Both the DS-Client application software and the DS-System vault of the Storage Guardian service have been tested, approved, and certified compatible by third party authorized testing centers. Certification by industry heavyweights such as Microsoft, Novell, Hummingbird, and IBM provides you with peace of mind that your existing LAN and server-related products will work smoothly with Storage Guardian.

The DS-ClientTM is compatible with:
 

• Windows NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Small Business Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008
• Mac OS X
• VMware
• Red Hat Linux, Novell Suse Linux, IBM AIX, IBM iSeries OS-400, SUN Solaris, HP-UX, HP-Tru64 UNIX, and other Linux/Unix operating systems
• Novell® NetWare and Novell NDS Network Directory Services under the Novell "Yes, Tested & ApprovedTM" and the "Directory EnabledTM" marks, respectively
• Hummingbird Communications NFS Maestro Gateway for UNIX under the "Flying with Hummingbird" mark

We also provide extensive database support, including the following:
 

• Microsoft SQL Server
• Microsoft Exchange Server & Outlook 2000/2003
• Oracle 8 and above
• IBM DB2
• MySQL and PostgreSQL

The DS-SystemTM is certified as:
 

• IBM Netfinity ServerProven
• IBM ClusterProven