ACTIVATED ARCHIVE. Access Archived Data In The Blink Of An Eye. Reduce backup time Free up primary storage Data safe for generations

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1 ACTIVATED ARCHIVE Access Archived Data In The Blink Of An Eye Reduce backup time Free up primary srage Data safe for generations

2 New regulations. New requirements. Active Archiving A Changing Environment Requires Active Archiving SarbanesOxley, HIPAA, recent SEC rules, and other regulations have had a profound impact on data archiving. Organizations day need retain a greater volume of digital content and assets than at any time in hisry. In some cases, data must be kept safe for decades. Most critically, archived records must be readily accessible and produced upon demand in a matter of hours. Unfortunately, conventional methods of archiving no longer meet these new requirements. Diskbased, nearline systems provide fast access, but the data can be inadvertently overwritten or erased. And the nominal lifespan for diskbased information is just three five years. What s more, with the amount of data doubling every 6 18 months, simply buying more and more disk space is not economically feasible. Tape archiving also falls short. While useful for backup of shortterm/dynamic content, tape is a magnetic medium that is also susceptible overwriting or erasure. And similar disk, tape s maximum lifespan is also much shorter than what the new requirements call for. Most problematic is the fact that tape is almost impossible search, making retrieval of specific files difficult and slow. There is the risk of not producing data within the time period required by law, which could have serious legal consequences. Disk + Rapid Access + Searchable High TCO Short Lifespan Tape PowerFile + Removable + Rapid Access Offline, Search + Long Lifespan Slow Access + Online or Offline Proprietary Format + Cost Effective Intermediate Lifespan + Standard Format + Removable The solution? Active Archiving. It combines the fast access and easy searchability of diskbased solutions with the low cost of traditional archives. PowerFile s archive appliances uniquely leverage industrystandard Write Once, Read Many (WORM) media with a fiftyplusyear expected life preserve valuable digital assets and satisfy the most stringent retention requirements. Backup (Tape) Primary (Disk) PowerFile Three Steps OneDay Payback PowerFile appliances offer a Permanent Online Archive that can pay for itself in just one day: 1. Identify the approximately 60% of your primary srage that is fixed content 2. Move the fixed content the Active Archive Appliance 3. Run full backup again and reallocate your reclaimed primary srage

3 Access in seconds. Sre for decades. A better way archive highvalue, fixed content. Srage Archiving Made Easy PowerFile makes archiving easy by delivering a true appliance solution. Our scalable, turnkey appliances are easyinstall, nondisruptive, and come with all of the components required for archiving highvalue fixed content including: Archive engine Patented media libraries Policy manager software Virtualized backend srage Standard network access Browserbased management Because our products present themselves as standard network shares, they work with existing Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) ols in your environment, without disrupting your dayday operations. An entire system can be set up in less than 30 minutes without any prior system knowledge, allowing you begin archiving right away. Lastly, PowerFile appliances are scalable in manageable, rackable increments easily grow with your archiving needs. Designed for Archiving PowerFile products are built on a unique archiving platform. The architecture is designed for the longterm srage of fixed digital content with easy access and a low cost of ownership. There are three key components: PowerSre is a patented media library subsystem. Data committed the subsystem can be read in most of the world s estimated 1 billion DVD drives, eliminating worry of proprietary vendor lock. PowerScale is a scalable and modular method that allows a single system scale in discrete increments. ArcOS is a virtual file system offering powerful file management capabilities that simplify the task of searching and managing large volumes of complex information. ArcOS also employs a patentpending error correction scheme, improving data integrity by six orders of magnitude while maintaining UDF compatibility. NAS CIFS NFS HTTP CAS App Specific ArcOS Virtual File System and Policy Manager System Management Disk Cache PowerSre Patented Media Library PowerScale Scalable and Modular Replication

4 Deep Archive Tier To Complement Existing Srage Environments. Behind nearline srage, PowerFile appliances make the perfect deep archive. Which System For Your Environment? Windows (CIFS) UNI/Linux (NFS) Disc Spanning Disc Mirroring Library Mirroring Volume (PSS) Mirroring Share, Folder & File Level Security Error Correction Scheme Share Only

5 Join our growing list of satisfied cusmers among leading enterprises, government agencies, and educational institutions, both large and small, who are benefiting from reduced backup time, reclaimed primary srage, and peaceofmind in meeting longterm online archive requirements. Optimized for Archival Data Disk Tape PowerFile Online Yes Removable Yes Permanent Native WORM Standard Format Lowest TCO

6 about PowerFile Data Retention Regulations * Public Secr Public Companies Financial Services Healthcare Life Sciences Other Archive Duration SEC 17a 3 years 6 years after account closing NASD years 6 years after account closing HIPAA 2 years 21 years (in some cases, for the patient s lifetime) 21 CFR 11 2 years 36 years Sarbanes Oxley 4 years 7 years PowerFile, Inc. is the innovar in archive appliances for permanent srage of digital content and assets. The company s awardwinning solutions combine the speed and simplicity of online access with better economics and integrity compared traditional archives, empowering organizations of all sizes efficiently manage, secure, and preserve valuable digital assets. PowerFile s product offerings combine intelligent srage management software and sophisticated file management with costeffective, robust hardware deliver integrated, active, easyuse archive solutions Thomas Road Santa Clara, CA * SOURCES: Harrison Information Strategies, Enterprise Strategy Group, IDC 2006 PowerFile, Inc. All rights reserved. Permanent Srage Appliance is a trademark and PowerFile and the PowerFile logo are registered trademarks of PowerFile Inc., registered in the U.S.A. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. Information is subject change without notice.