FarStone Partners with Microgistix to Deliver System Recovery Software and CD/DVD Replication Software.IRVINE, Calif. -- FarStone Technology, Inc., developer of PC system recovery software and CD/DVD content replication solutions, today announced a partnership with Microgistix to deliver FarStone's RestoreIT(R) 6.5 and VirtualDrive(R) 9 software via Dell's Online Store. Specializing in the delivery of software marketing solutions, Microgistix seeks software that will add value to established distribution channels. The software distribution agreement with FarStone calls for the company's RestoreIT 6.5 and VirtualDrive 9 software products to be individually packaged by Microgistix in DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. boxes. "System recovery solutions and replication utilities are much sought after by consumers and businesses," said Stacy Grochowski, partner marketing manager at Microgistix. Tom Fedro, vice president, sales and marketing for FarStone explains that Continuous Data Protection (CDP CDP (cytidine diphosphate): see cytosine. (1) (Certificate in Data Processing) An earlier award for the successful completion of an examination in hardware, software, systems analysis, programming, management and accounting, ) is a growing class of software that provides consumers and businesses with a safety net to prevent data loss and enable system recovery. "RestoreIT is a compelling CDP solution that empowers PC users with affordable and easy Personal Disaster Recovery(TM), while VirtualDrive enables digital content replication and CD/DVD emulation. We believe these two offerings provide consumers and businesses with critical system recovery technology and other key utilities that add significant value to their PC user experience. We are very pleased with this partnership, and see it as a key distribution outlet." Pricing and Availability FarStone's RestoreIT 6.5 and VirtualDrive 9 are available at www.dell.com. Suggested retail price is $39.99 each. About RestoreIT 6.5 FarStone's RestoreIT Personal Disaster Recovery(TM) software with Continuous Data Protection (CDP) is the best insurance policy against data loss and PC problems. RestoreIT's patented technology creates ongoing, complete and multiple incremental backup See backup types. (operating system) incremental backup - A kind of backup that copies all files which have changed since the date of the previous backup. The first backup of a file system should include all files - a "full backup". Call this level 0. images of a user's entire PC. After a virus/pop-up/spyware attack, accidental file deletion/overwrite or complete system OS failure, users can simply click RestoreIT to instantly roll their system back to a point when everything was working properly. Users can restore individual files or their entire system even if Windows(R) crashes and will not restart To resume computer operation after a planned or unplanned termination. See boot, warm boot and checkpoint/restart. . RestoreIT creates backups to a hidden, protected partition below the 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. and can be launched immediately after power on. Users can also create a bootable Recover Disc to store their complete system backup on a CD or DVD set, so that in the event of a hard drive crash they can quickly and easily recover their entire system after replacing the drive. About VirtualDrive 9 FarStone's VirtualDrive provides users with an easier way to access and manage their collection of CDs & DVDs. With the easy-to-use interface, users can simply create "virtual" images of their CDs & DVDs and store them all on their hard drive, then just click to load and play them on any one of up to 23 "virtual" CD/DVD drives that VirtualDrive can create on the hard drive. Users no longer have to find or carry and load their CD & DVD discs to play them, which saves their disc collection from handling damage. FarStone's patented RapidCache(TM) technology improves PC performance by reducing CD/DVD access times by up to 75 percent -- with zero disc spin up time. The Virtual Hard Drive feature emulates a hard disk drive in RAM, so users can store files and run programs at high speeds in non-swappable physical memory. About FarStone Founded in 1993, FarStone Technology is a leading developer of PC and network-based system recovery solutions and a provider of digital content security, replication and management utilities. FarStone is an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certified See certification. software publisher holding multiple technology patents. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., the company licenses its software to corporations, small businesses, educational institutions and consumers worldwide. FarStone's global technology partners include Intel, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Phoenix Technologies, Fujitsu, and Intervideo. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.farstone.com. About Microgistix, Inc. Microgistix is the leading software marketing services company for top technology, retail, and consumer packaged goods Noun 1. packaged goods - groceries that are packaged for sale foodstuff, grocery - (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one companies. Under these three channels of business, the company creates unique, customized, software-marketing programs designed to capture incremental Additional or increased growth, bulk, quantity, number, or value; enlarged. Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost. revenue and margin, provide personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. value, and develop a life-long commerce relationship with customers. Microgistix customers include Best Buy, HP, Dell, Gateway, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , and other Fortune 500 industry leading companies. Microgistix can be found on the World Wide Web at www.microgistix.com. |
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