WOODCLIFF LAKE, New Jersey, February 25 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Architecture Delivers Unparalleled Performance, Instant
Availability and Significant Reduction in Storage

Syncsort (http://www.syncsort.com/), a global leader in data management,
today unveiled Backup Express (BEX) 3.1, its scalable data protection
solution for SMBs, SMEs and large Enterprises. The new release provides
customers deploying server virtualization with unprecedented capabilities to
meet the data protection requirements of the new environments. Ease of use,
unparalleled performance and significant data reduction enable customers to
reduce the storage requirements and the backup window by more than 90%. In
addition, with BEX Instant Virtualization(TM), a server can be recovered
nearly instantaneously without transferring data. The BEX architecture
enables customers to realize the efficiencies of server consolidation while
avoiding the typical roadblocks that are part of today's conventional storage
and backup solutions.

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Instant Virtualization

The unique BEX 3.1 data protection architecture reduces the data being
transferred to only those blocks that have changed, yet is low-impact on the
server, putting little or no strain on the virtual infrastructure being
protected. This allows backups of VMs to finish fast and be scheduled often.
With BEX 3.1's exclusive multi-purpose snapshot technology, each backup is a
read-writable 'full' backup. Customers can recover virtual machines almost
instantly no matter how much data is being protected. A single BEX console
manages the backup policy scheduling and the rapid restores of both virtual
and physical machines.

Overcoming Virtualization Roadblocks

"Our customers are rapidly adopting server virtualization to gain the
benefits of server consolidation. Often they find that building a virtual
infrastructure brings with it significant pain in the form of complex
administration, expanding storage costs, deteriorating application
performance and even loss of the ability to backup and recover their virtual
machines," said Harvey Tessler, Syncsort's Sr. Vice President of Marketing.
"BEX 3.1 overcomes such issues with an easy-to-use management console and
innovative technologies that address the storage, server and application
challenges of a virtual environment like never before."

Unique Integrated Architecture

BEX 3.1's unique multi-purpose snapshots help simplify and accelerate
disaster recovery, remote office protection, and server-level or file-level
restores. Instant access to backed up database applications - including MS
Exchange, SQL, SharePoint, and Oracle - is also integrated. A new management
console allows all these functions to be deployed from a single unified
platform, whether in a virtual, physical or mixed environment.

"By using BEX 3.1 unique backup technology, VMware backups are a breeze,"
said Timothy J. Patterson, System Administrator for Saginaw Valley State
University. "Additionally, disaster recovery is now much easier thanks to the
instant availability features that directly integrate with the ESX server.
And Syncsort's new easy-to-use GUI interface is an amazing enhancement in
this release; it is faster and more intuitive, and works cross-browser and
cross-platform."

Beneficial New Features
    Enhancements in BEX 3.1 include:
    - BEX Instant Virtualization: Allows near-instant server recovery to a
      virtual machine without transferring data.
    - Full Server Virtualization: Enables easy virtualization, cloning and
      migration to virtual machines.
    - MS Exchange Single Mailbox Recovery: Enables single mailbox and message
      recovery in minutes without "brick-level" backups.
    - Unified Management Console: Fast, user-friendly, tab-based management
      console controls all BEX functions.
    - Virtual Machine Reporting: High-level view of entire virtualized
      environment shows performance, storage allocation, usage, and free 
      space, allowing easy management of VM infrastructures.
    - Replication: Replicates snapshots from one server to another for
      additional disk-based protection.
    - Tape Migration: Enables tape duplication to unlike tapes and migration
      of VTL to physical tape.



BEX 3.1 provides protection for Windows, Linux, UNIX, Novell and mixed
platforms.

About Syncsort Incorporated

Syncsort Incorporated is a leading developer of high-performance data
management, data warehousing and data protection software. For over 40 years,
Syncsort has built a reputation for superior product quality, performance and
outstanding technical support. Most of the Fortune 500 companies are Syncsort
customers, and with over 11,000 deployments, Syncsort's products are used in
more than 50 countries to back up and protect data in distributed
environments, speed data warehouse processing, and improve performance of
data-intensive applications and processes. For more information call
+1-201-930-9700 (1-877-951-FAST in the US and Canada) or visit
www.syncsort.com.

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