Arkeia: All-In-One Backup Appliance with Integrated VTL Up To 10TB
June 2008 by Marc Jacob
Arkeia Software announced the 
general availability of the EdgeFort 500 Series, an all-in-one, 
appliance-based, federated data protection solution.
The EdgeFort 500 Series comes standard with 5TB virtual tape library, 
disk-to-disk-to-tape management software, Fibre Channel connectivity and 
is fully integrated with Arkeia’s award- winning network backup 
software. The EdgeFort 500 is a fully integrated hardware and software 
backup system. Arkeia’s federated data management architecture allows 
remote and centralized data protection, making it possible for remote 
offices and branch offices to backup, restore and archive critical data, 
with no local IT resource needed.
EdgeFort 500 Series includes:
– Fully licensed Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape software with integrated 5TB VTL 
(expandable to 10TB) – allowing rapid disk backup and recovery and 
seamless migration to tape for archive
– Integrated RAID 5 disk – assuring reliable near-line data storage and 
rapid recovery
– SCSI, SAS and Fibre Channel connection with SAN connectivity module – 
enabling off-site data archive, expansion, and scalability.
– Arkeia Network Backup software – the award-winning network backup 
software used by more than 5,000 enterprises worldwide
– Bundled client software for networked servers – removing expensive and 
time consuming management of licenses for protected servers
– Remote management software – enabling the management of multiple 
remote EdgeFort appliances through an all new Web interface
– Integrated and fully licensed encryption software – ensuring data is 
protected from creation through archive
– Pricing and Availability
The EdgeFort product line includes 100, 200, 300, and 500 Series models 
as well as a Central Management Server. Pricing for the 500 Series 
begins at 22 000 EUR.
			
				
			
			
			
			
			
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