CMS Expands Offering of World's First Internal, Failsafe Restore and Backup Solution for Mobile Professionals.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers COSTA MESA Costa Mesa (kŏs`tə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 96,357), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific south of Santa Ana; inc. 1953. It is a transportation, residential, and light industrial center. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2002 Internal Version of Award-Winning ABSplus Now Compatible with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) (R) Notebooks CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. Peripherals(R) today announced its internal ABSplus system, the industry's first internal restore and backup solution, is now compatible with selected IBM(R) manufactured notebook computers. The internal ABSplus is designed specifically for the secondary bays of notebook computers, and is also compatible with selected Compaq and Dell(TM) manufactured notebooks. Derived from the same restore and backup technology of the company's award-winning ABSplus, the internal version automatically backs up the host notebook's entire hard drive and restores data after a hard drive crash, all with little to no user intervention. The internal version of the ABSplus can now be inserted into the Ultrabay of the IBM ThinkPad A, R, T and X Series. Weighing less than seven ounces, the ABSplus adds minimal weight to the host notebook, making it ideal for road warriors
The Road Warriors were a professional wrestling tag team famously comprised of Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joseph "Animal" Laurinaitis, though other members who want to minimize external connections and make backup a seamless task. The inclusion of complete system bootability protects users from interruption of workflow in the event of hard drive failure. In the case of complete hard drive failure, the notebook will automatically switch to the ABSplus system, providing an entirely failsafe solution with zero downtime and virtually no interruption to the user. If a user's hard drive crashes due to operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. or virus issues, the notebook can be reconfigured through the BIOS and redirected to boot off the internal ABSplus. Users will find all of their applications, configurations and data intact as stored to the ABSplus since the last backup. "The internal ABSplus is the ultimate restore and backup solution for Windows-based notebooks, unparalleled by anything currently on the market for mobile professionals," said Ken Burke, president of CMS Peripherals. "This internal solution will quickly restore the user's system back to its original condition if the hard drive should fail, thus increasing the overall return on investment and life of the notebook." The new, internal ABSplus is an easy-to-use device controlled by CMS' powerful patent pending backup software See backup program. (tool, software) backup software - Software for doing a backup, often included as part of the operating system. Backup software should provide ways to specify what files get backed up and to where. . This full-featured solution performs a complete backup of the host notebook's entire hard drive once the ABSplus is installed, just like the award-winning external version. For ongoing backup maintenance, CMS developed FastSync to monitor the host computer's hard drive for new or changed files. After the user configures a backup schedule, the system will back the files up automatically in the background without affecting overall system performance. The automatic aspect of the ABSplus ensures data stored on the ABSplus is as safe and up-to-date as possible. Users can also set up a reminder schedule for periodic backups at a designated time. All backed up data stored on the ABSplus is saved in native file format to provide fast, easy data recovery and access. The internal ABSplus for secondary bays is available in capacities from 20GB to 60GB and can achieve speeds up to four times as fast as PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. and USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 1.1 systems, or comparable to the speed of USB 2.0 and FireWire. It is also hot swappable See hot swap. , allowing users to interchange devices in the secondary bay, such as a CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. or DVD/CD-RW combo drive A Combo drive is a type of optical drive that combines CD-R/CD-RW recording capability with the ability to read (but not write) DVD media. The term was popularized by Apple Computer as a name for the low-end substitute for their high-end SuperDrive, which was designed to both read . Availability The entire line of ABSplus solutions support backup, archival and migration of data with one of the market's lowest total cost of ownership (TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. ). The new, internal notebook ABSplus is now shipping with a 3-year warranty in capacities of 20GB, 30GB, 40GB and 60GB solutions. Pricing starts at $349. The new ABSplus units are compatible with Windows 98/Me/2000 and XP. Solutions are available through major distributors, corporate resellers, mail order and direct from the company's Web site, www.cmsproducts.com. About CMS Products With more than four million CMS storage solutions installed in more than 90 countries, the complete line of CMS mass storage products include automatic backup solutions for both notebooks and desktops, notebook hard drive upgrades and data transfer kits and high capacity desktop hard drives. For more information, contact CMS Peripherals Inc., 3095 Redhill Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, Phone: 800/327-5773, 714/424-5520, Fax: 714/435-9504 or visit CMS' Web site at www.cmsproducts.com. Note to Editors: IBM and ThinkPad are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corp. Compaq and the Compaq logo are trademarks of Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. Dell is a trademark of Dell Computer Corp. CMS Peripherals Inc. is a registered trademark. ABS is a trademark of CMS. Any other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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