Dantz Retrospect Backup Earns High Marks Worldwide; New Macintosh Version Receives 'Editors Choice' Award.Business Editors ORINDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, 2002 Dantz Development Corporation, a premier provider of backup and restore software, received an impressive collection of editorial awards for its Retrospect(R) family of backup products in the latest issues of San Francisco-based Macworld and MacHome, and Germany's Macwelt. In addition, MacAddict magazine awarded Retrospect an "Editor's Choice" in the August 2002 issue. Each review recognized the ease of use, performance and reliability that make Retrospect the number one 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. for the Macintosh. Highlights include: -- MacAddict - After intensive testing with both a hard drive and a tape drive, MacAddict reported, "In every case, it performed backups reasonably fast, and we restored files -- even a whole hard drive -- without any difficulty." http://www.macaddict.com -- MacHome - With a rating of five apples out of five apples, the reviewers commented, "Retrospect Backup 5.0 is an impressive utility. Its flexible storage options and slick automation help ease the otherwise tedious task of backing up your hard drive." http://www.machome.com -- Macwelt - Retrospect received the highest rating possible from this well-respected German publication, scoring six out of six marks. http://www.macwelt.de -- Macworld - The publication awarded Retrospect 5.0 four out of five mice and praised its Mac OS X support, calling Retrospect "the most capable personal backup program available for backing up and restoring entire Mac OS X hard drives." http://www.macworld.com "Earning high marks in independent editorial reviews is one of the reasons that Retrospect is the favorite backup software of Mac users," said Tony Barbagallo, vice president of marketing at Dantz. "Receiving such praise is particularly rewarding, especially given the high expectations in the industry and the inherent difficulty in developing backup software for an entirely new 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. such as OS X." About Retrospect for Macintosh Designed to protect Macintosh computers with absolute accuracy and reliability, Dantz Retrospect 5.0 for Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X properly backs up and restores all Mac OS files and information, including the data and resource forks See HFS. resource fork - Macintosh file system of multi-part files, HFS (Hierarchical File System) The file system used in the Macintosh. The first version, known as "Mac OS Standard," was introduced in 1985. HFS+, an enhanced version, came out in 1998 in preparation for the upcoming Mac OS X operating system. + metadata, UNIX-style permissions and group ownership, and hard-linked files. Automatic scheduling ensures that backups occur on a regular basis, and Retrospect client software allows entire networks of Macs to be backed up and restored across the LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. . Award-winning Dantz Retrospect products are also available for Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. . For additional information on Retrospect, please visit www.dantz.com. About Dantz Founded in 1984, Dantz Development Corporation is a leading worldwide provider of backup software. The Dantz Retrospect product line has earned numerous awards for protecting business critical information on servers, desktops, and notebooks. The company's patented technologies provide the reliability and efficiency that small and medium-sized enterprises depend upon for business continuance. Customers of Dantz include British Telecom The telephone and communications carrier that provides services in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It used to be a division of the British Post Office, but was privatized in 1984 under Margaret Thatcher's administration. , Daimler Chrysler, Motorola, Nortel, Pixar, and Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney . Dantz is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. located in Orinda, Calif. and backed by leading venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] Mobius Venture Capital, ARCH Venture Partners, and Madrona Venture Group. For more information, please visit www.dantz.com or call +1 925/253-3000. Note to Editors: Retrospect is a registered trademark of Dantz Development Corporation. All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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