KOMworx® Brings Information Lifecycle Management to Windows 2003

Responsively Supporting Varying Business Missions, KOMworx Automates Storage Management

Ottawa ON, Canada - June 25, 2003
KOM Networks, a leader in innovative data management software solutions, announced updated Windows support for KOMworx version 2.1.

KOMworx Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) presents all files stored in an enterprise in a single explorer pane, instantly removing all barriers between what a business wants to do and what its IT department can support. "KOMworx ILM is an open, future-proof storage strategy, not a vendor-specific solution band-aid, and affordably available now from KOM Networks," said Dan Tanner, Vice President for Business Development at KOM Networks.

"Information Lifecycle Management provides the crucial connection between what is stored and where and how it is stored," said David Hill, Vice President/Storage and Storage Management, Aberdeen Group. "ILM is key to creating utility IT that instantly and easily responds to business demands."

KOMworx provides data protection that enables Hard disk volumes, folders or files to be archived online instantly so that they are unalterable, even by their owners, administrators who may take ownership, and viruses — even unknown or undiscovered — that pose successfully as owners.

KOMworx improves application responsiveness and file I/O throughput by accelerating native Windows NTFS file system performance. Enterprises using KOMworx typically report six- to eight-fold performance jumps.

Operating independently of device types and/or connection methods, KOMworx is a forward-thinking storage strategy that circumvents any vendor lock-in. It does not matter to KOMworx whether the storage is directly attached; on the local area network (LAN) as a file server or network attached storage (NAS), or is shared by multiple servers in a storage area network (SAN).

KOMworx support of write-once/read-many (WORM) optical storage allows businesses to comply with mandated US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) archiving regulations using Windows systems, thus leveraging in-house administrative skills. The option also provides data access directly from optical storage media, emulating standard file operations on hard disk.

KOM Networks high-performance solutions never require changes to any existing code, user interfaces or operational procedures. KOM presents Storage, the way you want it.

About KOM Networks

KOM Networks, founded in 1969, is the world leader of innovative storage management software solutions. Pioneers of Data Protection & Retention, KOM Networks' products provide Compliance, Archiving and Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) to over 10,000 installations globally. KOM Networks products are delivered through a worldwide network of value-added resellers, strategic partnerships and alliances.

KOM Networks' easy-to-integrate products let you Simply Manage, Protect, and Serve STORAGE, The Way You Want It. For more information please visit www.komnetworks.com.