DECRU/PEAKDATA SECURE MAINFRAME TAPE BACKUPS.

Decru, Inc., the leader in storage security, and PeakData, U.S. master distributor of the Fujitsu-Siemens CentricStor Virtual Tape System, has announced an integrated, high-performance solution for producing high-capacity, encrypted tapes from mainframe computer data. Available immediately, the system provides a powerful answer to the problem of consolidating backups from open systems and mainframe environments, while ensuring the security of all data on backup media.

Organizations today are faced with significant challenges relating to data protection. Not only must they ensure all critical data is backed up for availability and disaster recovery, but they must also ensure any sensitive or regulated data is secure throughout its lifecycle. This is especially important when data resides on backup tape. Tapes are small, easily concealed or misplaced, and are frequently entrusted to third parties for transport or offsite storage.

The CentricStor solution is a turnkey mainframe backup system configured in a 19-inch rack. It combines a CentricStor Model 100 -- a virtual tape system that connects ESCON and FICON mainframe channels to Fibre Channel storage resources -- and Decru DataFort(TM) FC-Series storage security appliances, which provide wire-speed, hardware-based encryption for backup tapes. Decru's Lifetime Key Management(TM) System automates all archiving of encryption keys, and ensures easy recovery at any location. The rack also incorporates a StorageTek SL500 tape library, two LTO-2 tape drives (with room for up to six drives) and 120 tape cartridges with capacity of up to 50 terabytes of data. This system can be seamlessly integrated into highly heterogeneous storage environments, and ensures that all open systems and mainframe data sent to tape is secured through strong encryption.

"The recent spate of tape transportation issues points to a glaring weakness in data security that has existed for far too long," said Mike Holland, general manager of the CentricStor Business Unit of PeakData, Inc. "As businesses continue to ship tapes for data interchange and archiving, they must find ways to better secure the data on those tapes. PeakData has put together the first ever solution to enable seamless open system backups and security for heterogeneous mainframe environments, without degrading performance or disrupting existing processes."

"By leveraging the broad mainframe-to-Fibre Channel connectivity of CentricStor, Decru DataFort(TM) appliances can provide a unified platform for enterprise security across open systems and mainframe environments," said Serge Plotkin, chief technology officer of Decru. "Working together with Fujitsu Siemens, the manufacturer of CentricStor, we have already satisfied the backup security needs of a major global banking institution. Combining this proven architecture with best of breed storage technology and compact packaging takes the solution to the next level."

For more information, visit http://www.peakdatallc.com.

About Decru

Decru develops storage security solutions to address critical business requirements, including data privacy, regulatory compliance, intellectual property protection, and internal controls. Decru was founded in 2001 and provides security solutions to many of the world's largest enterprise and government customers.

For more information, visit http://www.decru.com or call 650/413-6757.

About PeakData

PeakData is a leading value added reseller of storage systems and storage management software solutions and services to enterprise customers throughout the United States. It is also the U.S. master distributor of the CentricStor virtual tape appliance, a product designed and manufactured by Fujitsu Siemens Computers of Munich. PeakData is headquartered in Boulder County, Colo.

For more information visit http://www.peakdatallc.com or call 303/652-2630, ext. 104.

About CentricStor

CentricStor is the name of Fujitsu Siemens Computers' virtual tape appliance used to consolidate magnetic tape processing in open system and mainframe environments. CentricStor as a fail-safe disaster protection solution combines the speed of disk with tape reliability for Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape backup with integrated ILM-functions (Information Lifecycle Management). CentricStor supports market leading backup applications, major system platforms and major tape automation environments. Many satisfied customers in Europe are already using CentricStor for data protection and nearline storage consolidation. The powerful virtual tape appliances have also been successfully introduced in Japan, the United States and in Southeast Asia.

For more information, visit http://www.centricstorusa.com.