Industry leader addresses needs of small and medium-size businesses, expands product integration and introduces new suite of software
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Drawing from 20 years of corporate backup software expertise and an intensive twelve-month analysis of the region's SMB (small and medium-size business) sector, the Middle East operations of VERITAS Software Corporation (Nasdaq: VRTS) today set the Gold Standard in Windows data protection and outlined a comprehensive three-point strategy enabling SMBs from Oman to Algeria to protect, recover, and manage the lifeline of their businesses - data.
During the last twelve months, VERITAS Middle East has made its most significant analysis of and investment yet in the region's SMB market, hosting more than 22 events in the GCC, Levant, and North Africa markets to better understand the data protection needs of growing businesses with Windows server environments.
"Based on our market research conducted through direct contact with our customers and resellers around the Middle East in 2004, it's clear that up to 60 percent of SMBs running a Windows environment may not have invested in data protection software beyond the basic level provided by their operating system. Because data is just as important to smaller organizations as it is to our largest enterprise end-users - including customer and billing details, and email - there is a critical need to address this sector regionally," stated Katie Spurgeon, channel manager, VERITAS Middle East.
Analysts Highlight Middle East SMB Potential
"The explosion of data that accompanies an increase in Web-enabled transactions is driving demand for and will continue to underpin investment in storage solutions across the Middle East region. Vendors recognize that the small and medium-sized business (SMB) segment presents plenty of growth opportunities, and companies are revamping their products and channel partner programs. IDC expects that vendor roll-out of SMB-tailored storage software products like Veritas Backup Exec 10, that are modular and offer "lite" or cut-down functionalities, should be well-received by the price-sensitive and emerging SMB markets of the Middle East region." Said Heini Booysen, Software Program Manager, Middle East and Africa, IDC
During a news conference today, VERITAS Middle East's channel management outlined the company's expanding commitments to solve customer problems by delivering key technology advancements and introducing an integrated suite of software aimed at providing companies with continuous Windows data protection.
"With the SMB sector identified as the fastest-growing for VERITAS in the region, VERITAS has been the trusted provider of Windows data protection software for small and medium size business customers across the Middle East and North Africa for more than 10 years," added Spurgeon.
"With customers numbering in the tens of thousands here in MENA and more than two million installations worldwide, VERITAS Backup Exec software is the leading backup and recovery software on the market today. Through our pioneering efforts in developing and delivering solutions that are tightly integrated with Windows, we are setting the Gold Standard in Windows data protection and enabling customers to cost-effectively protect, recover and manage their data," she added.
Protect, Recover, and Manage Critical Business Data
Drawing upon its unique foundation of success with Microsoft Windows and leadership position in the market, VERITAS Middle East today formally introduced the VERITAS Backup Exec? Suite of software aimed at helping businesses evolve to a continuous data protection model, with the ability to rapidly recover data in both centralized and distributed customer environments, and ultimately simplify their data management paradigm. The Backup Exec Suite includes the latest revision of the industry's foremost and widely used data protection solution, VERITAS Backup Exec 10.0, as well as VERITAS Replication Exec? 3.1, and VERITAS Storage Exec? 5.3
This powerful combination of products offers the Middle East's small to medium-size businesses unparalleled versatility, enabling them to improve data protection, to restore business faster when data is lost, and to reduce their total cost of ownership.
Data Protection
VERITAS Software delivers continuous data protection where organizations face some of their greatest risks to business critical information - in remote offices and on employee desktops and laptops. With the Backup Exec Suite of software, customers are assured that they have protection from a single, integrated, simple to manage solution without having to purchase additional hardware or hire and train new staff.
Data Recovery
For any business, the ability to recover data often translates to the ability to conduct business. Rapid server and data recovery is paramount when it comes to minimizing lost productivity and revenue from unplanned downtime due to viruses, data corruption, hardware failure, human error, and unforeseen natural disasters. VERITAS Backup Exec 10.0 software assures fast disk-based recovery.
Data Management
With the continued exponential growth of data, organizations can ill afford the costs of uncontrolled or unmanaged storage. To succeed, they need solutions that help them manage the cost of storage and adhere to legal and regulatory requirements for archiving data. The Backup Exec Suite of software incorporates simplicity and ease of use with a single console that enables administrators to manage and monitor multiple servers across their organizations, helps reduce the level and cost of administration required and easily scales as businesses requirements evolve over time.
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About VERITAS Software
VERITAS Software, one of the top 10 largest software companies in the world, is a leading provider of software and services to enable utility computing. In a utility computing model, IT resources are aligned with business needs, and business applications are delivered with optimal performance and availability on a shared computing infrastructure, minimizing hardware and labor costs. VERITAS products and services for data protection, storage & server management, high availability and application performance management are used by 99 percent of the Fortune 500. More information about VERITAS Software can be found at www.veritas.com.
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