CRN Issues Buy Recommendation for Retrospect Backup; Says Retrospect `Proved Itself in Every Test Engineers Could Think Of'.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 1999-- Computer Reseller News' Test Center at Fall Comdex has awarded Dantz Development Corporation's Retrospect(R) Server Backup its coveted "Recommended" award. The review says: "Retrospect 5.0 Server Edition proved itself in every test engineers could think of throwing at it, and it earns a recommendation from the CRN CRN Computer Reseller News CRN Crown CRN Council for Responsible Nutrition CRN Crane CRN Community Recycling Network CRN Course Reference Number CRN Center for Responsible Nanotechnology CRN Cornish (SIL code, UK) Test Center at Comdex." "Unlike other server backup packages, this one is actually easy to configure and use." "The software exhibited complete stability even when put under the most demanding tests." "Retrospect supports a tremendous number of storage devices out of the box, including changers for which many other companies charged an additional amount." "Performance on the various drives bested Backup Exec 7 by approximately 10 percent in backup throughput on identical hardware and data in our tests." Backup Exec is a competitive product produced by Veritas Software Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :VRTS VRTS Veritas Software (stock symbol) VRTS Verification Requirements Tracking System ). "The software allows backing up of local machines and all mounted drives as well as Windows or Macintosh clients attached to the network." Retrospect is cross-platform backup software that provides perfect restores for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) Windows(R) 95, 98, NT(TM), NT Server, and Apple(R) (NASDAQ:AAPL AAPL Apple Computer, Inc. (stock symbol) AAPL American Association of Professional Landmen AAPL American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law AAPL Advance Audiovisual Presentation Limited AAPL Advocates for Arkansas Public Libraries ) Macintosh(R) computers. The review comes on the heels of Sony Electronics Inc.'s (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SNE) inclusion of Retrospect Desktop Backup software with all Sony Spressa(TM) 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. and i.Link(R) CD-RW (CD-ReWritable) The only rewritable CD technology. CD-RW disks look like other CD media, but with close inspection, they have a more polished surface with a very dark blue-gray cast. drives sold in the United States. (NOTE: A prior press release misstated which Sony products come with Retrospect. Retrospect is bundled with all USB and i.Link Spressa CD-RW drives sold in the United States for Windows and Macintosh computers.) The full Computer Reseller News review can be found on CRN's web site at http://www.crn.com/newscenter/comdex/product.asp?ArticleID=11130. FULL LINE OF RETROSPECT BACKUP SOFTWARE AVAILABLE Dantz Development Corporation offers Retrospect Desktop Backup, Retrospect Workgroup Backup, and Retrospect Server Backup. For more information on Dantz's better backup software, visit www.betterbackup.com. For more information on Dantz Development Corporation, visit www.dantz.com. Retrospect is a registered trademark of Dantz Development Corporation. Windows is a registered trademark and NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Spressa is a trademark and i.Link is a registered trademark of Sony Electronics Inc. All products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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