Paragon NTFS for Mac was tested by PC Magazin/Russian Edition and won the "Best Software of the year 2008"-award, in the category Network- and PC Backup.

Paragon Drive Backup 9.0 personal was tested and reviewd by PC PRO and won the TOP VALUE-Award.

" Verdict: Satisfy your inner geek. Not the friendliest-looking backup solution, but it works well and is cheap for what it does."

Paragon Drive Backup 9.0 personal was tested by Computer Shopper and won the BEST BUY-Award.

Drive Backup Express (32-bit version) was reviewed by PC WORLD
John  L. Jacobi says: "During my entire hands-on with DBE, I was waiting for something to pop and bite me so I could continue to indulge my Sherlockian fantasy with the words "Aha! Just as I suspected, Dr. Watson," but nothing ever so much as nibbled. I created and restored partitions without incident and the recovery media the program created backed up and restored flawlessly as well. The interface was easy on the eye and the brain, with the possible exception of selecting the drive or partition to back up (the information provided in collapsible tree form was a bit confusing). Other than that, it was elementary."

Paragon Drive Backup 9.0 Express was tested by chip.de and won the "Best Download of the day - Award".

CampTune beta resizes Boot Camp partitions

Camp Tune was reviewed in MacWindows.com.

Paragon Software has issued a prerelease (beta) version of CampTune, a new Mac utility that allows users to redistribute free hard drive space between Boot Camp (Windows) and Mac OS X partitions. CampTune enables a user to move more free space from the Mac partition to the Windows/Boot Camp partition, should the Boot Camp partition run out of hard drive space. Users can also move free space from the Boot Camp partition to the Mac partition. The beta is free for a limited period.

Paragon Drive Backup 9.0 Personal was reviewed on PC WORLD

Paragon's Drive Backup 9.0 Personal (price $40, as of 7/15/2008; download) disk imaging application may still be a feature or two shy of competitor Acronis True Image Home 11, but you may not need what's missing. DB9's newfound ability to back up and restore individual files and folders, in addition to imaging drives and partitions makes the two programs nearly equal. If the restore implementation was a little friendlier, you could throw out the "nearly": Drive Backup 9's friendlier, configurable GUI and $10 price advantage still makes it a difficult choice between the two.

IT Channel News Briefs, July 11

Paragon Software launches new channel program for backup

Paragon Software Group, a data security and management solutions provider, commenced its new Paragon Partner Program for the Americas in June. The program includes two tiers, Standard and Alliance, subdivided into two levels each. Focusing on VARs selling to SMBs and mid-enterprise businesses, Paragon developed a program to suit VARs that provide managed services to customers. The company's entire product line is available to resellers through the channel, though the new program will highlight Drive Backup and Partition Manager products. Paragon says the program boasts better margins and profitability with fewer requirements. Benefits of becoming a member include a 24/7 partner hotline, deal registration, Paragon's full-service partner portal and certification training for selected partner levels.

Paragon Hard Disk Manager 2008  Suite was tested by Computer Bild Italy and ranked first! The verdict is: "It works without errors on all kinds of hard disks. Thanks to its understandable menus and paper handbook you can easily create, delete, expand, reduce and shift partitions. Moreover a recovery CD is included."

Paragon Drive Backup 9.0 was reviewed on Mac Or PC. The author says: "It makes backing up your computer easy. This means if you come across a problem on your computer you can quickly and easily restore it back to a backup of your choice to get it up and running again. So do I recommend it? This is a piece of software that we shouldn’t just want to have, we need to have it".

Paragon Drive Backup 9.0 was reviewed on VNUnet and got the excellent mark 5 points out of 5! The verdict is: Paragon's Drive Backup is a backup tool that will backup an image of either your entire hard drive or a partition. Better still, with the new Hot Backup function, you'll be able to backup your data whilst you're still working on your computer, with minimum impact".

Paragon Partition Manager 9.0 Personal was tested in Computer Bild Italy and won as the best quality/price product.

Paragon Rescue Kit for Mac OS X -Lite was reviewed on Network World. The author says: " The software aims to help Mac users recover from system problems by rescuing data and restoring their systems. The solution offers tools for data recovery and ships with fully automated wizards that help users back-up and restore partitions. The software will perform a full back-up/restore and/or file/folder rescue even if the operating system cannot be loaded, including a file browser to enable restoration of data on a file or folder basis."

Paragon Rescue Kit for Mac OS X -Lite was reviewed in Macworld Italy. The result of the first test is: " Rescue Kit  for Mac - Lite seems a good piece of software and it does its main job (recovering files from damaged drives) quite well."

Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X 6.0 was reviewed in UK computer magazine MicroMart and received 8 stars out of 10! The verdict is: " What paragon NTFS for Mac OS X promises, and delivers, is full read and write access to NTFS - formatted drivers. It does exactly what it promises to do, quietly and without a fuss."

Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X 6.0 was reviewed in American CPU magazine and got 4,5 points out of 5! The author says: " Easy access to NTFS drivers is more desirable than ever, because Boot Camp lets users dual-boot into OS X and Windows. You can add directories, rename files, and copy files to the NTFS drive. NTFS volume is a quick process that won't slow down your workflow. NTFS for Mac OS X is very reasonably priced for single-user license."

Paragon Rescue Kit for Mac OS X - Lite was reviewed in New York Times. The author writes: "The new solution is able to restore a crashed Mac to its original state. It can perform a sector-level backup, incorporating Paragon's unique NTFS for Mac technology, which allows rapid reading and writing of data to NTFS volumes and easy transfers of data between Windows and Mac drives."

Paragon Rescue Kit for Mac OS X - Lite was reviewed on Geek.com. Brian Osborne says: " Even computers have bad days, but the team at Paragon Software doesn’t believe your data has to suffer. Today the company has launched a new product to protect your data from a “worst case” disaster. The product is capable of a sector level backup. That means when restoring your data you don’t have to go through the time consuming process of reinstalling your applications. Rescue Kit for Mac OS X can be your Mac’s insurance policy. It would be especially nice for anyone who has both Mac and Windows partitions on their computer. Remember, don’t wait until after you lose all your data. Then it’s too late. Nobody wants to see their data go to that big hard drive in the sky."

Paragon Rescue Kit For Mac OS X - Lite was reviewed on MacWorld. Peter Cohen writes: "The Rescue Kit for Mac OS X - Lite lets you perform a full backup and restore even if the operating system can’t be loaded, features a built-in “image browser” that lets you find and restore individual files, and lets you backup and restore from any accessible network. It supports commonly used file systems including FAT 16 and 32, NTFS, HPFS, EXT2FS, EXT3FS, Reiser and Apple HFS and HFS+."

Paragon Rescue Kit for Mac OS X - Lite was reviewed on PC World.com. The autor says: "The Rescue Kit for Mac OS X - Lite restores your Mac back to its state prior to a catastrophic system failure. It works by performing a sector-level backup, which PSG claims works faster than typical utilities also available. Also included is a File Transfer Wizard which helps you get access to any file system, even those not supported by the OS".