Atempo's Time Navigator Software Certified for Bull NovaScale Servers; Time Navigator data protection solution supports Bull NovaScale EPIC architecture for servers and clients

Business Wire, Nov 29, 2004

PALO ALTO, Calif. and PARIS -- Atempo Inc., a leader in information lifecycle strategies for data protection, and Bull today announced that Atempo's Time Navigator(TM) product has been tested and certified for Bull NovaScale(R) servers. Supporting Bull NovaScale(R) EPIC architecture for servers and clients, Time Navigator(TM) is a highly scalable and feature-rich software product that offers performance and features grouped around today's more complex enterprise challenges, including disaster recovery, compliance, security and rapid data growth.

Launched in March 2003, the NovaScale server range is based on Intel(R) Itanium(R)2 processors. Bull NovaScale(R) servers provide enterprise and scientific organizations with open and modular mainframe-class servers, supporting Microsoft(R) Windows(R) and Linux(R) environments, with a high level of performance and reliability.

"Bull NovaScale(R) servers and Atempo's Time Navigator both meet the rigorous requirements of the most demanding companies and organizations that also want to take full advantage of open system environments," said Bas Broekarts, Atempo's vice president global sales. "Working with Bull will provide the market with a unique data lifecycle management solutions layer suited both for business and scientific applications."

"Atempo's Time Navigator enriches the portfolio of enterprise applications available on our NovaScale servers, resulting in an attractive solution for organizations looking for mainframe-class platforms in open and standard environments," said Bruno Pinna, director of Bull's Intel-server business unit. "Time Navigator can support Bull's NovaScale(R) high-performance server architecture and work in highly complex and demanding business environments."

About NovaScale Attitude

Through the NovaScale Attitude program Bull cooperates with ISVs (Independent Software Vendors) and System Integrators to optimize their applications on the NovaScale server family: As part of the program, Solution Centers have a mission to help solution providers to transition their applications onto NovaScale servers, in particular by bringing validation, performance optimization and benchmark expertise on Linux and Windows.

About Bull

Bull designs and develops servers and software for an open environment, integrating the most advanced technologies. In this respect, Bull's range of NovaScale servers combines the openness of standards with the robustness of mainframes. It brings to its customers its expertise and know-how to help them in the transformation of their information systems and to optimize their IT infrastructure and their applications.

Bull is particularly present in the public sector, banking, finance, telecommunication, utilities and manufacturing sectors. Capitalizing on its wide experience, the Group has a thorough understanding of the business and specific processes of these sectors, thus enabling it to efficiently advise and to accompany its customers. Its distribution network spreads to over 100 countries worldwide.

About Atempo

Founded in 1992, Atempo enables practical, comprehensive and flexible information life cycle management strategies with a suite of business continuity and compliance solutions based on Atempo's Time Navigator Platform. With an established network of value-added reseller and strategic alliances, Atempo empowers 2000 companies and partners worldwide with the fastest back-up and restore, disaster recovery, archiving, and regulatory compliance solutions in this time of unrelenting data growth. For more information please visit www.atempo.com or call (866) 417-0200.

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