EMC has developed technology which it says will allow users
to archive any data type from any application running on any open
platform.
Through a new version of its Centera Universal Access software and
Centera's open application programming interface, EMC said users
can archive data from open systems and mainframe applications that
are integrated to the API, or from applications running on Windows,
Unix or Linux environments that use industry-standard protocols.
EMC said Centera Universal Access Version 2.1 natively supports
protocols including NFS, CIFS, FTP and HTTP.
Along with API access, mainframe users can also run third-party
connectivity technology called Mainframe Appliance for Storage to
access Centera via Escon or Ficon.
