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'''Cofio Software''', headquarted in [[San Diego, California]], is a privately held company founded in 2006 <ref>[http://www.storagesearch.com/news2006-sep1.html 2006, September week 1, storage news archive on STORAGE search .com]</ref> <ref>[http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Cofio-Releases-AIMstor-22-NYSE-SNP-1293903.htm MarketWire Cofio Releases AIMstor]</ref> by Tony Cerqueira <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonycerqueira LinkedIn Tony Cerqueira]</ref>, Patrick Barcus and Fabrice Helliker <ref>[http://uk.linkedin.com/in/helliker LinkedIn Fabrice Helliker]</ref>. The founders were also founders of [[BakBone Software]] and much of Cofio's engineering team were the core developers at BakBone and were the team that created the re-architected [[NetVault]] 6 product. The engineering team is based in the South of England in UK and have been working together since the early 1990s.
'''Cofio Software''', headquarted in [[San Diego, California]], is a privately held company founded in 2006 <ref>[http://www.storagesearch.com/news2006-sep1.html 2006, September week 1, storage news archive on STORAGE search .com]</ref><ref>[http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Cofio-Releases-AIMstor-22-NYSE-SNP-1293903.htm MarketWire Cofio Releases AIMstor]</ref> by Tony Cerqueira <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonycerqueira LinkedIn Tony Cerqueira]</ref>, Patrick Barcus and Fabrice Helliker <ref>[http://uk.linkedin.com/in/helliker LinkedIn Fabrice Helliker]</ref>. The founders were also founders of [[BakBone Software]] and much of Cofio's engineering team were the core developers at BakBone and were the team that created the re-architected [[NetVault]] 6 product. The engineering team is based in the South of England in UK and have been working together since the early 1990s.


The company was formed in the response for the need for a single data management storage product that could accomodate multiple storage solutions <ref>[http://wikibon.org/wiki/v/COFIO_Software_wants_SMBs_on_board_with_their_data_management_platform COFIO Software Wants SMBs On Board With Their Data Management Platform - Wikibon ]</ref>. The product was branded and given the trademark AIMstor <ref>[http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77398900 USPTO Trademark - AIMstor]</ref> in 2008. This is Cofio's main focus. Although the product was available worldwide, it was not officially released in the US <ref>[http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Cofio-Releases-AIMstor-22-NYSE-SNP-1293903.htm Cofio Releases AIMstor 2.2]</ref> and Japan <ref>[http://onlysoftwareblog.com/2010/09/runexy-launches-aimstor-in-japan-from-cofio-software-inc-2/ RUNEXY Launches AIMstor in Japan from Cofio Software Inc.]</ref> until 2010. Following the launch in 2010 the company picked up a fair amount of press <ref>[http://www.infostor.com/index/blogs_new/dave_simpson_storage/blogs/infostor/dave_simpson_storage/post987_929033779810752292.html A backup vendor you havent heard of - Dave Simpson's Blog]</ref> <ref>[http://www.storagenewsletter.com/news/software/cofio-upgrades-aimstor-22 Storage Newsletter - Cofio upgrades Aimstor 2.2]</ref>
The company was formed in the response for the need for a single data management storage product that could accommodate multiple storage solutions <ref>[http://wikibon.org/wiki/v/COFIO_Software_wants_SMBs_on_board_with_their_data_management_platform COFIO Software Wants SMBs On Board With Their Data Management Platform - Wikibon ]</ref>. The product was branded and given the trademark AIMstor <ref>[http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77398900 USPTO Trademark - AIMstor]</ref> in 2008. This is Cofio's main focus. Although the product was available worldwide, it was not officially released in the US <ref>[http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Cofio-Releases-AIMstor-22-NYSE-SNP-1293903.htm Cofio Releases AIMstor 2.2]</ref> and Japan <ref>[http://onlysoftwareblog.com/2010/09/runexy-launches-aimstor-in-japan-from-cofio-software-inc-2/ RUNEXY Launches AIMstor in Japan from Cofio Software Inc.]</ref> until 2010. Following the launch in 2010 the company picked up a fair amount of press <ref>[http://www.infostor.com/index/blogs_new/dave_simpson_storage/blogs/infostor/dave_simpson_storage/post987_929033779810752292.html A backup vendor you havent heard of - Dave Simpson's Blog]</ref><ref>[http://www.storagenewsletter.com/news/software/cofio-upgrades-aimstor-22 Storage Newsletter - Cofio upgrades Aimstor 2.2]</ref>


The other product in Cofio's portfolio is a [[Virtual Tape Library]] software solution ViStor <ref>[http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77191060 USPTO Trademark - ViStor]</ref>.
The other product in Cofio's portfolio is a [[Virtual Tape Library]] software solution ViStor <ref>[http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77191060 USPTO Trademark - ViStor]</ref>.
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== Products ==
== Products ==
=== AIMstor ===
=== AIMstor ===
The concept of AIMstor was the prevailing reason Cofio Software was founded. The intention of the product is to provide the ability to perform many of the data management functions such as Backup, Archiving, Real Time Replication, Bare Metal Recover and [[Continuous data protection]] under one platform. The key difference to competitive products is rather than having many products that are later integrated, Cofio's aim was to provide a single footprint solution where the different solutions can be chained together in a seamless fashion.
The concept of AIMstor was the prevailing reason Cofio Software was founded. The intention of the product is to provide the ability to perform many of the data management functions such as Backup, Archiving, Real Time Replication, Bare Metal Recover and [[Continuous data protection]] under one platform. The key difference to competitive products is rather than having many products that are later integrated, Cofio's aim was to provide a single footprint solution where the different solutions can be chained together in a seamless fashion.


At the core of Cofio's attempt at providing consolidated features is a user interface that allows data policies and data movement to be defined graphically allowing complex topologies to be be created quickly.
At the core of Cofio's attempt at providing consolidated features is a user interface that allows data policies and data movement to be defined graphically allowing complex topologies to be created quickly.


Another cited major component of AIMstor is the Repository <ref>[http://www.cofio.com/Unified-Repository/ AIMstor Repository]</ref>. This aims to provide a storage platform that can injest live data to provide backup,[[Continuous Data Protection]] and data Archiving. It performs [[Data deduplication]] <ref>[http://www.networkcomputing.com/deduplication/cofio---a-holistic-approach-to-deduplication.php Cofio's Unique Approach To Deduplication - Network Solutions]</ref> as well as possessing an indexing engine allowing for fast search of the repository content.
Another cited major component of AIMstor is the Repository <ref>[http://www.cofio.com/Unified-Repository/ AIMstor Repository]</ref>. This aims to provide a storage platform that can ingest live data to provide backup,[[Continuous Data Protection]] and data Archiving. It performs [[Data deduplication]] <ref>[http://www.networkcomputing.com/deduplication/cofio---a-holistic-approach-to-deduplication.php Cofio's Unique Approach To Deduplication - Network Solutions]</ref> as well as possessing an indexing engine allowing for fast search of the repository content.


Although AIMstor is a single product it is marketed as separate products such as AIMstor Backup <ref>[http://www.cofio.com/AIMstor-Backup/ AIMstor Backup]</ref>, AIMstor Replication <ref>[http://www.cofio.com/AIMstor-Replication/ AIMstor Replication]</ref> , AIMstor CDP <ref>[http://www.cofio.com/AIMstor-CDP/ AIMstor CDP]</ref>, etc.
Although AIMstor is a single product it is marketed as separate products such as AIMstor Backup <ref>[http://www.cofio.com/AIMstor-Backup/ AIMstor Backup]</ref>, AIMstor Replication <ref>[http://www.cofio.com/AIMstor-Replication/ AIMstor Replication]</ref> , AIMstor CDP <ref>[http://www.cofio.com/AIMstor-CDP/ AIMstor CDP]</ref>, etc.
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=== ViStor ===
=== ViStor ===
ViStor is a software implementation of a [[Virtual Tape Library]] (VTL). It was released in 2007 to OEM's in Asia specifically who create VTL applicances using the ViStor software. Software runs on a version of [[Linux]] and supports the [[iSCSI]] protocol as well supporting [[Emulex]] [[Fibre Channel]] Host Bus Adapters.
ViStor is a software implementation of a [[Virtual Tape Library]] (VTL). It was released in 2007 to OEM's in Asia specifically who create VTL applicances using the ViStor software. Software runs on a version of [[Linux]] and supports the [[iSCSI]] protocol as well supporting [[Emulex]] [[Fibre Channel]] Host Bus Adapters.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
The company name '''Cofio''' is a [[Welsh language|Welsh ]] term meaning "To Remember".
The company name '''Cofio''' is a [[Welsh language|Welsh]] term meaning "To Remember".

== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

== External Links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.cofio.com Cofio Official Website]
* [http://www.cofio.com Cofio Official Website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUxgG9wO6-I AIMstor User Interface Video]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUxgG9wO6-I AIMstor User Interface Video]

Revision as of 12:41, 3 November 2010

Cofio Software Incorporated
Company typePrivate
IndustryComputer software
Founded2006
Headquarters
San Diego, California
,
USA
Key people
Tony Cerqueira, CEO , Fabrice Helliker CTO
ProductsAIMstor , ViStor
RevenueUndisclosed
Number of employees
10+
Websitewww.cofio.com

Cofio Software, headquarted in San Diego, California, is a privately held company founded in 2006 [1][2] by Tony Cerqueira [3], Patrick Barcus and Fabrice Helliker [4]. The founders were also founders of BakBone Software and much of Cofio's engineering team were the core developers at BakBone and were the team that created the re-architected NetVault 6 product. The engineering team is based in the South of England in UK and have been working together since the early 1990s.

The company was formed in the response for the need for a single data management storage product that could accommodate multiple storage solutions [5]. The product was branded and given the trademark AIMstor [6] in 2008. This is Cofio's main focus. Although the product was available worldwide, it was not officially released in the US [7] and Japan [8] until 2010. Following the launch in 2010 the company picked up a fair amount of press [9][10]

The other product in Cofio's portfolio is a Virtual Tape Library software solution ViStor [11].

Products

AIMstor

The concept of AIMstor was the prevailing reason Cofio Software was founded. The intention of the product is to provide the ability to perform many of the data management functions such as Backup, Archiving, Real Time Replication, Bare Metal Recover and Continuous data protection under one platform. The key difference to competitive products is rather than having many products that are later integrated, Cofio's aim was to provide a single footprint solution where the different solutions can be chained together in a seamless fashion.

At the core of Cofio's attempt at providing consolidated features is a user interface that allows data policies and data movement to be defined graphically allowing complex topologies to be created quickly.

Another cited major component of AIMstor is the Repository [12]. This aims to provide a storage platform that can ingest live data to provide backup,Continuous Data Protection and data Archiving. It performs Data deduplication [13] as well as possessing an indexing engine allowing for fast search of the repository content.

Although AIMstor is a single product it is marketed as separate products such as AIMstor Backup [14], AIMstor Replication [15] , AIMstor CDP [16], etc.

AIMstor supports Microsoft Windows and Linux.

ViStor

ViStor is a software implementation of a Virtual Tape Library (VTL). It was released in 2007 to OEM's in Asia specifically who create VTL applicances using the ViStor software. Software runs on a version of Linux and supports the iSCSI protocol as well supporting Emulex Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters.

Trivia

The company name Cofio is a Welsh term meaning "To Remember".

References

  1. ^ 2006, September week 1, storage news archive on STORAGE search .com
  2. ^ MarketWire Cofio Releases AIMstor
  3. ^ LinkedIn Tony Cerqueira
  4. ^ LinkedIn Fabrice Helliker
  5. ^ COFIO Software Wants SMBs On Board With Their Data Management Platform - Wikibon
  6. ^ USPTO Trademark - AIMstor
  7. ^ Cofio Releases AIMstor 2.2
  8. ^ RUNEXY Launches AIMstor in Japan from Cofio Software Inc.
  9. ^ A backup vendor you havent heard of - Dave Simpson's Blog
  10. ^ Storage Newsletter - Cofio upgrades Aimstor 2.2
  11. ^ USPTO Trademark - ViStor
  12. ^ AIMstor Repository
  13. ^ Cofio's Unique Approach To Deduplication - Network Solutions
  14. ^ AIMstor Backup
  15. ^ AIMstor Replication
  16. ^ AIMstor CDP
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