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INTRANSA, SONASOFT PARTNER FOR TURN-KEY STORAGE, DATA PROTECTION

Intransa Inc and Sonasoft 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 Avi Katz, president and CEO of 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 and 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 2TB to 48TB, 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.