Unitrends Delivers New Rapid Recovery 4.0 Platform

Unitrends, a provider of integrated solutions that protect and restore critical data and systems, announced the availability of its new Rapid Recovery 4.0 platform. This new platform takes business continuity and disaster recovery solutions to new heights, providing unparalleled simplicity and elegance in an integrated data protection solution that offers a comprehensive Rapid Recovery Console, simplified backup administration, customizable reporting, and support for an unprecedented 40+ operating environments, including not just Windows and Linux/UNIX but also Novell servers and many others.

“Increasing the manageability of backup and recovery systems is a significant challenge for many organizations, and it can mean the difference between a fast, seamless recovery from a system loss or failure and true disaster,” said Chris Bacon, IT services manager at CTS, a Unitrends reseller and vaulting services provider. “Unitrends’ latest platform makes the management of its backup and recovery solutions simple and straightforward, and exemplifies Unitrends’ commitment to providing customers with all the data protection and recovery functionality and management capabilities they require in a complete and integrated solution.”

Unitrends’ Rapid Recovery 4.0 includes the Web 2.0 Rich Internet Application (RIA)-based Rapid Recovery Console for centralized control of backups, scheduling, recovery and configuration. It allows users to run on-demand backups or scheduled backup strategies for all clients and for all Unitrends’ Data Protection Units (DPUs) and Data Protection Vaults (DPVs) within their environments. With a new Backup Wizard that provides an exceptionally intuitive tool for learning to manage the critical backup function, the Rapid Recovery Console not only simplifies backups and scheduling but also provides customizable reporting that is easy to format and automate for future use. In addition, users can save customizable reports in XML or CSV formats to be imported into their choice of reporting tools including CrystalReports and Excel.

“With its latest 4.0 release, Unitrends is providing a complete, n-tiered data protection solution that encompasses the client, the Unitrends DPU and the Vault environments – and which drives productivity improvements and cost savings,” said Larry Meyers, senior systems administrator / programmer, information services department, Grand Rapids Association of Realtors. “We are pleased with Unitrends’ latest GUI interface, which is intuitive and easy to use, and its new customizable reporting capabilities. With its broad operating system support and enhanced user interface, Unitrends’ solutions are ideal for our environment and provide us with reliable and efficient data protection and disaster recovery.”

Unitrends’ new platform also provides enhanced integration and support for Novell users. The new platform supports new Novell Netware protection capabilities, providing added protection of Netware physical and virtual environments. Rapid Recovery 4.0 also provides fully integrated support and functionality for Novell GroupWise and eDirectory servers.

“Unitrends has always excelled in providing one of the most complete and integrated data protection and recovery solutions to the mid market,” said Arun Taneja, president and founder, Taneja Group. “This latest platform makes the management of the platform even simpler, a characteristic that should particularly appeal to the market segment they serve.”

Robust Rapid Recovery Features for the SMB
Unitrends’ Rapid Recovery 4.0 includes:

• Comprehensive Web 2.0 RIA-based Rapid Recovery Console, which provides intuitive and elegant management of multiple Unitrends’ DPUs, DPVs and clients from a single, centralized console, including scheduled and on-demand backups and customizable reporting capabilities.
• Enhanced functionality for Novell servers, including automatic protection of GroupWise and eDirectory servers.
• Vaulted file verification, which enables administrators to perform disaster recovery testing and audits quickly and easily to ensure compliance with current and emerging regulatory requirements.

“With this announcement, Unitrends is raising the bar for backup and recovery systems, providing a comprehensive, fully integrated solution that is simple, elegant and unmatched in the marketplace today,” said Maria Ellison, Unitrends’ senior vice president of products and services. “IT managers are continually seeking reliable data protection solutions that increase their systems’ operational efficiency and the productivity of their IT staff. With business continuity solutions that are affordable and easy to deploy and manage, Unitrends delivers unprecedented reliability, efficiency and simplicity – all in a single, fully integrated appliance.”

Rapid Recovery 4.0 is available immediately from Unitrends’ VARs and distributors in the U.S. and the U.K. Existing customers with current support/maintenance contracts are eligible for a free software upgrade to version 4.0.