Seagate Backup Exec

Seagate Backup for OS/2 WARP delivers speed, flexibility and ease-of-use in one complete package. 32-bit multi-tasking and multi-threading performance reduce your backup and restore time, while the convenience of integrated WorkPlace Shell gives you drag-and-drop simplicity. Seagate Backup delivers seamless migration from Seagate's Sytos Plus, along with an aggressive upgrade path offering 100% compatibility for OS/2 Warp. Seagate Backup provides the widest range of tape support so you can use existing equipment, making installation easy and painless. Both new and experienced users will appreciate the simplicity and flexibility of Seagate Backup's administration and monitoring. Formerly from Arcada.

General Comments

 * Product Highlights:
 * Reduce your backup time. 32-bit multi-tasking and multi-threading technology delivers high-speed throughput for unmatched efficiency.
 * Get step-by-step guidance. SMG's exclusive Assistant guides you through each step of a backup or restore operation for complete data protection when you need it.
 * Drag-and-drop simplicity lets you launch backup and restore operations with ease using integrated Workplace Shell support.
 * Point-and-click file selection simplifies your backup process allowing you to select individual files or entire directories.
 * Works with your existing hardware. Seagate Backup supports all popular floppy, parallel, IDE, and SCSI devices.
 * Recover quickly from disasters with Seagate Backup's exclusive disaster recovery process that eliminates the need to reload OS/2 WARP.
 * Automatically protect your data with on-demand or recurring backups using SMG's powerful scheduler.
 * 100% OS/2 Warp compatibility gives you long file name and extended attribute support for the High Performance File System (HPFS).
 * Store more data faster on less tape with two levels of backup including hardware compression for higher capacity, or software compression for increased backup performance.
 * Get details at-a-glance with Seagate Backup's comprehensive report log utility.
 * Works in the background without interfering with active applications - open or missed files are logged for retry or administrator action.


 * Performance Engineered for OS/2 WARP
 * Unattended backup and restore capabilities reduce administration cost, while freeing you up to manage other important issues.
 * Intuitive screen layout simplifies backup and restore operations for new and experienced users.
 * Context sensitive help provides answers with the click of the mouse to guide you through backup and restore operations by eliminating the guess work with clear, concise information.
 * On-line tutorial provides guided instruction and reference point giving you instant access to procedures that streamline backups and data restoration for improved reliability.

Links

 * Seagate Backup for OS/2 by Robert Strader - SCOUG OS/2 For You - Sep 1996
 * [//web.archive.org/web/19970616165208/http://www.arcada.com/press/os2ship1.htm Seagate Software Ships Fast, Flexible Seagate Backup Exec for OS/2 Warp] (1997-02-10)
 * [//web.archive.org/web/19970616190902/http://www.arcada.com/products/dsl/os2prsnl.htm Device Support List] (1997-03-13)