PoINT Storage Manager 2.0, a “software only” solution for Windows Server 2003/2008, is the response to growing demands on storage capacity and availability. With this solution, users can decrease their investments in storage systems and save both time and money for the backup process. The basis for this is the tiered storage concept, which is available for both Windows NTFS based hard disk systems as well as for NetApp FAS systems. Files, which are only frequently accessed, can be moved from the performance optimized level 1 storage to the cost optimized level 2 storage and afterwards replaced by a link – transparent for both users and applications. Within the following release of PoINT Storage Manager this is extended to a three tiers architecture, each tier offering specific qualities - Tier 1 consists of storage with the highest performance, Tier 2 offers high capacity, ensuring that the stored files remain always accessible. Tier 3 is optimized to long-term data archival and offers additional qualities as requested for e.g. compliant archiving. The files are accessed via the original path without changes in the applications. This innovative “Pass Through” mechanism ensures that migrated data is delivered directly to the applications from three different tiers. With this approach, PoINT Storage Manager does not only reduce acquisition costs for storage hardware but it also optimizes the backup process.

PoINT Archiver 4.0 enables network-wide, automated file archiving. The software archives, migrates or deletes files according to rules (e.g. creation date, file name or file size) defined by the user. Additionally, the used archive and replication storage device may be selected by the user. PoINT Archiver supports optical and tape media for single drives, as well as for autoloaders, production systems and libraries. A possible manipulation of storage media or files is detected by a “digital fingerprint”. It gives information on the data integrity and is stored encrypted in each medium and in each database. This way, even deleted or amended documents can be identified. Thanks to the integrated offline media management, PoINT Archiver offers you the possibility of almost unlimited archive storage.

The PoINT Jukebox Manager is an economically and ecologically reasonable solution for secure archival of business critical data on optical media including automated media quality check. The latest version supports the new operating systems Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 and additional storage hardware, e.g. the professional Panasonic ADA (Advanced Disc for Archive) Blu-ray drive. The new UDF versions 2.5/2.6 are also supported by version 7.0. PoINT Jukebox Manager checks readability of optical media and files in definable periods or on manual trigger. The long term availability of data on optical media can furthermore be increased in connection with classical protection methods like mirroring of media or clustering of servers.

The PoINT Publisher NG 2.3 for the professional production of labelled CD/DVD/BDs includes numerous enhancements. Among others are for example performance improvements of the client/server operation and detailed logging of the production process. Users are now also able to choose specific media types within the “Event Controlled Recording” module. Details of the Batch Interface have also been improved especially useful for developers.