Press Release
Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, August 3, 2006 – Syncsort Incorporated is proud to announce that the Australian division of Open Channel Solutions (OCS) has become Australia's newest distributor of Backup Express, Syncsort's high-performance data protection product. As the largest Novell and Novell-related product distributor in Australia, it is a natural fit for OCS to offer a leading pioneer in Novell data protection technology.
"As a strong Novell partner, we are committed to offering only solutions that will work seamlessly with Novell environments. That is why we are very happy to now offer Syncsort's Backup Express," stated Con Fiamegos, Managing Director Open Channel Solutions for OCS. "They have consistently provided cutting-edge technology for Novell and worked in partnership with them to provide integrated solutions for their customers."
"We look forward to working with OCS in the Australian market. We feel that their years of Novell experience have given them an expertise with Novell solutions, so that they will add a considerable amount of value to the combined solutions," commented Jeff Michals, Vice President of Sales for Syncsort.
Backup Express was the first solution to offer data protection for clustered OES environments and continues to provide the most reliable Linux support in the data protection market, supporting Novell customers with more backup and recovery features for SLES and OES than any other software vendor. Backup Express includes protection for NSS (Novell Storage Services) volumes and properties on OES and SLES9 systems, and is currently the only data protection software that will allow users to backup data on NetWare today, and restore it to SUSE LINUX after they migrate. Backup Express is YES! certified on all Novell product lines.
Open Channel Solutions is a niche distributor that supplies leading edge products and technologies to the reseller channel. As the largest Novell Distributor, OCS offers resellers access to an ever increasing number of solutions that offer particular value to Novell users. The solutions range in application from specific GroupWise utilities, backup and restore solutions, data management/migration and remote access offerings to anti-virus/anti-spam protection. These products have been chosen by OCS because they are either Novell specific or have been designed and certified to integrate seamlessly with Novell solutions.
About Syncsort
Syncsort Incorporated is a leading developer of high-performance data protection and data management software for mainframe, UNIX, Linux and Windows environments. For over 35 years, Syncsort has built a reputation for superior product performance and reliable technical support. An independent market research firm has named Syncsort as one of the top Data Warehouse 100 Vendors for seven years in a row. Over 90 percent of the Fortune 100 companies are Syncsort customers, and Syncsort's products are used in more than 50 countries to back up and protect data in distributed environments, speed data warehouse processing, and improve performance of data-intensive applications and processes. For more information, visit the Syncsort Web site at www.syncsort.com.
About Open Channel Solutions
For more than a decade, the people at Open Channel Solutions have been helping software publishers more effectively manage their licensing programs. We understand the nuances, challenges and opportunities that software licensing presents.
We began servicing publishers in 1990 in the form of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company's License Administration Services. We eventually became a division of R. R. Donnelley spin-out company, Modus Media International, where we provided licensing delivery and support services to major publishers' end users. In 2000, the Open Channel Solutions division spun out into an independent company focused on creating next-generation licensing management and customer care solutions for publishers worldwide. Since then, we've been helping companies such as Autodesk, Sun Microsystems and HP deliver and manage world-class licensing programs.
Our 100 percent focus on the software licensing lifecycle gives us the expertise needed to deliver solutions that mirror the flexibility and speed with which publishers bring licensing programs to market. For more information visit our global website at www.ocs.com or our regional site at www.ocs.au.com.
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