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Legato Announces Co-StandbyServer 2000 For Windows 2000

Announcement posted by Legato Systems Inc. 13 Dec 2001

New Clustering Solution Delivers Application Monitoring and Switchover for Microsoft Environment
Legato Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: LGTO), a worldwide leader in enterprise storage management software, today announced the availability of Co-StandbyServer(tm) 2000 (Co-SBS 2000) for Windows 2000, a high availability solution that delivers application monitoring and switchover.

"Co-StandbyServer is a well-known software solution for the Microsoft environment," said Joost Metten, Professional Services Manager for with Dedigate, a managed dedicated hosting provider and Legato test site for Co-StandbyServer 2000. "We couldn't find any weakness in this solution! CostandbyServer 2000 for Windows 2000 is for us the best clustering solution for the Microsoft environment."

In addition to continuing to provide 24X7 availability of mission critical data and application, Co-SBS 2000 for Windows 2000 has a newly enhanced mirroring engine, powerful new GUI for ease of use and intuitive application modules for proactive management of application services. The modules include Microsoft SQL 7.0 and 2000, Exchange 5.5 and IIS 5.0, supported as a network service.

Co-SBS's block level mirroring technology and the use of a dedicated mirroring link allows data to be written to two servers simultaneously. Unlike other solutions, such as file-level replication, this is done without adding additional traffic to the user's production network.

"Co-StandbyServer 2000 for Windows 2000 brings yet another dimension to our application availability and information protection capabilities," said Scott Phillips, regional director, Legato Systems, Australia / New Zealand. "Since its original release in 1999, Co-StandbyServer has received several industry awards acknowledging its advantages over competitor's offerings. We're pleased to be extending that competitive edge with the availability of Co-StandbyServer 2000 for Windows 2000."


About Legato
Legato Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: LGTO), the award winning software innovator, specialises in providing its customers with a seamless approach for protecting, moving and making available business-critical company information. Legato pioneered the industry standard for storage management software products. More than 10,000 customers, including Fortune 1000 companies, are utilising more than 65,000 Legato software product licenses worldwide. Headquartered in Mountain View, CA, USA, Legato has an established global presence with offices in 23 countries to fully serve its
customers. For more information on Legato Systems, Inc., its products and services visit www.legato.com.

The company's head office in Australia is located at Level 10, 100 Walker Street, North Sydney NSW 2060. For further information or details on pricing and availability please call Legato Systems on (61 2) 9929 4944.

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