NetApp, Azaleos Team

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- StoreVault, a NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP - News) division, today announced it is teaming with Azaleos Corporation, a leading provider of managed, turnkey messaging solutions, to provide small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with the only enterprise-class managed messaging solution to improve the reliability, availability, and scalability of Microsoft Exchange Server environments.

The Azaleos OneServer appliance and OneStop managed services offer unmatched uptime, proactive monitoring by Exchange experts, patch management, system fixes, and reporting for SMB customers who want to "set and forget" their Exchange Server environments. The Azaleos OneServer combined with the StoreVault S500 simplifies storage system protection, data backup and recovery, and capacity provisioning. Just as StoreVault simplifies the storage environment, Azaleos does the same for Exchange with a solution that delivers uninterrupted messaging, reduction in messaging expenses and disaster recovery capabilities, while giving customers full control of their messaging environment. The StoreVault S500 and data protection software is the cornerstone to the OneServer infrastructure, enabling the Exchange environment to be backed up, replicated, and restored with next to zero downtime.

Messaging is critical for effective communication in today's demanding SMB environment. SMB IT generalists are continually seeking to improve the quality and reliability of their messaging environments, but most don't have the resources to make Exchange Server a core competency. In fact, most SMBs are looking for ways to improve the management and maintenance of Exchange Server.

Furthermore, messaging is a valuable asset for SMBs who require that their storage be physically located onsite to ensure the security of their data. Therefore, Exchange hosting, or physically locating messaging offsite, is not an option for most SMBs.

"Microsoft Exchange is essential to businesses of all sizes," said Phil Van Etten, CEO, Azaleos. "SMB IT managers face the same pressures as datacenter operators when solving application availability issues, including relentless capacity growth, server uptime, disaster recovery, and compliance regulations. An Azaleos OneServer combined with a StoreVault meets the budgetary and reliability needs of smaller firms."Azaleos Corp.

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