This section provides IT journalists with an overview on the latest press releases of O&O Software. Click the link to view the press release in a separate window or right-click to download.
June 24, 2009
O&O DiskImage 4 - once again with free e-mail support
O&O DiskImage 4 Professional Edition is available with immediate effect. The user can choose from various imaging methods, such as a creating a complete, differential or incremental image, and can also schedule the creation of an image. For the first time ever, it is also now possible to restore virtual hard disks of the type Microsoft Virtual Hard Disks (VHD) directly. Images created with O&O DiskImage 4 can be burned on to all optical storage volumes (CD/DVD/Blu- Ray/HD-DVD).
For the first time, the new version of O&O DiskStat is integrated into the O&O Enterprise Management Console. The network-capable version of O&O DiskStat 2 Server, as well as the O&O DiskStat 2 Workstation enables the Administrator to quickly get a clear overview of the used space on their hard disks across the entire company network. The Professional Edition of O&O DiskStat 2 Professional Edition is ideal for users wanting to assess disk usage on individual computers.
O&O SafeErase 4 now has an even wider range of functions to
make permanent deletion of data even easier to achieve. For the first time, O&O
SafeErase has pre-defined deletion profiles and offers users the option of securely
deleting Browser data and temporary data easily and quickly.
World Premier: O&O Software products and website now in China
O&O Software and PC Stars (Beijing Baihui Digital Stars Technology) join forces
to bring the O&O product range and official website to the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong and Macau.
Berlin-based O&O Software can only draw positives from CeBIT 2009. Cost reduction through defragmentation, reliable data security, as well as the central management of all O&O products through implementation of the O&O Enterprise Management Console 3 were the main themes discussed with visitors at the O&O stand.
The carefully selected products on show satisfied the demand from visitors to be fully
informed on the newest products whilst benefiting from live presentations.
O&O Software, located in Berlin, Germany, is proud to announce the release of a brand new product emerging from an exceptional collaboration with the software publisher Laplink Inc., based in Bellevue, USA. Their product, PC Lifecycle 2009, is the result of combining the best of both companies' technological expertise.
The Berlin-based software publisher O&O Software has begun to tackle
general problems which many schools face when beginning this second scholastic semester:
schools do not have access to new technology – and at the same time, the budget is
limited, student numbers are ever on the increase, and there is just not enough time.
Changing or creating new settings on computers is part of the daily routine of
every administrator. Berlin-based O&O Software GmbH now releases O&O
RegEditor, a freeware application that makes it significantly easier for
administrators to work with the registration database.
O&O Software releases the popular data rescue solution
O&O RescueBox 5 with two additional components. For the first time, the First Aid kit
for rescuing data has been expanded to include two additional data security
components. Besides the products to restore deleted data – O&O UnErase 4.1, O&O
FormatRecovery 4.1 and O&O DiskRecovery 4.1 – it is now also possible to benefit
from the data imaging solution O&O DiskImage 3.1, as well as from O&O
PartitionManager 2 which creates, changes the size, and securely deletes partitions.
Update of O&O Defrag 11 available – now fully integrated into O&O Enterprise Management Console 3
The Berlin-based German company, O&O Software, has just released an update of its multiple prize-winning defragmentation program, O&O Defrag. O&O Defrag 11, itself just recently released, made its debut with flying colors on account of a wide range of new and improved features: automatic protection from heavy defragmentation (background defragmentation) was one. Targeted defragmentation by right-clicking hard disks and partitions as well as individual folders or files was another. And then there was the file status display which provides information about the number of the most heavily affected files and their level of fragmentation. Speed and memory consumption were again optimized in the update, resulting in O&O Defrag now performing even faster than ever while demanding considerably less memory requirement.
Version 11 of O&O Defrag Professional and Server
Edition is now available. The multiple award-winning defragmentation program from
the Berlin-based publisher, O&O Software, optimizes hard disks while merging file
fragments efficiently and securely.
O&O DiskImage 3 Server and Workstation Editions released
O&O Software GmbH of Berlin, Germany has today
released the new products O&O DiskImage 3 Workstation and Server Editions. The Server and Workstation editions create reliable data images across a network. The central network control is based on Microsoft SQL Server, and will be delivered for the first time as a separate tool, in the form the O&O Enterprise Management Console 3.
The new time scheduling enables the setting up of wholly or partly automated
processes. Detailed result reports provide informative data on completed image
procedures. The retrospective loading of those drivers not available by default is a further function of O&O DiskImage 3. The O&O DriverLoader enables missing drivers to be loaded after the event over external storage media. The Start CD included in delivery means images can be created of already damaged operating systems, and data can be restored with no need for prior installation, all based on Windows PE (Bare-Metal Option).
O&O DiskImage 3 Professional Edition is now available in stores. A new time-scheduling feature will allow you to perform automatic data imaging on a regular basis. The unique O&O DriverLoader enables you to load drivers that aren't available by default. Detailed reports provide you with information about the various jobs you've run. Just as in the previous version, O&O DiskImage 3 Professional Edition comes with a Start CD based on the latest Windows versions. This allows for the creation of images even on defective operating systems.
O&O ToolBox MMVIII is THE tool collection for your PC
Just in time for the start of the European Football Chanpionship, O&O Software
brings its popular and award-winning tool collection, O&O ToolBox MMVIII, onto
the field with a whole new set of players.
O&O Software supports Microsoft Certified Trainers with free tools
O&O Software, a leading manufacturer of system tools for
Microsoft Windows based in Berlin, Germany, is delighted to announce their support
for Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCT).
Complimentary O&O DiskStat Sidebar Gadget for monitoring the hard disk
For the first time, Berlin-based O&O Software GmbH now presents its
complimentary O&O DiskStat Sidebar Gadget, which can monitor your PC hard
disk while it’s in use. The program can be installed in either the Windows Vista
Sidebar or in the Google Desktop Sidebar (starting from Version 5.5).
O&O Defrag 10: the most popular Defragmentation program is still the leader in Retail
The Windows-program, O&O Defrag, defragments the hard disk and re-attaches fragmented files back into their original form. By doing so it allows your expensive PC hardware to easily regain its original performance. The Berlin-based company, O&O Software not only makes its program available for purchase on the Internet, but positions it in retail outlets and with specialized dealers as well. It’s in those areas especially, that O&O Defrag leaves the competition far behind.
O&O Software of Berlin, Germany has today released the new version 7 of
O&O BlueCon. For the first time, a new form of licensing allows for backups to be
created and restored for a limitless number of computers. This saves both
administrators and service technicians the time-consuming task of counting
computers and licenses, as well as obtaining new ones when several additional
computers need to be installed. O&O BlueCon 7 also offers native support for
Windows Vista and contains a whole myriad of tools for rescuing data and systems,
all deployed over the tried and trusted Windows interface.
Actebis Peacock and O&O Software announce the signing of a distribution
agreement enabling the Distributor from Soest, Germany to supply the entire O&O
product range.
CA Deutschland GmbH of Darmstadt, Germany, and O&O Software GmbH of
Berlin, Germany have reached an OEM Agreement which enables O&O to integrate
the products of CA into its own portfolio. For the future, this means that selected
O&O products will also come equipped with one of the leading security solutions
for Windows PCs.
With O&O DiskImage Server Edition, O&O Software GmbH of Berlin, Germany has
released it’s newest imaging solution for Windows server operating systems. This
now expands upon the solutions provided for workstations by the Professional
Edition from O&O DiskImage to include server solutions. It enables administrators
to create complete and consistent images of servers during running operations.
The current version supports all servers from Windows 2000, as well as all current
desktop operating systems in both 32 and 64 Bit versions.
O&O Study: Data in the USA and Germany Not Securely Deleted
Just because files are deleted, does not mean they are gone. How do Germans and
U.S. Americans stack up when it comes to data protection? For their study "Data
Data Everywhere", O&O Software purchased around 400 used storage volumes
with the goal of finding out whether the contained files really were securely
deleted. Once again alarming results: Olaf Kehrer and his team were able to
restore private and company data with very little difficulty.
With the O&O RescueBox 4.1, Berlin-based O&O Software has released the bundle
for professional data rescue under Windows Vista. It contains three data rescue
products that compliment each other, providing maximum opportunities to recover
lost data. The O&O RescueBox underlines the Berlin Company’s leadership in the
data rescue field.
With their newest Version O&O FormatRecovery 4.1, Berlin-based O&O Software
GmbH has now made the program for rescuing data also available under Windows
Vista. O&O FormatRecovery slots seamlessly in between O&O UnErase and
O&O DiskRecovery. Users can select the product best suited to each specific data
loss and thus achieve the best result possible each time.
O&O Defrag 10 released: Now with self-adjusting auto-defragmentation
With its release of the new O&O Defrag 10, the Berlin-based O&O Software is
reissuing its leading solution for the defragmenation of PCs and servers with full
support for all current Windows operating systems, including Vista in 32- and 64-
Bit formats. The new and exclusive Auto defrag functionality that adjusts its
resource usage to a user's needs, represents a milestone in the development of
defragmenation software. For the first time ever, this functionality allows users to
remedy performance slowdowns associated with disk fragmentation permenantly
and without any need for user interaction.
O&O DiskImage 2 released: Includes dynamic driver integration - a first
Version 2 of O&O DiskImage is available with immediate effect. It now supports
Windows Vista in all versions (32 and 64 Bit) and offers a world’s first when
starting a restoration under Windows Vista PE with the dynamic option of loading
drivers onto the system. The common problem experienced by users when making
backups or images whereby the Start CD contains no appropriate drivers is now
solved.
O&O SafeErase 3 released: New Assistant eases secure deletion
Windows cannot securely delete data. When deleting or formatting under
Windows, the data is not deleted, only the directory entry on the hard disk.
Recovering this data with specialist data recovery products like the O&O
RescueBox can be successfully carried out in a matter of minutes. The new version
3 of O&O SafeErase now combats this problem under Windows Vista too.
O&O DiskStat released: Get back that lost disk space
With O&O DiskStat, O&O Software GmbH of Berlin, Germany presents its newest
product in the “Solutions for Administrators” field. The ever-growing capacity of
hard disks means more and more data is being downloaded from the internet and
saved. Once the hard disk capacity is exhausted, so begins the laborious manual
search for data that is no longer required. O&O DiskStat presents an immediate
overview of those files and directories that are taking up the most space, and
through a concise and user-friendly interface.
O&O Software GmbH today presents its new Corporate Design in which all its
software products will now be created and marketed. O&O Software GmbH also
has a new company Logo that expresses the dynamic, streamlined nature of its
product line better than ever before. To coincide with this remodeling, new
versions of O&O Defrag, O&O DiskImage and O&O SafeErase will be released, as
well as the brand new product, O&O DiskStat.
O&O Software GmbH acquires majority holding in acticom GmbH
O&O Software GmbH announces today the taking over of a majority holding in
acticom GmbH. In doing so, O&O expands its competence into the "Mobile Networks
and Applications" field.
O&O Software GmbH from Berlin, Germany has today released the new Windows
Vista compatible Version 6.1 of their renowned O&O CleverCache program for
memory optimization. O&O CleverCache optimizes the Windows memory and file
cache management functions, using optimal settings to achieve substantial
increases in performance for workstations and servers. This saves users the costs
involved in purchasing and integrating new memory modules.
With the new 4.1 version, O&O releases the hugely popular and award-winning data
rescue product O&O UnErase with Windows Vista compatibility. It is now possible to
recover deleted data at the push of a button under the new Microsoft operating
system.
O&O Defrag V8.6 Professional: More Vista Performance through Defragmentation
A lack of organization disrupts even the most productive of processes, and that also
applies to computers. O&O Defrag professionally defragments hard disks, including
with immediate effect those under Windows Vista. The reward for implementing this
fully automated tidying up process is a substantial increase in system performance.
O&O DiskImage Released: Professional Backup of Your Data
The sudden loss of data can be catastrophic. With O&O DiskImage Professional
Edition such disasters are now a thing of the past. This new product from
O&O Software creates preventative images of complete disks and partitions for safe
keeping. Should disaster strike, O&O DiskImage allows for the simple restoration of
those images directly from a CD, DVD or hard drive, resetting the system to its
original pre-disaster condition with all of its data intact. No previous installation is
required.
O&O RescueBox V4 Admin Edition: Data Recovery Program with an External Hard Drive
The Mobile Data Rescue Bundle is ready for action! From now until the end of
November, O&O Software is offering the O&O RescueBox Admin Edition in a one-of-akind
special bundle with a 250 GB external hard drive. Now users will have the peace
of mind in knowing not only how best to restore their deleted data, but where to put it
as well.
O&O BlueCon V6: Rescues Systems when the Going Gets Tough
A total crash of the Windows system is every administrator’s worst nightmare. It is in
such emergencies where O&O BlueCon V6 comes to the rescue. When all else fails,
O&O BlueCon V6 provides the necessary tools to get access to the system again.
O&O Software: Corporate Customers Welcome New Volume Licensing Options
O&O Software develops solutions that make workstations and servers perform better
and with increased security. These solutions for data recovery, defragmentation and
the secure deletion of sensitive data are not only well sought after by small
businesses, but by large corporate customers as well. Moreover, O&O's recently
implemented volume licenses now allow for increased savings for corporate
customers in search of a single licensing configuration that can cover their entire IT
infrastructure in one fell swoop.
O&O MediaRecovery V4: Rescue Mistakenly Deleted Photos, Videos and Songs!
Often in our digital world, just one accidental slip of a finger can lead to the permanent loss of precious photos, videos or songs. Within only a matter of seconds, recorded memories and experiences can be lost forever. The new O&O MediaRecovery V4 makes this sort of accidental deletion a thing of the past. Deleted media files can be restored on virtually all types of storage media, including memory cards and USB Sticks.
O&O Defrag V8.5: Restores Maximum System Performance during Break time
Tedious tasks are always being put off, often until it becomes too late. That also
applies to the defragmentation of hard disks. Despite continually decreasing system
performance, the work required to remedy it is postponed again and again.
O&O Defrag V8.5 uses a newly integrated Screensaver function, meaning the entire
defragmentation process can be carried out during work break times.
O&O UnErase V4 released: Recovers deleted Files - in Seconds
The new version of the proven data recovery product O&O UnErase provides Windows users with a simple way of recovering files that were already presumed lost. In cases where no backup copy has been made, users can now fall back on O&O UnErase and those important or even irreplaceable files can be recovered.
O&O FormatRecovery V4 released: Data Recovery from Formatted Storage Media
With O&O FormatRecovery, files and folders lost through deletion or Virus attack can be recovered from all Windows recognized storage media. Formatted and newly partitioned hard disks can be recovered with consummate ease.
O&O Defrag Server Edition is Certified for Windows Server 2003
O&O Defrag Server Edition successfully undergoes testing by VeriTest to confirm its interoperability with Microsoft Windows Server 2003. The certification is the verification for the product's ability to meet highest standards for manageability and security on Windows Server 2003.
The new software suite, containing the products O&O UnErase V4,
O&O FormatRecovery V4, and O&O DiskRecovery V4, empowers users with a one-ofa-
kind data recovery tool that comes complete with its own built-in Windows
operating system. Even missing data on unbootable computers can be recovered
without the need for any prior software installation.
O&O DiskRecovery V4.0 Released: Data Recovery now with Preview and Document Repair Functions
O&O DiskRecovery can now recognize and recover over 350 different file types. In addition, the brand new built-in preview function for image and text files allows users to examine their files before they recover them.
With the brand-new "O&O Defrag ScreenSaver" add-on, O&O has created the first ever screen saver that actively controls the defragmentation of a computer, displaying real-time 3D graphics that charts O&O Defrag's progress, cluster by cluster. All users of O&O Defrag V8 may install and use this screen saver add-on.
O&O ToolBox is the all-in-one solution for maintaining data protection and keeping Windows-based systems running at the highest level of performance possible. This product suite from O&O contains O&O Defrag V8.0, O&O SafeErase V2.0, O&O DriveLED V2.0, as well as the brand-new O&O CleverCache V6.0.
The new generation of O&O CleverCache, with its customizable profiles, enables the individual optimization of the file cache management. Optimally configuring a system\'s management of its main memory, users can achieve considerable performance increases on their PCs and servers.
O&O Software Announces O&O Defrag V8.0 With Unique OneButtonDefrag Technology
In releasing O&O Defrag V8.0, O&O Software lays down the newest generation of its leading solution for defragmenting hard disks on desktop PCs and servers. With many new features and improvements to this hard disk optimization software, Windows users can enjoy quick system start-ups and 100% hardware performance.
O&O Software Announces O&O Defrag V8.0 With Unique OneButtonDefrag Technology
In releasing O&O Defrag V8.0, O&O Software lays down the newest generation of its leading solution for defragmenting hard disks on desktop PCs and servers. With many new features and improvements to this hard disk optimization software, Windows users can enjoy quick system start-ups and 100% hardware performance.
This study from O&O deals with the hidden costs inherent to PC use. Focusing particularly on the operational costs to businesses, this analysis sheds light on the very real issue of fragmented data storage volumes and its effect on a system\'s productivity and efficiency. With this study, O&O offers useful insight and surprisingly relevant conclusions for private users, administrators, and IT-Professionals.