Ventis BackupSuite 2008
Encyclopedia
Ventis BackupSuite 2008 is a collection of applications that together form a backup system. This system can back up files to external hard drives, USB keys, local folders, network folders, CD/DVD
media and FTP folders. Data encryption
and compression
can be achieved by selecting backups to be archived as Zip
files. The three standard data repository models (full, differential and incremental) are supported. In addition to this, it is possible to make mirror backups. It is possible to search for backed up files and folders using wildcard characters ("*" and "?"). Another feature is that backup databases are handled like normal documents instead of having one central database
(the vendor claims that it is safer to have many smaller databases than one big database containing all the backup information). The user interface
resembles very much the user interface in Microsoft Office 2007
.
800 MHz CPU or more
512 MB
RAM
200 MB
free hard disk
space
. The name "BackupSuite" comes from the fact that it is a software suite
package consisting of several applications each performing various backup-oriented tasks.
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
media and FTP folders. Data encryption
Encryption
In cryptography, encryption is the process of transforming information using an algorithm to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing special knowledge, usually referred to as a key. The result of the process is encrypted information...
and compression
Data compression
In computer science and information theory, data compression, source coding or bit-rate reduction is the process of encoding information using fewer bits than the original representation would use....
can be achieved by selecting backups to be archived as Zip
ZIP (file format)
Zip is a file format used for data compression and archiving. A zip file contains one or more files that have been compressed, to reduce file size, or stored as is...
files. The three standard data repository models (full, differential and incremental) are supported. In addition to this, it is possible to make mirror backups. It is possible to search for backed up files and folders using wildcard characters ("*" and "?"). Another feature is that backup databases are handled like normal documents instead of having one central database
Database
A database is an organized collection of data for one or more purposes, usually in digital form. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality , in a way that supports processes requiring this information...
(the vendor claims that it is safer to have many smaller databases than one big database containing all the backup information). The user interface
User interface
The user interface, in the industrial design field of human–machine interaction, is the space where interaction between humans and machines occurs. The goal of interaction between a human and a machine at the user interface is effective operation and control of the machine, and feedback from the...
resembles very much the user interface in Microsoft Office 2007
Microsoft Office 2007
Microsoft Office 2007 is a Windows version of the Microsoft Office System, Microsoft's productivity suite. Formerly known as Office 12 in the initial stages of its beta cycle, it was released to volume license customers on November 30, 2006 and made available to retail customers on January 30, 2007...
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System requirements
.NET Framework 2.0800 MHz CPU or more
512 MB
Megabyte
The megabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage or transmission with two different values depending on context: bytes generally for computer memory; and one million bytes generally for computer storage. The IEEE Standards Board has decided that "Mega will mean 1 000...
RAM
200 MB
Megabyte
The megabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage or transmission with two different values depending on context: bytes generally for computer memory; and one million bytes generally for computer storage. The IEEE Standards Board has decided that "Mega will mean 1 000...
free hard disk
Hard disk
A hard disk drive is a non-volatile, random access digital magnetic data storage device. It features rotating rigid platters on a motor-driven spindle within a protective enclosure. Data is magnetically read from and written to the platter by read/write heads that float on a film of air above the...
space
Name
The program's name is derived from the vendor's name VentisPro. Ventis is the plural of "venti", which means "twenty" in ItalianItalian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
. The name "BackupSuite" comes from the fact that it is a software suite
Software suite
A software suite or application suite is a collection of computer programs, usually application software and programming software of related functionality, often sharing a more-or-less common user interface and some ability to smoothly exchange data with each other.Sometimes software makers...
package consisting of several applications each performing various backup-oriented tasks.