Monthly Archives: October 2011

Automotive, Consumer Services, Internet & Online, Sports, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

Useful Tips for 2012 London Olympics Rental Car Savings via Carrentals.co.uk

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Despite a start date of 10 months in the future, many savvy travellers planning to enjoy the 2012 London Olympics are already lining up their hotel rooms, tickets and rental cars. This is a wise move says leading online car hire rate comparator Carrentals.co.uk, which points out that the massive influx of demand will almost certainly result in high rental rates during the games.

Gareth Robinson, Managing Director of Carrentals.co.uk, comments: “Few events attract so much global attention as the summer Olympics, so we are expecting a bumper tourist season in London next year. Every business wants to capitalise on this chance by raising their prices, and this includes car hire firms. There are still plenty of good deals on car hire available right now, but if you wait until the 11 th hour you’ll have to pay dearly for it.”

Right on the heels of the 2012 London Olympics, which run from 27 July through 12 August, are the popular Paralympic Games from 29 August until 9 September. With nearly two months of solid sporting action London will be buzzing with activity and visitors for most of the summer.

Robinson continues: “The most popular car rental extras like sat nav and child safety seats will probably sell out weeks in advance. The same holds true for the most popular models of rental car. But if you’ve already finalised your travel itinerary for London there’s no reason to put off booking a rental car. The Olympics may be 10 months away but it’s perfectly fine to make a car hire reservation now, saving you the potential headache of high prices and a weak vehicle selection.”

Carrentals.co.uk is the leading car rental comparison site for comparing deals from up to 50 rental companies, including Alamo, Auto Europe, Budget, Holiday Autos and Sixt, in over 15,000 locations worldwide including car hire throughout the UK and USA. Car hire in the UK includes locations throughout London and Manchester for the Olympic Games.

Car hire in the USA includes locations in Miami, Los Angeles and car hire in Las Vegas, with a wide choice of pickup locations including car hire at Las Vegas Airport.

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eLearning Guild Survey Finds Raptivity to be One of the Top Rapid eLearning Authoring Tools

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Raptivity®, the leading eLearning authoring tool is among the top tools identified in an ongoing user survey and through research data gathered by the eLearning Guild. The eLearning Guild is a leading community of practice for eLearning designers, developers, and managers. For a series of questions asked by The Guild, Raptivity figures in the top six or seven tools used by various eLearning practitioners around the world. In the ‘ease of use’ category of questions, Raptivity leads the pack with over half the respondents claiming that the tool is ‘very easy’ to use.

The majority of data collected by The Guild represents 5,350 respondents from March 2010 to March 2011. In addition to the data, charts and their interpretations, the report brings out insights and goes on to explore in detail, seven rapid authoring tools, including Raptivity. The report highlights Raptivity’s ease of use and the significant reduction in development time per course hour for a course designer who uses Raptivity. “Building an interaction in Raptivity is relatively quick, sometimes taking just a matter of minutes,” claims the report, which is written by Joseph Ganci, President of Dazzle Technologies Corp, a custom training and learning company.

“Raptivity has become a must-have tool in the armory of eLearning practitioners all over the world,” said Seema Chaudhary, President of Harbinger Knowledge Products Inc., the maker of Raptivity. “It is our constant endeavor to make Raptivity very easy for course creators and provide them with a powerful tool for their needs. We are very glad to see that our users find Raptivity among the easiest and powerful to use eLearning tools.”

The report, which has been collecting data over some years, explores interesting areas, such as user behavior in terms of using multiple tools for rapid interactivity building and fitting of eLearning course design into the tools. Visit http://www.elearningguild.com/research/archives/index.cfm?id=150&action=viewonly to download the report from the eLearning Guild.

Visit http://www.raptivity.com to learn more about Raptivity.


About Raptivity

With Raptivity, users can create interactivity rapidly and add it conveniently to their eLearning content. With interactive content, learning experiences become memorable and drop-out levels go down.

Raptivity provides a pre-built library of rapidly-customizable interaction models. These interaction models are based on best practices in instructional design. Users can customize them to create any number of variations. The content published by Raptivity is a single flash file so it fits right into hundreds of eLearning tools and can be used anywhere. With its patented technology and open architecture, Raptivity is at the forefront of rapid interactivity technology.

Raptivity has won numerous awards in various categories, including the e-Learning Guild Platinum Award for highest user satisfaction in the simulation tools category. It has also been voted number one by users on many occasions. This year, Raptivity has won the 17TH ANNUAL BEST EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE AWARDS (BESSIE) 2011 in the Online Technology Tool category and three 2011 LearnX E-learning & Training Awards from Training Australia Magazine.

For more information on Raptivity, visit http://www.raptivity.com.


About Harbinger Knowledge Products

Harbinger Knowledge Products is recognized as a global leader in interactivity solutions for knowledge-sharing applications including learning, presentation and web development.

Harbinger Knowledge Products is a part of Harbinger Group, which serves customers in over 57 countries through its offices in Pune (India), Redmond (WA, USA), San Jose (CA, USA), Pleasanton (CA, USA), London (UK) and through its partner network worldwide.

For three consecutive years, Deloitte has named Harbinger Knowledge Products among the fastest growing technology companies in its Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific and Technology Fast 50 India programs. Red Herring named Harbinger amongst world’s top 100 private technology companies.
Harbinger’s patented technology and sound thought leadership have resulted in groundbreaking products, including market-leading Raptivity and Raptivity Presenter, innovative YawnBuster, and cutting-edge SiteJazzer and TeemingPod.

For more information on Harbinger Knowledge Products, visit http://www.harbingerknowledge.com.

Automotive

Esys Automation Launches AutoMaskTM

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Auburn Hills, MI, October 4, 2011 – Esys, a leading innovator of full service automation and software solutions for manufacturers announced today it had completed commissioning of the Anti-chip and Cosmetic Seam Seal flex production cells at a major OEM Assembly Plant. For this engagement, Esys pioneered an innovative machine that achieves dramatic improvements in precision of anti-chip/rocker panel spray coatings. The AutoMaskTM rotary masking tool for robotic coating applications is easy to maintain

and reliably delivers a perfect spray line without on-vehicle masking. In the highly automated world of vehicle assembly, precision and quality are critically intertwined attributes, and AutoMask delivers on both counts.

Automask is the latest addition to Esys Automation’s open architecture for paint and dispense solutions. Open architectures provide OEM’s choice, flexibility, and maintainability by allowing customers to independently select the best robotics, vision systems, controls, and equipment available today. Esys PerfectProcessTM software completes the solution footprint, delivering powerful, exacting control over the many variables that impact a coating process, such as surface contours, temperatures, pressure, and material viscosity.

The company was selected as the turn-key general contractor for the showcase OEM project in 2010. Esys provided comprehensive architectural and engineering responsibilities from design and simulation, to solution commissioning for this high-profile product launch. Esys engineers coordinated every phase of the project, including materials handling and conveyance, robotics, controls, structural integration of support systems, and integration with existing line production operations.

“I’m very proud of our team’s performance, and of the confidence our customer placed in us for such a ground breaking product launch.” said David Valentine, President of Esys Automation. “This is just one more example of how technology can help revitalize our country’s manufacturing footprint, helping us better compete in the global automotive manufacturing business.”

Esys Automation Paint and Dispense applications are employed in a variety of OEM final assembly lines today, including anti-chip/rocker panel coatings, roof ditch applications, underbody and interior seam sealing, and liquid apply sound dampening. In addition to paint and dispense applications Esys Automation is a global market leader in tire and wheel assembly solutions, and recently introduced AutoW8t, revolutionizing wheel weight apply in high-volume production environments.

For information about Esys, Inc and its products and services, visit www.esyscorp.com, e-mail info@esyscorp.com, or call 1.248.754.1900, extension 260.

 

About , Inc.

Esys Corporation (“Esys”) is a leading full service automation solutions and software provider to the automotive, construction vehicle, and complex assembly industries. Esys provides automation design, simulation, & prototyping, machine building and deployment, advanced robotic systems, integration, and industry-specific software solutions designed to automate and improve production processes. 

Esys specializes in innovative manufacturing automation solutions designed to meet exacting tolerances, enhance operational efficiency, and improve visibility, tracking, and control of production processes. Headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Esys operates across North America, including Canada and Mexico.

For more information, please visit www.esyscorp.com.

 

Consumer Services, Entertainment, Internet & Online, Marketing, Social Media, Travel

Spain Visual Launches New Version Of Its Tourism Website And The New Advertising Campaign…

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www.spainvisual.com launches new version of its portal with major graphical enhancements, content and navigability.

“Spain Visual”, tourism portal located in Barcelona, has incorporated into this new version links to blogs and social networks and Web 2.0 start. It also has added a new destination Asturias, being under preparation on Galicia and Castilla Leon.

Video contents have been hosted on a dedicated server in the U.S. of the renowned company specializing in network video Sorensonmedia to offer streaming video in a professional manner.

It also has integrated into the portal advertising banners AffiliateFuture that guarantee the best deals in the sector.

His slogan “Look, find & booking” sums up the philosophy of the portal, a tool to explore the core values of a destination from your PC, Iphone or mobile and be able to choose the more attractive, making available to the navigator also all tools necessary to book everything you need at competitive prices.

Company sources indicate that short-term goals are, on one side complete the presentation of the few brands and other tourist missing translation from Russian and Chinese portal at the time it is possible to boost the brand in Spain these markets in future.

As for other improvements, try to integrate into each brand booking engines presented the specific destination of the hotel association to help improve the margins of the sector.

With this platform “Spain Visual” hopes to bring added value and efficiency to promote the network of the Spanish tourist industry.

Contact Details: http://www.spainvisual.com
Arian Pombo
618334524

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Travel

Ludus Tours Named San Diego’s 4th-Fastest Growing Company

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Today Ludus Tours, a travel and hospitality company that focuses on major global sporting and cultural events, was named the to the San Diego Business Journal’s list of the 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies as the 4th-fastest growing company in San Diego.

San Diego, CA (USA), Monday – October 03, 201 — Today Ludus Tours, a travel and hospitality company that focuses on major global sporting and cultural events, was named the to the San Diego Business Journal’s list of the 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies as the 4th-fastest growing company in San Diego.

“To be named in the top five-fastest growing businesses in San Diego is an incredible honor,” said Adam Dailey, CEO of Ludus Tours ( http://www.ludustours.com ), “This really reinforces our decision to move here to San Diego with our amazing team. We’re thrilled to accept this award on behalf of the many International Federations of Olympic Sport that we partner with.”

Ludus Tours ( http://www.ludustours.com ) is the Official Hospitality and Accommodations Provider for over a dozen USA National Governing Bodies, including USA Swimming, USA Volleyball, and USA Track and Field. Ludus Tours also offers cultural packages to Oktoberfest and Pamplona’s Running of the Bulls. For more information on Ludus Tours and our travel packages, please visit www.ludustours.com.

About Ludus Tours:
Ludus Tours provides complete travel, tour and hospitality packages to the world’s premiere sporting and cultural events, including the 2011 Pan Ams in Guadalajara, the 2012 Summer Games in London, the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, and more. In addition to their travel services, Ludus Sports offers corporate branding, marketing and retail opportunities within each of their events. Ludus Tours is based in San Diego, CA with offices in London, UK. For more information, please visit http://www.summergames.travel.

Press & Media Contact:
Corby Fisher
Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Ludus Tours
1501 Front Street #107
San Diego, CA 92101 – USA
619-202-0061
corby@ludustours.com
http://www.summergames.travel
http://www.ludustours.com

Technology

NetGenieHome Wi-Fi Router Adds Parental Controls for iPad tablets, Smartphones and PCs

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Enter NetGenie, a Wi-Fi router for the home that plugs directly into the cable modem and which also offers security protection from invasive malware and viruses.

Edison, NJ (USA), Monday – October 03, 201 — With kids and teens doing more and more of their Internet browsing on smartphones and tablets like the iPad, a software-based approach to monitoring and blocking Internet access to adult content or age-inappropriate websites will no longer work.

Enter NetGenie ( http://www.netgenie.net ), a Wi-Fi router for the home that plugs directly into the cable modem and which also offers security protection from invasive malware and viruses.

Developed by 12-year Internet security veteran Cyberoam, NetGenie is the first Wi-Fi router that comes pre-configured with parental controls and anti-virus.

NetGenie parental controls provide default settings according to age group, blocking websites and applications deemed inappropriate, yet allowing the administrator (mom or dad) to grant permissions by adding to a whitelist of allowed sites.

NetGenie offers parents a smart way for dealing with unruly Internet access and distractions, especially during homework time. Being a Wi-Fi router that plugs directly into the home’s cable modem, the device can control access to smartphones, gaming consoles and popular tablets such as the iPad and Android tablets.

Any device connected to the home’s Wi-Fi signal can be managed.

For example, parents can suspend Internet access per individual for an allocated date or block of time, say from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm Monday through Thursday, allowing free access Friday to Sunday if they so choose to.

NetGenie is also equipped with Internet security safeguards including a firewall, anti-virus protection, and intrusion prevention.

“We designed NetGenie to make it simple for families to protect their kids from unsafe and adult Internet content, and to control the time they spend online on social networks, shopping or gaming sites, or anything else you want to manage,” said Jacob Thankachen, Associate Vice President for Americas, Cyberoam. “We also made it a no-brainer to keep hackers, viruses and other intruders at bay when your family surfs the Internet.”

Additionally, the device can generate reports on Internet activities such as websites visited, applications used, attempts made to visit blocked websites or applications, along with virus and intrusion reports.

NetGenie can be configured using any Internet-access device in the home. Settings for individual members of the family can be made.

Pricing & Availability:
NetGenie is available now and will retail for $199 with support for an unlimited number of home users.A SOHO version is also available for $249. To buy NetGenie contact: Jacob Thankachen, Tel: (201) 301-2851. Jacob.thankachen@us.cyberoam.com. Or email: sales@netgenie.net.

About Cyberoam:
Cyberoam Identity-based UTM appliances offer comprehensive protection against existing and emerging Internet threats, including viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware, phishing, pharming and more. Cyberoam UTM delivers the complete range of security features such as stateful inspection firewall, VPN, gateway anti-virus, gateway anti-malware, gateway anti-spam, and intrusion prevention system, content filtering in addition to bandwidth management and multiple link management over a single platform. The Cyberoam solution portfolio includes Cyberoam iView, a logging and reporting appliance solution, Cyberoam SSL VPN appliances and Cyberoam Endpoint Data Protection suite to protect data and manage assets over endpoints in organizations. Cyberoam is certified with CheckMark UTM Level 5 Certification, ICSA Labs, and is a member of the Virtual Private Network Consortium. Cyberoam was positioned as a “Visionary” in the Magic Quadrant for SMB Multi-function Firewalls by Gartner. Cyberoam has also continuously received SC Magazine’s 5 Star Rating. Cyberoam has offices in Woburn, MA and India. For more information, please visit www.cyberoam.com and www.netgenie.net.

Press Contacts:
USA & Canada
Victor Cruz, Principal
MediaPR
vcruz@mediapr.net

India & Gulf
L. K. Pathak
l.k.pathak@elitecore.com

Europe, Other Middle-East & Latin America
Nirav Mahida
nirav.mahida@elitecore.com

Asia, Oceania & Africa
JitendraBulani
jitendra.bulani@elitecore.com

Press & Media Contact:
Victor Cruz, Principal
MediaPR.net
Edison, NJ 08817 – USA
(978) 594-4134
vcruz@mediapr.net
http://www.netgenie.net
http://www.cyberoam.com

Technology

Reports Show Targeted Computer Attacks Spike with Heavy SMB Focus

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According to a recent Symantec blog, attackers are targeting SMBs at a greater rate than larger companies of more than 500 people.

Hudson, NH (USA), Monday – October 03, 201 — According to a recent Symantec blog, attackers are targeting SMBs at a greater rate than larger companies of more than 500 people. Some other interesting facts from Symantec’s cloud research:

“The percentage of employees who received a targeted Trojan during 2010 was much higher for the SMB sector than for large companies. One small business, in particular, had targeted Trojans sent to all 488 of their employees. SMB industry sectors such as mineral/fuel, non-profit, engineering, marketing and recreation received the most attacks compared with other industry sectors, showing that they are at higher risk. They also found that attackers target intellectual property and market-leading research – focusing their efforts on education and market research organizations, in particular.”

Commtouch, a provider of antivirus technology to industry, is indicating in its blog that targeted emails with malicious attachments have increased dramatically since August to two billion or more per day. These are not emails with links to bogus or malicious websites, but attachments that may look like normal document files typical in business. These attacks are not spam but something far more sinister.

These targeted attacks are aimed at specific individuals in specific organizations, contain embedded malware, and are designed largely to capture credentials and gain access to valuable data. Much of this targeted email with malicious attachments bypasses antivirus and gateway protections. It lands squarely in a target’s inbox as legitimate email. The embedded malware is designed to be unique and unknown to anti-virus and anti-malware.

If you find yourself reading an email with an attachment that seems to be legitimate, think twice, it may not be. A targeted email attack often uses information about you to gain your trust. It will seem like a normal email.

So what do you do? Symantec’s blogger suggests that you “use common sense” and “be smart.” Your business associates send you data files that you open all of the time. The attacker will pose as one of them, but will bury a program inside. You can’t possibly know for sure, regardless of how much common sense you apply.

The new SavantEnforcer client will block malicious attachments automatically because it denies by default any unknown executable. It’s a simple and powerful antidote for the avalanche of targeted malware and it can be installed on a computer for about a dollar per month. Should you use common sense, good security practices and keep your software protection up to date? Of course you should. But you may also want to consider a solution that gives you the confidence to open an attachment without the risk of compromise.

About Savant Protection:
Savant Protection is a leading privately held vendor of innovative application whitelisting solutions that fill major gaps in the functionality of other endpoint security and management products and provide significant operational and financial benefits to customers. The company’s solutions are easy to integrate with existing systems, are not dependent on a central whitelist database, and can stop zero-day attacks and address the increasing inability of existing endpoint solutions, such as signature-based anti-virus products, to effectively protect against the growing proliferation of sophisticated, targeted malware.Savant Protection’s customers are able to lower costs and increase their organization’s productivity by minimizing endpoint incidents that require remediation and cause unproductive downtime for users. Savant Protection is headquartered in Hudson, New Hampshire, USA. http://www.SavantProtection.com

Press & Media Contact:
Victor Cruz, Principal
MediaPR.net
Hudson, NH 03051- USA
(978) 594-4134
vcruz@mediapr.net
http://www.SavantProtection.com

Business, Education, Government, Healthcare, Society, Technology, Telecom, Web 2.0

U.S. Company Turns to BRAZIL to Advance New Technology

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We Don’t Make the Smartphone…We Make it Smarter, Safer, Courteous and Compliant.
With a registered bill on the table, U.S. based Try Safety First (TSF) is deploying time, talent and resources into Brazil to advance its new mobile phone protocol technology. With its white paper being published in more than twenty-four countries across the globe, it is Brazilwhere TSF is looking to launch.

When asked why Brazil , TSF CEO John Fischer said, “TSF is eager to work with all governments and strategic partners to advance our patent-pending protocol technology. But to date, it is the congressional leaders of Brazil who have demonstrated the greatest desire and responsiveness to tackle the serious cell phone problems in their country.”

According to the World Health Organization, environment specific (prisons, court rooms, classrooms, in flight and behind the wheel) cell phone problems are costing theworld’s top industrialized countries between one and three percent of GDP. Fischer agrees societal cell phone problems are dynamic, devastating and very costly. But he also expands the statement by saying they can easily be eradicated with the implementation of TSF protocol technology.

TSF is the world leader for mobile device protocol development. According to Fischer, the advancement of TSF’s protocol technology will provide an optional tool for parents, teachers, judges, wardens, pilots and employers to easily eliminate cell phone problems within their respective environments. TSF’s primary objective is to establish a uniform global standard throughout the wireless industry to increase the functionality of mobile devices to provide simple solutions to remedy grand societal problems.

For more information on TSF technology or for investment opportunities, please visit http://trysafetyfirst.com.

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Contact Details:

Try Safety First, Inc.
Address: 1948 Miniball Ridge Marietta 30064 GA USA .
Phone – 770-652-4517
Email – admin@trysafetyfirst.com

Web Site (URL) – http://trysafetyfirst.com
Facebook – http://facebook.com/cellphoneprotocols
Twitter – http://twitter.com/tsfprotocols

 

Automotive, Consumer Services, Internet & Online, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

Carrentals.co.uk Delivers Latest Cheap Balearics Car Hire Deals for Autumn Breaks

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Carrentals.co.uk, the leading online car hire price comparison portal, this week launches new cheap car rentals prices on its site to help visitors to the Balearic Islands save this autumn. As the colder weather comes in at home many UK tourists are heading off to the beaches of Majorca and Menorca for some warmer weather breaks.

Budget airlines offering cheap air fares to the Mediterranean mean that many people from the UK are able to jet off to Majorca for a week or so in the autumn. To help them get around the island on a budget while there Carrentals.co.uk has introduced new car hire Majorca deals which can be had from just £11 per day*.

Carrentals.co.uk wins awards for its sourcing of money-saving car hire deals in over 15,000 destinations around the world, helping people afford more holiday for their money. This week also sees Carrentals.co.uk offering new car hire Menorca deals to compare with bookings available to collect at the airport from just £13 per day** .

Gareth Robinson, Managing Director of Carrentals.co.uk, says, “Brits do enjoy a little week away in the Balearics during the autumn, usually to enjoy a bit of sun and sand ahead of the winter weather. Majorca and Menorca are hugely popular places to go still and so we’re pleased to be able to help people save money on trips there right now.”

The Carrentals.co.uk service compares car hire deals from up to 50 rental companies, including Alamo, Auto Europe, Budget, Holiday Autos and Sixt, in over 9,000 locations worldwide. To compare the latest car hire deals visit www.carrentals.co.uk.

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Business, Computers, Consumer Services, Internet & Online, Small Business, Software, Technology, Web 2.0

Which Online Backup Plan from AsaDrive Should You Choose?

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AsaDrive offers a wide range of online storage plans and free trials to choose from. There you will find some useful information which will help you choose the best one to suit your needs.

There are basically five online storage plans AsaDrive provides: two dedicated Online Backup plans, two Online Backup and Online Drive plans and one Business plan.

All of these plans are designed to fit different sets of demands and standards, according to the motivation and purpose of using AsaDrive Desktop software and the data storage service. You do not need to worry if you have not decided yet, as the online backup plans are available as free trials. This means the system will not charge you for fourteen consecutive days, during which you will be able to test AsaDrive Desktop software and maybe even drop a line to tell us how it felt!

The Online Backup plans make it available an unlimited storage amount for you to safely back up very large amounts of data. Unlimited bandwidth and access to the web portal are included, however the Online Drive and file sharing features are not included.

Of all the five backup plans offered by AsaDrive, the Online Backup and Online Drive is the most popular choice among users. This pricing plan consists of 2 TB storage space, a 0.5 TB to use with the Online Drive feature and also unlimited bandwidth for you to benefit from while taking advantage of your access to the web portal and file sharing. Unlike Drive, the improved Drive+ plan provides unlimited storage, a total amount of 2 TB to use with Online Drive, apart from web portal and file sharing. You should go with this option if you wish to mount your back up, online drive just like any other regular virtual drive and access it straight from your computer.

Last, but not least, the Business plan offers ultimate backup and storage experience, as it includes all features offered by AsaDrive. However, the included storage amount for Online Backup and Online Drive are yet to be determined. The most powerful of all five backup plans is recommended for computer clusters or large amounts of data resulting from the activity of a business corporation.

All five backup plans offer the best AsaDrive experience and are meant to meet any types of expectations from this software. So start thinking about which one best suits your needs, and if it happens for you to still remain undecided, you can download the free trial. You are strongly encouraged to feel how it is like to use this software and experience, for fourteen days, the true AsaDrive quality and care for your files and online safety.

Contact Details: Address:
Est. Nova de Hac Sa, Lot 1, Tower 3, 6. E, Coloane, Macau
Phone Number: 66501069
Website: https://www.asadrive.com
Email: support@asadrive.com

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