Moonwalk Software launches first universal file area network

It’s the first to support all major existing hardware and operating system platforms, including Window, UNIX, Linux and Netware. The company says it will provide IT managers with a scalable flexible and intelligent platform for the cost-effective delivery of enterprise information file information and a much higher level of file control throughout a global unified namespace. It also claims that users will be able to minimise storage expenditures while maximising their existing storage infrastructure – allowing IT managers, for the first time, to proactively manage the migration, copying and movement of files throughout a business, irrespective of system type. “The industry has entered the next phase in enterprise file management with the emergence of FANs that underscore the importance of managing, migrating and accessing business-critical files across the enterprise storage infrastructure, regardless of physical location, storage platform or operating system environment,” claims Peter Harvey, CEO of Moonwalk. “Moonwalk 6.0 incorporates this functionality to make advanced file management and protection simple and transparent to users.”