PHD Virtual Releases esXpress 4.0 with Changed Block Tracking and Unified Central Restore GUI

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) September 4, 2009

During VMworld 2009, PHD Virtual Technologies, provider of the pioneering esXpress data protection and recovery solution for virtual machines, today announced the release of esXpress version 4.0. This major new release of the most scalable and cost effective VMware backup solution on the market has added changed block tracking to reduce the amount of time and resources required to create backups and a unified central restore GUI to restore data faster and easier than ever before.

“PHD Virtual has developed an efficient solution for the data protection and recovery of virtual machines,” said Laura DuBois, program director, storage software, IDC. “By creating small virtual machines – virtual backup appliances (VBAs) – esXpress uses the virtual environment itself to perform the backups, eliminating the need for added hardware or software resources.”

The new esXpress version 4.0 adds enhanced support for VMware vSphere 4 in addition to ESX 3.x, including the ability to track changes to each VMDK using VMware’s change tracking API. By reading only the blocks that have changed, and not scanning the entire virtual disk each time a backup is performed, esXpress shortens the backup window and uses considerably less data I/O while also reducing overall loads on network and SAN resources.

“By utilizing the changed block data API to do incremental backups, esXpress 4.0 significantly reduces critical backup windows and lowers storage contention,” said Ron McKelvey, CTO, PHD Virtual. “This allows for greater scalability and more frequent backups to meet any virtual environment’s data protection objectives.”

esXpress is the first and only third-party solution that uses multiple virtual backup appliances to leverage the VMware changed block API. In addition to changed block tracking, esXpress 4.0 has also added the ability to initiate VM restores from within the Configuration and Deployment Virtual Appliance GUI. The GUI appliance provides unified management of virtual machine recovery tasks, bypassing the need to connect to each individual ESX host’s Service Console. Using this centralized interface, restoring data is simpler, faster, and more scalable than ever before.

Pricing and Availability

esXpress 4.0 is available now with pricing starting at $ 1,000 per host for four concurrent backup streams delivering the best price/performance for data recovery and protection in virtual environments. The product supports unlimited sockets and unlimited cores per host and no additional hardware is required.

PHD Virtual will be demonstrating esXpress during VMworld 2009 in booth number 1502, presenting a breakout session during VMworld 2009 titled, “Why you should be using Virtual Backup Appliances for business continuity and disaster recovery” at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 2, 2009, and presenting its patent-pending deduplication appliance in the Solutions Exchange Theater on Tuesday, September 1 at 1:10 p.m. You may also learn about esXpress by visiting PHD Virtual’s virtual VMworld booth: http://www.vmworld.com/community/exhibitors/phdvirtual. To download a free trial version of esXpress, please visit: http://www.phdvirtual.com/products/esxpress-virtual-backup.

About PHD Virtual Technologies:

The pioneer of Virtual Backup Appliances (VBAs), PHD Virtual Technologies has been transforming data protection for VMware since 2006. Its award-winning data protection solution, esXpress, is used today by more than 1,600 enterprises worldwide to achieve scalable, high availability and cost effective backup and restore solutions for VMware. In 2008, esXpress was named “Data Protection Product of the Year” by SearchServerVirtualization.com. PHD Virtual also provides a suite of free, virtualization utilities to assist with the administration and management of virtualized environments. PHD Virtual supports global resellers through its Channel Xpress partner program and is a proud VMware Technology Alliance Partner. For more information, please visit http://www.phdvirtual.com.

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PHD Virtual Releases esXpress 4.0 with Changed Block Tracking and Unified Central Restore GUI

GL conveys the availability of its product Digital Central Office Switch Simulator (DCOSS)

Gaithersburg, MD (PRWEB) April 17, 2012

GL Communications Inc. a leader in providing PC-based test, analysis and simulation products and consulting services to the worldwide telecommunications industry, conveyed today the availability of its product Digital Central Office Switch Simulator (DCOSS) software.

Speaking to media persons, Mr. Robert Bichefsky Senior Manager of the company said, The Digital Central Office Switch Simulator (DCOSS) converts a PC (portable, tower, rack-mount) into a digital central office switch simulator, PBX and switch, complete with T1, E1, POTS, and VoIP Interfaces.

He added, A user-friendly graphical interface (GUI), through which complex switching, signaling, and digital transmission functions are easily controlled, provides the ease of operation as well as the flexibility required from telephony test equipment. In addition, the DCOSS provides a user-friendly GUI, remote client access (GUI, CLI, SDK), and scripting with which users can capture the performance of networks in a wide variety of scenarios.

Mr. Bichefsky further added, DCOSS is ideal for simulating and testing advanced telecom networks and products, including switches, gateways, and transmission systems. The DCOSS can also be used for verifying T1 E1 signaling protocols of new systems. These protocols include a variety of T1 E1 CAS, PRI ISDN, BRI-ST ISDN, SS7, No Call Control, Fax over T1 E1 (V.29, V.27, V.33, and V.17), Modem over T1 E1 (V.21, V.23, V.34, V.90, and V.92), and VoIP protocols (SIP, H.323, MEGACO, MGCP, Fax over IP T.38).

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GL conveys the availability of its product Digital Central Office Switch Simulator (DCOSS)

GL Conveys the Availability of Signaling System 7 (SS7) Protocol Simulation using Digital Central Office Switch Simulator (DCOSS)

Gaithersburg, Maryland (PRWEB) April 19, 2012

GL Communications Inc. a leader in providing PC-based test, analysis and simulation products and consulting services to the worldwide telecommunications industry, conveyed today the availability of Signaling System 7 (SS7) Protocol simulation using Digital Central Office Switch Simulator (DCOSS).

Speaking to media persons, Mr. Robert Bichefsky Senior Manager of the company said, The Digital Central Office Switch Simulator (DCOSS) offers the capability of simulating Signaling System 7 (SS7) digital protocol. DCOSS SS7 utilizes a user-friendly GUI in which the complex SS7 configuration can easily be created, thus allowing DCOSS SS7 to be fully functional within a few minutes.

He added, DCOSS SS7 also incorporates the flexibility to modify SS7 parameters, both at the MTP and ISUP/TUP layers as well as the ISUP/TUP message content. This flexibility ensures that the DCOSS SS7 will communicate with the system under test.

Mr. Bichefsky further added, Configuring DCOSS SS7 is quite simple, even for the most complex requirements. The DCOSS SS7 utilizes a GUI that provides the user with all required SS7 parameters. These parameters may be saved to the DCOSS database, after modification, for later retrieval.

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GL Conveys the Availability of Signaling System 7 (SS7) Protocol Simulation using Digital Central Office Switch Simulator (DCOSS)

Vaultas Announces Unveiling and Availability of Central Minnesotas First Public Collocation Data Center Facility in Alexandria, MN

Minneapolis, Minnesota (PRWEB) May 16, 2011

Vaultas, a premier provider of innovative and collaborative, vendor-neutral data center and BCDR (Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery) facilities in the Upper Midwest, today announced the completion and general availability of the companys new public collocation data center facility in Alexandria, Minnesota. The new facility is the first of its kind in Northern Minnesota, and represents the newest public data center operation in the state. In celebration, Vaultas will host Grand Opening festivities and data center tours on-site at the Alexandria facility on May 24, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and members of the press and the regional business community are cordially invited.

This vendor-neutral, multicarrier, fiber-connected BCDR complex is centrally located to serve all of Minnesota, with access to multiple 100+ Gigabit fiber-optic networks to the 511 Carrier Hotel in Minneapolis. The facility is equipped with industrial power systems with diesel generator backup, Dual-UPS power systems accompanied by complete 24x7x365 security and support. In an effort to bring significant economic growth, innovation and technology to Minnesota, Vaultas built a large fiber-optic network from Minneapolis to Fargo, N.D., that brings affordable large-scale bandwidth and Internet service to rural Minnesota. Vaultas has the necessary resources to control costs, while providing the resilient, reliable, and secure environment necessary for the most demanding data and network applications.

As an integral part of the community, this endeavor has been a labor of love for our team for the last year and half, and we are delighted to announce the completion of this 10,000-square-foot facility and to celebrate with our friends, partners, and the IT community throughout Minnesota, said Vaultas President John Unger. Our goal at Vaultas is to offer the business community unique, collaborative, cost-effective solutions to their data center and networking needs, with access to the most advanced technologies and services that can scale to meet our customers ever-expanding data and networking requirements. Ultimately, were all about lowering TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) while delivering data security and customer peace of mind, so our customers can focus on running their businesses and creating true innovation.

The Grand Opening ceremony will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring Alexandrias mayor, as well presentations from Vaultas infrastructure vendors, technology partners, special Grand Opening promotional discounts, prizes, facility tours, food, and much more. The new facility located in Alexandria represents over a million-dollar investment in the community. This is the first of three phases planned for the data center, with anticipated completion of the final phase by 2014.

About Vaultas:

Vaultas is a leading-edge Minnesota data center company that develops, builds and operates collaborative, vendor-neutral, data centers and BCDR complexes to support the fast-growing demand placed on todays data storage and IT application requirements, coupled with the complex disaster-recovery needs of any business. Vaultas has built a secure, high-capacity fiber-optic network from Minneapolis to Fargo with plans to build multiple data centers along the route. Vaultas data center and BCDR complex has completed construction of its first facility in Alexandria, Minnesota where the company is based. To learn more about Vaultas, visit http://www.vaultas.com.

Contact:

Michele Peterson

Cevven Interactive Marketing for Vaultas

http://www.cevven.com

Ph: +1 952 250 4453

michele(dot)peterson(at)cevven(dot)com

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