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SAN DIEGO, and LOUISVILLE, Colo. -- BakBone(TM) Software, a global provider of storage management software, announced today a joint offering with StorageTek(R) (Storage Technology Corp.) to provide Teradata(R) data warehouse customers direct access to enterprise-class tape silos through BakBone NetVault(TM). By integrating the NetVault enterprise storage management offering with StorageTek's ACSLS and LibStation modules, Teradata, a division of NCR Corporation, is able to offer its customers the option of utilizing shared StorageTek PowderHorn 9310/NCR 6476 and the StorageTek L5500/NCR 6477 tape silos for backup, archival and restore. The 9310 silos, which have a native capacity of 1.2 petabytes and utilize high performance 9840 and 9940 tapes drives, can be shared with either open systems or MVS applications, where the L5500/NCR 6477 is a dedicated Open Systems Solution offering SCSI and Fibre Ultrium or 9x40 drives. The solution has been certified by BakBone, in conjunction with StorageTek, and is available immediately and only through Teradata. "The NetVault solution has been well received by many Teradata customers, particularly those migrating from our legacy ASF2 backup, archive and restore offering," said Alan Chow, senior vice president, Teradata research and development. "This announcement enables our users to leverage existing StorageTek and BakBone solutions for better integration of Teradata protection with the remainder of the enterprise." NetVault's advanced modular architecture provides IT managers with the flexibility to meet information storage needs as their businesses expand and change. With an intuitive and easy-to-use GUI, NetVault delivers enterprise-wide control in both distributed and centralized environments. NetVault is able to operate in multi-vendor networks and supports a broad range of platforms, applications and high performance tape devices. "Teradata manages the largest data warehouse installations in the world. Their customers require a proven, reliable solution for protecting and accessing their corporate-critical, data-intensive applications," said Randy Batterson, vice president of strategic alliances and OEM, BakBone Software. "We are pleased to further extend our relationship with StorageTek to bring high performance storage management solutions to the Teradata warehouse market." The StorageTek automated tape silos are capable of scaling from 2,000 to 144,000 slots and deliver unsurpassed reliability and performance. As a result, they have become the de facto standard for enterprise backup and restore for many of the largest institutions around the world, including the majority of Teradata customers. "StorageTek is committed to offering cutting-edge storage solutions to Teradata customers," said Bob Koecheler, vice president, StorageTek global OEM and strategic alliances. "Teaming with Teradata, the world-leader in enterprise data warehousing, and BakBone Software, creates an opportunity to leverage each other's expertise in meeting customers' complex storage management needs and facilitating seamless performance in a cost-saving manner."