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LSI LOGIC STORAGE SYSTEMS AUTOMATES BACKUP WITH NEW LogicStor

LSI Logic Storage Systems, a leader in delivering technology that enables high performance, highly scalable storage for the open enterprise, announced the latest backup and recovery solution in its LogicStor Solutions Program. This new solution integrates the SANtricity Storage Manager Snapshot feature from LSI Logic Storage Systems with NetWorker 7.1 PowerSnap Modules from LEGATO Systems Inc.

With this LogicStor solution, NetWorker customers have a seamless, automated method to nearly eliminate the backup window, expedite data restoration, and reduce storage management costs. Specific end-user benefits include:

• Greater application availability with applications such as Oracle RDBMS
• More reliable and efficient backup and recovery, which leads to higher productivity and lower administration costs
• Faster recovery from system errors and disasters for a higher state of recovery preparedness.

"In keeping with our strategy, it's imperative to work with best of breed providers, like LSI Logic Storage Systems, to deliver open, scalable solutions to our customers," said Vicki Grey, vice president of Information Protection Business Group at LEGATO Systems Inc. "We're proud to be contributing to a LogicStor solution that will help end users improve their backup and recovery processes as a result of the demonstrated compatibility between SANtricity Snapshot and NetWorker 7.1 with PowerSnap."

Storage-based SANtricity Snapshot provides an immediate point-in-time image of a volume with all of the read, write and copy capabilities of the original. Creation is instantaneous and requires only a small amount of disk space. Integrating LSI Logic Storage Systems' storage-based snapshot with Legato's PowerSnap Modules can improve application performance by reducing host cycles required for snapshot processing while preserving the users' investment in software, procedures and training.

"We're very enthusiastic about offering our partners another superior backup and recovery solution to increase application availability and provide faster data restoration," said Steve Gardner, director of product marketing at LSI Logic Storage Systems. "SANtricity Snapshot's resource efficiency and high data availability, combined with the powerful, yet easy-to-use features of LEGATO NetWorker 7.1 PowerSnap Modules, provide an automated answer to one of today's critical business challenges."

The LogicStor program's Solution Kits contain technical guides with step-by-step installation instructions and architectural specifications for applications, software and hardware from leading vendors that have been qualified and tested in LSI Logic Storage Systems' labs. Partners who take advantage of LogicStor Solution Kits will also receive sales and technical training to assure successful installation and support, along with sales and marketing materials.

About LSI Logic Storage Systems Inc

LSI Logic Storage Systems Inc, a subsidiary of LSI Logic Corporation, designs and manufactures high performance modular enterprise storage platforms and storage management software that is delivered to end users through strategic partners. IBM, SGI, StorageTek and Teradata are among the partners who deliver total solutions with unique combinations of hardware, software and services for applications including transaction processing, e-mail, data warehousing and scientific research. For more information, please call (888)638-2786 or (408)433-8686 or visit www.lsilogicstorage.com.

About LSI Logic Corporation

LSI Logic Corporation is a leading designer and manufacturer of communications, consumer and storage semiconductors for applications that access, interconnect and store data, voice and video. In addition, the company supplies storage network solutions for the enterprise. LSI Logic is headquartered at 1621 Barber Lane, Milpitas, CA 95035, and is online at www.lsilogic.com/.