Acronis True Image 2009 Makes Protecting Home Computers Easier Than ...

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Acronis True Image 2009 Makes Protecting Home Computers Easier ThanEver (Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) BURLINGTON, MA, October 9 /MARKET WIRE/ -- Acronis? Inc. (http://www.acronis.com), a provider of affordable, scalable storage management and disasterrecovery software, announced that the latest version of its Acronis TrueImage Home 2009 disk imaging and backup software for home users protectsusers' PCs with less work on their part and allows them to quickly recoverfrom the impact of viruses, unstable software downloads and failed harddrives. Acronis True Image provides both full image and file-based backups. Image-based backups take a snapshot of the entire computer --including programs and the operating system -- which can be restored in theevent of a hard drive crash or catastrophic operating system failure. With file-based backup, users can select specific files and folders toprotect. "These days, almost everyone is aware of the need to back uptheir computers, but not everyone actually does it," said StephenLawton, senior director of strategic marketing of Acronis. "Our goal hasalways been to make backing up a computer system as easy and straightforward aspossible and this new version of Acronis True Image provides an absolutelyturn-key, automatic way to make sure computer users are never leftunprotected from the inevitable hardware or software failure that can destroy alifetime of digital files, photos, videos and documents." Backup made easy Acronis True Image Home 2009 includes a number of features thatmake it easy and nearly invisible for users to protect their computers. Anew interface places the most commonly used and important functionsfront and center. With One-Click Protection, a user can quickly and easilyset-up a backup routine and then start it with a single mouse click. Other features that make backup easy include: -- Smart Scheduling - Run backups automatically at preset orelapsed time when a user is idle, on user login/logout, on systemstartup/shutdown, and in coordination with other events. -- Set and Forget backups - Configure once and perform backups automatically. -- Auto backup based on destination availability - Decide to backup automatically or as soon as a destination drive is available. Enhanced features for complete flexibility and security Additional features that go beyond backup and recovery make AcronisTrue Image Home 2009 a powerful software program that can protect thesecurity of personal data, while making it easy to organize and locatefiles. The disk cloning feature makes upgrading computer systems painless.With it, there is no need to reinstall the operating system,applications, or re-key user settings when cloning a PC or increasing its storagecapacity. Full text search enables an end-user to search for file namesand/or content within an archive, using Windows or Google desktop search.This makes it simple to find particular files, even if they are locatedwithin a backup archive. The software also incorporates Acronis Drive Cleanser, a $50 valuethat wipes out personal or organizational data in the event a computerhard drive is replaced or an entire system is donated or discarded. TheFile Shredder function safely destroys individual files so they can't be resurrected. Pricing and availability Acronis Tue Image Home 2009 is available through retailers and fordownload at www.acronis.com. List price remains the same at $49.99. About Acronis Acronis is a global provider of storage management software thatenables corporations and individuals to move, manage and maintain digitalassets. Acronis sells innovative solutions for disaster recovery, server consolidation and virtualization migration, which allow users tomaintain business continuity and reduce downtime in computing environments.Acronis software products are sold in more than 180 countries and areavailable in 13 languages. For additional information, please visitwww.acronis.com or contact media@acronis.com. Press Contacts: Stephen Lawton Acronis Inc. (650) 875-7593 ext 7030Email Contact Bill Baker Baker Communications Group, LLC 860-350-9100Email Contact Acronis? Inc. 23 3rd Avenue Burlington, MA 01803 Copyright ? 2008 Marketwire
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