Which backup? Four apps tested

Specifications

  CA Brightstor ARCserve Backup release 11.1 Legato Networker V 7.1.2 Tivoli Storage Manager V 5.2.2 Veritas Backup Exec for Windows Servers V9.1
Scenario RRP AU$5125 (includes 1 year support and maintenance) US$6584 AU$10750 ex GST (includes 12 months support) AU$4263.60 (including extended 24x7 support)
Distributor Express Data and Tech Pacific EMC/Legato IBM VERITAS Software Pty Ltd
Phone 1800 999 985 (02) 8912 6100 132 426 (03) 8866 8000
URL www.ca.com www.legato.com www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/ www.veritas.com
Server Support
Microsoft Windows 2003/ 2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sun Solaris (SPARC) Yes (Sun Solaris V9) Yes Yes No
HP-UX (PA-RISC) Yes Yes Yes No
HP Tru64 Unix (Alpha) No Yes No No
IBM AIX (Power) Yes Yes Yes No
Red Hat Linux Yes Yes No No
Red Hat Advanced Server Linux Yes Yes YesNo
Novell Netware Yes Yes No No
Client Support
Microsoft Windows 2003/ 2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Windows XP Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Windows 98 Yes Yes Yes Yes (98SE)
Sun Solaris (SPARC) Yes Yes Yes Yes
HP-UX (PA-RISC) Yes Yes Yes Yes
HP Tru64 Unix (Alpha) Yes Yes Yes No
HP OpenVMS (Alpha) Yes Yes No No
IBM AIX (Power) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Red Hat Linux Yes Yes Yes Yes
Red Hat Advanced Server Linux Yes Yes Yes Yes
Novell Netware Yes Yes Yes Yes
Macintosh OS X Yes Yes Yes Yes

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    I,too, would like to ask... &q ...Anonymous -- 29/05/05

    I,too, would like to ask... "What about CommVault?"
    Microsoft use Commvault at Redmond almost exclusively to back up and get off site 50-60 TB EVERY NIGHT.
    Gartners say in their June 2004 Report that Commvault's the most innovative and useable software on the planet...
    And yet you don't even test it amongst the four second best!
    And yet you say "Look no further??

    What about Bakbone - NetVault? Mark Stevenson -- 15/09/05

    What about Bakbone - NetVault?

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