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Automatic Backup, Easy File Retrieval: How ABC Connected/PC Works
Automatic Backup
Easy Set-Up
On-Demand Data Retrieval
Comprehensive & Faster Than Fast
Requirements

Automatic Backup, Easy File Retrieval: How ABC Connected/PC Works

Install the ABC Connected Agent (a small piece of software) on the computer(s) you want to protect.
Allow the Agent to select the files to back up, or select the files yourself.
ABC Connected does the rest. Your information will be available for easy retrieval, up to the last time you were online.

Automatic Backup

ABC Connected offers the first user-friendly, automated method to protect the information that resides on your company's desktop and laptop computers.

Rather than relying on CDs, Zip drives or floppy disks, Connected Backup subscription service automatically backs up your company's computers to secure Data Centers through a secure Internet connection. The information that's backed up and retrieved is encrypted right at the PC, and remains encrypted both in transit and in storage. No other service offers this level of security.

Easy Set-Up

ABC Connected deploys a small software Agent to each protected computer to aid in the backup and retrieval of data. Download and installation of the ABC Connected Agent takes just minutes. The Agent allows the scheduling of regular backup times, forcing of unscheduled backup, file retrieval, CD-ROM ordering for stored data and user log review.

Once an initial overnight back up is done, subsequent backups take place automatically with no user intervention needed. ABC Connected is so efficient, update backups can typically be done in the few minutes it takes to read email, even over a dial-up connection.

On-Demand Data Retrieval

When the time comes that they're needed, stored files are easily accessed from the computer where they originated. If that computer is unavailable for any reason, files can be retrieved to any computer with Windows, Internet Explorer and an Internet connection. (See Requirements, below.) All it takes is a few mouse clicks. Individual files are instantly accessible, and customers have told us they've done complete bottom-to-top computer data restorations in as little as an hour.

Comprehensive & Faster Than Fast

How can ABC Connected back up all your company's information in just a few minutes per day? The answer lies in our patented, best-of-breed data reduction and compression technologies.

Delta Block?- This patented technology ensures that, once a file has been backed up, only changes to that file are backed up next time around. The amount of total data sent is much smaller than would be otherwise, enabling a quicker backup even over dial-up connections.

Send Once?- Another patented technology, Send Once prevents extra copies of shared or duplicate files from being stored. So you don't end up wasting time and space to store the same files over and over again.

Together, these data management tools allow ABC Connected to maintain a complete and up-to-date backup copy of all your company's data, available only to your authorized users, whenever and wherever you need it.

Requirements

ABC Connected subscription service provides automatic back up and easy retrieval for computers that fit the following parameters:

Operating System: Windows 95B, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT SP4 2000, XP or XP Professional

Processor: P486/66MHz or higher (Pentium recommended)

Memory: 32 MB RAM on Windows 95 and 98; 64 MB RAM on all other Windows operating systems

Web Browser: Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher

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