News 2009
Version 6.2.2: IBM DB2 Plug-In Added
January 12, 2009
New Handy Backup 6.2.3 and Handy Backup Server Network 6.2.3!
We have recently released a new 6.2.2 version of Handy Backup and Handy Backup Server Network. Now the program has an improved Outlook Backup feature which in earlier versions, under certain circumstances, didn’t work properly if the user had Handy Backup GUI opened. Also, minor enhancements have been made to Lotus Notes/Domino Backup plug-in: now the program uses environmental variables more correctly.
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Finally, we are glad to announce the release of a new plug-in for creating backups of DB2 databases which gives more accurate and fast results than backing up via ODBC with a common Handy Backup’s Database Backup plug-in. By default, the new plug-in comes as a part of Handy Backup Small Server, or can be added to Standard or Professional editions.
In honor of the release of the new plug-in, we decided to extend holidays discounts on Handy Backup Small Server: you can buy it with 20% discount. This is a limited offer, valid till February 14th, 2009. Discounts on all other editions of Handy Backup are no longer available. To buy the program, please refer to the Order section.
Version 6.2.3: Support for T-Mobile G1 Google Phone
March 23, 2009
Novosoft has released a new version of Handy Backup supporting backup and recovery of an Android-driven mobile phone T-Mobile G1!
Version 6.2.4: Oracle Plug-In Added
April 3, 2009
We are glad to announce the release of Handy Backup 6.2.4 with the new Oracle Backup plug-in. The new plug-in allows backing up Oracle databases with all tables, archive logs, control files, settings, passwords and other data. Learn more about Oracle Backup Software...
Also, we have released the new version of Handy Backup Web Access. Now it is more stable, easy to use, and proven to work correctly on all operating systems supported by Handy Backup. Note: Handy Backup Web Access 0.2 is not compatible with Handy Backup 6.2.3 and earlier versions. It was tested and proven to work correctly only with Handy Backup 6.2.4. In order to use it, please update Handy Backup to the latest version.
Microsoft and Oracle Partnership
July 6, 2009
We are proud and excited to report a lot of good news and announce changes that will benefit all Handy Backup users:
- Handy Backup has completed the Microsoft’s Works with Windows Server 2008 certification! Now all users who work under Windows Server 2008 are guaranteed to have great experience when using our software.
The new logo verifies that Handy Backup and Handy Backup Server Network are fully compatible with the platform and will work reliably and error free under any system conditions. More about Server 2008 Backup Software.
- The certification for the “Works with Windows Server 2008” logo allowed our company to become Microsoft Gold Certified Partners. Gold Certified Partners represent the highest level of competence and expertise with Microsoft technologies, and we are proud to have reached this level!
- The latest large enhancement of Handy Backup, Oracle Backup plug-in, coupled with overall high quality of the application allowed our company to become Oracle Partners.
- And the last, but not least we have extended functionality of Handy Backup Standard with the backup to DVD feature and functionality of Handy Backup Professional with the Database Backup feature. Now you get the more for the same price!
Version 6.3: Web Access, 64-bit platform
July 28, 2009
In version 6.3 we have made substantial improvements to internal architecture of Handy Backup and Handy Backup Server Network, which made them fast and stable as never before. The most significant changes are as follows:
- Handy Backup became much faster and more resource-friendly: now it can perform backup tasks of 1 million files and more, with moderate PC memory consumption.
- We have created Handy Backup Console Client (comes in the installation folder as hbcc.exe) which can be used to launch, stop or delete tasks through the use of command line interface. To learn more, please see Command Line in the User Manual.
- Handy Backup is gradually transitioning to compatibility with 64-bit platforms. Version 6.3.0 successfully underwent testing for data file backup in various modes and took initial strides towards compatibility with advanced plug-ins (see below).
- MS SQL Server Backup plug-in has been tested and proven to work with 64-bit platforms. So, now we support 32- and 64-bit versions of MS SQL 7.0,2000, 2005 and 2008 running under 32- and 64-bit versions of Windows 2008/2003 Server or Vista/XP/2000.
- There are many other enhancements and fixes related to Outlook Backup and DB2 Backup plug-ins, graphical interface, and much more...
Also, we have released a new version of Handy Backup Web Access which is now more stable and secure. Note: The new version of Web Access is not compatible with Handy Backup 6.2.5 and earlier, so it is highly recommended to update both programs to the latest version.
Version 6.4: Compatible with Windows 7
October 23, 2009
We are delighted to announce the release of Handy Backup and Handy Backup Server Network 6.4!
The program received a new "Compatible with Windows 7" logo verifying its compatibility with the newly released Microsoft operating system:
Now all our customers can safely migrate to Windows 7 - Handy Backup will work on it perfectly and error free!
More about Handy Backup’s compatibility with Windows 7...
Also, Handy Backup 6.4 features several important updates and improvements:
- Outlook Backup plug-in now works more correctly under multilingual versions of Windows. Earlier, some users had problems when they tried to back up Outlook data from under non-English user accounts.
- MS SQL Backup plug-in′s work has been considerably optimized and now doesn’t require a lot of disk space for temporary files.
- Handy Backup moved further to compatibility with 64-bit platforms: most features should work smoothly and error free.
- Finally, as always, there are a lot of minor bug fixes and several enhancements to user interface.