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FarStone DriveClone 6.0 - Back Up Your Data with Peace of Mind

Create an exact copy of a PC for a full backup, back up only selected important data, or protect database server to ensure business operation continuity. Keep all your settings for Microsoft Office, iTunes, and other popular programs.

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA — December 5th 2008 — Starting today, computer users no longer need to be worried about losing their critical data from hardware failure, virus and spyware infections, accidental deletions or natural disasters. System administrator and small business owners don´t have to worry database server crashed causing operational downtime, decreasing productivity, and loss of revenue. DriveClone Pro and Server 6.0 editions are the easy answers to securely and accurately backing up and recovering your home or business’ important data.

DriveClone Pro 6 presents a user-friendly graphical interface, while DriveClone Server 6, an affordable data backup solution designed to address the critical needs of small and medium businesses. Choosing to back up your computer is as easy as a click of a button. In case of hardware failure users can opt to save a backup to an external location. DriveClone version 6.0 now includes a simple feature to send backup copies to an offsite FTP server. This is truly a failsafe backup method.

The FarStone software developers redesigned the Pre-OS interface. It now uses the Win-PE environment developed by Microsoft. This now adds 100% hardware compatibility and gives the user added functionality without booting into windows. Also, with the newly added RAID support, users can gain a more secure backup arrangement.

"In a world increasingly focused on technology, our Universal Restore feature comes into greater demand by markets worldwide, as it focuses on the problem of recovering data onto a dissimilar hard drive, such as those of different brands or sizes," says Thomas Lin, CEO and President. "With DriveClone´s Universal Restore feature commercially available, we like to think that we´re effectively providing business-class technologies for everyone concerned with having complete system recovery, but at an affordable price. In addition, we´re the first company to offer Universal Restore integrated directly into our product."

New Features available in DriveClone version 6.0:

VMware Support - Easily convert a backup image into a VMware Virtual Disk for use in a virtual environment.
FTP Offsite Backup – A user selected option to create an offsite backup copy to an FTP server every time you make a system backup.
AES File Encryption – Ensures backup data is protected when in transit and at rest.
Improved Pre-OS Environment - New Win-PE user interface is now 100% compatible with Windows hardware.
Additional RAID Support – RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 10 JBOD
New Comprehensive Scheduler – create a customized backup schedule for daily, weekly, and monthly backup points.

Other distinguished and popular features:

Snapshot – constantly monitors changes on hard drive sectors and provides non-stop protection; thus allowing users to instantly restore in case of unforeseen catastrophes
Universal Restore – allows users to restore to different operating systems or even to dissimilar hardware
Incremental backup – backs up only files or sectors that have been changed since the last backup, saving both time and space
Pre-OS recovery environment – in case the PC system doesn´t boot, users can restore their system simply by clicking the spacebar
Easy-to-use interface – "Free of distractions and easy to navigate" says Erik Eckel of TechRepublic
Bare metal restore – users may restore a computer system from scratch, even without a previously installed operating system

Pricing and Availability:

Pricing of DriveClone Pro 6.0 is at $59.99, DriveClone Server 6.0 is at $599, and they are available through local reseller or online; Universal Restore and Snapshot included in solution.

About FarStone Technology

FarStone Technology, Inc. is a pioneer in continuous data protection, disaster recovery and storage management. Founded in 1993, the company continuously designs and updates its products at a professional level, while maintaining exceptional support. FarStone Technology provides consumers, SOHO, and small/medium businesses with technologically advanced, easy-to-use and affordable disk imaging, system snapshot, partitioning, recovery, and bare-metal restore software and solutions. FarStone’s downloadable products are available online at www.farstone.com , through resellers and distributors worldwide, and international partners with OEMs such as Intel.

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