Nero to Launch its Data Backup and Disaster Recovery Application as a Stand-Alone Solution.BackItUp 2 volume licensing program will provide businesses, government and educational institutions with a powerful infrastructure to safeguard important data GLENDALE, Calif. -- Nero, leaders in digital media technology, today announced it will release of the stand alone version of BackItUp 2, a complete data backup and disaster recovery solution. BackItUp 2 is Vista-ready and provides versatile capabilities such as highly configurable automatic backup scheduling, data encryption data encryption, the process of scrambling stored or transmitted information so that it is unintelligible until it is unscrambled by the intended recipient. Historically, data encryption has been used primarily to protect diplomatic and military secrets from foreign , virus protection, and extensive media and storage device compatibility. BackItUp 2 will be available early May in North and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. through Nero's volume licensing program. "The BackItUp 2 application and our volume licensing program make it easy for businesses to ensure the preservation of their mission-critical data," said Udo Eberlein, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , Nero AG Nero AG is a German software company based in Karlsbad, Germany. The company is best known for its CD and DVD-authoring software package, Nero Burning ROM. In partnership with Ateme corporation, Nero AG develops and markets the Nero Digital . "In addition to offering category-leading disaster recovery, backup scheduling and data security tools, BackItUp 2 delivers unprecedented support for media formats and devices, including a broad assortment of network storage solutions." BackItUp 2's advanced disaster recovery application easily overcomes even the worst catastrophes. After a hard drive crash, a PC can be quickly restored to a previous, secure state. Users can create a bootable tool to remedy situations where Windows can no longer boot itself. BackItUp 2 combines exceptional ease-of-use with power and versatility. Highly configurable automatic backup scheduling with a calendar-based overview helps prevent backup lapses. BackItUp 2's email notification feature apprises users of job status, and can send log files as attachments. To maximize efficiency, the program can search a drive backup archive and extract specific files and folders without restoring the entire backup. An 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. feature archives only those files that have changed since the last backup. An integrated virus scanner also checks and cleans files as they are added to the backup archive. With BackItUp 2, any organization can utilize its existing storage infrastructure to more effectively safeguard important data. The application can save data to NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular (network attached storage) devices and other network storage solutions such as Windows network shares and FTP servers. For maximum compatibility, a number of protocols including SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. , SFTP (1) (SSH FTP) Transferring files using the secure SSH protocol. See SSH. (2) (Simple FTP) An earlier non-secure FTP program. See FTP and SSH. sFTP - Secure File Transfer Protocol and proxy servers are supported. Backups can also be saved on optical media formats, including CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray Discs and HD DVDs. BackItUp 2 utilizes media defect management to help guarantee data integrity, and the program can automatically span archives across multiple pieces of media. Internal and external hard disc drives, including external drives with the recently introduced high speed eSATA HDD (Hard Disk Drive) See hard disk and HDD caddy. HDD - hard disk drive connectivity standard, provide additional backup options. BackItUp 2 fully supports cutting-edge Windows Vista[TM] features such as virtual search folders. With Vista[TM], folders and links can be saved and organized in virtual folders. Nero BackItUp 2 restores these folders and their contents even after a complete system failure. Regardless of where the files are actually stored on a PC, backing up virtual search folders with BackItUp 2 ensures the preservation of important data. BackItUp 2 supports silent and unattended installation processes that offer organizations a wide variety of installation parameters to customize and deploy the software on multiple PCs remotely via scripting or via Microsoft's SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. service. BackItUp 2 also includes a shadow copy feature, meaning users do not need to stop working when a backup is taking place. Open files are backed up safely using a copy of the files currently open. About Nero Nero is a leading provider of digital multimedia solutions for the personal computer, consumer electronics, and mobile industries. Focused on developing technologies for digital media creation and playback, Nero provides strategic partners with applications, codecs The following is a list of codecs. Audio codecs Non-compression formats
Nero distributes products globally through hardware manufacturers, international partners, retailers, and directly through www.nero.com. Nero AG is headquartered in Karlsbad, Germany and serves the world with regional offices in Karlsbad, Germany (EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. ); Glendale, California, USA (Americas); and Yokohama, Japan (APAC APAC Australian Partnership for Advanced Computing APAC Agricultural Policy Analysis Center APAC Asia and Pacific APAC Asian Pacific American Coalition APAC Adapted Physical Activity Council (American Alliance for Health) ). Nero[R] and Nero Digital[TM] are trademarks of Nero AG and its subsidiaries. Any other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. [c] 2007 Nero. All rights reserved. |
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