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Archiving Moves Front and Center: Page 2 of 4

  • At least one analyst thinks that's a key differentiator: "It's not uncommon for a firm to have hundreds of legal issues going on at one time, and often there can be multiple holds on the same document," states Laura DuBois of IDC. "This feature of tagging allows C2C to track and apply multiple holds to a single record. Not all suppliers can do this."

    C2C's Archive One enhancements are slated to ship in March, with prices starting at $20 per mailbox.

    Powerfile released a turnkey appliance called the Archive Facilitator this week. Characterized as a "workflow appliance," the Archive Facilitator takes unstructured file data from primary storage and archives it on the vendor's other appliances, the A3 and PSA series, which store data 50-Gbyte Blu-ray media instead of disk or tape.

    The Archive Facilitator, like Powerfile's other appliances, is sold as a turnkey unit with all hardware and software included. A basic box, licensed to migrate about 25 Tbytes to 50 Tbytes of storage to the A3 or PSA boxes, costs about $40,000.

    Powerfile's appliances work with EMC Celerra storage and NetApp filers. They support a range of file formats, including Powerpoint, Word, Excel, PDF, CAD, and more. But Powerfile A3 and PSA boxes rely on archiving software, such as C2C's, as well as EMC's EmailXtender and others, to funnel email onto the removable storage.