Clone Linux and Windows Laptops With InstantRecovery; NovaStor's Latest Disaster Recovery Software Now Works With Linux and Windows Laptops.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2001 NovaStor Corp. has just released InstantRecovery version 2.0, a major update to its popular PC cloning and disaster recovery product. Several features and enhancements, including support for Linux and Windows laptops, have been included in this version. InstantRecovery is available immediately for purchase at the reduced price of $39.95 from the company's Web store at http://www.novastor.com. InstantRecovery is an image-based disaster recovery program that can also perform other tasks such as cloning a hard drive, upgrading to a larger hard drive or making snapshot archives of a hard drive. InstantRecovery's extensive device support and 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. independence set it apart from similar products, such as Norton Ghost(TM). InstantRecovery is a self-contained Linux-based application that works accurately on hard drives with most operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , including all versions of Windows and Linux. Some of the key enhancements in this version include the ability to back up only the used hard disk space on Windows systems, writing to CD-R (CD-Recordable) A writable CD technology using a type of compact disc that can be recorded, but not erased (CD-Rs are "write once" discs). CD-R discs are used to master CD-ROMs, to back up data and to make copies of data for distribution. and 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. at greater than 8X speeds, supporting 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 Parallel Port devices common with most laptops and booting directly from the program CD to quickly recover data. A full list of enhancements can be found at http://www.novastor.com/instantrecovery. InstantRecovery will be included free with the retail version of NovaStor's NovaBackup v6.6 currently sold online and in some retail stores for approximately $59.95. The stand-alone version of InstantRecovery can be purchased from NovaStor's Web site for $39.95. System requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. include a CD-ROM drive A device that holds and reads CD-ROM discs. CD-ROM drives generally also play audio CD discs by sending analog sound to the sound card via a 4-pin cable. For specifications of 10x, 20x, etc. drives, see CD-ROM drives. See CD-ROM, CD-ROM changer, CD-ROM server and CD-ROM audio cable. and an Intel or AMD-compatible processor. About NovaStor Established in 1987, NovaStor is a leading developer and supplier of backup, disaster recovery and data interchange software for Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, NetWare and Linux. NovaStor offers a range of backup and disaster recovery products targeted towards small and medium-sized businesses, enterprise networks and online storage service providers. NovaStor's data interchange products include TapeCopy, for migrating and duplicating tapes, and NovaXchange, for reading mainframe and Unix tapes on PC. NovaStor has headquarters at 80-B W. Cochran St., Simi Valley, Calif. 93065; Web site www.novastor.com; e-mail sales@novastor.com; telephone 800/NOVASTOR or 805/579-6700; fax 805/579-6710. Note to Editors: News releases, corporate background and product information are available at www.novastor.com. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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