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Howard's partnership with FarStone began in 2005. "We are happy to continue workingwith FarStone on the latest version of LifeGuard," said Bill Archer, Howard's VicePresident of Purchasing. "DriveClone System Recovery will reduce support costs forour next-generation systems.Â
DriveClone System Recovery is installed on Howard computers through command lineprompts. It requires no change in the company's manufacturing environment.
The software gives customers the ability to recover lost data and restore damagedcomputer systems, and to back up their hard drives with a complete external diskimage. For Howard, this technical support "self-service" means fewer calls fromcustomers and lower product returns.
"DriveClone System Recovery adds value to the computer long after the warranty hasended," said Tim Beech, Manager of Desktop Products for Howard. Â Customers havepeace of mind, knowing that their Howard PC is always protected."
DriveClone System Recovery offers both internal and external backup. It creates acompressed archive of all files, programs, and operating system information to ahidden protected partition on the hard drive, and then automatically takes ongoingsystem snapshots to log changes to that archive. These system snapshots are quickrecovery points for software-related data disasters.
The software's external hard disk imaging allows the customer to save an exact copyof a hard drive or partition to DVD, a USB hard drive, or to a network share.Scheduled incremental updates keep the saved disk image current. This enablescomplete recovery from any data disaster, including hard drive failure, but takesmore time than quick recovery.
System manufacturers have the option of storing a factory backup image on aDriveClone System Recovery's hidden partition. Customers can later access thisfactory backup through a user-friendly interface to restore data.
ABOUT HOWARD TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
Howard Technology Solutions is the system manufacturing division of HowardIndustries, a privately-owned $1 billion company. Howard Technology Solutions,formerly known as Howard Computers, is a leading manufacturer and reseller ofcomputer hardware and related equipment that delivers real-world technologysolutions. HowardÂ's 100% US-based workforce prides itself on bringing to marketsuperior products that are backed by incomparable customer service. Understandingthe importance of maximizing every dollar a customer invests in their solutions,Howard provides free telephone and Web support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from afriendly team of experts to the original purchaser for the life of every one oftheir systems. Some customers refer to this as  the Howard difference.Â
ABOUT FARSTONE TECHNOLOGY
Founded in 1993, FarStone Technology is a software publisher holding multiplepatents for data backup and system recovery. The company markets its software tolarge Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Internet Service Providers (ISPs),small businesses, and to consumers worldwide. FarStone's technology partners includeAOL, Authentium, Intel, NEC, Phoenix Technologies, Seagate, Trend Micro, Fujitsu,HiNet Taiwan, and Toshiba. For more information, please visit www.farstone.com.
