Paragon NTFS and HFS for Linux 8.5 Combo Professional ($40)

Paragon Software Group (PSG) announced NTFS and HFS for Linux 8.5 Combo Professional, a performance Kernel driver for NTFS and HFS+ file systems with advanced read and write operations for all types of files – including NTFS compressed files – that can be accessed and manipulated in both sequential and random orders on disk partitions of up to 25Tb and more.

Tested on Linux Kernels up to 2.6.38, NTFS and HFS for Linux 8.5 Combo Pro is a cross-platform technology demonstrating read and write performance similar to Linux native Ext3FS with up to 130 MB/sec read/write speed. Based on Paragon’s unique Universal File System Driver (UFSD) technology, NTFS and HFS for Linux 8.5 Combo Pro was developed to break barriers between non-compatible operating systems to create a seamless environment, even when encountering differences in operating systems and file types.

In addition to increased performance gain on an NTFS file system (compared to previous versions), the new 8.5 edition demonstrates a higher write performance – measuring up to 130 MB/s on modern HDDs and up to 55 MB/s on SAMBA shares, with most significant performance gains observed on write operations performed in small fragments.

Besides improved performance, this version also allows to reduce file fragmentation in ‘several files simultaneous write’ scenarios, often used in video survellance systems. The NTFS driver developed by Paragon Software Group is more robust than native Microsoft NTFS drivers, and is capable of handling files that are fragmented beyond the limits of Microsoft’s NTFS drivers for Windows operating systems.

With read/write support for HFS+ and the native HFSX Mac OS file system, Paragon HFS+ for Linux allows creation and repair of HFS+ volumes under the most popular distributions of Linux based on the latest Kernels (up to 2.6.38).

The new 8.5 edition of Paragon HFS+ for Linux offers improved HFS+ Journal performance to provide reliability and fault resilience, and is the only driver to support the native HFS+ Journal feature.

"Paragon NTFS and HFS for Linux 8.5 Combo Pro is the industry’s fastest, most stable and reliable tool for all those who want to share, back up, modify or copy large data files such as pictures, videos or any other documents between Linux and Windows or Linux and Mac OS X," commented Konstantin Komarov, CEO. "The easy-to-use format enables Linux-based PCs and network devices to have full read/write access to Windows NTFS and Mac HFS-formatted drives without having to use special commands to gain access to files of any size or type."

Key Features of Paragon NTFS and HFS 8.5 Combo Express
include:

• Support for Mac HFS+ and Windows NTFS file systems.
• Support for compressed NTFS files: write compressed NTFS files not only sequentially but also at random.
• Paragon HFS+ for Linux is the only driver that supports the native HFS+ Journal, providing the highest level of reliability.
• High data transfer rate.
• Full read/write access: modify existing files, delete files and create or copy new files.
• Supports any type or format files, even the compressed and very large ones.
• Easy to install: the driver is built and installed by easy-to-use script.
• Easy to use: mount any NTFS or HFS partition like a native one – no need to perform special commands to gain access.
• Non-Roman characters and languages: File and folder names in national languages, including Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Russian.
• Low utilization of system resources during data transfer.
• Unlimited maximum file/partition size (within Kernel and NTFS/HFS+ limitations).
• Unlimited fragmentation of NTFS files – beyond Microsoft’s NTFS driver limit.
• Built on top of Paragon Universal File System Drivers (UFSD) library.

Paragon NTFS and HFS 8.5 Combo Professional
includes all of the above plus:

• Technical support from Paragon which is useful in case of installation problems since Linux Kernel has myriads of different configurations and it is virtually impossible to test the product on every configuration that may exist on user’s PC.
• Format volumes as NTFS and HFS+
• Check NTFS/HFS+ volumes for errors and repair them
• Defragment NTFS volumes
• Backup data from Ñ? NTFS volumes to other file systems while preserving NTFS-specific data and attributes like file encryption and compression, alternate data streams, NTFS ACLS (permissions) and so on, as well as restore data from backup to NTFS volumes (cpntfs utility).

Paragon’s NTFS and HFS for Linux 8.5 Combo Professional is available for USD 39.95, EUR 29.95 or GBP 25.95. The technology is also available for licensing to manufacturers of data storage systems. Paragon’s NTFS and HFS for Linux 8.5 Combo Express is free of charge and can be downloaded.