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Arkeia Software Announces Advanced Disaster Recovery

Business Wire, Jan 25, 2007

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Arkeia Software, the leading provider of powerful, innovative data protection software, announced today Advanced Disaster Recovery, a Linux disaster recovery module with enhanced features for Arkeia Network Backup version 6.0.

Arkeia, the Linux leader, engineered the first disaster recovery solution for Linux. Version 6.0 disaster recovery uses a 2.6.17.11 Linux kernel and a GUI-based disaster recovery screen.

"Arkeia Advanced Disaster Recovery enables the restore flexibility that our clients have been waiting for," said Kush Hathi, president of SoftNet Solutions, a leading storage consulting company and Arkeia reseller. "Because Advance Disaster Recovery is network and USB bootable, and has a simple new interface, customers are able to recover more quickly and in more ways than ever before."

Advanced Disaster Recovery features include:

* Network and USB bootable. The version 6.0 Linux disaster recovery system is able to boot off a wide range of devices, including: IDE, SCSI or USB CDROM/DVDROM drives, USB keys, and a network-attached boot server.

* GUI-based disaster recovery screen to simplify restores.

* Network and SCSI card detection. All SCSI and netcard modules available in the kernel, including experimental modules, are now present.

* SATA support. The new 2.6 kernel allows the support of SATA disk for more flexibility.

* Logical Volume Manager (LVM) support.

* 64-bit support.

"It doesn't take much to wipe out data that is critical to your enterprise," said Dave Elliott, vice-president of Marketing at Arkeia Software. "Companies need the ability to restore servers quickly and easily - minimizing the impact to their business. The new Advanced Disaster Recovery module from Arkeia enables multiple ways to recover systems and quickly get back to business."

Advanced Disaster Recovery is an innovative option to Arkeia Network Backup and Arkeia Smart Backup and starts at $600 per server. More information can be found at www.arkeia.com/options.> About Arkeia Software

Arkeia Software provides powerful, innovative data protection software for networked storage. Delivering the deepest and broadest support for Linux and other operating systems, Arkeia Software protects more than 100,000 networks for 5,000 customers in 50 countries. The award-winning Arkeia Network Backup, Arkeia Smart Backup, and Arkeia Options are delivered through a global network of distributors and value-added reseller partners.