Microlite Corporation NEWS RELEASE
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888-257-3343 Microlite Adds Strong
Encryption to BackupEDGE 2.0 Backup and Disaster Recovery Software for SCO OpenServer 5 and UnixWare 7 LAS VEGAS, NV
- SCOForum 2003 (August 18, 2003) -- Microlite Corporation today announced BackupEDGE 2.0, the latest release of its award winning backup and disaster recovery software for UNIX. This release provides the highest possible security for archived data by employing standards-based encryption.
"The need to maintain confidentiality of client and patient data, and of methods, systems and business practices critical to the success of an organization, is becoming increasingly apparent," said Tom
Podnar, president of Microlite Corporation. "It doesn't matter how hard a client works to secure their privileged data if someone can simply walk off with a backup tape or disc and read the information at their
leisure". "SCO OpenServer and UnixWare based systems are trusted to store and manipulate terabytes of the world's most critical data," said Jeff Hunsaker, SCO Senior Vice President, Worldwide Marketing.
"They are powerful, reliable and easy to secure. BackupEDGE 2.0 provides 'last mile' protection for these systems by both archiving the data and safeguarding the privacy of the archived information. And Microlite's
world-renowned recovery capabilities minimize downtime in the event of a hardware failure or other disaster." BackupEDGE 2.0 employs its own cryptographically strong random number generator and a powerful
combination of symmetric and asymmetric algorithms to encrypt and decrypt archived data. It is completely standards-based, and the methodology will be published on our web site to assure users that standards are being
followed and that no "back doors" or other security holes are in place.
- Individual archives are protected by separate, randomly generated 256 bit AES encryption keys, which are in turn protected by a 2048 bit RSA key pair. Encryption is fully integrated into the product and
performed at the file level, providing the following benefits...
- Only data that needs to be protected is encrypted.
- Overall performance stays high as only critical files are subject to CPU intensive encryption.
- Full compatibility with our bit-level verify, file checksum verify, indexing, quick file access and disaster recovery features is maintained.
- Each encrypted file is pre-compressed to ensure that no space is lost due to the inability of tape hardware compression implementations to compress encrypted data.
Other new features designed into BackupEDGE 2.0 include an improved data format, more powerful software compression, support for virtually unlimited pathnames, and advanced file checksum verification capability to
complement its already powerful bit level verification. About BackupEDGE 2.0 Microlite
BackupEDGE 2.0 provides backup and disaster recovery capabilities across a wide variety of UNIX systems, including all SCO Group products. Archives may be created on tape, DVD or CD media, with no special device drivers
required. Full tape autoloader/changer/library support is included at no extra cost. More details about BackupEDGE 2.0 are available on the Microlite Corporation web site.BackupEDGE 2.0 also includes the RecoverEDGE
bare metal disaster recovery system for OpenServer 5 and UnixWare 7. With this system, users can create emergency boot media specific to each system on DVD, CD, or floppy diskette. In the event of a data disaster, the
user can simply resolve the problem, boot from their RecoverEDGE media, and automatically configure their hard drives and restore their system from their last backup. Availability BackupEDGE 2.0 release 02.00.01 will be available this month worldwide from UNIX resellers and
value-added distributors. Prices start at $90.00(US) for personal or non-commercial use and $300.00 for commercial licenses. Encryption is an optional supplement for commercial licensees. Evaluation copies may also be
downloaded immediately from the Microlite Corporation web site at www.microlite.com. About Microlite Corporation Microlite Corporation has been serving the Unix community since 1983, and has been producing high-quality backup and disaster recovery software since 1987. For more information,
visit www.microlite.com or contact Microlite Sales at 724-375-6711 or 888-257-3343, or by mailing to sales@microlite.com. About SCO Founded in 1979, The SCO Group (NASDAQ: SCOX) helps millions of customers in more than 82 countries to grow their businesses everyday. Headquartered in Lindon, Utah, SCO has
a worldwide network of more than 11,000 resellers and 4,000 developers. SCO Global Services provides reliable localized support and services to partners and customers. For more information on SCO products and services,
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