Unitrends Adds Ubuntu 10.4 LTS Backup Support

Unitrends continues to support Ubuntu by adding support for the latest Ubuntu 10.4. It is available with the company’s release 5 version of software that began shipping last month.

"Ubuntu is a Linux leader because the company focuses on allowing businesses to streamline their operations through ease of use, compatibility, and security," stated Dr. Mark Campbell, chief operating officer, Unitrends. "Our alliance with Canonical has allowed us to quickly offer an enterprise-level backup appliance with Ubuntu backup software for our customers using Ubuntu as an important component of their IT infrastructure."

"The Unitrends backup appliance delivers high value and scalability that Ubuntu user’s desire," said John Pugh, software partner manager, Canonical. "Unitrends provides a network-based backup solution for enabling enterprise-class data protection and backup and recovery."

A virtual appliance free trial is also available for download.