Spectra & Symantec Sign OEM Agreement

OEM Agreement Offers Single Point of Purchasing and Support to Minimize Complexity: 

Spectra Logic has entered into an OEM agreement with Symantec Corp. Spectra Logic now offers Symantec's award-winning suite of data protection software as an option to its line of innovative tape and disk-based backup and archive solutions.  Spectra Logic can now provide customers a single point of contact for architecting, purchasing, installing and supporting a complete data protection solution that includes both disk and tape.

"Customers are looking to simplify the management of their data protection solutions," said Randy Cochran, vice president, North America Channel, Symantec. "Spectra's disk and tape products bundled with Symantec NetBackup and Backup Exec is truly a complete solution that meets customers' needs for a unified single point of contact for data protection."

Spectra Logic is now offering Symantec NetBackup and Backup Exec solutions, that can be purchased and bundled direct from Spectra Logic when integrated with any of Spectra's line of tape or disk storage products including Spectra's T950, T680, T380, T200, T120, T50e, nTier700 and nTier500.

"Under the new agreement, customers and reseller partners can purchase a complete, certified archive and backup solution with support and implementation services all from one vendor," said Molly Rector, Spectra Logic's VP of product management and marketing. "A single purchase order and support for both hardware and software streamline the purchasing and maintenance process for organizations."