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Write Once Archiving Software
Turns Ordinary Re-writable Disk
Drives into Archival Devices for Permanent Record Retention
Archivist Pro™ for Windows provides
drag & drop "Write Once,
Read Many" (WORM) writing to Hard Disk Drives,
MO Drives,
Iomega Rev™ Drives and DVD-RAM
Kirkland, WA May 8, 2006 -- Software Architects,
Inc., the leading developer of UDF file system technology
for computers and consumer electronics products, announced
its release of Archivist Pro™ for MS Windows.
Archivist Pro™ v1.1 enables users to create a
permanent record archive system using a standard hard
disk drive, Iomega Rev™ drive, DVD multi drive
using DVD-RAM media or MO drives using either rewritable
or write once media.
Solves Common Record Retention Problems
Archivist Pro provides an easy to use, reliable method
of making important files
permanent. Simply re-format your hard disk or removable
disk using the UDF “Archive” option. The
drive will be displayed as a drive letter in Windows
Explorer. The drive appears to operate like any standard
rewritable or hard disk drive, except that all files
and file revisions remain permanently written to disk.
No files are over-written.
The “updated” files appear as updated in
Windows Explorer, but a special application keeps track
of all file revision history on the disk. This file
history is accessible through the “right-click”
menu of that drive.
The special WORM file system software ensures that
each file is written to unique data blocks on the media.
Once written, a block can never be over-written or altered.
When a file is updated, the revisions are written to
a separate set of data blocks on the media, and the
file system keeps track of the location of each revision.
Deleted files are no longer displayed in Explorer, but
they remain in tact on the disk, available for accessing
through the “history” option of the right-click
menu of the drive. Important files that need to be permanently
recorded cannot be accidentally or intentionally modified
or lost. This ensures a reliable and automatic method
for safe-keeping all types of important records, in
a manner that addresses some of the new federal guidelines
for record retention of medical, financial and other
legally sensitive information.
Provides Real Time File Access to Records
Because the software supports random access memory storage
devices, such as hard disk drives, access and retrieval
of files is much faster than conventional tape systems.
The access time is limited only by the operating speed
of the disk drive. There is no recovery application
to be run. All files are read directly via the standard
Windows interface.
Access File Revision History & File Rollback
Important records can be audited by their version history.
Simply access the “right-click” menu of
the drive in Explorer or My Computer, and select “History”.
Then select a file from the directory display, and it’s
version history is displayed automatically. Each version
of each file written to the disc can be accessed by
date and time, viewed and copied to another disk drive.
In the event that a file has been deleted or modified,
each revision or deletion is displayed and is accessible.
This provides backup to human error or intentional alteration.
Provides Universal Access and Recovery
Archivist Pro uses OSTA standard UDF file formats, which
are based on an open standard. Access to discs and files
in the future is virtually assured, as most modern operating
systems support reading some UDF formats, and many third
party products are available to support other UDF formats,
including the UDF WORM format option.
Reliable Device Interoperability for Mobile
Environments
Disks formatted in the “non-Archive” UDF
v1.02 can be read by MS Windows, Apple Mac OS, and several
versions of Unix and Linux. When traveling, the user
can be confident that their portable disk drive formatted
in UDF will be readable in whatever computer is available
wherever they travel. Large files can easily be shared
between different computer systems using the same disk
drive.
Supports All UDF Formats
Version1.1 supports UDF versions 1.5, 2.0. 2.01, 2.5
and 2.6, and supports reading DVD discs containing data
or DVD video files.
Key Benefits:
• reliable for permanent record retention
• easy to use: nothing new to learn
• file version history accessible
• drive interoperability available in mobile environments
System Requirements
MS Windows XP Pro or 2003 server
512 mbyte RAM
standard ATA, USB or FireWire Hard Disk Drive, MO drive,
or DVD-multi drive using DVD-RAM media.
Pricing and Availability
Version 1.1 is available now. Price is $500.00. Volume
discounts available upon request. Available in English
and Japanese language versions.
For further information, please contact:
US & Europe: Robert Zollo, Software Architects,
Inc. tel. (+1) 425-889-0122;
email: bobz@softarch.com
Japan & Asia: Peter Rae, Software Architects, Inc.;
tel. (+81) 3-5329-2337;
email: peterr@softarch.com
About Software Architects, Inc.
Software Architects, Inc. (“SAI”) is the
leading developer of UDF file systems, formats and device
driver technology for computers and consumer electronics
devices. The company applies its software technology
to address media compatibility and file interchange
between a wide variety of computing and electronics
devices.
Founded in 1987, the company has 18 years of experience
in developing and licensing its technology to OEM manufacturers,
systems integrators and resellers in world markets.
As a member of the Optical Storage Technology Association
(OSTA), the DVD Forum, Recordable DVD Council and the
“Mt. Fuji Group”, SAI plays a leading role
in the application of the Universal Disk Format and
technology for a variety of computer and consumer applications.
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