DataFort Announces Version 3.0 of SME Offsite Storage System
Bigger Storage, Faster Uploading, Enhanced Interface Sees Off-Site Outstripping Tape,
Hard Disk And Traditional Back-Up
Release date: 31 March 2003
DataFort, provider of effortless off-site data back-up, today announced the latest version of its award-winning system for SMEs. Businesses can now back-up individual files of up to a terabyte – allowing the secure archiving of sizable databases. DataFort’s unique ‘trickle’ back-up mode extends the ability to secure large amounts of data during the critical initial backup of a client ’s information.
"Someone's hard drive somewhere crashes every 15 seconds,” exclaims DataFort’s Business Development Director, Marcie Terman. “Worse still, 2,000 laptops get stolen each day, 32% of lost data is due to human error, and one in five every PCs will at some point suffer a fatal crash. These recent stats from Applied Wireless support what we’ve always said – for true business continuity, data has to be backed up off-site, away from fire, flood or threat.”
DataFort 3.0’s ‘Desktop Console’ provides users with a full picture of their backup profile, allowing them to track recent backups, change version settings or global storage settings. As off-site back-up relies on a stable internet connection, the system includes a ‘Network Health Check’ which provides an audited account of internet connectivity for later trouble shooting, all included in the service price. It has a low operating footprint, thus minimising CPU usage, and a new ‘wizard’ allows easy backup setup for new users.
“Off-site storage is a key issue for concerned individuals and thriving businesses alike. It can help save substantial downtime costs and allows businesses to keep hold of their most valuable asset – their information,” continues Terman. “DataFort 3.0 could certainly have saved Cambridge University from losing its priceless brain wave recordings of cerebral palsy patients when a laptop was stolen from their Department of Anatomy lab. It could even have helped Jerry Hall, who lost various personal files when her $10,000 laptop was stolen from her home the night she stepped on stage to perform in The Graduate. To say nothing of Qualcomm’s CEO Irwin Jacobs whose IBM Thinkpad – containing a great deal of sensitive corporate information – vanished from the stage while he was in the middle of a speech!”
ABOUT DATAFORT
DataFort provides dependable secure off-site computer information storage with a focus on functionality and convenience for the end user. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Guildford, UK and New York, USA. It’s software and services are used by thousands of businesses worldwide - ranging from small SMEs and schools through to quoted companies and local government. Every hour of every day someone, somewhere backs up with DataFort.
CONTACTS
Jill Sutcliffe
T: +44 (0) 1483 872 052
E: jill.sutcliffe@datafort.co.uk