Iomega and CA team for backup
Published: 24 Jul 2003 10:13 BST
Storage company Iomega and software maker Computer Associates International are teaming up to produce a backup system aimed at small and mid-sized businesses.
The Iomega NAS Backup product, announced Wednesday, combines an Iomega network-attached storage (NAS) server with storage and security management software from Computer Associates.
"Customers today demand easy-to-install, easy-to-maintain, affordable data management solutions," Iomega chief executive Werner Heid said. "The Iomega NAS Backup solution brings a welcome level of integration to the entry-level and midrange segment of the NAS market."
NAS technology centres on a hard-disk storage device that sits on a local area network, and often is used by smaller companies or work groups within large organisations.
The Iomega server in the product will be a Windows-based machine with up to 1.28 terabytes of usable capacity. It will come with Computer Associates' BrightStor ARCserve Backup data-protection software and eTrust Antivirus software.
The product, which includes a tape drive, will be shipped by the end of August, said Chris Romoser, a spokesman for San Diego-based Iomega. Pricing will be announced in August.
Other companies that sell NAS products include Dell and Snap Appliance.
NAS made up 11 percent of the $3.2bn (£1.99bn) spent on external disk storage systems in the first quarter of 2003, according to research firm IDC. That compares with a market share of 47 percent for storage area network (SAN) gear and 42 percent for direct-attached storage devices.
The NAS marketplace is about to have a little less competition. IBM has said it will stop selling two low-end NAS devices on 29 August.
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