Quoting from their press release:

Attune Systems, Inc., a provider of enterprise-class Network File Management (NFM) solutions, today announced the Maestro File Manager(TM) FM5500(TM), providing unique and powerful new NFM functionality combined with the easiest and lowest-risk deployment options available on the market today. The solution dramatically reduces the complexity and cost of managing heterogeneous file server and file data resources without disrupting users or requiring risky cut-over deployments.

"With its launch of the Maestro File Manager, Attune raises the bar of functionality for effective NFM solutions," said Brad O'Neill, senior analyst, Taneja Group. "I was impressed that they not only have come to market with some powerful new functionality, but they also provide simple, incremental and low-risk deployment. Attune will definitely get enterprise customers' attention with the flexibility and capabilities of this offering."

Maestro minimizes the deployment risk, because it allows system administrators to incrementally deploy new, robust virtualization capabilities across their existing file server and NAS infrastructure by supporting three concurrent operational stages, including out-of-band discovery, native mode and extended mode. The solution preserves the client view of their content while providing significant cost saving policy-based management, in-depth resource discovery, alerts, reporting and proactive intervention to avoid disruption and preserve business continuity in a fashion that no other product can today. Maestro also provides important capabilities, including data consolidation, server retirement, automated NAS and file server tiering, global namespace, file server load balancing, and pooling in a unique and non-disruptive fashion.

"IT administrators are continuously looking for ways to manage their file servers while adding capacity and migrating data. The Maestro File Manager goes further in simplifying file storage management than any other NFM product on the market by virtualizing both files and shares across heterogeneous vendors and protocols," stated Alan Kessler, chief executive officer, Attune Systems. "For customers, this ultimately results in simpler management, higher service levels and lower cost. For resellers, the flexible scripting engine allows them to customize the platform for value-added services. Also, the discovery part alone is a door opener. They can go to their clients' sites, run the discovery tool and show them the management capabilities."

Read the entire press release, here.