Microsoft Certifies Asempra

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Asempra Technologies, a leading provider of instantaneous application and data availability solutions for Windows-based environments, today announced that its Business Continuity Server software has received the “Certified for Windows” designation from Microsoft. The Business Continuity Server (BCS) has been certified for use with Windows Server 2003 Standard and Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Editions.

With this validation, Asempra’s Business Continuity Server customers can continue to expect outstanding reliability, supportability and availability. The certification for Asempra’s BCS 2.0 demonstrates solid commitment to the highest measure of technical standards, compatibility, and interoperability in the Windows eco-system.

“Earning Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 certification demonstrates Asempra’s commitment to the highest levels of quality,” said Eric Herzog, vice president of marketing for Asempra. “The Asempra BCS provides a single tool that meets the needs of continuous data protection, backup, business continuity, disaster recovery, recovery management, compliance and governance support for mid-market companies. We keep their businesses running.”

InKairos, a Plano Texas-based management consulting firm, offers Asempra’s BCS to provide its mid-market and SMB customers the strongest Windows-based data protection solution available.

“At InKairos, we deliver to organizations the methods and tools that enable them to do the right thing, at the right time, all the time, and that’s why we’re pleased to be bringing Asempra’s Business Continuity Server to our customers,” said Robert Jansen, president and CEO at InKairos. “’Certified for Windows’ demonstrates a commitment to deliver the strongest technology set for continuous data protection in Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server and Windows Server environments tested to rigorous standards. That combination is consistent with our clients’ needs for instantaneous application availability and guaranteed data usability.”“Asempra’s focus on Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server and Windows Server enables them to assist its customers with a much deeper level of expertise in protecting data in these environments,” said Jason Hermitage, group product marketing manager, Windows Server division at Microsoft Corp. “Achieving the designation of Certified for Windows means that Asempra‘s customers know they are getting a quality application experience with proven availability, reliability, security, and supportability.”

The Business Continuity Server uses Asempra’s patent-pending Virtual On Demand Recovery™ processes to deliver instantaneous application and data availability for Windows-based environments, from any location, at any point-in-time with automatic assured data usability after every recovery. The BCS insures that the data recovered will always be in an uncorrupted state, eliminating the need for the multiple, costly manual recoveries usually associated with other types of data protection and recovery technologies and products.

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