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M2 PRESSWIRE-July 11, 2006-Computer Associates: CA acquires XOsoft, leading provider of continuous application availability software; Data replication, CDP and automatic failover solutions help customers fulfill disaster recovery, business continuity and compliance needs (C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
ISLANDIA, N.Y. - CA (NYSE: CA) today continued to extend its storage management portfolio with the acquisition of privately-held XOsoft, Inc., a leading provider of continuous application availability solutions that minimize application downtime and accelerate time to recovery. The acquisition enables CA to offer a complete recovery management solution that allows customers to minimize the risk of data loss, reduce the time spent on backups and expedite recovery of critical business services.
XOsoft's products provide uninterrupted access to all types of file and application servers--including Windows Servers, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL, Microsoft IIS and Oracle--and allow instantaneous recovery from any type of disaster. CA plans to integrate XOsoft's products with BrightStor ARCserve Backup to deliver a complete solution for protecting and recovering critical applications. Using XOsoft's patented technology, CA also will develop a next-generation information protection platform to unify and simplify recovery operations.
"IT organizations need to ensure the availability and recoverability of email, database and other business applications across their storage infrastructure," said Bob Davis, senior vice president and general manager of CA's Storage Management business unit. "With this acquisition, CA is meeting...