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| Ease of Set Up | 9/10  |
|---|---|
| Ease of Use | 10/10 |
| Value for Money | 8/10 |
| Overall rating | 9/10 |
Full review by
jkl
on 25th Jul 2006
User Rating : 9
Respect :
+1
Good Points: - Can backup files in the background, even when these are open in the Office-Application. - Includes Emails from Outlook and Outlook Express, as well as Internet Favourites in the backup. - The "Clean-up" feature helps freeing up space. - Backing up to FTP-Servers as well as to a network location. - Background backup does not interrupt the user, who can continue un-interrupted. - File extensions and properties will be backed up, including the file security settings. - Data backup with history and version tracking. - Access older versions of any backup file at anytime. Set-up a history or version logging for any individual file and/or file type. - Data backup online with 256Bit encryption and Zip-compression. - After each backup it can be checked and verified which files have been secured. - Backup to external hard disks, Zip-drives, network locations, ftp-server and most other types of data media. - Central Backup for company networks. - Langmeier Backup can backup workstations on a company network to a central location (requires network license). - Files and folders can be inserted into the backup through drag and drop.
Bad Points: This is not a shareware backup application and network licenses can become costly. The network setup requires getting used to.
General comments: In cases of theft, fire or flooding insurance money will cover in most cases the purchase of replacement equipment, though usually not the cost associated with recovering the data. It is an often overlooked fact, that the data is much more valuable than the PC or hard drive. A virus or a defect on the hard disk can quickly cause havoc. In that case, recent versions of files may have been affected and earlier backup versions are required. That is why it is so important to run backups on a regular basis with history and version tracking, a feature new to Langmeier Backup 3.2. The backups can also be stored to any location on the computer, the network which Windows can recognize as a drive or to an ftp server over the internet, where the application can also apply 256Bit encryption. The backup data can be accessed at these locations at any time, using a file path resembling the original, which makes the backup files usable.
Any user who considers his or her data relevant should routinely run backups.
A trial version of Langmeier Backup Software is available from the developer's home page at http://ww.langmeier-backup.com, providing an opportunity to test it.
The backup application supports all versions of Outlook from 97 to 2000, 2002, XP and 2003. In addition, the latest Outlook Express versions 4, 5 and 6 are also being supported.
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