University of Maryland Gains Peace of Mind With Application Backup and Recovery Solution From AppAssure

RESTON, VA, Apr 07 (MARKET WIRE) --
The Institute for Systems Research, Electrical Engineering, and Physics
departments at the University of Maryland faced many challenges
associated with managing their email systems particularly as they
transitioned from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007. With difficulties
associated with backing up critical information and no disaster recovery
capabilities, the school recently turned to AppAssure for a solution that
could better address their evolving needs.

AppAssure, a leading provider of enterprise-class backup and disaster
recovery software purpose-built for Windows applications, provided the
three departments with Replay AppImage. The easy-to-install solution now
offers the University of Maryland an application-aware, disk-based imaging
solution that automatically and continuously images the departments'
Windows application server, delivering accelerated application backups and
disaster recovery for Windows servers in minutes.

"We were using a plug-in for a backup solution which worked but was a
nightmare to use," said Carlos Luceno, system analyst, University of
Maryland. "Additionally, it wasn't going to work at all for disaster
recovery and we wanted to be able to bring the whole system back up
quickly if necessary. All our servers run virtually and Replay AppImage
works extremely well in that situation."

Replay AppImage continuously images an entire server delivering
lighting-fast recoveries from any failure while saving organizations both
money and time. Luceno admits that there hasn't been a situation that has
required the recovery from any disaster but notes, "The peace of mind I
have is handy knowing I can get the entire system up quickly if
necessary."

With Replay AppImage, the department's IT personnel have also realized an
increase in productivity as well as a reduction in costs and time savings
associated with backup processes. "We used to run incremental backups
through the week and then full backups on the weekend," said Luceno. "With
Replay AppImage we don't have that crazy resource drain every weekend and
have also eliminated the strain of nightly incremental backups on
Exchange."

Specifically, Replay AppImage offers the University of Maryland a number
of advantages including the ability to:

-- Eliminate backup windows with continuous images throughout the day
-- Access Exchange during a live recovery
-- Decrease disk space requirements with built-in data de-duplication and
compression
-- Recover the entire Exchange application from bare-metal in just a few
clicks
-- Reduce traditional tape processes and tape infrastructure from their
environment

"We have a complex Exchange 2007/Windows Server 2008 environment and
all sorts of little disasters can happen," said Luceno. "We used to have a
perpetual fear that something would go really wrong and we wouldn't be
able to fix it quickly. With Replay AppImage, we can restore our Exchange
environment faster than with any other product we've tested."

About Replay AppImage

Replay AppImage is an application-aware, disk-based imaging solution that
automatically and continuously protects Windows applications. It is the
only solution that eliminates the backup window and continuously checks
for corruption. It also uniquely leverages virtualization to automatically
create and continuously update standby virtual machines. Enabling users to
access applications, including email, during a live recovery, Replay
AppImage also recovers entire applications from bare-metal in just a few
clicks.

Replay AppImage is available now with pricing starting at $899 USD per
server. For more information or to download a trial, please visit:
http://www.appassure.com/Resources/downloads.aspx

About AppAssure Software

AppAssure Software is a provider of innovative backup and disaster
recovery software that has been purpose-built for Windows applications.
Designed to protect the applications, not just the data, AppAssure
solutions deliver high-value features for reliable data protection that
is corruption-free. Using a centralized server architecture, AppAssure
solutions feature off-host processing that will eliminate backup windows
and enable a live restore for a down application. As a result, IT
administrators can have the confidence that their Windows applications
are completely protected and easily recoverable in the event of data loss
or disaster. AppAssure is a Gold Certified Microsoft partner, and a
member of VMware and BlackBerry alliance programs. For more information,
please visit www.AppAssure.com.

Media Contact:
Erin Jones
E.S. Jones PR for AppAssure
704.664.2170
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