Overland Storage Offers SMBs Highly Affordable D2D Data Protection With New REO 1500 Disk-Based Backup, Recovery and VTL Applian
19 March 2007 - 11:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
Entry-Level REO Delivers Five-Fold Performance Boost, Six VTLs, 2
TBs of Raw Capacity, Secure Management, iSCSI and RoHS Compliance
SAN DIEGO, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Overland Storage,
Inc. (NASDAQ:OVRL) today introduced the REO(TM) 1500, the latest
addition to its best-selling and field-proven REO SERIES(R) of
disk-based backup, recovery and virtual tape library (VTL)
appliances. Ideally suited for small to medium-sized businesses
(SMBs) or distributed enterprises, the REO 1500 ensures reliable,
unattended backups and near-instantaneous file recovery in an
easy-to-use, economical and versatile appliance. Overland's REO
1500 extends the capabilities of its predecessor REO 1000 to
deliver new levels of flexibility and performance, including
five-times faster backups as well as expedited restores of up to
2TBs of vital data. The entry-level model also includes version 4.0
of Overland's REO Protection OS(TM) software for enhanced data
protection intelligence and a more comprehensive set of options
involving any combination of up to six VTLs, 32 virtual tape drives
and 512 virtual cartridges. In addition, the REO 1500 offers many
industry-leading features, such as: * Compact 1U base unit holds
4x250 or 500GB SATA II drives; * RAID 5 data protection; * HTTPS
secure management to streamline remote monitoring; * Conforms to
European Union RoHS compliance requirements; * iSCSI connectivity;
and * Intuitive, browser-based GUI for simplified configuration and
management. "The REO 1500 will play a crucial role in helping small
and medium-sized businesses solve the many problems caused by
exponential data growth, shrinking backup windows and the growing
demand for accelerated recovery," says Michael Kerman, vice
president and chief strategy officer of Overland Storage.
"Additionally, the REO 1500 will accelerate the integration of
complementary disk-to-disk-to-tape (D2D2T) data protection by
easing the deployment challenges and reducing the cost of disk- and
tape-based tiered storage solutions." For iSystems LLC, creators of
the Evolution Payroll and Tax Management system for payroll service
bureaus, protecting vital financial reporting data is a top
business priority. The Colchester, Vt.-based company, which is
co-located with sister organization PayData, one of the largest
independent payroll service providers in the Northeast, relies on
real-time replication to mirror daily payroll processing. Over
time, nightly full backups of the replicated data became
increasingly laborious, taking more than 14 hours to complete and
up to six hours a week to manage. According to Ben Loscalzo, IT
manager for iSystems, the idea of using disk-to-disk-to-tape
(D2D2T) data protection to reduce its backup window was appealing
but considered cost prohibitive. "We didn't think D2D2T backup and
recovery fit our budget, so online vaulting and other tape-based
solutions were evaluated," he explains. "Fortunately our research
brought us to Overland and we discovered that the REO 1500,
combined with Overland's ARCvault 12 tape autoloader, gave us all
the D2D2T functionality we required -- at a price we could afford.
Nothing beats the flexibility of using the REO's VTLs as well as
dynamic virtual tapes that automatically expand or shrink depending
on our needs." With its highly economical REO/ARCvault combination,
iSystems has slashed its backup window while significantly reducing
administrative overhead. In addition to lowering the barriers to
entry for powerful yet affordable D2D2T backup and recovery,
Overland's REO 1500 has numerous advantages over other
general-purpose disk-based backup systems. For example, the REO
1500 is not susceptible to common problems such as disk
fragmentation, viruses, manual volume management, hackers, ongoing
tuning or file system overhead. Additionally, only REO SERIES
appliances incorporate Overland's patent-pending Dynamic Virtual
Tape(TM) (DVT) technology, which eliminates the manual effort and
guesswork of sizing, configuring, provisioning and deleting virtual
tape cartridges. "Overland's Dynamic Virtual Tape is a unique and
highly valuable feature that enables greater capacity utilization
while simplifying management," says Brian Garrett, industry analyst
for the Enterprise Strategy Group. Availability and Pricing
Overland's REO 1500 now is available from Overland partners
worldwide for a starting MSRP of $5,543. About Overland Storage Now
in its 26th year, Overland Storage is a market leader and
innovative provider of simply protected storage solutions -- smart
data protection appliances and software modules designed to work
together, affordably, to ensure that information is automatically
safe, readily available and always there. Overland's award-winning
data protection solutions include the ULTAMUS SERIES(TM) of
protected primary storage appliances; the REO SERIES(R) of
disk-based backup, recovery and VTL appliances; and the NEO
SERIES(R) and ARCvault(TM) tape automation solutions. Overland
sells its products through leading OEMs, commercial distributors,
storage integrators and value-added resellers. For more
information, visit Overland's web site at
http://www.overlandstorage.com/. Except for the factual statements
made herein, the information contained in this news release
consists of forward-looking statements that involve risks,
uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Words
and expressions reflecting optimism and satisfaction with current
prospects, as well as words such as "believe," "intends,"
"estimates," expects," "projects," plans," "anticipates" and
variations thereof, identify forward-looking statements, but their
absence does not mean that a statement is not forward looking. Such
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance and
the company's actual results could differ materially from those
contained in such statements. Factors that could cause or
contribute to such differences include risks and uncertainties
associated with the company's acquisition of Zetta Systems, Inc.,
including possible integration difficulties and successful
execution of the business plan related to the acquisition; possible
delays in new product introductions and shipments by the company
including the new ULTAMUS and ARCvault lines, including versions
subject to the company's new OEM contracts; possible delays in
enhancements to the company's REO line; market acceptance of the
company's new product offerings; the timing and market acceptance
of new product introductions by competitors; the speed at which HP
transitions from the products it currently buys from the company to
its next-generation products to be purchased from another vendor;
delays, unbudgeted expenses, inefficiencies and production problems
that may result from the transition of manufacturing to
Sanmina-SCI; worldwide information technology spending levels;
unexpected shortages of critical components; rescheduling or
cancellation of customer orders; loss of a major customer; the
timing and amount of licensing royalties; general competition and
price pressures in the marketplace; the company's ability to
control costs and expenses; and general economic conditions.
Reference is also made to other factors set forth in the company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the
"Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis" and other
sections of the company's Form 10-K currently on file with the SEC.
These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
release and the company undertakes no obligation to update publicly
any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events
or circumstances after the date of this release. Overland, Overland
Storage, ARCvault SERIES, ULTAMUS SERIES, REO SERIES, NEO SERIES
and PROTECTION OS are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Overland Storage, Inc. DATASOURCE: Overland Storage, Inc. CONTACT:
Sue Hetzel of HetzelMeade Communications, +1-760-434-9927, , for
Overland Storage, Inc. Web site: http://www.overlandstorage.com/
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