New York -- Intransa and Atempo will jointly offer customers a solution combining Intransa's IP5000 Storage System and Atempo's Time Navigator data protection software. This combination lets companies leverage the ubiquity and cost-effectiveness of Ethernet networks to build open, massively-scalable and robust IP SANs that meet the most demanding data protection requirements.

Intransa's IP SAN enables customers to easily add storage capacity from 2 to 24 terabytes (TB), meeting the needs of high volume e-mail and collaborative environments such as Microsoft Exchange, databases, backup and restore software, and other mission-critical applications. Intransa's IP SAN provides IT administrators an attractive alternative to expensive Fibre Channel components by leveraging the network commodity trend and the widespread knowledge of IP networking. The Intransa IP SAN facilitates the enterprise deployment of tiered and on-demand storage infrastructure.

Atempo's Time Navigator delivers unparalleled restore performance plus a rich feature set that delivers today's most in-demand data protection features. Time Navigator is targeted at open heterogeneous environments. Time Navigator allows end-users single file access at any point in time. A unique and easy to use directory tree makes locating restored files a simple and visual process. In addition, Time Navigator addresses firewall security by requiring a single port to be opened for backup through the firewall. Time Navigator also offers in-demand features such as multi-streaming and synthetic full backup, giving end-users the highest degree of control over time and resources in the backup and restore process.