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posted on 18 August 2008 10:18

Yosemite Technologies, Inc., a global provider of total data protection solutions, today announced immediate availability of Yosemite Backup™ 8.7, the latest release of its SMB server backup/recovery product, which includes full support for Microsoft Vista and Windows Server 2008 operating systems.

IDC estimates the data protection and recovery software market was worth $3.4 billion worldwide 2007; it’s clear that twenty-first century organisations are wise to the need to secure their data. Businesses no longer make use of IT to support their processes; IT runs them from start to finish. Hardware and software do fail so forward-looking businesses mitigate the effects of disasters and outages by ensuring backup and recovery systems keep vital data safe, secure and easily recoverable.

This latest version of Yosemite’s popular server backup solution extends its ability to protect virtual environments to now include Microsoft Windows Hyper-V, in addition to existing support for VMware, delivering a simple and reliable solution to customers who use virtual machines.

Also featured in Yosemite Backup 8.7 is updated bare metal disaster recovery utilising the latest version of Windows PE (WinPE 2.1) for Vista and Windows Server 2008. This will allow for recovery to dissimilar hardware, and set the stage for further BMDR functionality in future versions of the product.

“With Yosemite Backup 8.7 we’re providing easy-to-use, reliable backup for all of the latest Windows operating systems along with continued support for NetWare and multiple versions of Linux,” said Brian Gardner, vice president of product management, Yosemite Technologies. “This added Windows support allows us to pursue new customers while enabling our current customers to seamlessly update their environments. 8.7 is yet another example of Yosemite’s ability to deliver easy to use yet powerful solutions that meet customer demands.

“Furthermore, with iSCSI gaining popularity in SMB’s, we have included SAN and shared device support with all Yosemite Backup Media Servers, and the new version now supports unlimited Media Servers in all Yosemite Backup domains.”

Existing Yosemite Technologies’ customers benefit from the release of Yosemite Backup 8.7 as the new version takes advantage of the automated push functionality first implemented in the 8.5 release. This feature enables existing customers to update their Master Backup Server and have updates automatically installed on all of the deployed backup clients.

Yosemite Backup 8.7 also supports Windows 2008 services including Microsoft DFS (necessary in order to update to Windows 2008) and Windows Server® 2008 Active Directory® Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS). The new release adds support for the latest versions of Microsoft applications, SharePoint 3.0 SP1 and Exchange 2007 SP1.

With Yosemite Backup 8.7, Yosemite is introducing the Yosemite Backup software development kit (SDK) version 1.0. Available to Yosemite’s channel and OEM partners, the kit gives partners the ability to create solutions that build on Yosemite’s flexible backup technology as part of the overall solution. Partners have the option to keep the Yosemite Backup SDK hidden from the user and controlled by other applications. The Yosemite Backup 8.7 SDK provides access to the same proven, robust API upon which the shipping product is based.

For more information about Yosemite Backup 8.7, the Yosemite Backup SDK version 1.0 or Yosemite Technologies in general, please visit www.yosemitetech.com.

About Yosemite Technologies
Yosemite Technologies is a global provider of data protection software solutions that span from the laptop to the data center. Yosemite develops solutions that protect environments running Microsoft® Windows, Linux, and NetWare®. Yosemite's flagship product, Yosemite Backup™, represents the next generation of backup software with Self Tuning Logic™ for fast backup and restore operations and an integrated Virtual Library option, D2D2Ne™, that provides multi-level, heterogeneous 'disk to disk to any' backup.

The FileKeeper family of products protects laptops and desktops with “always on” data protection ranging from Small or Home Offices all the way to the Enterprise. Yosemite has developed strong technology and channel partnerships with leading companies including HP, Dell, Microsoft, Tandberg, MAXDATA and CoreMicro. The company's commitment to Backup Simplified™ represents Yosemite's focus on delivering products that offer unmatched performance, ease-of-use and value. For more information, visit www.yosemitetech.com.

^{[Formatted by Wendy Matthews.]}