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Atempo, Softek Certify Interoperability Between Software

Atempo, a global developer of high-performance data protection software, and Softek, a leading provider of storage management software, announced the joint certification of their flagship software products, Time Navigator and Softek Storage Manager. Certification ensures seamless interoperability between the two products, making it possible for mid-tier and large enterprises to achieve a greater level of integration between storage management and backup administration.

The combination of Time Navigator and Softek Storage Manager provides significant benefits across many of today's most popular business operating platforms, including Sun Solaris, Red Hat Linux, Windows 2000/XP and more. The certification offers users powerful business benefits from both products, including Atempo Time Navigator's:

• Automatic backup, recovery and archiving of files depending on user selected criteria within Softek's SRM software
• Maximized data protection to nearline/off-line storage
• Point-in-time rapid restore, with macro-multiplexing to speed data backups and restores
• Offline consolidation of incremental, file-level backups
• Advanced NAS/SAN support.

At the same time, Softek Storage Manager offers:

• Centralized management of multi-tiered storage
• Policy-based storage management, including automated archiving and deletion of old files
• Automated provisioning of additional storage
• Comprehensive reporting capabilities including chargeback.

"Working together, Softek Storage Manager and Atempo's Time Navigator gives enterprises a significant solution to their combined challenges of managing and protecting the terabytes of information that keep their businesses humming," said Karen Dutch, vice president of product management at Softek. "Automating the full range of tasks needed to implement a comprehensive data management solution can require substantial time, effort and money. The combined Softek/Atempo solution slashes those requirements, allowing IT administrators to focus on more strategic initiatives."

"Softek's Storage Manager adds storage resource management efficiencies to our proven data protection functionality," said Randy Batterson, Atempo's director of alliances. "The combined software's speed and flexibility offers firms an advantage they haven't had before."

The alliance between Softek and Atempo gives each company an additional marketing foothold in key geographic markets; Softek will leverage Atempo's leading position in Europe, while Atempo will benefit from Softek's presence in North America.