PowerQuest(R) Corporation, a provider of storage management solutions, today announced the release of Drive Image(R) 5.0, the newest version of its imaging solution to back up, restore and upgrade a hard drive.
The company said QuickImage(TM), a new Windows-based user interface, allows the user to create and restore images without having to manually boot down to DOS and enables the user to schedule automatic backups of a hard drive. Drive Image 5.0 automatically creates an exact image of the hard drive for easy disaster recovery or upgrade to a new system, reducing user intervention to free up valuable time for other functions. Drive Image 5.0 also adds native support for Windows XP, enhanced CD-R/W support and PCMCIA drive support for increased functionality and faster and more efficient imaging.
Other New Features include:
-- Virtual Floppy technology and VF Editor(TM) - Drive Image 5.0
includes Virtual Floppy technology, which eliminates the need for
boot floppies, and the PowerQuest utility, VF Editor, which allows
users to custom-build their own Virtual Floppy file. VF Editor is
useful for customers who need to load custom drivers.
-- Bootable CD - The Drive Image 5.0 program CD is bootable for
emergency situations.
-- Large drive support - Drive Image 5.0 supports imaging functions on
hard drives up to 80 GB.
Drive Image 5.0 will be available in late September for a suggested retail price of U.S. $69.95.