Symantec goes after Veeam, Acronis for patent infringement
19.05.12
Backup
software giant Symantec said this week it’s suing Veeam Software and Acronis for patent
infringement , after the company accused its two smaller rivals of using Symantec technology in
their products.
Symantec’s products -- mainly NetBackup
and Backup Exec -- cover the entire range of data protection. Veeam addresses virtual
machine backup while Acronis specializes in image-based backup and restore. Symantec claims Veeam’s
Backup & Replication and Acronis
Backup & Recovery applications use technology based on Symantec patents without
permission.
Symantec’s complaints claim its innovations are involved with functions necessary for “state of
the art” backup and recovery. These innovations include backing up and imaging virtual machines,
restoring imaged data on the same and different computer systems, and use of an effective user
interface to manage backups.
Veeam and Acronis released prepared statements responding to the lawsuits but would not answer
questions.
Source: Search Storage