Release Details

CommVault's Newest Product Release Embraces Microsoft Platform and Application Technologies to Provide the Benefits of Singular Information Management(TM)

OCEANPORT, N.J., Jul 24, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- CommVault(R) (NASDAQ:CVLT) has enhanced its industry-leading position in heterogeneous and application data management including managing Microsoft data and applications with its new Simpana(TM) 7.0 software suite. Built on the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 platform, CommVault Simpana 7.0 delivers a uniquely singular approach to managing heterogeneous Windows, UNIX, Linux and NetWare systems environments with the addition of robust Search capabilities to Data Protection, Archive, Replication and Resource Management.

"Microsoft is delighted to continue working with CommVault to provide customers with a broad choice of robust data management solutions for Windows customers," said Greg Kirchoff, group manager, Microsoft Corp. "The CommVault Simpana 7.0 software suite provides assistance to our customers when upgrading to our newer products."

This major new release from CommVault embraces key Microsoft technologies, including optimized 64-bit integration. CommVault software delivers native 64-bit support for its CommServe(TM) and Media Agent systems along with supporting 64-bit server applications and clients, taking advantage of the inherent scalability benefits provided by the Windows 64-bit architectures. CommVault also adds support in its architecture for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 meta-data collection and for running its Unified Console on the Windows Vista operating system. Integration with Microsoft Windows Active Directory provides Single Sign-On (SSO) security-enhanced access and simplified User Group administration. In short, support for all of the latest Microsoft advanced platform capabilities ensures the highest level of scalability and performance for customers adopting the CommVault Simpana 7.0 software suite to manage data on any Microsoft platform.

CommVault Simpana 7.0 software also provides significant enhancements in data management of Microsoft Windows file systems and applications. Highlights include:

-- New archive capabilities for controlling the growth and cost of storage required for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 2003.

-- Classification of meta-data on Windows clients using Microsoft Windows Journal capabilities which dramatically reduces the time required for Data Protection, Archive and Resource Management operations by eliminating multiple disk scan operations that are otherwise required.

-- Object-level content indexing of Windows file system data, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server data held in "offline" backup and archive copies for maximum Search benefits supporting legal discovery and compliance requirements.

-- Object-level content indexing of "online" Windows file system data for maximum end-user Search benefits of desktop files.

-- CommVault Galaxy(R) Data Protection support for Exchange Server 2007 Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR), using the passive data copy for Data Protection.

-- CommVault Galaxy Data Protection support for Active Directory, file system data in Windows Vista, Exchange Server 2007, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, SQL Server 2005 and Oracle on Windows with 64-bit native operation.

-- CommVault Galaxy Data Protection support for Active Directory object and attribute level data management with foreign character data.

-- CommVault provides "Release Independence" for data in Exchange Server 2007, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Active Directory and Windows, assisting customers through upgrades to maintain compliance with newer application versions.

-- Extended integration with Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to include use for incremental and differential backup copies, as well as with CommVault Continuous Data Replicator for centralizing data on Exchange Server 2007, SQL Server 2005, Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server from remote environments.

-- CommVault Galaxy Data Protection support for partial backup and restore of SQL Server 2005, taking advantage of Microsoft's new "piecemeal" capabilities for more efficient data management.

CommVault Simpana 7.0 allows organizations to define, manage and execute data management policies from the Microsoft Windows Server platform for their entire heterogeneous environment from a single application and interface for maximum administrative efficiency and cost savings. CommVault Simpana 7.0 software is designed to enhance Microsoft deployments and make them easy to manage for customers who want to combine Data Protection and Archive, across Windows file systems and application data, including Exchange Server 2007, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Windows, SQL Server 2005, Active Directory, Windows Vista, Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 and solutions like Microsoft Dynamics powered by SQL Server 2005.

"As customers deploy more and newer Microsoft technologies, our relationship with Microsoft allows us to continue innovating and delivering the information management solutions our customers require," said Randy De Meno, chief evangelist for CommVault's Microsoft relationship. "By standardizing on the Windows platform, customers benefit from our deep Microsoft expertise, which is further enhanced in our latest release, CommVault Simpana 7.0."

About CommVault(R)

A singular vision - a belief in a better way to address current and future data management needs - guides CommVault in the development of Singular Information Management(TM) solutions for high-performance data protection, universal availability and simplified management of data on complex storage networks. CommVault's exclusive single-platform architecture gives companies unprecedented control over data growth, costs and risk. CommVault's Simpana(TM) software suite of products was designed to work together seamlessly from the ground up, sharing a single code and common function set, to deliver superlative Data Protection, Archive, Replication, Search and Resource Management capabilities. More companies every day join those who have discovered the unparalleled efficiency, performance, reliability, and control only CommVault can offer. Information about CommVault is available at www.commvault.com. CommVault's corporate headquarters is located in Oceanport, New Jersey in the United States. (cvlt-pt)

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