Acronis ExtremeZ-IP 9.0 for Fast File Search in NAS and Large-Scale Server Environments

Acronis International GmbH announced the ExtremeZ-IP 9.0, the latest version of its enterprise software that integrates Macs for use in a Windows based environment.

This new version continues to provide access to file servers and NAS via Apple Filing Protocol (AFP), now with Spotlight Search full-content searching of NAS volumes.

This integration reduces search times to justs, increasing employee productivity.
 
ExtremeZ-IP, which is used by more than 8,000 companies, is an enterprise software that solves network performance degradation, file corruption, and other incompatibility-related issues caused by the different communication protocols used when accessing Windows file, and NAS servers from Apple Macintosh computers running Mac OS X. By resolving these incompatibilities, ExtremeZ-IP integrates Macs in a Windows-based enterprise infrastructure, allowing employees greater flexibility with their professional devices.

ExtremeZ-IP V9.0 features:

• New Content Indexing option – Enabling nearly instantaneous Mac OS X Network Spotlight search for file-name and content – reducing speeds from minutes to seconds, even on remote servers and NAS
• Enhanced configuration and performance for popular NAS solutions from EMC, NetApp, Isilon, Western Digital, HP
• Updates for the latest versions Mac OS X and Windows Server
• Support for Network Spotlight search of StorNext file shares
• Certified for StorNext 5, a new version of Quantum StorNext, which is a migration path for XSAN customers

“Acronis ExtremeZ-IP has been a trusted enterprise solution for over 15 years,” says Anders Lofgren, VP product management, Acronis. “By connecting to NAS via trouble-free AFP now with Spotlight Search compatible searching of NAS volumes, we can provide Mac users with the best experience possible.”

ExtremeZ-IP 9.0 is available at €595 or $795 for three clients.