FarStone and Linspire Launch Personal Disaster Recovery Solutions at Desktop Linux Summit; FarStone Software Arms Linspire's Operating System with a Safety Net for Everyday Computing Hazards.SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- In a long awaited move to address security for desktop Linux  This article or section is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article or section in an . , FarStone Technology Inc. and Linspire Inc. today announced a partnership to offer a Linux version of FarStone's award-winning Personal Disaster Recovery (TM) software solution, RestoreIT. The software, designed to complement Linspire's desktop Linux-based 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. , allows users to restore lost data or an entire system that has been damaged due to computer errors or other common mishaps. The announcement today takes place at the fourth annual Desktop Linux Summit The Desktop Linux Summit is an annual conference with a program of speakers addressing desktop Linux issues. It was in its 4th year in 2006, meeting in San Diego, California.
"As desktop Linux grows in popularity and becomes 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. of choice for many consumers, small businesses and academic institutions, common PC disasters will likely affect Linux users as seen with Windows users," said Tom Fedro, executive vice president, FarStone. "Whether recovering from OS failure, finding a deleted file, undoing the effects of spyware and other malicious attacks, FarStone is uniquely positioned to provide fast data and OS restore functionality to Linspire and the Linux market. We are pleased to be working with Linspire to develop RestoreIT for Linux, a solution we firmly believe will become the standard in the desktop Linux market." Called RestoreIT Linux Edition (LE), the software will be on display at the summit, where both Linspire and FarStone are Gold-level sponsors. FarStone's director of business development, Jerry Puda, is a speaker at the summit and will illustrate the importance of having an easy-to-use, always on, data and system recovery solution for desktop Linux computers. The session, titled, "UNDO To restore the last editing operation that has taken place. For example, if a segment of text has been deleted or changed, performing an undo will restore the original text. Programs may have several levels of undo, including being able to reconstruct the original data for all edits PC Disasters - Personal Disaster Recovery solutions for the Linux Desktop," will discuss common PC disaster scenarios and show how FarStone's RestoreIT provides a complete and simple-to-use solution. Demonstrations of the software will be held during the session and at FarStone's booth #11 throughout the show. "Because Linspire's goal is to provide an easy and safe computing experience for our end users, having an easy mechanism to protect them from the unforeseen system failure or accidental user error is very important to us," said Randy Linnell, vice president of business development for Linspire. "While there are backup and recovery solutions available for advanced Linux users, FarStone was the only solution that we were confident would be powerful, flexible, and easy enough to use for all computer users. We're delighted to work with FarStone - already a leader in disaster recovery on the Windows platform - to pioneer bringing this comprehensive protection to Linux." RestoreIT LE will be available to customers soon through a variety of channels, including Linspire's CNR See riser card. CNR - Communication and Network Riser (Click and Run) Warehouse as well as pre-installed on computers offered by Linspire partners. For more details on RestoreIT for Linspire, visit www.linspire.com/farstone. FarStone's RestoreIT is a simple software program that makes data and system recovery easy. The user can quickly reset their entire system to an earlier, pre-crash, pre-problem state, even if the operating system won't boot. The software tracks all changes to a user's hard drive on a separate hidden disk partition See partition. as 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. points. In the event of a disaster, a user can restore the system and data that they have lost, as well as choose how far back they would like to go - an hour, two hours, etc. By simply clicking the spacebar, users can instantly restore their data, files or a complete system. Since it loads before the OS, RestoreIT will recover all files, system applications and personal settings and passwords. In addition to automatic backups per a user-defined schedule, RestoreIT can also be configured to automatically restore to pre-defined backups on a regular basis. Perfect for computer labs, libraries, and Internet cafes The high-tech equivalent of the coffee house. However, instead of playing chess or having heated political discussions, you browse the Internet and discuss the latest technology. CDs, DVDs, games and other "cyber stuff" are also generally available. , RestoreIT can reset a PC to a pristine pris·tine adj. 1. a. Remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization. b. Remaining free from dirt or decay; clean: pristine mountain snow. 2. state at the beginning or end of a business day and undo any changes to the workstation that typically occur with multiple users. Once configured in this manner, the administrator does not need to manually reset the PC. About Linspire Inc. Linspire Inc. (www.linspire.com) was founded in 2001 to bring choice into the operating system market. The company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , the Linspire operating system, is an affordable, easy-to-use Linux-based operating system for home, school, and business users. Linspire pioneered CNR ("click and run") Technology, which allows Linspire users access to thousands of software programs, each of which can be downloaded and installed with just one mouse click. The more than 2,400 software titles available in the CNR Warehouse (www.linspire.com/cnr) include full office and productivity suites, games, multimedia players, photo management software, accounting tools, and more. 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. With headquarters in Irvine, Calif., the company licenses its software to corporations, small businesses, educational institutions and consumers worldwide. FarStone's global technology partners include Intel, Phoenix Technologies, Trend Micro, Intervideo, Authentium, Fujitsu, and HiNet, Taiwan. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.farstone.com. |
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