Our Client software provides a revolutionary new method of performing backups.  Data can be backed up to our secure servers using any Internet connection.  Our backup server component is running on Windows 2003 Servers and provides the Raid-5 disk storage to hold your data.  Rather than using tape or other local hardware device, the data can be backed up to our online servers.  This allows backups to be performed effortlessly at any time and data to be restored instantly if necessary.  You control the complete process.

The Web-Backups' user interface consists of a single main screen.  The screen has three tabs at the top.  These tabs are for each of the three main functions of the program: Backup, Restore and Logging.  The desired function can be displayed by clicking the appropriate tab.

The interface is very similar to Windows Explorer, which makes it familiar and easy to use.  Selected files can be browsed by expanding the drives or network resource in the tree view display on the left-hand side, with details displayed on the right-hand side.

In addition, the client provides tools and wizards to help you perform backups or setup a backup schedule.  Advanced options provide you the ability to control compression levels, encryption levels and set security options.  You have total control over backup and restore processes.

This software is so powerful and unique because it uses a special Fast Binary Incremental Technology (FastBIT) process.  FastBit provides the ability to extract the actual changes that occur within files.  By extracting the changes and only sending the changed portions of the files, the overall backup time is significantly reduced.  In many cases, a FastBIT backup reduces the amount of data that must be sent to the server by 85% to 99%.

Web-backups' FastBIT backup technology is the core of the backup system.  It is the technology that makes it possible to logically extract the actual changes that have been made within files.  These changes, which represent the changed portions of the file, are often small enough to be regularly backed up over a 28.8K-modem connection.  A FastBIT backup works on any type of file with results that are superior to other compression or delta technologies.

In order for the software to create a FastBIT backup, it must be able to compare a changed file to the previous version of the file.  This is achieved by allocating a small amount of additional disk space (disk cache) to store current versions of files.  However, since the local disk cache only contains copies of "active" data files, files that change on a regular basis, the cache will remain a reasonable size (estimated up to 5MB).  Files in the local cache that have been inactive for a specified number of backups are removed from the cache, making room for new files.

Extensive error checking is performed at the time the FastBIT backup is constructed and also when it is applied on the server.  This ensures the integrity of the transmitted backup.  In certain cases, such as when a new file is created, or a modified file does not have a previous version to compare against, this file is simply compressed and backed up in a conventional incremental manner.

Windows 95,98,NT (4.0 or better), 2000 or XP, Windows Server 2000, 2003, Small Business Server 2003

TCP/IP Connection (DSL/Cable or Better recommended)

Intel Pentium processor or better

Modem or other networking hardware (DSL/Cable or better recommended)

16 MB RAM minimum (32 MB or greater recommended)

5 MB Disk Space for program files.  Additional space required for processing selected backup files.