Estimated reading time: 2 minutes, 47 seconds

Iomega Announces Compatibility with Symantec Backup Exec

Iomega Corporation, an EMC company (NYSE: EMC) and a leading innovator in data storage solutions for small and medium businesses (SMBs), today announced compatibility for the Iomega® StorCenter(TM) ix and px series of network storage products with Symantec Backup Exec 2010 as well as Hardware Compatibility Listing (HCL) status for compatible products.

"With Symantec as one of the leaders in data protection, Iomega is demonstrating our commitment and leadership to small and medium businesses with compatible, reliable and cost effective network storage for Symantec backup and recovery," said Jonathan Huberman, president of the Iomega Corporation. Amit Walia, vice president of product management for Backup Exec, Symantec, said, "It's extremely important to Symantec to have the leading SMB storage providers qualified with Backup Exec. The Iomega partnership means that our customers have more choices for industry-leading network storage targets in their backup deployments."

With HCL listing, Iomega StorCenter network storage products are identified as compatible disk targets for Backup Exec software. Iomega products can be connected to Backup Exec via CIFS or iSCSI protocols, and have been tested as Basic B2D (Backup-to-Disk) targets and validated with Symantec Granular Restore (GRT) technology. Iomega StorCenter Network Storage Devices Iomega network storage products include the double-drive desktop Iomega® StorCenter(TM) ix2-200 Cloud Edition NAS unit, which ships with up to 6TB* of networked storage capacity; the four-drive desktop Iomega® StorCenter(TM) ix4-200d Cloud Edition, with up to 12TB of storage capacity; and the new four- and six-drive desktop Iomega® StorCenter(TM) px4-300d and px6-300d models, available in diskless configurations, partially populated and up to 18TB of storage, including SSD capabilities for high I/O performance.

There are also rackmount StorCenter ix and px series models that offer up to 36TB of storage capacity. All of Iomega's StorCenter NAS devices utilize the acclaimed EMC LifeLine(TM) software, a fully-developed Linux operating environment that incorporates EMC's world class storage and security technologies typically available only for enterprise-level customers. For more information on Iomega's complete line of StorCenter network storage models, please go to www.iomega.com. Iomega StorCenter NAS devices carry a three-year warranty with registration.. About EMC EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing.

Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset -- information -- in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found atwww.EMC.com. About Iomega Iomega Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of EMC Corporation headquartered in San Diego, is a worldwide leader in innovative storage solutions for small businesses, home offices, consumers and others. The Company has sold more than 425 million digital storage drives and disks since its inception in 1980.

Today, Iomega's product portfolio includes industry leading network attached storage products for small and medium businesses and distributed enterprises; one of the industry's broadest selections of direct-attached portable and desktop external hard drives; and multimedia drives that makes it easy to move video, pictures and other files from the computer room to the livingroom. To learn about all of Iomega's digital storage products and network storage solutions, please go to the Web at www.iomega.com.

 

Read 4189 times
Rate this item
(0 votes)

Visit other PMG Sites:

PMG360 is committed to protecting the privacy of the personal data we collect from our subscribers/agents/customers/exhibitors and sponsors. On May 25th, the European's GDPR policy will be enforced. Nothing is changing about your current settings or how your information is processed, however, we have made a few changes. We have updated our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy to make it easier for you to understand what information we collect, how and why we collect it.