Acronis (www.acronis.com) has announced Acronis ExtremeZ-IP 9.0, the latest version of its enterprise software that integrates Macs for use in a Windows based environment.

The upgrade continues to provide access to file servers and NAS via trouble-free Apple Filing Protocol (AFP), now with Spotlight Search full-content searching of NAS volumes. This integration reduces search times to just seconds, increasing employee productivity, according to the folks at Acronis.

Acronis ExtremeZ-IP 9 features:

° A new Acronis Content Indexing option the enables nearly instantaneous Mac OS X Network Spotlight search for file-name and content;

° Enhanced configuration and performance for popular network attached storage (NAS) solutions from EMC, NetApp, Isilon, Western Digital, HP;’

° Updates for the latest versions Mac OS X and Windows Server;

° Support for Network Spotlight search of StorNext file shares.

Acronis ExtremeZ-IP 9 costs US$795. A demo version is available for download.