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LEGATO SYSTEMS, INC. has announced agreements with Oracle Corp. and Informix Software, Inc. to bring built-in online backup capabilities to database users.
Beginning in October, all Oracle8 and Informix 7.x databases for Unix and Windows NT will ship with a scaled-down version of Legato's NetWorker 5.o backup and restore software. The software, installed on a single server, comes with a scheduler for unattended backups and the ability to execute online file and database backups for up to four attached storage devices.
Michael Schoolcraft, a programmer at World Partners in Smyrna, Ga., said Legato's announcement was good news. He also called Informix's current backup system a...