New Features of Upcoming Novosoft Handy Backup 6.5

Novosoft LLC, an IT-consulting and software development company, announced that the new 6.5 version of Handy Backup will be a major update featuring changes in data indexing engine and a byte-level differential backup capability. The utility is scheduled to be released on January 1, 2010.

“We thought about adding differential backup to Handy Backup for a very long time,” said Alexander Prichalov, head of Novosoft development department. “But it wasn’t until we built the first beta that we realized what a powerful tool for enterprise backup it now turns out to be. We are really excited to strengthen Handy Backup’s positions among professional PC backup systems.”

Byte-level differential backup is a technology based on binary comparison of data with existing backup, where only new files and changes on modified files are processed. It greatly saves time and drive space required to store backups and enables enterprises to achieve near continuous protection of interactive types of data at minimal costs.

“The very first tests of the utility amazed us with the accuracy, speed and effectiveness of the new method,” said Mr. Prichalov. “We’re assured that all customers who use Handy Backup to back up large amounts of data like customer databases or e-mail servers will find the new version useful and beneficial for their businesses. The release is planned on January 1, 2010.”

About Handy Backup
Handy Backup is a family of data backup and disaster recovery software for computers working under Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 and 2008/2003/2000 Server operating systems. It is available in three editions for individual PCs: Standard, Professional and Full, and a corporate backup edition called Handy Backup Server. The editions have different sets of features and are targeted at different market segments.

Prices of the software range from $39 for Handy Backup Standard to $599 for Handy Backup Server which is a full-featured backup software for MS Exchange Server, MS SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, Lotus Notes, ODBC-compatible databases, and other data. Until January 11, 2009 all new customers can purchase Handy Backup with 20% discount and receive a free additional license for a preceding edition.