KOM Networks' KOMworx DM Certified ca smart BrightStor Portal Integration Brings KOMworx Data Manager Administration to CA's New Storage Management Platform Ottawa ON, Canada - October 28, 2002 The power of CA's BrightStor Portal to continuously monitor, measure and analyze the status of enterprise storage resources complements the strength of KOMworx DM's automated policy-based file management and capacity management, and its ability to infinitely expand the virtual files space and enhance the performance of any storage configuration. KOM's technology, combined with the single point of storage management provided by BrightStor Portal, further reduces the cost and complexity of administering storage infrastructure. Customers can administer file policies through the BrightStor Portal, have application-driven QoS (Quality of Service), and aggregate reporting from other connected applications integrated through CA's iSponsor technology, including storage resource management and backup and recovery solutions. Furthermore KOMworx DM enhances other ca smart-certified virtualization engines like the Store-Age SVM and provides extended functionality to other BrightStor products that may be running in a customer's storage environment and managed by BrightStor Portal. Steve Duplessie senior analyst at the Enterprise Storage Group said, "Automation becomes critical in the effort to move data to the appropriate resource at the appropriate time. Shouldn't smart software running on our smart storage network decide where to put things based on our business policies? Do we have policies? Are our policies enforced consistently?" "KOM's ability to automate the storage environment through the BrightStor Portal's single gateway creates a compelling cost reduction model, and simplifies management throughout the entire storage system," said Gary McGuire, senior vice president, BrightStor solutions, CA. "Working closely with storage innovators like KOM Networks, we are providing these essential storage management capabilities through BrightStor Portal." Dr. Taher Shaath, CEO of KOM Networks, said, "The number one problem raised by storage networking managers is the need for effective storage management. While there are a number of SRM solutions available, KOMworx Data Manager effectively and efficiently addresses the data side of this issue. And by combining KOMworx DM with CA BrightStor Portal, administrators can now have one central view of their entire storage infrastructure." KOMworx Data Manager brings complete control, security, and flexibility to all storage environments, including RAID, SAN and NAS. KOMworx DM aggregates hard disk storage by integrating multiple storage devices into one homogeneous storage repository. Add new storage capacity and retire old devices from existing storage networks, simply and seamlessly, while never losing access to files. With KOMworx policy-driven file management, mission-critical files can be retained on your fastest, most efficient devices and pre-set policies will move less frequently accessed files to slower storage devices. BrightStor Portal, a key element of CA's vision of "Managing Storage without Boundaries", reduces the cost of managing storage by providing a single-point-of-management for the aggregation and monitoring of data, applications and storage subsystems, from laptops to mainframes, including large-scale SAN environments. KOM Networks will be participating in the Computer Associates iSponsor Suite at Storage Networking World Fall 2002, Orlando, October 28 to 30. About KOM Networks KOM Networks, founded in 1969, is the world leader of innovative storage management software solutions. Pioneers of Data Protection & Retention, KOM Networks' products provide Compliance, Archiving and Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) to over 10,000 installations globally. KOM Networks products are delivered through a worldwide network of value-added resellers, strategic partnerships and alliances. KOM Networks' easy-to-integrate products let you Simply Manage, Protect, and Serve STORAGE, The Way You Want It. For more information please visit www.komnetworks.com. Contact information: KOM Networks, Marketing Department Tel: +1 (613) 599-7205 Email: info@komnetworks.com Website: www.komnetworks.com |
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