The release of code, begun last year, continues with the delivery of the fundamental basis of SEP sesam and is now available under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Users now have the added security that they will always have access to their valuable information.

Government IT disaster recovery specialists and military backup software developers in particular will be attracted to the SEP sesam open source model as they will have full access to the underlying code.

SEP is delivering the engine of its Backup and Recovery software, SEP sesam. Thus providing the most powerful backup solution available today without cost, including the valued multi-streaming, multiplexing technology (SMS) to the GPL libraries. SMS along with the SEP Transfer Protocol for Data (STPD) controls the entire flow of data from the SEP client (already available under GPL) assuring rapid, accurate and reliable transfer to the backup medium (disk or tape, SAN, etc.). This important release allows the open source community direct access to critical algorithms and methodology used to store data. Data thus recorded can be converted to source code and be backed up to media for eventual archiving.

“The law in Europe stipulates that all businesses and institutions have the ability, without a third-party, to recover and read their data,” stated Georg Moosreiner, Chairman of SEP AG. “That is why we are providing the open source community with the source code for our Server/Master Server modules. Basically, the STPD is the brain of the software. Our users now have the added security that their backed up data will always be usable.” Moosreiner continued.

In addition to this, SEP is releasing the API and command line interface to the community. These tools enable the direct access to the STPD server and permit users to develop their own management tools and create their own unique backup environment.

“By opening the source code SEP fulfills the decisive requirement for the integration into the Open Source Solution Stack from the Linux Solutions Group e.V. (LiSoG),” reported Thomas Uhl, Director for LiSoG. “For the first time users have a guaranteed method to develop a robust and complete Enterprise Backup/Recovery solution. This software source code now escrowed for everyone to use, is a huge step toward insuring data availability and integrity for the entire community”.

Contact Save9 for info on obtaining the SPE sesam source code libraries.

Save9, a leading pioneer in the deployment of network-wide and cross platform data backup solutions were commissioned by British Antarctic Survey to provide an extremely reliable and scalable backup solution capable of supporting multiple server operating systems.

“When you’re capturing huge amounts of environmental research data that is unique and precious then it is vital that you have a backup solution you can rely upon. We selected SEP sesam, specified by Save9, due to its robust and scalable nature and because it supports a wide range of operating systems” - B. Tullis, British Antarctic Survey

SEP sesam back up solutions are designed for client/server architectures from small data server environments to large heterogeneous, data processing centres with large databases and scalable Storage Area Networks (SANs).

To meet the British Antarctic Survey’s demand for high performance, SEP sesam was selected because of its ability to handle multiple and simultaneous back up streams; increasing data throughput dramatically. This significantly reduces the time required to perform both scheduled and unscheduled system back ups.

Low CPU utilisation and high transfer rates are assured through the use of SEP sesam’s patented back up processing algorithms. Through the use of platform independent JAVA, a uniform user interface is assured on all BAS servers and clients.

SEP sesam supports all standard back up devices, tape libraries and VTLs (Virtual Tape Libraries). Virtual Tape Libraries emulate tape library functionality, including the autoloader, on hard drives. With today’s low priced, high capacity hard drives, SEP sesam Virtual Tape Libraries increase flexibility and performance options for system back up and data security.

For further information on SEP sesam disaster recovery software please contact Save9 on +44 (0)845 0299 999 or email info@save9.com.