Arkeia Software, a leading provider of fast, easy-to-use, and
affordable network backup solutions, today announced the availability of
Arkeia Network Backup
version 8.1 in the Ubuntu 10.04 LTS partner repository, now
available on www.ubuntu.com.
Arkeia’s products have been packaged with Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, the previous
Ubuntu distribution with Long Term Support release.
"We selected Arkeia Network Backup for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS because the
software is proven and offers both broad platform support and a robust
enterprise feature-set," said Matt Asay, COO of Canonical. "Our
engineers have quality-assured Arkeia Network Backup v8.1 and confirmed
that it continues to meet the high quality standards that we’ve set for
Ubuntu 10.04. By sharing Arkeia Network Backup with the Ubuntu user
community, Arkeia Software maintains its important contribution to
Ubuntu’s ongoing growth in the enterprise."
Arkeia Software was the first professional
network backup solution for Linux and has supported the community
since 1999. Today, Arkeia continues to provide the deepest and broadest
support for Linux and open source with more than 100 Linux platforms
supported. Fully-licensed Arkeia Network Backup, Ubuntu Enterprise
Edition can be downloaded from the Ubuntu 10.04 LTS partner repository
by using the Synaptic Package Manager or with the ‘apt-get Arkeia’
command.
"Ubuntu has been adopted by millions of users because of its
ease-of-use, speed, and affordability," said Fred Renard, Vice President
of Marketing at Arkeia Software. "As Canonical and Ubuntu move into
larger environments, Arkeia is proud to provide Arkeia Network Backup,
which is similarly fast, easy-to-use, and affordable."
Full-featured Enterprise Backup for Ubuntu Users
Arkeia Network Backup, Ubuntu Enterprise Edition, is full-featured
and is not time-limited. With Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Arkeia will continue to
grant one free, perpetual license per individual or company. Only web
registration is required.
The free Ubuntu Enterprise Edition license includes:
— One Arkeia Backup Server running on Ubuntu LTS
— Two Arkeia Backup Agents for Linux / BSD machines or Windows / Mac desktops
— Up to 250GB of backup to disk
— Support of any single tape drive
