VERITAS NetBackup BusinesServer Adds NDMP Support, Increases Client Capabilities and Enhances Platform Support for Workgroups

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- June 19, 2000 -- VERITAS® Software Corporation, the data availability company(SM), today introduced Version 3.4 of VERITAS NetBackup BusinesServer™, bringing expanded scalability and enhanced platform support to this cost-effective, easy-to-manage and high-performance backup and recovery solution for UNIX, Windows NT and Windows 2000 workgroups. Version 3.4 also more-closely integrates VERITAS NetBackup BusinesServer with VERITAS NetBackup DataCenter™, the Company's data protection solution for global enterprise networks and datacenters. A common code base and new licensing structure provide a smooth migration path, making it easier for companies to upgrade their storage management and protection capabilities.

New Agent Adds NDMP Support
The new version includes an optional agent to VERITAS NetBackup BusinesServer, VERITAS NetBackup NDMP, which delivers high-performance backup and recovery of Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems that utilize NDMP, the Network Data Management Protocol. VERITAS NetBackup BusinesServer sends NDMP commands to these systems to initiate and control backup and recovery operations.

This type of backup and robotics tape-library support further enhances the power of the VERITAS NetBackup solution for workgroup networks, and has attracted the attention of leading NAS suppliers such as Network Appliance.

"Network Appliance is excited about the announcement of version 3.4 of VERITAS NetBackup BusinesServer. This product offering provides a powerful, integrated, scaleable and cost-effective NDMP backup solution for Network Appliance in the workgroup environment, for UNIX, Windows NT and Windows 2000. We are confident that VERITAS Software and Network Appliance customers will be delighted as well," said Paul Hansen, senior director of product marketing at Network Appliance.

The new version of VERITAS NetBackup BusinesServer also features increased tape-library slot support. The product can support up to two tape drives per backup server, or a maximum of one robotic tape library with up to two drives and up to 30 slots, eight slots more than the previous version. Multiplexing support also enables up to eight concurrent data streams to be written to a single tape device, optimizing tape device usage and performance.

VERITAS NetBackup BusinesServer Doubles Client Support
A new option expands client support from four to eight remote servers or workstations. This not only increases the viability of VERITAS NetBackup BusinesServer for larger remote sites or workgroups; it allows administrators more flexibility to expand their backup support before upgrading to a more-powerful enterprise backup solution, such as VERITAS NetBackup DataCenter.

The new version integrates support for Microsoft Windows 2000 with ongoing support for Windows NT and legacy Windows environments, and introduces client compression for Windows 2000 and Windows NT environments. This further expands the flexibility of this backup solution, which runs on Solaris, HP-UX, and Windows platforms, and supports a wide range of client system platforms, including most UNIX derivatives, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 95, Novell Netware, Linux and Macintosh.

"The increased client support, Windows 2000 support, and other new features of version 3.4 expand on the original promise of VERITAS NetBackup BusinesServer," said John Maxwell, senior director, Data Protection Product Group, VERITAS Software. "The new version brings even more advanced data protection features to smaller UNIX and Windows workgroups and remote offices, yet maintains the easy-to-navigate GUI, high performance and affordable price point that distinguish VERITAS NetBackup BusinesServer from other products on the market."

Now Capable of Restoring Individual Microsoft Exchange Messages

Another advanced backup feature new to version 3.4 improves the granularity of backup for servers running Microsoft Exchange. VERITAS NetBackup BusinesServer now supports not only the restoration of individual user mailboxes within Microsoft Exchange, but individual messages as well. The enhanced Microsoft Exchange agent for VERITAS NetBackup provides a graphical user interface that allows the selection and scheduling of individual mailbox protection.

Pricing and Availability
Version 3.4 of VERITAS NetBackup BusinesServer will be available in July 2000, through selected VERITAS Software resellers and distributors worldwide. Pricing for VERITAS NetBackup BusinesServer starts at a U.S. suggested retail price of $1,995 for Windows NT and Windows 2000 platforms, and $3,995 for UNIX platforms. For more information on VERITAS Software or VERITAS NetBackup BusinesServer, call 800/327-2232 or visit http://www.veritas.com.

VERITAS NetBackup Family of Products
VERITAS NetBackup is the industry's leading enterprise data protection solution providing centralized control from a single management interface, as it delivers backup and recovery solutions extending from the desktop to the datacenter. The VERITAS NetBackup product family includes VERITAS NetBackup DataCenter, designed for protecting terabytes of data in the largest and most demanding enterprise environments, VERITAS NetBackup BusinesServer, a cost-effective backup and recovery solution for smaller UNIX and Windows NT networks, and VERITAS NetBackup Professional™, offering automated data protection for desktops and mobile laptops. The multi-tier architecture of VERITAS NetBackup provides customers with a fast, reliable datacenter-strength backup and recovery solution that can protect environments that span terabytes to petabytes in size. Key features in VERITAS NetBackup include integrated Storage Area Network (SAN) support, dynamic tape drive sharing, snapshot backup, disaster recovery support and intuitive Java and Windows NT administrative interfaces. In addition to protecting data in a mixed UNIX, Windows NT and Novell NetWare environment, VERITAS NetBackup provides advanced "database aware" solutions for all leading databases, such as Oracle, DB2, Informix, Sybase and Microsoft SQL Server.

About VERITAS Software
VERITAS Software Corporation provides essential data availability software solutions that enable customers to protect and access their business-critical data for Business Without Interruption™. The Company's corporate headquarters is located at 1600 Plymouth Street, Mountain View, CA 94043. Telephone: 650/335-8000. Fax: 650/335-8050. Email: vx-sales@veritas.com. WWW site: http://www.veritas.com/.