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ALADDIN FLASHBACK FOR WINDOWS NOW SHIPPING- NEW DATA PROTECTION UTILITY RETRIEVES ANY PREVIOUSLY SAVED VERSION OF ANY DOCUMENT FlashBack Is The First Program To Protect Users Against The Number One Cause Of Data Loss!Watsonville, CA - March 9, 1998 - Aladdin Systems, Inc., announced today that Aladdin FlashBack 1.1 is now shipping. It solves the number one cause of data loss: the accidental overwriting or erasure of a file. Aladdin FlashBack is a new data protection utility that allows users to recover previously saved versions of any FlashBack-protected document from any application with simple drag-and-drop or double-click convenience - even if the original file is lost, damaged, overwritten or erased. FlashBack, a personal and business productivity tool, fills the gap between recovery and back-up software to provide a new kind of document safety net. FlashBack allows users to easily access up to 999 previous versions of any FlashBack-protected document. FlashBack also saves disk space by tracking only the differences between versions 'Traditional backup utilities are too cumbersome, and undo functions are too limited. FlashBack provides instant point and click access to any previous version of a FlashBack-protected document. If the user has overwritten or erased a file, or just needs to return to earlier editions for comparison or re-use, FlashBack instantly rebuilds the file,' said Peter Thomas, FlashBack product manager. Seamless Integration How It Works The FlashBack window provides the user with a listing of all revised files. From this list, the user is able to double-click on the revision or drag it to the desktop to rebuild the file exactly as it was at the time and date indicated. The user works with their files in the normal way, but can access any previous version with ease. To view a previous version, the user double-clicks the selection, then FlashBack launches the file's application if it is not already running, makes a copy of the document in its current form, and combines it with the revision files to generate the version the user selected. Only changes between these two files are recorded and saved by the FlashBack application (under the same title with the time and date stamp), so disk space is reduced compared to conventional saved revisions. FlashBack also saves space by letting the user decide the number of revisions to retain, FlashBack deletes old revisions once that number is exceeded. With auto-save programs, FlashBack can be set to save changes at a specific time interval, since auto-save programs save frequently. Unlimited Undos User Controls 'The clear advantage of FlashBack is that no other safety utility exists that offers such seamless integration, affordability, and simplicity to novice and expert users alike. FlashBack makes retrieving previous versions of documents easy and painless,' said Jonathan Kahn, VP sales and business development. FlashBack allows users to:
Availability, Pricing, and Requirements FlashBack carries a projected street price of $69.95 for new users.
An introductory $20 mail-in rebate is available through June 30,
1998, to customers who purchase FlashBack in retail (US and Canada
only).
FlashBack is compatible with Windows 95, 3.11 and any Macintosh
series computer running System 7.1.1 or later. FlashBack is year
2000 compliant. For more information on FlashBack go to
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