iDrive offers 2 GB of free online storage

Pro Softnet has announced that its iDrive for Mac software has moved out of beta, and is ready for commercial distribution. iDrive acts as an automated backup application that saves data to an online storage account. Users are able to define a backup schedule and also select which files they want to backup. When completing backups iDrive uses data compression to speed up the process, the data transfers are also secure as 128-bit SSL encryption is used. A plugin for the Finder is also available which mounts the backup s[ace as a volume in Mac OS X; this allows users to interact with the storage space through a familiar interface and provides drag and drop support.

Users are able to register for the service at no cost with a 2 GB account, or can choose to upgrade to a pro account starting at $5 per month for 150 GB of storage.

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