FRESNO, Calif., May 5, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Yosemite Technologies, a leading developer of multi-platform backup and recovery software solutions and Tandberg Data Asia Pte Ltd., the subsidiary of a leading global supplier and manufacturer of professional tape information storage products today announced they have entered into an OEM partnership to provide their channel partners and SMEs an easy-to-use, feature-rich backup and recovery solution. The partnership between Yosemite and Tandberg Asia combines Yosemite's robust TapeWare 7 backup software with Tandberg's high-performance tape drives.
In Asia Pacific, the partnership allows Tandberg Data (Asia) Pte Ltd. to sell the bundled and OEM version of TapeWare through their distribution channels in Asia. The companies will jointly market the bundled solution as well as available upgrade opportunities. Upgrades include Exchange agents, SQL agents, additional servers, workstations and disaster recovery support. Both companies offer exceptional channel support with marketing opportunities and training.
"Tandberg Data is well known for their high-performance storage solutions as well as for their global presence in the storage industry," stated Jonna Stopink, vice president of worldwide sales for Yosemite Technologies. "It is essential to provide our channel partners with the most solid backup and restore solution available on the market today along with exceptional support. This partnership will not only provide a solid, easy-to-use and highly cost effective solution, but one that will allow our channel partners to be very successful."
TapeWare 7 is the latest addition to Yosemite Technologies' high-performance line of backup and recovery software solutions. The product delivers a hefty feature-set with multi-platform support that is extremely easy to install and use. Tandberg's SLR, DLT, SDLT, DLT VS and LTO lines offer exceedingly reliable and scalable storage solutions that provide seamless integration and compatibility to meet the needs of today's stringent backup and recovery demands. Together, these two powerful products equip both the channel and end users with the most comprehensive backup and recovery solution available on the market today.
"We selected TapeWare 7 as the backup software because it is so simple and feature-rich - a perfect fit for our channel partner's small to medium enterprise customers," said Raymond Kang, managing director for Tandberg Data Asia. "Because we provide tremendous support for our channel partners and bundle this solution at no extra charge, they stand to do very well selling this product."
Yosemite's and Tandberg's backup solutions are available through Value Added Resellers and distributors in the region.
About Yosemite Technologies
Yosemite Technologies, Inc., the makers of TapeWare, is the number one worldwide provider of OEM tape drive bundled backup software solutions. Based in Fresno, California, Yosemite designs, develops, supports and markets high-performance, multi-platform recovery and backup solutions for the small-to-medium enterprise (SME) marketplace. With offices in North America, Europe (headquartered in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) and the Asia / Pacific, Yosemite is making its mark in the worldwide storage industry. By partnering with leading tape drive manufacturers to provide bundled software and using indirect sales channels, Yosemite Technologies is rapidly becoming an industry powerhouse.
Founded in 1996, Yosemite is a privately held company committed to providing the industry's best backup and storage solutions for SMEs. Their philosophy of "Backup Simplified" offers enterprise class solutions that are simple enough for the most non-technical small business users. To learn more, visit www.yosemitetechnologies.com.
About Tandberg Data
Tandberg Data Asia Pte Ltd is a subsidiary of Tandberg Data, a leading global supplier and manufacturer of professional tape information storage products based on the SLR, DLTtape and LTO Ultrium technology platforms. Established in 1995, and headquartered in Singapore, TD Asia has presence in more than 11 countries in the region. The company offers secondary-storage products based on tape drives, autoloaders, libraries, media, software and hardware components for mainstream configurations. TD Asia also has a full-fledged service center to support all customer and partner needs in the region.
Tandberg Data ASA is a publicly held company based in Oslo, Norway and is traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange (ticker=TAD). For more information about Tandbgerg Data, please visit our Web site at www.tandberg.com.