Unlike other data protection software for the SMB, Yosemite Backup Unlimited is not priced by thenumber of servers in an infrastructure, whether virtual or physical.Customers using Yosemite Backup Unlimited can deploy an unlimited amount ofmedia servers and clients, thus freeing themselves from having to counttheir virtual machines. As it is common for the number of virtual machinesto shrink and grow dynamically based on application and compute needs, itcan be very expensive for customers using data protection software fromcompanies that charge by the server. With VMware Virtual Infrastructure, youcan install agents directly into the virtual machines, the ESX ServiceConsole, or the VCB Proxy host.

"By providing support for all the basic methods of backing up virtualservers, Yosemite Backup Unlimited allows customers tochoose the approach that makes the most sense to them," said Brian Gardner,vice president, product & technology management, Yosemite Technologies. "Unlike ourcompetitors, we offer this support with one set of our standard software ata price that never changes, no matter how much your virtual environmentgrows. You don't have to install multiple components; you install onesolution, pay one price and the job is done."

Yosemite Backup Unlimited avoids complex, unnecessary "agent-free"approaches, which often use services -- another name for stripped downagents -- that exist simply because of bloated agent software priced forphysical infrastructures. Yosemite Backup has a very small memory and CPUfootprint, making it transparent to the virtual machine it's running onwith very little overhead. Together with Yosemite's unlimited pricing,there is no real need for an "agent-free" approach.

Another distinct advantage Yosemite Backup Unlimited has over other dataprotection software for the SMB is that it supports media and masterservers on Linux. Because ofthis platform support, Yosemite provides the capability to utilize a mediaserver within the ESX Service Console for simple, inexpensive virtualinfrastructure protection. With Yosemite's built-in backup to diskcapability, customers get everything they need in one simple installationand without a heavy load on the virtual machines.

"For companies that do not have heavily loaded, 24X7 ESX servers, likeSMBs, Yosemite's solution to place a media server within the ESX ServiceConsole provides a simple approach to quickly back up all of the virtualmachines on the ESX server. That saves time and money," continued Gardner.

Yosemite Backup Unlimited also allows recovery in a single step from theproxy host for environments using VCB proxy backup with both ESX and ESXi.Using a VCB proxy host, users are able to do backups of all the virtualmachines on their ESX servers. The proxy host eliminates all load fromboth virtual machines and the ESX or ESXi server, and everything is managedfrom the proxy host. Unlike competing data protection software, YosemiteBackup does not require additional agents, such as a VCB module and specialversions of its client software, to support VCB proxy backup.

Yosemite Backup Unlimited's support for VMware virtual infrastructure isimmediately available. For more information about this support, YosemiteBackup Unlimited or Yosemite Backup in general, visitswww.yosemitetech.com.

About Yosemite Technologies

Yosemite Technologies is a global provider of data protection softwaresolutions that span from the laptop to the data center. Yosemite developssolutions that protect environments running Microsoft® Windows, Linux,and NetWare®. Yosemite's flagship product, Yosemite Backup(TM),represents the next generation of backup software with Self TuningLogic(TM) for fast backup and restore operations and an integrated VirtualLibrary option, D2D2Ne(TM), that provides multi-level, heterogeneous 'diskto disk to any' backup. The FileKeeper family of products protects laptopsand desktops with "always on" data protection ranging from Small or HomeOffices all the way to the Enterprise. Yosemite has developed strongtechnology and channel partnerships with leading companies including HP,Dell, Microsoft, Tandberg, MAXDATA and CoreMicro. The company's commitmentto Backup Simplified(TM) represents Yosemite's focus on delivering productsthat offer unmatched performance, ease-of-use and value. For moreinformation, visit www.yosemitetech.com.

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