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Paragon Software’s Hard Disk Manager selected by Vancrest Health Care Centers

Provides Fast and Reliable Disaster Recovery with Flexible Licensing Options

Vancrest Health Care Centers selected  Hard Disk Manager (HDM) for backup, recovery and disk management for the entire organization comprised of nine separate facilities across Ohio.

HDM is a software suite that offers system imaging as well as file-based backup for disaster recovery, to protect data, minimize downtime, and lower data storage and management costs while ensuring business continuity through near-instant system recovery. Furthermore, the software suite includes a set of disk management tools for live server migration and virtualization (P2V, V2P, V2V, and P2P), partitioning and alignment, along with secure disk wiping.

After extensive online research and hands-on evaluations of several of the top-tier backup and recovery vendors, Eric Burk, director of technology services at Vancrest, decided upon Paragon Hard Disk Manager. “We studied a lot of different product reviews to develop a short list of prospective vendors. Paragon’s suite fit all of our needs and was competitively priced,” said Eric Burk. “Our spot testing was very successful; I would recommend Paragon’s solution to other colleagues who are looking for a great product that comes with fantastic tech support.”

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Paragon Software helps home and business users handle storage chores with Drive Copy 14 and Partition Manager 14

Support for UEFI, All Types of Migration (P2V, P2P, V2P, V2V), and Windows 8.1— Plus More Efficient Backup ImagingTechnology to Virtual Containers

Paragon Software launches Paragon Partition Manager 14 Home, Paragon Partition Manager 14 Professional and Paragon Drive Copy 14 Professional – the most essential, Windows 8.1-compatible tools to assist PC users and IT enthusiasts to perform drive partitioning of any complexity as well as data or system migration and virtualization fast and safely. PM 14 and DC 14 provide full support for UEFI configurations in Windows and Recovery Environments.

Paragon Partition Manager 14 is the fastest and most reliable partitioning software available on the market to easily handle all PC data partitioning tasks.

Drive Copy 14 Professional guarantees the most capable and flexible computer copying or migration of any software and hardware combination to any physical drive or virtual environment.

In PM14 Paragon introduces the pVHD (Paragon Virtual Hard Drive) format – a special technology, optimized for storing backups of virtual and physical machines. pVHD is very efficient in handling incremental chains, data de-duplication and synchronization. pVHD allows backups to be as little as one-quarter of the size of the original objects. Backup images can be stored in either the old PBF format or the new pVHD.

Windows 8.1 support and new user-friendly interface fully compatible with the Windows 8 streamlined, tile-oriented interface. Complete UEFI support, enhanced backup format, Windows storage spaces support and much more!

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Paragon Software launches Hard Disk Manager 14 Business and Premium editions for SMBs and enterprise customers

Paragon Software announced the launch of Paragon Hard Disk Manager (HDM) 14 Business and Paragon Hard Disk Manager (HDM) 14 Premium editions, following last month’s release of the home-user products, HDM 14 Suite and HDM 14 Professional. HDM 14 offers the most extensive set of imaging and disk management utilities for administrators, including backup and disaster recovery, live server migration (P2V, V2P, V2V, and P2P), virtualization, partitioning, partition alignment, and secure disk wiping. Flexible licensing options are available along with the most competitive reseller margins in the industry.

“Since 1998, Hard Disk Manager has been the utility of choice to protect systems and data for field engineers, IT administrators and desktop support technicians,” said Tom Fedro, president, Paragon Software Group. “With the launch of HDM 14, we have raised the bar even further offering the most comprehensive disk-management suite available to empower our users to confidently address any sever- or workstation-based technical issue they encounter.”

Paragon’s image-based backup and recovery technology is entrusted by airports, the International Space Station, universities, global manufacturing companies and value-added resellers (VARs) in every industry.

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For questions, evaluation requests or to schedule a product demo, call Paragon at (888) 347-5462 or visit www.Paragon-Downloads.com.

Christmas highlights from Paragon Software

EVERY WEEK A NEW DEAL!

Dear Friends,

This year, from December 2nd to 30th we are offering a selection of our best selling products for a special Christmas price. Check every week not to miss out the latest offer! Offers are only available at the page.

We would like to wish you and your families a wonderful holiday season!

Sincerely Yours,

Paragon Software Team

Paragon’s ExtFS for Mac OS X 9.3 comes with support for the latest OS X 10.9 Mavericks

Fastest and Safest Data Exchange Between Linux and Mac OS X Available for Free to All Current Customers

ExtFS for Mac OS X 9.3 — a standalone Mac OS X file system driver — was designed to eliminate barriers between Linux and Mac operating systems, NOW with full support for OS X 10.9 Mavericks. With ExtFS for Mac OS X 9.3 you are able to store and create files greater than 4 GB and have full read and write access to Linux-formatted partitions. ExtFS for Mac OS X 9.3 is a file system driver which lets you work with files stored on Linux file system without any hassle, to simplify data sharing and ability to transfer files.

Paragon Software’s cross-platform tools are based on the company’s proprietary Universal File System Driver (UFSD) technology and enable any device to communicate and share files regardless of its operating system. The company  recently launched a portal hosting its comprehensive line of essential tools for users of multiple devices on Android, Windows, Mac OS X and Linux who seek to solve incompatibility issues. The portal is available at http://www.paragon-drivers.com

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New Paragon Migrate OS to SSD 4.0 – one-step migration to solid-state drives

Paragon Migrate OS to SSD 4.0 – a one-step tool to help with Windows systems migration to new storage devices – solid-state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs) –  instantly performs fast and safe Windows migrations to HDD or SSD and even downsizes to smaller capacity drives, thanks to advanced data exclusion capabilities. You can transfer a live system with no impact to your work, and have your partitions automatically aligned in the process, if needed. The new release fully supports Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 and comes with the new user-friendly interface that is fully compatible with the Windows 8 streamlined, tile-oriented interface.

The technology that powers Paragon Migrate OS to SSD 4.0 comes from Paragon’s Hard Disk Manager 14, the company’s recently upgraded full-function disk management toolkit that also provides optimization of NTFS volumes, Windows migration to dissimilar hardware, backup and recovery, simplified virtualization of an existing system, and more.

New and major features in Paragon Migrate OS to SSD 4.0:

  • NEW! Support for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2
  • NEW! Windows 8-style GUI
  • The option to build a WinPE bootable media to do migrations or to fix various boot problems without installing the product
  • Migration of 64-bit Windows systems configured to the uEFI-based boot mode directly under Windows, without any work interruption or having to reboot

Paragon Migrate OS to SSD 4.0 is available for a limited offer price of $13.95 (regular price $19.95)

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Paragon Software releases Hard Disk Manager 14 with a set of major new features

Complete Support of uEFI Configurations, Storage Spaces, Metro-Style GUI, Advanced Backup and Recovery with 10x Faster Incremental Imaging to the Net, Smooth Migration to SSD or in a Virtual Environment, Rock-stable Partitioning, Secure Data Wiping and much more!

Paragon’s famous data protection and management tool, available in Suite and Professional editions, gains a host of new features including Windows 8.1 support and an enhanced and faster disk imaging technology.

HDM 14 is the all-inclusive data management tool for Windows users to maintain and administer PCs and work stations with minimal effort over their entire life cycle. HDM 14 is compatible with the Windows 8 streamlined, tile-oriented interface, offering a Metro-style express launcher and a ribbon-based full-scale launcher. Hard drives can be partitioned and data can be backed up using a variety of backup routines no matter whether they are in physical or virtual environments. HDM 14 supports dynamic drives and presents users with the ideal solution for modern hard disk management.

Providing support for Windows BitLocker, HDM 14 Professional edition allows users to protect valuable or private data not only from accidental loss but also from unauthorized access. HDM 14 delivers faster data protection than the native Windows feature, as well as data recovery of BitLocker encrypted partitions.

See the full features comparison list for both Suite and  Professional editions.

“Hard Disk Manager has been helping Windows users manage and back up their storage for almost 15 years. HDM 14 keeps pace with current practices through full support for Windows 8.1, faster backup to network, and features to assist migration to solid state drives,” says Konstantin Komarov, CEO of Paragon Software Group. “Paragon Software looks forward to meeting its customers’ evolving storage management needs in the years ahead,” he added.

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Paragon Camptune X now delivers full Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks support and new features

No need to reboot your Mac to perform repartitioning. Camptune X works directly in your Mac to share free space on either operating system quickly and easily with no data loss

Paragon Software releases new Camptune X with full support for the latest OS X 10.9 Mavericks. In addition, the new update now provides support for Windows 8.1 Boot Camp and uEFI Boot Camp configuration. Camptune X solves the maintenance problem that Mac Boot Camp™ users encounter when they run out of free partition space. With Camptune X, Mac users can redistribute available space between Macintosh and Windows partitions rapidly without data loss, adding free megabytes to partitions on either operating system quickly and easily.

Many dual-boot users face the problem of resizing partitions as the amount of data – either on Mac OS X volume or windows volume – increases over time. Paragon Camptune X is a next-generation utility that changes volume sizes in dual-boot Mac OS X/Windows systems by adding more space to one volume at the expense of another.  Simple to use, Camptune X is a native utility that adjusts volume size in a few simple clicks without the need to boot to a special environment.

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The survey by Paragon Software highlights the backup behaviors of small and medium-sized businesses

Small businesses are key players in regional economies. Many small business entrepreneurs are experts in what they do but start a business without any training or experience in IT management practices. As a result of inadequate IT management, small businesses experience data loss and, consequently, fail in the early years as a business. According to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers, 70% of small businesses that have a major data loss go out of business within a year. They fail not because of a flaw in the product or service they offer, but because the business was not properly managed from the IT side. In order to successfully manage the most valuable aspect of any business – data, a small business has to hire an IT administrator, outsource the IT management task or get a training on how to fulfill the IT task themselves. Small businesses usually do not have dedicated IT staff and have little desire to spend a lot of time or money on technology or sign up for complicated licensing agreements.

The survey shows that:

  • 29.41% have no IT administrators in-house or a possibility to hire one.
  • 19.23% look for data management tools to handle all data maintenance on site and from a single interface, with minimal involvement.
  • 23.53% back up data manually.
  • 76.47% back up data automatically.
  • 50% prefer to store data physically and virtually.
  • 20% do not conduct daily backups.
  • 42.86% of those who do not back up daily indicated that the reason is that it’s not an efficient use of their time.
  • 21.54% said reliability is the most important factor in data backup tools.

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Paragon Software releases new NTFS for Mac OS X 11 with full support for the latest OS X 10.9 Mavericks and new features!

Fastest and Safest Data Transfer between Mac and Windows Operating Systems

The newest Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X 11 – standalone OS X 10.9 Mavericks-compatible software – addresses to Mac users who want to share data between Mac and Windows operating systems. NTFS for Mac OS X 11 is the industry’s fastest NTFS driver — it achieves the speed of native HFS+ drivers and gives the fastest and most stable full read/write access to Windows partitions under Mac OS X. The latest edition comes with new features and a new installer interface, making the installation process more intuitive and easy as ever.

Full support for OS X 10.9 Mavericks, improved VMware Fusion support, new automated product update option and a lot more are among the new features in NTFS for Mac OS X 11!

“NTFS for Mac OS X 11 with full support for OS X 10.9 Mavericks. We are very excited to be among the first software developers to support Apple’s new operating system. Now all Mac users who switch to OS X 10.9 Mavericks can continue to use Paragon’s NTFS driver safely and with no difficulties,” says Paragon’s CEO Konstantin Komarov.

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Paragon Software recently launched a portal hosting its comprehensive line of essential tools for users of multiple devices on Android, Windows, Mac OS X and Linux who seek to solve incompatibility issues. The portal is available at http://www.paragon-drivers.com