Dantz Announces New Retrospect 5.1; Free Upgrade to Retrospect Backup Software for Windows Delivers Powerful New Features.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers ORINDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2000 Dantz Development Corporation announced today a free upgrade to its award-winning Retrospect(R) Backup software 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 95/98/NT/2000. Retrospect Backup 5.1 introduces new features which make the industry's most reliable backup software even more powerful and flexible. NEW FEATURES Retrospect 5.1 adds to Retrospect's outstanding feature set with several new abilities most requested by end-users: Windows 2000 Support Retrospect 5.1 builds on version 5.0's Windows 2000 support by adding optimized backup and restore of COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. + and Certificate Server databases, as well as full backup and restore of encrypted files and directories. In addition, Retrospect Workgroup Backup and Retrospect Server Backup offer full protection for Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server by providing Active Directory support. External Scripting Retrospect 5.1 can now shut down and restart databases, send email when media is required, and notify the administrator if unauthorized access is attempted. External scripts can be executed at key points in the backup process, such as at the beginning and end of various backup operations, allowing unattended backup of otherwise constantly running systems. Several sample scripts are included to automate common operations such as backing up Outlook mail clients and Exchange Servers. Additional scripts are included as programming examples. Retrospect supports external scripts from DOS batch files to compiled applications created in C or Visual Basic, providing unlimited extensibility for advanced users. Open File Backup Version 5.1 also offers improved open file backup capabilities, both at the server and client level. Open spreadsheets, word-processing documents, and graphics files are backed up, even though they're in use at the time the backup occurs. ReportsWatcher The new ReportsWatcher feature compiles data from one or more Retrospect backup computers and makes it available in HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. form. ReportsWatcher allows administrators to view a comprehensive console report of backup activity for an entire organization. Detailed report options include viewing successful or failed backup operations for each backup server, computers that have never been backed up, and performance data for each computer backed up. Additional Device Support Retrospect 5.1 adds support for additional devices, such as OnStream ADR ADR - Astra Digital Radio drives and several new 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. Retrospect includes a huge library of custom device drivers and automatically configures itself for use with any supported tape, 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. (W), DVD-RAM A rewritable DVD disc endorsed by the DVD Forum. Using phase change technology, DVD-RAMs are like removable hard disks, and the media can be rewritten 100,000 times compared to 1,000 times for DVD-RW and DVD+RW. The first DVD-RAM drives with a capacity of 2.6GB (single sided) or 5. , or removable cartridge drive. For a complete list of supported devices, visit www.dantz.com. PRICING AND AVAILABILITY Retrospect 5.1 is a free upgrade for all registered users of Retrospect 5.0 and may be downloaded from www.dantz.com. Retail product will ship to resellers March 17, 2000. Pricing will remain unchanged at $149 for Retrospect Desktop Backup, $299 for Retrospect Workgroup Backup, and $499 for Retrospect Server Backup. (Estimated street prices listed.) A fully functional, 30-day evaluation is available as a free download from www.betterbackup.com. ABOUT DANTZ DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Dantz publishes a wide range of backup solutions for Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh computers, designed to meet the needs of individuals and businesses by making data protection automatic, fast, efficient, and 100% reliable. Since the release of Retrospect 1.0 in 1989, Dantz has continued to revolutionize backup technology with such innovations as IncrementalPLUS(TM) backups and automatic backups of notebook computers that occasionally connect to the network. Dantz remains committed to its original mission: providing the best backup software available for individuals and organizations in over 140 countries around the world. Major customers include Amgen, Apple, BBDO BBDO Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn BBDO Bringing Biogeographic Data Online , BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. , Booz Allen Hamilton Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., referred to as Booz Allen is one of the oldest strategy consulting firms in the world.[1] The firm formerly had two consulting divisions: WCB (Worldwide Commercial Business, also known as “The Commercial Side”) and WTB , Boston Consulting Group, British Telecom, Disney, Genentech, GTE, Lawrence Livermore National Labs, Merck, Mercury Communications, Motorola, NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. , Nortel Networks, OAO Corporation, Optus, Oracle, Pixar, Raytheon, SBC, Swiss National Bank The Swiss National Bank is a central bank, responsible for the monetary policy of Switzerland and issuing the Swiss franc banknotes. The names of the institution in the four official languages of the country are: German: , and the U.S. Peace Corps. Dantz's award-winning backup software products are Retrospect Express Backup, Retrospect Desktop Backup, Retrospect Workgroup Backup, and Retrospect Server Backup. For more information on Dantz and its better backup software, please visit www.dantz.com or www.betterbackup.com. Note to Editors: Retrospect is a registered trademark and IncrementalPLUS is a trademark of Dantz Development Corporation. All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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