KineticD Passed Windows 8.1 Client and Server 2012 R2 Certification

KineticD (Acpana
Business Systems Inc.) announced its Open File Driver
(OFD) has passed Microsoft Certification for Windows ‘Blue’ OSs, demonstrating
the company’s commitment to providing customers, ISVs) and service providers
with advanced caching methods to protect backups from corruption, while keeping
relational file integrity intact for mission-critical data stored in databases
and email servers while they are open or in use.

• Microsoft Compatibility: On the heels of
  Microsoft’s recent announcement for its Windows 8.1 client and Windows Server
  2012 R2, KineticD has passed compatibility tests and hardware certifications.

  • Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS): VSS is a Windows
    service for capturing and creating snapshots called ‘shadow copies.’ VSS, which
    operates at the block level of the file system, provides a backup
    infrastructure for Microsoft OSs.
  • Backing up Non VSS-Aware Applications: Critical
    non-standard databases – such as Outlook and QuickBooks, accounting software
    and legacy applications and databases such as MS Access and MySQL – are not VSS-aware,
    the standard that allows files or databases to be backed up when in use. This
    lack of functionality leaves many IT managers and SMBs empty-handed in the
    event of a disaster or system failure.
  • Peace of Mind: This certification provides SMBs,
    ISVs and SPs with the industry’s first certified online backup service that
    backs up open or ‘in-use’ files for legacy applications and non-Microsoft
    VSS-aware applications.

Jamie Brenzel, CEO, KineticD, said: "Passing
Windows certification tests further extends our commitment to providing our
customers with the best solution for protecting critical data. By keeping in
lockstep with Microsoft through certification, our customers are assured that
KineticD products provide them with the confidence of knowing that the software
won’t conflict with Windows or other low-level drivers, such as antivirus
programs and software firewalls."