Novell Names Storix System Backup Administrator YES CERTIFIED for Its SUSE Linux Product Line

Business Wire, Dec 23, 2004

SAN DIEGO -- Storix, Inc. announced today that Storix System Backup Administrator (SBA) has received the Novell(R) YES CERTIFIED compatibility designation for SUSE Linux. Through the YES CERTIFIED Program, Novell assures customers that third-party products are compatible with Novell products. Storix, Inc. is a global provider of Linux specific data protection and disaster recovery solutions.

"Storix and Novell working together are leaders in delivering Linux based solutions that customers can feel confident in implementing to support business of all sizes," said Anthony Johnson, President of Storix, Inc. "As an IBM Business Partner and Novell PartnerNet Member, Storix is pleased with the value we are able to provide our SUSE Linux customers," he added.

Storix SBA provides a centralized management and automation of complete multi-level backups of a single workstation or all systems on the network. With support for x86, IBM eServer pSeries, OpenServer, and xSeries platforms, its intuitive graphical interface provides all the features demanding system administrators expect. Storix SBA excels in its unique ability to accomplish remote or local system restorations, supporting LVM, software RAID and various filesystem types, in addition to system cloning or migration onto any hardware configuration.

About Storix

Storix, Inc., founded in 1998, developed a system backup and disaster recovery solution for AIX, and expanded its product to support Linux in July of 2002. Storix is firmly committed to providing its customer base products with the most flexible and complete full-system backup and recovery solution. Storix is available worldwide through a series of resellers and distributors, or direct at www.storix.com.

About Novell

Novell, Inc. provides business solutions that work across multiple platforms and are designed to secure and empower the networked world, help organizations solve complex business challenges, simplify their systems and processes and capture new opportunities. In January 2004, the Company acquired SUSE Linux, which allows Novell to offer a full range of enterprise solutions on the Linux platform, from the server to the desktop.