Cibecs Releases Version 4.6.0

Backup and recovery software company Cibecs (DataFox (Pty) Ltd.) has released their latest version, ready for Windows 8.

While a number of critics have labelled the new Windows OS a ‘consumer platform’ and predict that many companies may never adopt it; changes in the control IT has over technology adoption cycles and a consumer-driven business IT landscape might prove them wrong.

The system appears to offer something for everyone: touch-screen functionality for tablet enthusiasts, a new interface, and multiple versions to make it compatible with traditional desktop PC software. Over 4 million copies were sold in the first weekend of launch, with numbers reaching into the tens of millions through OEM deals.

“The lines between the consumer and the enterprise are blurring,” said Ron Markezich, head of Microsoft’s enterprise and partner group. “Business customers are looking forward to Windows 8 because they don’t have to compromise between tablet and PC.”

Version 4.6.0 ensures that businesses looking to upgrade to Windows 8 don’t get left behind when it comes to protecting endpoint data. It offers simple laptop and desktop data protection solution for IT, giving IT central control and ensuring that confidential data is backed up.

Even as it launches Windows 8, a priority for Microsoft is to get customers off the decade-old Windows XP – which still runs on around 41% of the world’s PCs. For the last three years, it has urged enterprise customers to move to Windows 7, and it has said it does not expect organizations to drop those plans because of Windows 8.

That means many companies will downgrade PCs to run on Windows 7, not 8, over the next few years. It also means that multiple businesses will be migrating user data over to new OSs, which can present a high-risk, resource-intensive project for IT departments.

One of the biggest benefits is simplified, faster data migration to new OSs or PC’s. It not only removes the risk of losing user data during a migration project, and prevents the time wasted on trying to find data in non-standard locations – it reduces bandwidth and storage requirements and ensures data restores.