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STORServer SHIPS HOT BACKUP FOR ORACLE ON LINUX

One month after debuting the first hot backup software for Oracle on Open VMS, STORServer Inc -- the storage protection leader in Backup Appliances -- is now shipping STORServer Data Protection (SDP) for Oracle on Linux, a software that allows Linux to remain running during data protection functions.

Designed to minimize system and application downtime, SDP for Oracle on Linux "increases administrator productivity and provides superior backup performance," says STORServer president John Pearring.

SDP for Oracle on Linux software is designed to be "application-aware," providing data protection that is tightly integrated with the Oracle 8i and Oracle 9i database. The software integrates with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) and with Oracle's backup-certified Recovery Manager (RMAN).

SDP -- in conjunction with TSM -- automates data protection, allowing the Oracle database server to continue executing mission critical applications while safely securing data to offline storage. Being able to manage and automate data protection on running database servers "vastly reduces costly application downtime and saves money," says STORServer Software Sales and Marketing Manager Diane Sullivan.

SDP for Oracle on Linux allows data storage on a wide variety of storage devices and allows performance of:

• Full or tablespace backup of a database while it is online or offline
• Full database restores either online or offline
• Tablespace restores while database is offline
• Backups of archive log files
• Block level incremental backup of changed database pages
• Oracle backups with virtually no application impact

"By adding the backup capabilities of SDP for Oracle on Linux to your database management tool box, you gain the power of centralized backup and archive management," says David Miller, STORServer's senior software architect, "as well as on-line backup and restore, incremental backup, and automated storage management functions."

System requirements for the software include Oracle 8iR3/Oracle 9iR2, Linux Intel (All Oracle Certified Distributions), Tivoli Storage Manager 4.2 or greater. Products are sold through a nationwide distribution of resellers. For more information on STORServer products, please visit www.storserver.com or call 888-786-7765.

About STORServer

A privately held corporation located in Colorado Springs, CO, STORServer Inc is an employee-owned manufacturer of the award-winning STORServer Backup Appliance. The backup appliance is a LAN friendly, enterprise-wide product, which reduces install time to minutes and management to just minutes a day. Formed in 1995 from SSSI, STORServer is recognized as having the leading TSM consultants in the industry. STORServer sells through a nationwide distribution of partners, who have established themselves as the leaders in product and solution delivery. For more information on STORServer and its products, visit www.storserver.com.

Contact: Liza Dittoe of Dittoe Public Relations, 317-202-2280x15, liza@dittoepr.com.