From: "William Mathis" <wmathis@arkeia.com>
To: "William Mathis" <wmathis@arkeia.com>
Subject: Press Release - Penguin Computing Selects Arkeia Backup for Linux Servers 
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 09:30:08 -0800


Penguin Computing Selects Arkeia Backup for Linux Servers
Carlsbad, Calif. - February 20, 2001 - Knox Software Corp, a Southern
Calif.-based developer of network backup software, announced today that the
company has entered into a reseller agreement with Penguin Computing Inc., a
San Francisco, Calif.-based provider of reliable Linux systems for Internet
serving. Under the agreement, Penguin Computing will now offer Knox's
flagship network backup application, Arkeia, for bundling with Penguin's
pre-configured custom Linux servers.

Optimized for server-based network backup, Arkeia will be offered for
pre-installation on Penguin servers outfitted with the customer's choice of
tape backup drives. Knox has certified Arkeia 4.2 for compatibility with
both the standard Penguin OS configuration and with the standard tape backup
hardware that Penguin offers with its servers: Red Hat Linux 6.2, as well as
DDS and VXA-based tape drives manufactured by Hewlett Packard Co and Ecrix.




Penguin Computing Selects Arkeia Backup for Linux Servers 
Carlsbad, Calif. - February 20, 2001 - Knox Software Corp, a Southern
Calif.-based developer of network backup software, announced today that the
company has entered into a reseller agreement with Penguin Computing Inc.,
a San Francisco, Calif.-based provider of reliable Linux systems for
Internet serving. Under the agreement, Penguin Computing will now offer
Knox's flagship network backup application, Arkeia, for bundling with
Penguin's pre-configured custom Linux servers.
Optimized for server-based network backup, Arkeia will be offered for
pre-installation on Penguin servers outfitted with the customer's choice of
tape backup drives. Knox has certified Arkeia 4.2 for compatibility with
both the standard Penguin OS configuration and with the standard tape
backup hardware that Penguin offers with its servers: Red Hat Linux 6.2, as
well as DDS and VXA-based tape drives manufactured by Hewlett Packard Co
and Ecrix.
"Penguin Computing customers in the ISP and ASP markets rely on Linux to
host the Internet services that they've bet their businesses on, be they
Open Source applications like Apache or commercial applications like
Oracle8i," said Sam Ockman, chief technology officer at Penguin
Computing. "These customers frequently need a server-based, scalable backup
solution that will reliably and cost-effectively back up dozens of Linux
clients in the minimum possible time. We believe Arkeia provides the
performance, support and value that Penguin Computing customers look for
when making the decisions regarding how they're going to safeguard their
server data."
"Penguin Computing's server customers need a high performance backup
solution to reliably protect their most valuable business asset - their
data," said Phil Roussel, CEO of Knox Software.  "With this partnership,
those customers now have a single source for a complete, high-quality
backup hardware and software solution."
Arkeia, combined with Linux, allows organizations to deploy high
performance, low cost backup appliances to safeguard the data found on many
different types of client hardware across the network. With its proven
robustness and efficient use of hardware resources, Linux makes for an
excellent platform for hosting dedicated network maintenance functionality,
such as backup. As storage capacity expands in the enterprise, additional
Linux-based backup servers can be deployed without concern about OS
licensing costs.
Arkeia takes full advantage of the open design of Linux to deliver an
exclusive multi-flow architecture that achieves backup performance from 200
to 300 percent faster than rival packages. Arkeia offers client support for
over 30 different hardware-OS configurations, including an Oracle-tested
backup client for Oracle8i databases running on Linux.
About Knox Software
Noted for its early and comprehensive support for the Linux open source
operating system, Knox Software is a leading provider of enterprise network
backup solutions. Founded in 1996, the company's mission is to provide
fast, reliable, easy-to-use and affordable network backup solutions for
heterogeneous networks. Its flagship product, Arkeia, is used by thousands
of ISPs, small companies and large organizations worldwide to protect their
data, the most critical organizational asset. Knox Software is privately
held and has offices in Carlsbad, California and Paris, France. For further
information about Knox Software, please visit Knox's web site at http://www.arkeia.com.
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