServer 5 operating system from The SCO Group.

"We've worked very closely with The SCO Group during the development phase of OpenServer 5.0.7," said Tom Podnar, president of Microlite Corporation. "5.0.7 enables the use of many newer storage technologies. Our new release uses these capabilities to reduce the total cost of ownership of an OpenServer 5 system."

"SCO OpenServer systems are synonymous with the stability, reliability and cost effectiveness that businesses around the world depend on," said Jeff Hunsaker, SCO GM/VP of Americas. "BackupEDGE SS on SCO OpenServer provides IT professionals with an industry leading backup and disaster recovery solution to safeguard their systems' data. In the case of a disaster, Microlite's reliable data archiving software will make system recovery simple and complete."

Under OpenServer 5.0.7, BackupEDGE SS enables the use of the latest generation of inexpensive ATAPI and USB 2.0 CD and DVD writers as archiving and disaster recovery devices. Of course, traditional SCSI tape drives are also supported.

There are five types of DVD media currently used for archiving data; DVD-RAM, DVD-RW and DVD RW for re-writable backups, and DVD-R and DVD R for write once, permanent archives. All are supported by BackupEDGE SS.

With BackupEDGE SS, a DVD combo device can replace both the tape drive and the CDROM drive on many systems, providing cost, space, and power savings. Using software data compression, these devices can store up to 9GB of data on a 4.7GB single-sided re-writeable or write-once DVD disc for less than a dollar per gigabyte. The random access capabilities of optical media combine with the BackupEDGE SS indexing system to allow access to any file on a DVD or CD archive in less than a second.

DVD RW and DVD-RW media are rated for approximately 1,000 re-writes, while DVD-RAM is rated for over 100,000. This provides additional savings over tape when larger storage capacities are not required. Backup speeds of 9.6GB/hr to 12GB/hr for the current generation of re-writable media, and up to 18GB/hour for write-once media, are more than comparable to tape devices costing hundreds more.

BackupEDGE SS also includes the RecoverEDGE bare metal disaster recovery system. With this system, users can create emergency boot media specific to each system on DVD, CD, or floppy diskette. Under 5.0.7, floppy diskettes can be created as 1.44 or 1.68MB. In the event of a data disaster, the user can simply resolve the problem, boot from their RecoverEDGE media, and restore their system from their last backup.

Microlite also pioneered the creation of BootableBackups(TM) for UNIX and Linux systems. With BootableBackups, each full system backup can be set up to boot directly into disaster recovery mode, providing maximum data security by completely eliminating the possibility that your emergency boot media will be filed away or lost when you need it most. BootableBackups are supported on CD, DVD, and even tape backups. Bootable tape backups work with any tape drive containing either the OBDR(TM) or DRTape(TM) boot capabilities.

Availability

BackupEDGE SS release 01.02.04 will be available this week worldwide from UNIX and Linux resellers and value-added distributors. This release also adds support for UnixWare 7.1.3. Prices start at $90.00(US) for personal or non-commercial use and $300.00 for commercial licenses. Evaluation copies may also be downloaded from the Microlite Corporation web site at www.microlite.com.

About Microlite Corporation

Microlite Corporation has been serving the Unix community since 1983, and has been producing high-quality backup and disaster recovery software since 1987. For more information, visit www.microlite.com or contact Microlite Sales at 724-375-6711 or 888-257-3343, or by mailing to sales@microlite.com.

About The SCO Group

Founded in 1979, The SCO Group (NASDAQ:SCOX) helps millions of customers in more than 82 countries to grow their businesses everyday through the company's UNIX, Linux and Windows business solutions. Headquartered in Lindon, Utah, SCO has a worldwide network of more than 16,000 resellers and 8,000 developers. SCO Global Services provides reliable localized support and services to partners and customers. For more information on SCO products and services, visit http://www.sco.com.