CommVault and Microsoft Strengthen Partnership to Accelerate Deployment of Galaxy Storage Management Products

CommVault Systems, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise-wide storage management solutions, announced an extension of its strategic alliance with Microsoft Corp. to accelerate the deployment of the CommVault Galaxy storage management suite on Windows 2000. This alliance is aimed at providing customers with advanced data protection and data management solutions for enterprise computing environments. Microsoft has made a limited equity investment to achieve this objective, highlighting the significant commitment of both companies to deliver industry-leading enterprise class storage management solutions.

Key Takeaways:

• The partnership between CommVault and Microsoft aims to accelerate the deployment of the CommVault Galaxy storage management suite on Windows 2000.
• CommVault's Galaxy solution provides tight integration with key Microsoft applications such as Exchange and SQL Server, enabling advanced data management and faster access to business-critical data.
• The business benefits of Galaxy to customers include more reliable data protection on a larger scale, faster deployment, and easier management from a single, unified Windows 2000-based console.
• The partnership has positioned CommVault as one of the leading providers of storage software solutions for Windows 2000, according to Steve Widen, storage analyst, International Data Corporation.
• John Webster, senior analyst, Illuminata, Inc., notes that Microsoft's equity investment in CommVault Systems speaks highly of CommVault's next-generation storage management solution architecture and its potential to leverage its technology leadership in streamlined, seamless storage management for Windows 2000 enterprises.

Statistics:

• CommVault Galaxy is the first new enterprise class data protection product developed in the last ten years.
• The Galaxy solution is specifically designed to provide heterogeneous storage and data management from a Windows platform.
• The business benefits of Galaxy to customers include:

+ More reliable data protection on a much larger scale than previously available.

+ Advanced data management and faster access to business-critical data through Galaxy's integration with key Microsoft applications such as Exchange and SQL Server.

+ Faster deployment and easier management from a single, unified Windows 2000-based console.

+ Ability to assist in the migration from previous Windows operating systems and applications to Windows 2000 operating systems and applications.

Sources:

• CommVault Systems Press Release, May 17, 2000.
• Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT).
• Steve Widen, storage analyst, International Data Corporation.
• John Webster, senior analyst, Illuminata, Inc.
• CommVault Systems, Inc.