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Subject: Information, Please, About Distributed Tape Backup
Keywords: backup, distributed management
Message-ID: <1218@cps3xx.UUCP>
Date: 1 Dec 88 21:23:16 GMT
Reply-To: lees@frith.egr.msu.edu (John Lees)
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Organization: Michigan State University
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We are currently planning a large network (10-15 file servers, 200-250 
workstations, mostly diskless) for faculty, instructional, and research
use. I am collecting information on distributed management software, in
particular distributed tape backup and archive software. Currently I
have the names of only two companies that market such software:

  BRU and AM-PLUS from Engineering Software Tools 1331 East Calle de Arcos,
  Tempe, Arizona 85284.

  REELbackup and REELlibrarian from Sceptre Corporation (formerly COSI)
  P.O. Box 8031, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48107.

I would appreciate leads to other companies, and any experience (good or
bad) with such software. Please email to me; I will summarize and post.

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