NovaNET tape and disk backup software for Windows, NetWare, and Linux networks is designed for cross-platform environments to meet the demands of users with either homogeneous or mixed operating systems installed, all of which can be centrally managed through its common graphical user interface. Convenient features for remote administration, distributed backup processing, redundant tape drives, virtual-tape-on-disk and disaster recovery are seamlessly integrated and can be enabled to fit the user's requirements. Additional online data protection plug-in services are available to support Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL and open file backup. Whatever the user environment, NovaNET easily and economically adapts to ensure complete data protection.