EMC admitted that its NetWorker data protection software has fallen behind, but says it has has been rebuilding the offering with new features and integration with other EMC storage technologies.

The company’s latest software update, NetWorker 8, was released July 10. This is the first new version of EMC’s universal storage software since NetWorker 7 took a bow in 2003.

EMC is updating its NetWorker backup and recovery software on Tuesday with an eye to greater efficiency, tighter integration with other EMC products, and cloud computing. NetWorker 8 is the most ...

NetWorker 7.2, which EMC plans to unveil this week, now handles backing up data to any NAS devices that support the Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) standard, including EMC's Celera and Network ...