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posted on 27 June 2008 14:00

Paris, June 26, 2008 – Arkeia Software, the leading provider of powerful, innovative data protection software, today announced the general availability of the EdgeFort 500 Series, an all-in-one, appliance-based, federated data protection solution.

The EdgeFort 500 Series comes standard with 5TB virtual tape library, disk-to-disk-to-tape management software, Fibre Channel connectivity and is fully integrated with Arkeia’s award- winning network backup software. The EdgeFort 500 is a fully integrated hardware and software backup system. Arkeia’s federated data management architecture allows remote and centralized data protection, making it possible for remote offices and branch offices to backup, restore and archive critical data, with no local IT resource needed.

“The availability of the 500 series expands the EdgeFort product line to address larger datacenters,” said Alain Pechon, CEO of Arkeia Software. “We now have a full range of appliances designed to address the data protection needs of small, medium and large enterprises. EdgeFort 100, 200, and 300 models were released last year and already customers in seventeen countries trust EdgeFort appliances to backup and recover their data. The 500 Series now provides an even more powerful option for enterprise data protection.”

EdgeFort 500 Series includes:

- Fully licensed Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape software with integrated 5TB VTL (expandable to 10TB) – allowing rapid disk backup and recovery and seamless migration to tape for archive
- Integrated RAID 5 disk – assuring reliable near-line data storage and rapid recovery
- SCSI, SAS and Fibre Channel connection with SAN connectivity module – enabling off-site data archive, expansion, and scalability.
- Arkeia Network Backup software – the award-winning network backup software used by more than 5,000 enterprises worldwide
- Bundled client software for networked servers – removing expensive and time consuming management of licenses for protected servers
- Remote management software – enabling the management of multiple remote EdgeFort appliances through an all new Web interface
- Integrated and fully licensed encryption software – ensuring data is protected from creation through archive

Pricing and Availability
The EdgeFort product line includes 100, 200, 300, and 500 Series models as well as a Central Management Server. Pricing for the 500 Series begins at 22 000 EUR. For more information: www.arkeia.com/edgefort.

About Arkeia Software
Arkeia Software provides federated data protection software and appliances for networked storage. Delivering solutions for mid-sized enterprises and multi-site organizations, Arkeia Software protects more than 100,000 networks for 5,000 customers in 50 countries. The Arkeia EdgeFort appliance, award-winning Arkeia Network Backup software, and Arkeia Options are delivered through a global network of distributors and value-added reseller partners.

^{[Formatted by Wendy Matthews.]}