Lightedge Solutions Selects Syncsort And NETAPP® Solutions To Protect Mission-Critical Customer Data
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WOODCLIFF LAKE, New Jersey, November 3, 2005 - Syncsort Inc. today announced that LightEdge Solutions, a leader in converged data networking, voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and managed IT business services, selected Syncsort Backup Express and NearStore® storage systems from Network Appliance, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) to store and protect its hosted unstructured file data and transactional databases.
The deployment is part of LightEdge's continuing strategy to provide the highest level of data protection for its business customers. Syncsort Backup Express, combined with NetApp unified storage and NetApp SnapVault® software, enable LightEdge to deliver reliable and efficient disk-based off-site backup and recovery systems to small and midsize businesses in Windows®, UNIX® and Linux® environments. LightEdge is also utilizing these systems to provide an additional level of redundancy to protect its own data and network resources at its headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa.
The combination of these highly available, scalable, and easy-to-use solutions provides LightEdge with powerful tools to manage corporate information and Microsoft® Exchange data, and backup large volumes of data generated from customers' remote offices and the LightEdge headquarters. LightEdge IT administrators now improve instant recovery-time objectives, consolidate data for disaster recovery on cost-effective centralized storage, no longer require tape backup at remote sites and increase scalability to grow as needed.
"The proven Syncsort and NetApp solutions are part of our continuing strategy to deliver industry-leading, enterprise-grade data protection and disaster recovery solutions to our small and midsize business customers," said Joe Shields, Director of Systems and Engineering at LightEdge Solutions. "Having reliable, cost-effective and scalable solutions prepares our network to accommodate the data backup and recovery needs of our customers as they grow their businesses. Business customers can back up any media in our infrastructure to provide business continuity in the event of a natural disaster or unexpected event.
"Syncsort values its working relationship with customers like LightEdge Solutions, helping them maintain the highest standards for customer service and support, such as high availability and fast disaster recovery," said Dan Regan, senior vice president at Syncsort. "The Syncsort and NetApp solutions enable LightEdge to better serve the business continuity needs of its business customers while improving its own backup and recovery systems."
"Today, a cost-efficient, secure, and reliable remote disaster recovery strategy is critical-customers have no room for lost or inaccessible data," said Patrick Rogers, vice president of Products and Partners at Network Appliance. "NetApp is positioned with a unique ability to provide customers like LightEdge with innovative data protection solutions that help them proactively control change in their storage environment. The NetApp approach is architecturally simple to deploy and manage, and is a cost-effective means to protecting remote data to maintain business continuance."
About Syncsort
Syncsort Incorporated is a leading developer of high-performance data management and data warehousing software. For more than 35 years, Syncsort has built a reputation for superior product performance and reliable technical support. Over 95 percent of the Fortune 100 companies are Syncsort customers, and Syncsort's products are used in more than 50 countries to protect business continuance, speed data processing, and improve performance of data-intensive applications. For more information, visit the Syncsort Web site at www.syncsort.com.
About LightEdge Solutions
LightEdge(TM) Solutions is a leading provider of fully managed, converged VoIP, data and business application services to small and midsize companies in the Midwest and Southwest. A Gartner "Cool Vendor in Network Services, 2005," the company is dedicated to technology leadership and best-in-class service and support. With its Service-on-DemandSM offering, LightEdge's managed services are backed by a carrier-grade, redundant network, allowing companies to focus on their core business, gain competitive advantage and scale for growth. LightEdge is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa with offices in Cedar Rapids, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Omaha and Scottsdale. For more information, visit LightEdge's Web site at www.lightedge.com.
