| TABLE 2: Enterprise Backup Software Features |
| |
ARCserveIT Advanced Edition 6.61 |
Backup Express 2.1 |
NetBackup 3.2 |
NetWorker 5.51 |
Storage Manager 3.7.1 |
| Backup client deployment tools |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Multiplexing |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Open-file support* |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Client deployment tools |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Exchange mailbox backup and restore |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Remote Administration |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Multihosting** |
Only with SAN option |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Only with SAN option |
| Tape RAID |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Multi-tiered backup*** |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Windows 2000(Win2K) support available in: |
Current with download upgrade |
Current |
June2000 |
Current |
Current |
| *as part of the base product (some vendors support a third-party add-on that you buy separately) |
| **lets more than one host share an autochanger or library |
| ***stages backups across devices (e.g., first to disk, then to tape) |