Fujitsu and Atempo Ink Deal to Provide Data Protection Solutions in Hong Kong

Business Wire, Sept 8, 2004

HONG KONG -- Fujitsu Hong Kong Limited, a leading provider of customer-focused information technology and telecommunications (IT & T) solutions and services, and Atempo Inc., a leader in information lifecycle strategies for data protection, today announced an alliance to deliver one-stop data protection solutions to enterprises in Hong Kong.

Under the agreement, Fujitsu will market and support Atempo's Time Navigator(TM) data protection solution in Hong Kong. Time Navigator combines unparalleled performance in backup and recovery with disaster recovery and archiving capabilities, helping corporations address the challenges of business continuity, regulatory compliance, and security while managing unrelenting data growth.

"Explosive data volumes, shrinking backup windows and the demand for immediate and accurate access to critical information places extreme pressure on the entire IT infrastructure, especially the storage environment," said James Pang, General Manager, Sales Department, Information System and Services Division, Fujitsu Hong Kong Limited. "Fujitsu provides end-to-end storage solutions with the best-of-breed ETERNUS storage systems, storage management software and comprehensive service offerings. By partnering with leading solution providers like Atempo, we are able to provide the highest level of data manageability and protection that enterprises in Hong Kong require to fully realize the performance, availability and cost benefits of their storage investments."

"Time Navigator is the fastest and most accurate restore product of its type in the market, specifically designed to address the most pressing needs of today's data-intensive businesses," said Bas Broekarts, Vice President Global Sales for Atempo. "The partnership with Fujitsu in Hong Kong is an important milestone for the company and will help fuel our continuing expansion in the Asia Pacific market."

Key features of Time Navigator include:

--Fast restore. Access information from any point in the backup history.

--Security: profiling limits access to specified levels; single port backup through DMZ & firewalls.

--Supports wide-range of storage networking topologies: Works across heterogeneous environments and multiple storage architectures including DAS (direct attached storage), NAS (network attached storage), SAN (storage area network) and IP (Internet Protocol) storage.

--Macro-multiplexing: Ability to write multiple data streams to one or more tape devices in large data blocks in order to guarantee restore speed equivalent to backup speed

--Web-based interface: Enabling remote administration with full backup and restore capabilities from any location.

About Fujitsu Hong Kong Limited

Fujitsu Hong Kong, a leading technology company, is one of the largest providers of customer-focused information technology and telecommunications (IT & T) solutions and services for organizations in Hong Kong. With more than 50 years of experience and as part of the Fujitsu Group-a global family of IT & T infrastructure experts-Fujitsu Hong Kong extends its expertise across the enterprise and around the region. Fujitsu Hong Kong is able to support and optimize world-class IT & T infrastructure for organizations in the region that require to gain a global and competitive edge needed for a sustainable future. Major customers include Government of HKSAR, Cathay Pacific Airlines, PCCW, and more. For more information, please visit http://hk.fujitsu.com.

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 resellers and strategic alliances, Atempo empowers 2000 companies and partners worldwide with the fastest backup 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 (886) 417-0200.