Retrospect 9 supports Lion, uses new 64-bit network client
updated 04:35 pm EDT, Wed November 2, 2011
Enables cloud backup via WebDAV
Retrospect has launched Retrospect 9, a major upgrade of its Mac backup software. The program is now compatible with OS X Lion, and uses a new 64-bit network backup client with support for Growl notifications and 256-bit AES encryption. It is also faster, running twice as many operations simultaneously while consuming less memory and idle processor cycles.
Other enhancements include the introduction of task workflows, and "S.M.A.R.T. Alert Aware," which can detect when a hard disk is on the verge of failure and back it up automatically. Cloud backup has become possible using WebDAV, and in enterprise environments people can backup and restore files without IT help. An overhauled interface includes touches such as a view of earlier backups that only displays files copied during each process.
Several different editions are available. A basic five-system license costs $129, while stepping up to a 20-client, single-server license is $479. The most extreme option costs $1,669, but allows for multiple servers and unlimited clients. A trial download of the software is free.
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Too bad
It's unfortunate they are requiring v8 users to pay for an upgrade since they basically funded the company while they tested out the beta quality v8 software. Being asked to shell out again with no guarantee of any better support is quite galling. And purchasing annual maintenance on a software that was last update in the summer of 2010 is almost as bad as Microsoft's "Software Assurance". Too bad, since there was a time when Retrospect was quality software.