DataCore's cost-effective solutions make 'cost avoidance' and high-availability SANs a reality for the small-to-midsize business market. DataCore Software has introduced an expanded line of new, feature-packed SAN software starter packages priced for small to midsize businesses.The new packages, with entry-level prices starting at $2,000 per server, include normally high end, out-of-reach features such as thin provisioning, data migration technology, storage performance caching software, snapshots for fast disk backups, remote site disaster recovery replication, and DataCore’s High Availability (HA) data protection.The company said that within virtual server and desktop environments, their HA is unmatched in automated failover and failback recovery; network connectivity (iSCSI, Fibre Channel, or both); and fault tolerance. “Two critical elements necessary for safe and effective virtualization have remained out of reach for SMBs: SANs to consolidate and manage storage, and business continuity solutions to assure that consolidation works for you and not against you,” said George Teixeira, president and CEO of DataCore Software Corporation. “SMBs needed a solution that does both and does it at the right price.”The company’s new packages fill the gap between low-end, Windows system replication solutions and higher-end, enterprise-class storage arrays and SANs that are complex and often cost $100,000 or more.“DataCore makes cost avoidance a reality,” continued Teixeira. “The software leverages existing storage investments, maximizes utilization, and runs on virtually any Intel/AMD hardware platform or, for maximum cost avoidance, even on a VM itself.” The company’s new packages work with Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix, Virtual Iron, Parallels, VMware, and other server and desktop virtualization environments.More details on these packages can be found on DataCore’s Web site. Software Development