i365, Inc., a Seagate company (STX), announced a collaboration with Microsoft (MSFT) on development of a heterogeneous solution that will allow IT managers to extend Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager, or DPM, 2010 across non-Microsoft platforms and into the cloud, using i365's EVault data protection software and cloud-connected storage solutions infrastructure.
The combined solution will be available in several configurations. The first configuration will include an appliance-based backup solution, powered by Seagate technology, which is scheduled for delivery in first half of 2010 with the release to manufacturing of DPM 2010. This collaboration includes both technology and joint go-to-market components.
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