Intel certification enables ESAA program members to offer comprehensive archiving and disaster recovery solutions based on Intel and Sonasoft products.

Sonasoft Inc., a provider of compliance, disaster recovery and data protection solutions for the Microsoft platform, today announced that its business continuity solutions has been certified for Intel environments. The company states that through its membership in the IntelR Enabled Server Acceleration Alliance (IntelR ESAA), its market opportunities are significantly expanded with immediate access to industry-leading companies.

It further states that the Intel ESAA program is a collaborative alliance between Intel and independent hardware and software vendors that enables resellers, OEMs and distributors to deliver pre-tested, high-quality solutions based on IntelR Server Products. The company avers that Intel ESAA helps value-added resellers and OEMs quickly deliver pre-configured, trusted solutionsto their customers.

"We are excited to be part of this exclusive Intel community that will enable Sonasoft to harness its potential by expanding our market opportunities, while accelerating the delivery of trusted archiving, disaster recovery, and data backup/recovery solutions for the SMB market," commented Andy Khanna, President and CEO, Sonasoft. "We welcome the opportunity to work with other Intel ESAA program members as well as expanding our relationship with Intel."

"Sonasoft and Intel engineers have jointly developed detailed solution configuration guides that help resellers reduce engineering costs and quickly get to market," said Ned Thanhouser, Director, Intel ESAA program. "We are pleased to be able to offer Sonasoft's flexible and cost-effective business continuity solutions to our direct OEM and channel partners through the Intel ESAA program."