EMC's Avamar, a backup and recovery application for smaller organizations and sites as well as enterprises, will also gain some enhancements in a new version. The software is often deployed along with a disk array as an appliance, using RAIN (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Nodes) technology. Among other things, the new version will support larger RAIN configurations for greater total backup capacity, Cobb said.

RecoverPoint, the company's recovery tool for storage arrays, also is being updated. Among its added features are support for Microsoft clustering, for smoother failover of Microsoft Windows Server cluster nodes, and the ability to replicate virtual provisioned LUNs (logical unit numbers) on EMC's Clariion networked storage systems.

NetWorker, version 7.5, and Data Protection Advisor, version 5.0, will be generally available starting Dec. 23. Avamar, version 4.1, will be generally available Dec. 5. RecoverPoint will be available Nov. 21.