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Quantum Acquires Pancetera Software For $12 Million

June 15, 2011 by Robin Wauters 1 Comment

Quantum, a provider of backup, recovery and archive solutions, today announced that it has acquired Pancetera Software, a privately held company that aims to reduce the complexity and cost of managing and protecting data in virtual server environments.

The $12 million transaction consisted of $8.4 million in cash and $3.6 million in Quantum common stock (approximately 1.2 million shares), and is expected to be accretive to operating profit by the end of the current fiscal year.

For Quantum, the acquisition adds key assets for enhancing data management in virtual environments. Pancetera technology is already compatible with Quantum’s DXi disk backup and deduplication products, and the company plans to further integrate the technology into its longer-term roadmaps for both DXi and its StorNext file sharing and archive offerings.

The acquisition also adds significant virtualization and storage management expertise to Quantum. Nearly all the Pancetera employees have joined the company, including co-founders Mitch Haile (CTO and VP, Product Management) and Greg Wade (VP, Engineering), as well as CEO Henrik Rosendahl.

Quantum Debuts esXpress Software Module

July 21, 2009 by Robin Wauters Leave a Comment

Quantum has unveiled Quantum esXpress software module, which optimizes Quantum’s DXi-Series disk backup and replication systems to back up and restore VMware ESX virtual servers.

Extending the power of Quantum’s patented data deduplication technology, esXpress and the DXi-Series together eliminate the need for physical servers to initiate a backup job and move data, and make WAN-based replication more affordable, providing an automated approach to replicating files to remote disaster recovery sites. This valuable combination lowers the cost of VMware data protection and optimizes the virtual infrastructure.

Quantum’s esXpress software module is available for the entire DXi-Series of deduplication and replication solutions, which dramatically reduces bandwidth and disk requirements for transmitting and storing data. The DXi-Series provides powerful advantages for virtual environments, eliminating duplicate data that virtual machines create, reducing storage needs for end users and streamlining backup. While the DXi-Series supports all of the leading backup software applications, the new esXpress software module is specifically designed to offer optimized backup for VMware servers.

With esXpress and the DXi-Series, Quantum combines innovative backup software with deduplication and replication technology to shorten backup windows, without adding servers to support data backup and restoration. Quantum’s esXpress also features a policy-based approach to installations and configurations which can significantly reduce deployment times when adding ESX servers. With its powerful deduplication technology and intelligent replication capabilities, Quantum’s DXi-Series is a compelling solution for organizations with both traditional and virtual backup needs, addressing cost, bandwidth and scalability concerns.

Quantum and its network of value-added resellers offer two versions of the esXpress software module: the Professional and Enterprise editions, to provide a range of capabilities for managing concurrent backup jobs per ESX server. Every DXi2500-D, DXi3500, DXi7500 Express and DXi7500 includes the right to a license for a free copy of esXpress Professional software, intended for use on one VMware ESX server regardless of the amount of storage or the number of virtual machines protected, which can support up to four Virtual Backup Appliances (VBAs). This esXpress Professional license is included at no additional cost, and phone-based installation is provided free of charge. Subsequent esXpress Professional licenses (MSRP $950) also support up to four VBAs each and for $950 can be upgraded to esXpress Enterprise (MSRP $1,850) which supports up to 16 VBAs per ESX server.

Virtual Iron Teams Up With Quantum

June 5, 2008 by Robin Wauters Leave a Comment

Virtual Iron today announced full qualification across Quantum’s DXi-Series disk backup family of de-duplication and replication solutions and its Scalar line of intelligent tape libraries. The announcement coincides with the recent general availability release of the DXi7500, Quantum’s flagship disk backup system.

Virtual Iron provides server virtualization capabilities on an infrastructure-friendly architecture. The platform combines an open source hypervisor with virtualization services and policy-based capabilities for intelligent failover and dynamic workload management. Quantum specializes in backup, recovery and archive, providing a comprehensive portfolio of integrated disk, tape, de-duplication and multi-site replication solutions under common management.

More information about the joint solutions offered by Virtual Iron and Quantum are available on this website.

[Source: Businesswire]