HELIOS UB+ integrates with Mac OS X Time Machine

Hannover, Germany (PRWEB) September 9, 2009

HELIOS Software GmbH has integrated support for Mac OS X Time Machine into HELIOS EtherShare UB+. HELIOS AFP volumes can now be used as backup disks for “Time Machine” backups from any Mac OS 10.5 and 10.6 client. Faster computers, more sophisticated applications and larger built-in disks lead users to save even mission critical data on their Mac clients only. Mobile users have additional risks of losing their data, but mostly do not backup their MacBooks at all. HELIOS EtherShare UB+ in combination with the Mac OS X built-in Time Machine is the perfect solution to overcome these problems.

This new HELIOS UB+ feature automates backups without any need of user interaction. Backed up data is accessible from anywhere within the local network and can be restored easily from any Mac client. Enabling HELIOS EtherShare support for “Time Machine Backup” takes less than a minute and requires no additional software installation. After the initial setup “Time Machine” remembers the user name/password and automatically creates a hidden AFP connection when the backup schedule is active. Backups for each workstation are saved on the server as a bundle directory containing HFS disk images. Even the restoration of a crashed Mac or the transfer of a saved system to a new Mac is supported with the Mac ‘Migration Assistant’.

Helmut Tschemernjak, CEO of HELIOS Software, emphasizes “The key point is that Time Machine is built into Mac OS X. It is very easy to use and many Mac users are used to it doing backups to USB disks. Now entire Mac networks can do the same Time Machine backups to a central HELIOS server volume.”

The main advantages of the HELIOS server support for Time Machine backups are:

Automatic hourly, daily and weekly backups with zero configuration
Easy restore by users using the “Time Machine” Finder interface
Optimized automated backups of mobile MacBooks (Time Machine keeps track of any files changed since the last backup)
Mac backups are stored as HFS disk images on the server (no trouble with millions of files)
No client software installation required
Excellent backup performance
Easy and fast Mac disaster recovery
Central client backup repository, which in turn is backed up as part of the server backup plan

The new HELIOS support for Time Machine backups has been released as a HELIOS EtherShare UB+ update. It is free of charge for all customers with current software update agreements. Additional information about the HELIOS file and print server for Mac, Windows and Web Clients is available at the HELIOS website http://www.helios.de.

Smart Ideas for Better Networking

HELIOS UB+ Unbreakable Server Solutions deliver mission critical server solutions to enterprise, government, university, and prepress sites. WebShare, EtherShare, and PCShare provide integrated cross-platform networking for Mac, Windows and Web clients, with advanced file and print server services, and easy remote server administration. HELIOS ImageServer, PDF HandShake and PrintPreview bring high efficiency and advanced capabilities to design, prepress and printing operations.

HELIOS products run on powerful and scalable servers including Apple Mac OS X, IBM AIX, Linux, Sun Solaris, and Windows systems. HELIOS products provide reliable cross-platform support for Mac, Windows, Web and UNIX-based clients.

Distributors sell HELIOS products worldwide to value-added resellers who provide complete networking solutions to customers. HELIOS also works with many strategic partners that incorporate HELIOS server software to provide powerful third-party archive, asset management and workflow solutions.

Editorial contact:

Germany
Helmut Tschemernjak, HELIOS Software GmbH, Steinriede 3, D-30827 Garbsen, Germany; Tel +49-5131-709320 Fax +49 5131-709325; E-mail: mktg (at) helios.de; Internet: http://www.helios.com

U.S.A.
Thomas Hallinan, HELIOS Software GmbH, 209-827-2760, mktg (at) helios.de
Bill Gram-Reefer, WORLDVIEW, 925-323-3169, reefer (at) worldviewpr.com

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HELIOS UB+ integrates with Mac OS X Time Machine

New Dolly Drive Release Offers Bigger, Faster Online Backups of Apples Time Machine with Upgraded Dolly Grid Infrastructure & up to 2 TB Storage with Seeding

(PRWEB) May 17, 2011

Cloud services provider Cirrus Thinking announces the launch of version 1.2 of Dolly Drive, the first ever cloud storage for Apples back-up software Time Machine. The version 1.2 upgrades give users faster upload speeds, increased stability, incremental cloning and up to 2 terabytes of storage with a seeding program.

Dolly Drive is an online storage service designed for the Apple community. In addition to seamless Time Machine integration, the application allows users to duplicate their entire computer on an external hard drive for lighting speed recovery in the event of a hard drive failure or disaster. Launched in January, Dolly Drive was named MacLife magazines Best of Show and Best Software at MacWorld 2011.

Our immediate goal after the launch was to have the upload experience match the ease of the product and in a very short time, weve done it! said Anthony Palermo, Chief Product Officer and CEO. Our new data center infrastructure and multi-site grid network significantly upgrades Dolly Drives upload speeds, stability, and storage size capability, and our seeding program overcomes one of the great challenges of online backup – the lengthy initial upload.

Dolly Drive subscriptions can be purchased at http://www.dollydrive.com in packages from 50GBs to 2 TBs for $ 5 to $ 55 per month which includes online storage, backup through Apples Time Machine, and software to create bootable clones on a local external hard drive.

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New Dolly Drive Release Offers Bigger, Faster Online Backups of Apples Time Machine with Upgraded Dolly Grid Infrastructure & up to 2 TB Storage with Seeding

Dolly Drives Lion-Ready Upgrades Capitalize on Apples Time Machine Improvements in Lion OS

New York, NY (PRWEB) July 26, 2011

Cloud-services provider Cirrus Thinking reported today that all of Apples Time Machine Lion upgrades are fully functional in the Lion version of the Dolly Drive online backup service. Lion features available in Dolly Drive include Time Machines offline local snapshots, combined timeline, upload time status bar, user interface and overall speed & stability. Both new users and current subscribers have seen easy moves to the Lion OS.

Additionally, clients who use Dolly Drive as a NAS replacement have avoided the interruptions that local NAS solutions have been experiencing when installing Lion.

The upgrades to Time Machine have been one of the most exciting things about the release of Lion and the Dolly Drive development team made sure they were available to Lion users from day one said Anthony Palermo, Dolly Drive CEO. Fortunately, as a native to Mac backup solution, it’s easier for us to build exclusively for the Mac experience and avoid the challenges that many other providers face when trying to retrofit a Mac solution into a PC-based offering.

Dolly Drive is a subscription software and online storage service designed for Apples Time Machine. In addition to providing Mac users offsite cloud storage directly through the Time Machine application, the application allows users to create a bootable clone of their Mac on an external hard drive for local disaster recovery. A free standalone version of Dolly Clone is available at http://www.dollydrive.com. Launched in January, Dolly Drive was named MacLife magazines best of show and best software at MacWorld 2011.

About Cirrus Thinking

Cirrus Thinking was founded in 2009 by a pair of passionate Apple fans with the goal of delivering the critical advantages of cloud services to Apple users at the consumer, small businesses and enterprise levels. The first product Dolly Drive, an online backup solution for Apples Time Machine launched in 2011 and was named MacLife Magazines Best Software and Best of Show at MacWorld 2011. Cirrus Thinkings entire range of Mac and PC products and services provide cutting edge solutions for auto-archiving, online backup, hard drive cloning, online storage, file syncing, and more. Cirrus Thinking has offices in New York and Miami, with data centers located throughout the United States and Europe.

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Dolly Drives Lion-Ready Upgrades Capitalize on Apples Time Machine Improvements in Lion OS

Dolly Drive Officially Brings Apples Time Machine Mac OS X Lion Upgrades to Online Backup on Thursday

New York, NY (PRWEB) July 28, 2011

Cloud-services provider Cirrus Thinking reported it’s official launch of the Lion version of Dolly Drive online backup this Thursday. Interest in the online backup for Mac service has nearly tripled since Apple’s launch of Lion last week. Lion features available in Dolly Drive include Time Machines offline local snapshots, combined timeline, upload time status bar, user interface and overall speed & stability. Both new users and current subscribers have seen easy moves to the Lion OS.

Additionally, clients who use Dolly Drive as a NAS replacement have avoided the interruptions that local NAS solutions have been experiencing when installing Lion. Upgrades for those customers will also be officially released Thursday.

The upgrades to Time Machine in Lion are incredibly exciting and the Dolly Drive development team has seen success for our new and current users using them since day one said Anthony Palermo, Dolly Drive CEO. We continued our beta program through the first week since Lion launched to avoid some of the challenges other backup providers were facing. But Dolly Drive has performed so perfectly with Lion that we had to make it easily available for all Mac users.

Dolly Drive is a subscription software and online storage service designed for Apples Time Machine. In addition to providing Mac users offsite cloud storage directly through the Time Machine application, the application allows users to create a bootable clone of their Mac on an external hard drive for local disaster recovery. A free standalone version of Dolly Clone is available at http://www.dollydrive.com. Launched in January, Dolly Drive was named MacLife magazines best of show and best software at MacWorld 2011.

About Cirrus Thinking

Cirrus Thinking was founded in 2009 by a pair of passionate Apple fans with the goal of delivering the critical advantages of cloud services to Apple users at the consumer, small businesses and enterprise levels. The first product Dolly Drive, an online backup solution for Apples Time Machine launched in 2011 and was named MacLife Magazines Best Software and Best of Show at MacWorld 2011. Cirrus Thinkings entire range of Mac and PC products and services provide cutting edge solutions for auto-archiving, online backup, hard drive cloning, online storage, file syncing, and more. Cirrus Thinking has offices in New York and Miami, with data centers located throughout the United States and Europe.

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Dolly Drive Opens First European Data Center, Bringing Online Backup for Apples Time Machine to Mac Users Throughout Europe

New York, NY (PRWEB) August 16, 2011

Cloud services provider Cirrus Thinking announces the launch of the first European data center for Dolly Drive, the online backup and local disaster recovery solution for Mac users. The C3 Military grade storage facility is the first of Dolly Drives planned network of international data centers that will provide faster initial uploads and incremental backup capabilities for thousands of Dolly Drive customers throughout Europe. It is a major milestone for first year cloud services company, Cirrus Thinking, makers of Dolly Drive.

We had such an enormous response from Mac users throughout Europe that one of our top priorities immediately became the creation of a Data center on that side of the Atlantic said Anthony Palermo, CEO of Dolly Drive. Weve taken 6000 miles of data travel out of the equation making Dolly Drive as fast and efficient for thousands of European users as it is for those throughout America.

Current Dolly Drive customers in Europe will be contacted individually to have their data migrated to the European data center. New customers are given an option to select their primary data center during the sign-up process.

Dolly Drive is a subscription software and online storage service designed for Apples Time Machine. In addition to providing Mac users offsite cloud storage directly through the Time Machine application, the application allows users to create a bootable clone of your Mac on an external hard drive for local disaster recovery. It works with Apples Lion and Snow Leopard platforms. Launched in January, Dolly Drive was named MacLife magazines Best of Show and Best Software at MacWorld 2011. http://www.dollydrive.com

About Cirrus Thinking

Cirrus Thinking was founded in 2009 by a pair of passionate Apple fans with the goal of delivering the critical advantages of cloud services to Apple users at the consumer, small businesses and enterprise levels. The first product Dolly Drive, an online backup solution for Apples Time Machine launched in 2011 and was named MacLife Magazines Best Software and Best of Show at MacWorld 2011. Cirrus Thinkings entire range of Mac and PC products and services provide cutting edge solutions for auto-archiving, online backup, hard drive cloning, online storage, file syncing, and more. Cirrus Thinking has offices in New York and Miami, with data centers located in the United States and Europe.

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Dolly Drive Opens First European Data Center, Bringing Online Backup for Apples Time Machine to Mac Users Throughout Europe

Dolly Drive Adds Throttle to Let Users Control Bandwidth and Upload Speeds During Time Machine Backups to the Cloud

Miami, Florida (PRWEB) October 27, 2011

Dolly Drive, online backup for Apples Time Machine, has released its version 1.5 upgrade, adding a bandwidth throttle that gives users greater control of internet speed used during Time Machine backups to the cloud. The throttle increases and decreases easily by sliding horizontally, as simply as increasing the volume on your speakers. It is part of a revamp of the user interface panel which gives users easier access to Dolly Drives breadth of functions including backup, disaster recovery and soon to be available online storage.

The upgrade to Dolly Drives Lion and Snow Leopard-ready backup application means users can reduce the amount of bandwidth used during Time Machine backups to the cloud, simultaneously giving Mac users greater upload and download speeds for other bandwidth-intensive activities like streaming, Skyping, and browsing.

This upgrade reflects the commitment of our team to listen directly to Dolly Drive users throughout development said Anthony Palermo, CEO of Dolly Drive. The new bandwidth throttle solves a challenge that our users were sharing with us as a desired improvement.

When Time Machine performs a back-up using an internet connection it tries to use all your available internet speed without considering that you may need this speed for other purposes.The throttle lets you continue backing up without suffering a loss of performance in other bandwidth-heavy functions.

The increased control will be particularly helpful for Dolly Drives Business users, since even with multiple Dolly Drive backups running on the same network, there is no longer competition for bandwidth.

Dolly Drive is a subscription software and online storage service designed for Apples Time Machine. In addition to providing Mac users offsite cloud storage directly through the Time Machine application, the application allows users to create a bootable clone of their Mac on an external hard drive for local disaster recovery. It works with Apples Lion and Snow Leopard platforms. http://www.dollydrive.com

About Cirrus Thinking

Cirrus Thinking was founded in 2009 by a pair of passionate Apple fans with the goal of delivering the critical advantages of cloud services to Apple users at the consumer, small businesses and enterprise levels. The first product Dolly Drive, an online backup solution for Apples Time Machine launched in 2011 and was named MacLife Magazines Best Software and Best of Show at MacWorld 2011. Cirrus Thinking has offices in New York and Miami, with data centers located in the United States and Europe.

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Dolly Drive Adds Throttle to Let Users Control Bandwidth and Upload Speeds During Time Machine Backups to the Cloud