EMC launches disaster recovery service

By SearchStorage.com Staff 21 Dec 2007 | SearchStorage.com

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EMC launches disaster recovery service
EMC has added a new program called Managed Availability Services to its services portfolio. EMC Global Services pros will create business continuity plans for users of the service and consult with them as they redesign disaster recovery plans. The new offering is immediately available.

In a separate release, EMC announced that the Scotts Miracle-Gro company has deployed EmailXtender and DiskXtender for data compliance and archiving. According to EMC, Scotts saw a 40% reduction in its primary Exchange data, reduced backup windows for Exchange from 16 hours to six hours and recovered 1 TB of free space in its Celerra NAS environment.

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MessageOne adds new message import features
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