April 18, 2006 08:00 AM US Eastern Timezone

Defense Acquisition University Awarded Top Honors for Fast ROI and Companywide Success of Client Backup Initiative

PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 18, 2006–Atempo, Inc., the leader in data protection and storage security for trusted information lifecycle management (ILM), today announced that Atempo LiveBackup customer, Defense Acquisition University, won first place in the Storage Reliability and Data Recovery category of SNW’s Spring 2006 “Best Practices in Storage” awards program. Finalists were evaluated by a panel of judges based on case study submissions that profiled the company, its IT department and storage networking challenges. The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) won their category with a case study detailing the unique benefits of LiveBackup’s innovative continuous data protection technology.
“We are indeed honored to win Storage Networking World’s `Best Practices in Storage Reliability and Data Recovery’ award,” said Colonel Ron Hayne, director of operations support group at Defense Acquisition University. “As the lead proponent of DAU’s client backup initiative, I am pleased with the success and cost-effectiveness of our companywide backup program for desktops and laptops.”

Prior to their client backup initiative, Defense Acquisition University had suffered multiple hard drive failures and was faced with prohibitive recovery costs. DAU recouped their investment in client backup software and hardware in the first five months of deployment: per-incident costs for lost and corrupted files dropped by 90%; yearly help desk costs per PC declined by 83%; and per-incident costs for total system hard drive crashes dropped by more than 50%. In addition to a fast return on their investment, DAU’s client backup initiative also provided more efficient utilization of file server disk space, self-serve file recovery tools that enable users to solve many problems by themselves, the ability to quickly build up new machines from bare metal restore, and a safe method for protecting years’ worth of teaching and reference materials stored on desktops and laptops.

“We extend our congratulations to the Defense Acquisition University for winning the Storage Reliability and Data Recovery category,” said Stephen M. Terlizzi, vice president of global marketing at Atempo. “This marks the second year in a row that a LiveBackup customer has won top honors in SNW’s Best Practices in Storage awards program, and it certainly underscores the valuable role of continuous data protection for client backup.”

“Storage is a crucial element in any company’s IT strategy. The organizations and professionals we honored with these awards have demonstrated the ability to devise and implement solutions that ensure the integrity and availability of critical data, advancing the larger goals of the organization,” said Ron Milton, executive vice president at Computerworld.

DAU, based in Fort Belvoir, Va., provides certification training, performance consulting and continuous learning courses for military and civilian acquisition personnel within the Department of Defense. Its mission is to provide practitioner training, career management and services to enable the AT&L community to make smart business decisions and deliver timely and affordable capabilities to the warfighter. DAU protects approximately 700 desktops and laptops with Atempo’s LiveBackup software.

LiveBackup is completely transparent backup for Windows desktop and laptop PCs in the global enterprise. The only true continuous data protection solution available for workstations, LiveBackup works automatically without interfering with end-user productivity. LiveBackup provides self-serve file recovery, comprehensive disaster recovery tools and operates in “lights out” mode requiring little IT supervision.

About Atempo

Atempo is the leader in trusted information lifecycle management (ILM), a data management framework that automatically matches the level of data protection and security to information’s value over its lifecycle. Atempo enables customers to meet critical business requirements from the desktop to the enterprise with innovative, award-winning products that encompass data recovery management, storage security, continuous data protection (CDP), non-repudiated long-term archiving and regulatory compliance. Founded in 1992, Atempo has more than 2700 customers worldwide, with a sales and support network exceeding 100 resellers. The company’s dual headquarters are in Palo Alto, Calif., and Paris, France. Learn more about Atempo and its “Trusted ILM” vision at www.atempo.com.

About Computerworld

Computerworld, the “Voice of IT Management,” is the most trusted source for the critical information needs of senior IT management. Computerworld’s integrated offerings form the U.S.-based hub of the world’s largest (58-edition) global IT media network through its weekly publication, Computerworld.com Web site, focused conference series and custom research. In the past five years alone, Computerworld has won more than 100 print and online awards for editorial and design excellence, surpassing its direct competition by an order of magnitude. Recognition includes the 2005 Magazine of the Year Award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors and a Jesse H. Neal Award for “Best News Coverage.” In print since 1967, Computerworld is the source for information technology management, with a guaranteed rate base of 180,050, a total print audience of 1,138,000 (IntelliQuest CIMS 2005 Business Influencer Study) and an online audience of over 1 million unique monthly visitors (Omniture).

Computerworld is a business unit of International Data Group (IDG), the world’s leading technology media, research and events company. A privately held company, IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers, including CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Network World and PC World. The company features the largest network of technology-specific Web sites, with more than 400 around the world. IDG is also a leading producer of more than 170 computer-related events worldwide, including LinuxWorld Conference & Expo(R), Macworld Conference & Expo(R), DEMO(R) and IDC Directions. IDC provides global market research and advice through offices in 50 countries. Company information is available at http://www.idg.com.

About the SNIA

The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) is a not-for-profit global organization, made up of more than 460 member companies and close to 7,000 active individuals spanning virtually the entire storage industry. SNIA members share the common goal of advancing the adoption of storage networks as complete and trusted solutions. To this end, the SNIA is uniquely committed to delivering standards, education and services that will propel open storage networking solutions into the broader market. For additional information, visit the SNIA web site at http://www.snia.org.

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