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JPY announce "mobile backups made easy" with Backup2Go
16th November 2009
A modern mobile workforce represents a difficult problem for administrators trying to manage backups on constantly moving laptops. Backup2Go solves these problems with a range of innovative approaches to the problem.
Backup2Go allows workstations to connect to the backup-server whether they are in the office, at home or on the road. The available internet connection is used, and only changed files are added to the backup. Backup2Go also keeps its data secure with industrial-strength encryption.
Remote workstation configuration makes life easier for both administrators and users. Workstations and laptops can be added to the backup centrally from the server and the solution can be deployed transparently without involving the workstation owner in the setup process. Backups will run invisibly without input from the user.
"With laptops now outselling desktop computers and nearly one in eight UK employees working from home, it is vital that employers reconsider their backup strategies and ensure they are providing adequate cover for home workers," commented Dr John Yardley, CEO of JPY. "With its unique remote snapshot backup and de-duplication across the internet PresSTORE 3.2 is a reliable and affordable solution, which ensures all critical data on company laptops and workstations is securely backed up and, just as importantly, can be quickly and easily recovered and restored when needed, in order to minimise any downtime."
PresSTORE 3.2 also includes several other advanced features such as a graphical storage pool and volume manager. This gives administrators an easy-to-use representation of used and free storage capacity – both on tape and disk. Quicktime support for both Windows and Macs, allows rapid previewing of archived media files. PresSTORE 3.2 also includes simplified tape management and labelling to make life as easy as possible for IT workers.
ARCHIWARE intends to follow-up this release with an update to include full snapshot-backup support for Windows servers, plus a free iPhone application allowing mobile monitoring of PresSTORE jobs.
ARCHIWARE PresSTORE 3.2 is available now. For further information, or to arrange a demonstration, feel free to contact Systems Support on 01799 531777 or visit:
http://www.jpy.com/archiware/backup2go.html
Eizo to display range of PACS workstation monitors
13th November 2009
Eizo are to exhibit three monitors from their range of 2MP Dicom-compliant displays, suitable for x-ray, MRI and CT monochrome images, and ultrasound, endoscope, and nuclear medicine colour images in the PACS environment.
FlexScan MX-210: an excellent 21" colour monitor designed for clinical review
RadiForce RX-211: a high brightness 21" colour monitor with easy switching between landscape and portrait modes, and between different calibration setups
RadiForce GS-220: a greyscale 21" monitor able simultaneously to display 10-bit (1,024 tones) from a 13-bit look-up table (8,161 tones) for high-definition medical imaging
All Eizo monitors are supported by a 5 year warranty to ensure the stable and reliable performance needed for displaying medical images. Brightness stability is guaranteed for the entire warranty period, and Eizo service now includes a next business day on-site monitor swap-out facility should repairs be needed.
New OsiriX 'lite' version coming soon
7th November 2009
OsiriX are beta testing a lightweight version of their free Dicom viewer specifically designed for incorporation when you want to burn Dicom CDs and DVDs.
Taking up much less storage space than a regular version of the application - just 10Mb rather than 140Mb - it will mean faster burning too
Functions such as 3D VR, MPR, DICOM Q&R have been omitted from OsiriX Lite but it should still be a good stand-alone Dicom viewer for CDs and DVDs you need to send out to others.
PACS in Practice workshop goes west!
6th November 2009
Following the very successful inaugural meeting of the PACS in Practice community of digitally-minded veterinarians, a second workshop covering the basics is being organised for all those located west of London and south of Birmingham.
We are delighted to welcome back Rossdales' Marcus Head and Sarah Powell again, joined this time by Bruce Bladon, a partner at O'Gorman, Slater, Main and Partners in Newbury.
The registration fee will be waived for anyone who registered for the Newmarket workshop but did not manage to make it on the day, if you would like to attend this time instead. Please contact us to book your place.
