CMS Peripherals and Seagate Technology Sign Software License Agreement.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)--Sept. 24, 2003 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. Unveils New BounceBack Express 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. Designed Specifically for Seagate External Hard Drives CMS Peripherals Inc., the leader in backup and hard drive solutions for notebook and desktop computers, today announced it has entered into a software licensing agreement with Seagate Technology (company) Seagate Technology - A major manufacturer of hard disk drives, founded in 1979 as "Shugart Technology" by Alan F. Shugart and Finis Conner. That name is on the original patents for the 5.25" hard disk drive. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :STX STX - Start Of Text ), the world's leading hard drive manufacturer. CMS Peripherals today also announced the introduction of BounceBack Express(TM), its new automatic backup software designed specifically for Seagate. The new software is derived from the software found in CMS' award-winning ABSplus Automatic Backup System Noun 1. backup system - a computer system for making backups ADP system, ADPS, automatic data processing system, computer system, computing system - a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage product line. Under the terms of the agreement, Seagate will bundle the new BounceBack Express with its retail drives and the new External Hard Drives for notebook and desktop computers. Customers can purchase a 160GB model now for $269 and a 200GB version later this year for $299. The drives are available at major retailers throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , including Best Buy. "Seagate's proven storage technology has been at the heart of backup strategies industry-wide," said Brian Dexheimer, Seagate executive vice president of Sales, Marketing and Customer Service. "CMS' backup products represent true innovation for making backup easy. Now for the first time, CMS' award-winning technology is available directly with Seagate's drives for easy to use backup and simple restoration." "We're excited Seagate selected CMS' BounceBack Express software as the ideal backup application for the Seagate drives," said Ken Burke, president of CMS Peripherals. "In combination with the Seagate drives, BounceBack Express will provide users with secure data protection in one, user-friendly package. CMS can now leverage its product offerings to additional distribution channels provided by Seagate. This agreement reinforces the growing demand by computer users for a practical backup strategy." BounceBack Express is an easy to use solution designed to protect important computer data in the event of a computing computing - computer disaster. With its powerful features, CMS' premier software solution will provide Seagate customers with the ability to implement a full backup See backup types. strategy, complementing the Seagate storage offering. BounceBack Express incorporates scheduling, backup sets, automatic launcher and simple restore backup features. Seagate's External Hard Drives are built of a strong acrylic/polycarbonate material to create the most rugged and reliable external hard drive available. The company's drives run much cooler than other external drives, because they are designed to dissipate dis·si·pate v. dis·si·pat·ed, dis·si·pat·ing, dis·si·pates v.tr. 1. To drive away; disperse. 2. heat. Seagate hard drives are safeguarded by built-in, self-monitoring technology that continuously checks for data safety and drive performance, and by SeaTools(TM) diagnostic software and come with lifetime tech support. About Seagate Seagate is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacturing and marketing of hard disc drives, providing products for a wide range of Enterprise, PC, Notebook, Retail and Consumer Electronics applications. The company is committed to delivering award-winning products, customer support and reliability, to meet the world's growing demand for information storage. Seagate can be found around the globe and at www.seagate.com. About CMS Peripherals With more than 4 million CMS storage solutions installed in over 90 countries, the complete line of CMS storage products include automatic backup solutions for both notebooks and desktops, backup and disaster recovery software, notebook hard drive upgrades and data transfer kits, and high capacity desktop hard drives. For more information, contact CMS Peripherals, 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: CMS Peripherals Inc. and BounceBack Express are trademarks or registered trademarks of CMS Peripherals Inc. Any other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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