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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Unitrends Software Corp., a leader in the development of enterprise-wide, cross-platform data-protection products and services, and LSI Logic Storage Systems, a leader in delivering technology that enables high-performance, highly scalable storage for the open enterprise, today announced the availability of Unitrends' Data Protection Vault (DPV), an enterprise-class business continuity solution for global site protection. Unitrends' Secure Data Sync software, coupled with LSI Logic Storage Systems' controller technology and SANtricity(TM) Storage Manager software, serve as the foundation of the DPV. The DPV, which scales to protect up to 17 terabytes of data, is a disk- based data repository that enables businesses to safeguard an unlimited number of networked systems at multiple locations. The DPV serves as a centralized, highly available offsite storage center for Unitrends' Data Protection Units (DPUs), which provide fast disk-to-disk backup and Bare Metal recovery for systems at local sites. Onsite DPUs are linked to the DPV by Unitrends' Secure Data Sync software, which synchronizes data at a block level, funneling the changed data into a master backup. If a customer requires additional archival capacity, centralized tape storage can be attached. "Our companies' collaboration on the DPV is one more way businesses can leverage the reliability, speed and high availability of solutions typically associated with much more expensive storage offerings," said Steve Gardner, director of product marketing for LSI Logic Storage Systems. "LSI Logic Storage Systems' entry-level controller is designed to deliver significant price/performance benefits with robust features, functionality and modular scalability. SANtricity Storage Manager software provides complete control over rapidly growing storage environments through centralized management, robust functionality and integrated consolidation and replication capabilities." "Events such as last month's massive power outage across the Northeast and the recent worm attacks are re-energizing enterprises that may have become complacent about disaster recovery after the events of 9/11 faded," said Jacques McCormack, president of Unitrends. "Today's business environment demands that businesses not only protect their data locally, but that they increase their disaster recovery geographic separation and be able to recover the data from an offsite location in less than 48 hours." Unitrends' DPV is available through the company's network of authorized resellers in either an ATA or Fibre Channel configuration for budget-conscious customers seeking high availability and high-speed performance at a manufacturer's suggested retail price of under $25,000.