NEC Joins Forces With Archiware

NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a technology integrator of advanced IT, communications and networking solutions, and storage deduplication specialist through its HYDRAstor solution scale-out grid storage platform, announced a joint collaboration with German-based Archiware GmbH, a manufacturer of data management software for backup, synchronization and archive.

The relationship pays immediate results as Archiware’s P5 software is compatible with HYDRAstor backup storage solution. The joint solution is an integrated media archival solution targeting media and entertainment that delivers an interface scale-out storage solution that can handle – low or high-end requirements – a solution for growing media/asset-based data needs.

“Today’s business workplace, as well as individual consumers, are creating and sharing visually-based, high capacity data, such as images, film, video, and interactive programs, with a critical need to secure these assets,” said Gideon Senderov, director, advanced storage products, NEC. “The joint solution of Archiware P5 with NEC’s HYDRAstor addresses this need and supports expansion and adaptability for changing business conditions.“

Benefits of integrated media archive solution are:

Cost-effective integrated archiving and backup
One solution for all platforms (Mac, Windows, Linux)
Pay only for what you need with modular scale-out grid storage
Protection of media assets with erasure-coded data resiliency, HA and DR
Faster access and restore with global namespace
Ease of use with support for browsing media with previews/proxies and self-serve restore
In-place expandability and technology refresh for long-term investment protection

“We’re joining together with NEC to solve present and future challenges for long-term data,” said Dr. Marc Batschkus, business development manager, Archiware. “We are pleased to work with NEC to innovate and bring a solution to market that is the perfect fit for securing media asset data.“

The integrated media archival solution of P5 and HYDRAstor is available through Archiware and NEC resellers.