Electronic Vaulting (EV) is a backup/recovery solution that periodically transports data via telecommunications between your data center and an off site security facility rather than by over-the-road vehicles. The technology also allows for on-line restores of backup data via the same method. Backups are automated and unattended. No physical movement of tapes. Even the most remote location is backed up efficiently and cost effectively. Management of the backup process centralized and simplified. Open file and open data base backups. Backups take less time than traditional tape backup. No software licensing fees. Off site storage costs are eliminated. Costs for tape media are greatly reduced. Costs for acquisition and maintenance of tape backup software can be eliminated. No proprietary hardware required. File restores are available in a timely fashion with little or no LAN Administrator involvement. Backups get done on schedule and are moved off site immediately. In the case of an actual disaster, your data can be easily delivered electronically or physically to your recovery site. Generation management is fully customizable and automatic. Data can be encrypted for additional security. Every backup is a full backup. No incremental backup management or resolution is necessary. Only changed data is transmitted, minimizing transmission time and bandwidth. Success/Exception reporting is done via e-mail. Overall costs are usually the same or less as compared to traditional off site storage. In some cases, significantly less. In all cases management and control of off site storage is significantly enhanced, with improved integrity, restorability, and disaster management EV is not a solution for everyone. There are administrative, technical and cost issues which must be analyzed before you can discover if it will work for your company. For more information call our EV expert: John Ulmer @ 423-588-8570 or E-mail: julmer@inscorp.com