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HAMBURG, GERMANY -- Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European computer company, unveils their newest backup flagship. The NetWorker based High-Speed backup solution best meets the needs of Business Critical Computing applications based on Oracle databases stored in Fujitsu Siemens Computers' FibreCAT® FC4700 storage arrays as well as in any other EMC CLARiiON FC4700 based systems. Online and offline backup is now only a matter of minutes without additional workload for the database. Using SnapView(tm) - the snapshot-technology of FibreCAT - the new Fujitsu Siemens Computers' solution NSR-ORA-FC meets crucial data protection requirements of highly available database applications. It extends the usual Backup and Recover procedures with features like: •Data safety for any point in time, •No backup window required, •Database server freed of backup load, •Automatic handling of redolog files and •Full automated, easy point in time recovery without ORACLE expertise. NSR-ORA-FC provides full automation and therefore a high level of security. The communication with the Oracle database which is essential for all backup and restore processes is integrated as well as full control and use of the SnapView functionality. Expanding the Oracle backup solutions to the FibreCAT platform gives customers the choice to back up business critical Oracle database applications on all of Fujitsu Siemens Computers Online Storage platforms with the same innovative backup technology. The integration of NetWorker with SnapView and Oracle provides a unique backup/restore technology with many benefits: •Supports a matrix of multi vendor range of Storage Systems attached to any server running the Solaris(tm) Operating System, e.g. Fujitsu Siemens Computers PRIMEPOWER server. •Online and offline backup are handled in just a few minutes, with no load on the database server, providing true "Database server free backup". The solution is very simple and needs no special knowledge of Oracle databases. FibreCAT FC4700-Oracle-Backup will drastically improve performance and decrease Total Cost of Ownership comparing to previously available backup solutions. "Our mission is to provide world-class offerings in storage", explained Peter Jilek, Executive Vice President Enterprise Products at Fujitsu Siemens Computers. "We integrate recognized best-of-breed products like Legato NetWorker and Oracle Database with our Online Storage platforms thus offering storage solutions which bring our customers significant steps closer to zero downtime of his valuable data." "The protection of information is one of the top issues for customers today," said Garry Veale, EMEA Vice President, Business & Partner Development at EMC Computer Systems. "EMC and Fujitsu Siemens Computers have worked closely to integrate our solutions to provide customers with the most effective tools to ensure their information is protected and available. This new capability is further proof of the strong relationship between two technology leaders and the benefits it provides to customers."