New Support Improves Enterprise IT and Mac User Productivity for 8,000 Customers by Resolving Compatibility and Performance Issues Related to Windows File, Print, and NAS Server Access
Acronis®, a leading provider of data protection solutions,
today announced that Acronis ExtremeZ-IP 8.1 now supports Mac OS X®
10.9 Mavericks. ExtremeZ-IP® is the only enterprise-class software
harmonizing Apple® Mac® use on Windows® servers, resolving major
issues of Mac use in the largely Windows-server populated
workplace.
According to a recent Forrester Research Inc. report, Apple will sell
$7 billion worth of Macs to the corporate market this year, and
many enterprises allow employees to bring their own devices and
purchase Mac computers directly. Despite the growing number of
mixed Mac-Windows environments, IT must provide the same user
experience. Due to incompatibilities between Mac and Windows,
however, IT support staff are left battling corrupt files and
diminished network performance, and end users can't perform the
most routine tasks, such as accessing and printing files from a
Windows server.
ExtremeZ-IP is the only enterprise-class software that solves
network performance degradation, file corruption, and other
incompatibility-related issues caused by the different
communication protocols used when accessing Windows file, print,
and NAS servers from a Mac.
ExtremeZ-IP was designed to address all these issues by
providing the following key features:
- Easy enterprise-wide file sharing and printing
- Seamless integration in a Mac-Windows infrastructure
- Distributed File System (DFS) volume access to Macs
- Time Machine® backup support to control available disk space quotas
- Nearly instantaneous full-content search results with support for Mac OS Network Spotlight
- Prevents Mac users from creating file names that are not allowed in Windows
"Acronis ExtremeZ-IP solved the compatibility and
performance issues our Mac users faced when accessing Windows file,
print and NAS servers," said Youssef Slitine, Senior IT Manager
at Public Access Corporation in Washington D.C. "At the same
time, it significantly reduced the number of support calls to our
IT help desk. With the newly released support of OS X Mavericks,
our Mac users will undoubtedly continue to rely on the high
productivity provided by ExtremeZ-IP while enjoying the experience
of Apple's most advanced products."
"Working with OS X in a corporate enterprise environment
has always presented its challenges," said Jay Kainz, Owner JK
Tech Services, which is a member of the Apple Consultants Network.
"It's a positive sign that Acronis continues to develop
ExtremeZ-IP, because it is an irreplaceable tool in a mixed Mac and
Windows enterprise infrastructure. By supporting OS X Mavericks,
Acronis is showing us that they will continue to develop and keep
ExtremeZ-IP a valuable tool for Mac users."
"Today's release demonstrates Acronis' continued commitment
to making it even easier for enterprise IT administrators to
integrate the latest Mac operating systems and Apple devices into
their networks," said Brian Ulmer, director of product
management at Acronis. "Our customers can be assured that we
will continue to keep ExtremeZ-IP current with the latest Apple
technology in the future."
ExtremeZ-IP 8.1 is available as a free upgrade
to existing customers under a maintenance contract. It can also be
downloaded as a free trial and purchased by new customers via the
Acronis web store, which offers two pricing options for
enterprises: enterprise subscription licensing (ESL) and perpetual
licensing.
To see how it works, watch this video.
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International GmbH in the United States and/or other countries.
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About Acronis:
Acronis is a global cyber protection company that provides natively integrated cybersecurity, data protection, and endpoint management for managed service providers (MSPs), small and medium businesses (SMBs), and enterprise IT departments. Acronis solutions are highly efficient and designed to identify, prevent, detect, respond, remediate, and recover from modern cyberthreats with minimal downtime, ensuring data integrity and business continuity. Acronis offers the most comprehensive security solution on the market for MSPs with its unique ability to meet the needs of diverse and distributed IT environments.
A Swiss company founded in Singapore in 2003, Acronis has 45 locations across the globe. Acronis Cyber Protect is available in 26 languages in 150 countries and is used by over 20,000 service providers to protect over 750,000 businesses. Learn more at www.acronis.com.