Intransa and Sonasoft Partner to Deliver Turn-key Storage and Data Protection Solution
Companies to begin testing and planning joint offering for Microsoft Exchange and SQL Users
San Jose, California - July 7, 2004
Intransa Inc., the global leader in intelligent IP SAN data storage, and Sonasoft, provider of automated backup and recovery software, have partnered to deliver solutions combining Intransa's leading edge IP5000 IP SAN system and Sonasoft's SonaSafe™ point and click data recovery solution. The combined solution will deliver a certified, turn-key storage and data protection platform to meet the needs of the most demanding enterprises.
"Data storage requirements are exploding for enterprise of all sizes. Network administrators are seeking ways to accommodate this growth but also address the need for disaster recovery in a simple, comprehensive package," said Dr. Avi Katz, President and CEO, Intransa. "Through the Intransa - Sonasoft partnership, managers operating Exchange and SQL environments will get a single storage solution that is easy to scale, manage and own along with the high-level data protection they require."
"An automated, easy to operate backup and recovery solution is more potent when combined with a storage system that is equally easy to manage and use," said Andy Khanna, President & CEO of Sonasoft, Inc. "The combined strength of the IP5000 SAN system and SonaSafe solution enables customers to literally drop disaster-protected storage onto their network without a second thought; no special training, no cryptic technology and no operational hiccups required."
Using innovative architecture and sophisticated management software, Intransa's IP SAN enables customers to easily add storage capacity from 2 to 48 terabytes (TB), meeting the needs of high volume e-mail and collaborative environments such as Microsoft Exchange, databases, backup and restore software, and other mission-critical applications. Intransa's IP SAN provides IT administrators an attractive alternative to expensive Fibre Channel components by leveraging the network hardware commodity trend and the widespread knowledge of IP networking. The Intransa IP SAN facilitates the enterprise deployment of tiered and on-demand storage infrastructure.
Sonasoft's SonaSafe enhances SQL and Exchange administration, while increasing overall efficiency, by delivering the simplest, most automated, and most cost-effective method to manage the backup and recovery process. Most methods of performing routine administrative tasks on SQL and Exchange servers typically require time-consuming manual procedures, including writing scripts, costly custom programming or the contracting of multiple outside services. SonaSafe provides a turnkey solution that backs up data on SQL/Exchange servers and when recovery is required, it automatically selects the appropriate files and restores the server to its original state.
About Sonasoft™
Sonasoft, Inc. revolutionized the backup and recovery process for Microsoft Exchange and SQL Servers with its groundbreaking SonaSafe™ Point-Click Recovery™ solutions. Designed to simplify, automate, and eliminate human error in the backup and recovery process, SonaSafe solutions also centralize the management of multiple servers and cost-effectively provide a turnkey disaster recovery strategy for companies of all sizes. For more information, please visit www.sonasoft.com.
About Intransa
Intransa, with headquarters in San Jose, California, is an innovator of enterprise-class, intelligent IP storage solutions and technologies to radically reduce the complexity of deploying network scalable storage and services. Based on advanced technology that leverages the cost and performance advantage of Ethernet and the ubiquity of IP networks, Intransa's products will enable a new generation of information storage, delivery and management over the IP networks from objects to blocks. Founded in September 2000, Intransa has secured a total of $49 million in funding from 3Com, Advanced Technology Ventures, Sofinnova Ventures, Sofinnova Partners, US Venture Partners and a major pension fund. For more information visit http://www.intransa.com.
