Author: Ksenia Schevjeva

Top smart-device OEMs rely on Paragon Software for cross-platform driver technology to enable exFAT, NTFS and HFS+ compatibility

Emerging Market for Smart TVs, Set Top Boxes, Smartphones, Tablets, and Connected Devices Drive Demand for Paragon’s Android and Linux Drivers

Paragon Software is experiencing an unprecedented growth in demand from top Android and Linux mobile and embedded device manufacturers for its cross-platform exFAT, NTFS, and HFS+ driver technology. Paragon’s OEM program has seen requirements to specify its cross-platform Universal File System Driver (UFSD) technology grow as a result of high consumer demand for Android-powered Smart TVs/Monitors/Set Top Boxes, Smartphones, Tablets and Connected Devices, which fully support SDXC cards and Windows/Mac USB drives.

Over 10 years ago, Paragon recognized a need for fast UFSD technology to provide full cross-platform access to all of the popular file systems under diverse platforms (Android, Linux, Windows, and Mac) where these file systems are not natively supported — while maintaining data integrity. Paragon’s technology successfully bridges the gap between any file system and the various operating systems or embedded kernels in the market. Representative UFSD Tier 1 OEM Paragon customers for Android- and Linux-based devices include top manufacturers such as the following:


Acer
ASUS
Buffalo
Cisco Systems
Hitachi Ltd.
NETGEAR
Logitech
LG Electronics
Western Digital
EMC/Iomega
Seagate
Lenovo

“Paragon has been a strong partner for Buffalo; their first-class OEM support as well as the superior performance and features of their technology are key reasons we have chosen PSG for our Smart Box project,” said Kentaro Odaka, General Manager of Product Development Div. at Buffalo Inc.

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Paragon joins the SD Association in response to high OEM demand for the Paragon exFAT driver, enables SDXC card support for Android and Linux devices

The SD Association was founded to ensure standards across the SD card industry. SD standards apply to storage media for mobile phones, digital audio players, car navigation systems and electronic books. For over a decade, Paragon’s driver technology has enabled compatibility for mobile devices across a variety of operating systems (Windows™, Mac, Linux, Android™, etc.).

“Over the last few years, demand for cross-platform drivers has just exploded,” said Tom Fedro, president of Paragon Software Group. “With the brisk development of Smart Devices, from Smartphones to Smart TVs, the trend shows no evidence of slowing down. Being a member of the SD Association will ensure Paragon continues to set the standard for embedded driver technology development.”

Paragon Software’s cross-platform drivers include exFAT, NTFS and HFS+ for Android and Linux. Paragon’s Universal File System Driver (UFSD) technology solves incompatibility issues between exFAT, NTFS, and HFS+ file systems and operating systems & embedded kernels including Android, Linux, ThreadX, and Windows CE. With Paragon’s UFSD support for all popular file systems built into modern digital devices, consumers can now use >32GB SDXC cards and Windows/Mac USB drives with their multimedia players, digital televisions, set-top boxes, mobile and connected devices.

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New Paragon Backup and Recovery 12 Home: faster engine, safest performance, advanced backup features

Paragon introduces Paragon Backup and & Recovery 12 Home – the essential computer system backup and the strongest recovery software available on the market. The 12th edition is empowered with Paragon’s latest performance engine and enhanced backup functionality delivering the fastest and effective hard disk operations.
The software supports the latest generation of hard disks – AFDs and hard disks with over 2 TB and works under Windows 8 (tested under the “Developers’ Preview” version). The new 12th edition of Backup & Recovery Home now perform file backups as well as differential partition and incremental backups, therefore offering all the existing backup techniques available in one solution.

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Paragon Software introduces industry’s first Image Backup for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 with ReFS File System support!

Available for free download to IT Professionals and PC Enthusiasts!

Paragon Software introduces Paragon Image Backup for Windows 8 and Server 2012 – a complete backup and recovery software tool for all Windows 8 versions, including the new RTM. Targeted to IT professionals and technology enthusiasts exploring Windows 8, Paragon Image Backup for Windows 8 and Server 2012 supports the new Windows Server 2012 Resilient File System (ReFS) – which is highly resistant to corruptions and storage failures, is optimized for storing large files and data, and enables users to work with ultra-large volume sizes – allowing quick and easy creation of ReFS partition images.

Testing a new OS always introduces the risk of third-party software incompatibility or system corruption. To avoid the possibility of losing valuable data, Paragon Image Backup for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 allows users to create a backup image of the system, and restore it under Linux or directly on Windows any time it is needed. Paragon Image Backup for Windows 8 and Server 2012 is based on Paragon’s Universal File System Driver technology,integrating the company’s 18 years of file system development experience.

“For anyone interested in the latest Windows 8-generation family but are having concerns about the system’s safety, Paragon Image Backup for Windows 8 and Server 2012 ensures complete protection as the first and only backup and recovery tool available for the newest Windows OS, demonstrating Paragon’s market-leading position in data security for the entire file system spectrum,” commented Konstantin Komarov, CEO of Paragon Software.

Paragon Image Backup for Windows 8 and Server 2012 is available to download for FREE

Centon Electronics selects Paragon Migrate OS to SSD software to ensure reliable system transfer to new solid state drives (SSDs)

Centon Electronics Inc. selected Paragon Migrate OS to SSD software for inclusion in its SSD Notebook kits packaged with their solid state drives (SSDs). Paragon Migrate OS to SSD provides easy migration of system data including the operating system, data files and applications to Centon’s SSDs.

“After testing another party’s software with our SSDs we decided to look for a more intuitive software solution,” said Aaron Campbell, product marketing manager for Centon Electronics. “I had worked with Paragon in the past, asked for a copy to test, and it worked perfectly. It was simple, quick and accurate. Exactly the solution we were searching for.”

“When we work with our customers, our goal is to keep them as a Paragon customer for life,” said Tom Fedro, president of Paragon Software Group. “We are happy to see that as product marketing professionals, IT managers, software engineers, and other highly skilled individuals move from one company to another, that they return to Paragon for our superior software and service. We are happy to count Centon as one of our partners and look forward to a long business relationship.”

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Paragon introduces industry’s first NTFS for Mac OS X 10 with full support for Apple’s new Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

Fastest and Safest Data Transfer, Free to NTFS for Mac OS X 9.5 Customers

NTFS for Mac OS X 10, a standalone Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion -compatible application for dual-boot users, designed to eliminate barriers between Windows and Mac operating systems, and ease data manipulation and data transfer.

Since the release of Apple’s new Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Paragon Software provides Mac enthusiasts with the immediate release of the latest and most up-to-date NTFS for Mac OS X 10, addressing needs specific to today’s Mac users. With test results demonstrating up to 150 mb/sec read and write operations, Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X 10 achieves the speed of native HFS+ drivers and is the industry’s fastest NTFS driver, offering an efficient solution for those who want to share data between Mac and Windows.

“We are very excited to be among first cross-platform software developers to offer the most up-to-date NTFS for Mac OS X 10 to Mac users. Now all Mac users who switched to Mac OS X 10.8 Lion can continue to use Paragon’s NTFS driver safely and with no difficulties,” says Paragon CEO Konstantin Komarov. “Moreover, we are happy to provide all owners of Paragon NTFS for Mac X OS 9.5 with a free upgrade.”

Paragon’s NTFS for Mac OS X 10 is available to all 9.5 version users FREE of charge

5 reasons to use new Paragon NTFS & HFS+ for Android

1 – The highest performance on the market

Compared to open source NTFS solutions, Paragon NTFS & HFS+ for Android achieves the highest performance levels: Kernel-level implementation option, fine tuning and consistent development allow Paragon’s driver to achieve the highest speeds to date. The first software developer to implement a full set of drivers with read-write access to partitions of any file system, Paragon delivers the highest performance cross-platform technologies — proven by millions of installations around the world from consumers to embedded systems manufacturers. Intel, NVidia, Broadcom, Realtek, Huawei-HiSilicon, Marvell, Telechips, Acer and many other companies have selected our solutions for use in some of the world’s best-selling devices.

2 – New Fast Mount functionality enables instant access to the content. No more waiting!

It can take up to a minute to mount media from an external NTFS volume. Paragon Software provides a new Fast Mount feature to retrieve background file systems while the operating system proceeds with other tasks. The software also checks file system integrity to ensure the mounted volume is clean and consistent.


3 – Strong journaling capabilities: safely complete uncompleted transactions even after unsafe media removal

Imagine the following scenario: Unplug your SD card or USB Flash from the desktop PC without having to take further actions – like clicking on the “safely remove” tray app. Some non-completed file system operations can damage data. Paragon’s solution to this problem is to assure complete safety through a technology that responds to the transactions before any other application starts working with the media.

4 – Smart Standby mode technology

The new Standby Mode technology allows external devices to be ejected without any effort, while guaranteeing complete data safety at the same time.

5 – Enhanced functionality coming soon!

Paragon Software is currently working on ways to enhance functionality with “check disk” and “format” utilities for use with Android devices. Once fully tested and complete, the new functionality will be made available to existing Paragon NTFS & HFS+ for Android users as a free update.

The company invites interested Android users to download and test Paragon NTFS & HFS+ for Android, available immediately and free of charge at Google Play.

New Paragon Partition Manager 12: faster engine, safest performance, advanced split and merge functionality

Intuitive and extremely easy-to-use Partition Manager 12 Home and Professional editions perform ALL types of partitioning tasks. Supports the latest generation of hard drives and GPT partitioning schemes; expanded split and merge functions

Paragon Partition Manager 12 is one of the fastest and most reliable partitioning solutions available on the market to handle all PC data partitioning tasks with ease. Compatible with all new hard drive technologies, such as SSDs and hybrid data storage systems, Paragon Partition Manager 12 – with its advanced new partitioning engine – supports GPT partitioning schemes as well as all major file systems. Expanded split and merge functions now allow users to allocate specific files and folders to new partitions before performing the operation, enabling a more flexible modification of the partition layout. The software supports Windows 8 (tested under the “Developers’ Preview” version).

New engine ensures maximum flexibility

The new partitioning engine is highly compatible with all of the latest-generation hard drives, including SSDs, AFDs and 512e hard drives, as well as bridge technologies such as hybrid hard drives. The engine supports all file systems that are currently relevant on the market, in addition to the GPT partitioning scheme, which is becoming increasingly widespread due to the UEFI and prevalence of data devices over 2 TB. Paragon Partition Manager 12 is also useful in conversions between various partition schemes and file systems – including NTFS to HFS and vice-versa – without losing data, and supports UEFI installations of operating systems. With enhanced VSS communication between the software and the MS Windows service, faster hot partitioning start up and functionality over the previous version, and no forced restarts after installation, Paragon Partition Manager 12 meets the highest standards in all partitioning tasks.

“The new partitioning engine is the fastest and most powerful Paragon has developed to date,” says Paragon CEO Konstantin Komarov. “This makes it a must-have item for all PC users who want to organize their data storage systems by dividing or re-dividing them and have the maximum flexibility when working with their data.”

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Paragon NTFS and HFS+ for Android – first-ever software to eliminate barriers between Windows or Mac PCs and Android mobile and multimedia devices

Paragon Software Grants Android Users Full Access to PC and Mac Files with Free Beta Consumer-Edition

Paragon invites Android users to beta test its newest NTFS and HFS+ for Android – the first product available on the market that enables users of Android-based smartphones, handheld media players, digital video and other portable products to utilize storage media formatted by Mac OS and Windows operating systems.

Get full and unlimited access to the most widespread file systems in the World on your Smartphone! Easily copy, transfer and modify data on NTFS volumes alongside with HFS+ ones. Forget about incompatibility issues between your mobile handheld and its big brothers – PC and Mac. Attach to your device any flash drives, hard disk divers and other media with NTFS and HFS file systems and work with them as if there have simple FAT32 one.

We invite interested Android users to download and test Paragon NTFS and HFS+ for Android, available immediately, free of charge at Google Play

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Games Workshop selects Paragon Alignment Tool to maximize server and workstation performance and extend the life of hard disks

Games Workshop, the leading designer and manufacturer of fantasy miniatures, selected Paragon Software Group’s Paragon Alignment Tool (PAT) to boost server and workstation performance due to misaligned partitions.

Games Workshop employs both a modern VMware virtual server environment running Windows 2008 Datacenter and a legacy physical server environment running older Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 operating systems. “We had a number of older servers that we migrated into our virtual environment and noticed that we did not get the performance that we expected,” said Jon Howell, North America IT Director for Games Workshop. “A little research revealed that since they were older OS versions, the partitions were not aligned correctly. The Paragon alignment tool cleaned things up nicely and increased the performance.”

In the recently issued IHS iSuppli report “Hard Disk Drive Pricing: Will it Reach Pre-Flood Level in the Near Future?”, prices for hard disk drives are expected to remain above pre-flood levels through 2014. Paragon Software’s partition alignment tool is perfect for extending the life of hardware still utilizing older operating systems; it also boosts server performance for little investment in time or dollars.

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