EMC Issues Beta of Retrospect 8.0 Backup Software

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January 7th, 2009 at 12:16 PM - News by Brad Cook

SAN FRANCISCO -- EMC Corporation has released a public Beta of version 8.0 of Retrospect, its backup ad recovery software that the company says is positioned between Time Machine and enterprise-level solutions. The new software consists of several different components that work around a reengineered engine called the Retrospect server, which can, for example, back up two computers while restoring a third.

Retrospect 8.0 also features a redesigned user interface that allows users to manage multiple Retrospect servers from a single window, including any at remote locations. The upgrade also offers backup-to-disk features, true disk-based backup staging, simultaneous streaming of data to multiple storage systems, improved tape library barcode tracking and automatic tape drive cleaning, custom reporting tools, improved email notifications, AES-256 encryption of backup data, and more.

Available now as a Beta, the final version of Retrospect 8.0 for Mac will ship during the first quarter in three versions: Desktop 3-User (US$129 new or $59 as an upgrade), Single Server ($809 or $539), and Multi Server ($1,669 or $939). Anyone who purchased a new Retrospect 6.1 license on or after January 14, 2008 will receive a free upgrade.

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Quote Photodan said on January 7th, 2009 at 4:52 PM:

If this is something you’d use, why not volunteer to try out experimental parachutes or airbag crash tests? Got to do something to keep the pulse rate up.

This one really makes me shake my head.

-Dan

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