Retrospect®
EMC Retrospect for Windows Products
EMC Retrospect Multi Server Edition
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EMC Retrospect Multi Server Edition delivers powerful, easy-to-use data protection for small and medium businesses. Installed on a Windows computer, it automatically adjusts backup operations to reliably protect servers, desktops, and notebooks running Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Solaris, NetWare, and VMWare, plus 24x7 applications. Used in thousands of businesses worldwide, Retrospect provides best-in-class backup to disk, unparalleled restore accuracy, and AES encryption of backup media for regulatory compliance with HIPAA, California SB 1386, and the PCI Data Security Standard. Add-ons enable online protection for Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server, protection of open Windows files, user-initiated restores, advanced tape support, and disaster recovery.
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EMC Retrospect Multi Server Edition delivers powerful, easy-to-use data protection for small and medium businesses. It runs on a Windows computer and automatically adjusts backup operations to reliably protect servers, 24x7 applications, desktops, and notebooks. Retrospect provides best-in-class backup to disk, unparalleled restore accuracy, and government-certified AES encryption of backup media.
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Retrospect Multi Server Edition runs on a Windows computer and reliably protects Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Solaris, NetWare and VMWare servers, desktops and notebooks, plus 24x7 applications.
EMC Retrospect Single Server Edition
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EMC Retrospect Single Server Edition delivers powerful, easy-to-use data protection for small and medium businesses. Installed on a Windows server, it automatically adjusts backup operations to reliably protect the server, plus desktops, notebooks, and 24x7 applications, and supports Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Solaris, NetWare, and VMWare clients. Used in thousands of businesses worldwide, Retrospect provides best-in-class backup to disk, unparalleled restore accuracy, and AES encryption of backup media for regulatory compliance with HIPAA, California SB 1386, and the PCI Data Security Standard. Add-ons protect additional servers, Microsoft Exchange and SQL servers online, and open Windows files, and enable user-initiated restores, advanced tape support, and disaster recovery.
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EMC Retrospect Single Server Edition delivers powerful, easy-to-use data protection for small and medium businesses. It runs on a Windows server and automatically adjusts backup operations to reliably protect the server, plus 24x7 applications, desktops, and notebooks. Retrospect provides best-in-class backup to disk, unparalleled restore accuracy, and government-certified AES encryption of backup media.
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Retrospect Single Server Edition runs on a Windows server and protects the server plus desktops and notebooks. It supports Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Solaris, NetWare and VMWare clients.
EMC Retrospect Disk-to-Disk Edition
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EMC Retrospect Disk-to-Disk Edition delivers powerful, easy-to-use data protection for small and medium businesses. It backs up a Windows server to external hard drives and optical media, which can be rotated offsite for disaster recovery. With additional client licenses, Disk-to-Disk automatically adjusts backup operations to reliably protect additional servers, desktops, and notebooks running Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Solaris, NetWare and VMWare, plus 24x7 applications. Used in thousands of businesses worldwide, Retrospect provides best-in-class backup to disk, unparalleled restore accuracy, and AES encryption of backup media for regulatory compliance with HIPAA, California SB 1386, and the PCI Data Security Standard.
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EMC Retrospect Disk-to-Disk Edition delivers powerful, easy-to-use data protection for small and medium businesses by backing up a Windows server to external drives and optical media. With additional licenses, it reliably protects additional servers, desktops, and notebooks. Retrospect provides best-in-class backup to disk, unparalleled restore accuracy, and government-certified AES encryption of backup media.
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Retrospect Disk-to-Disk Edition protects a Windows computer backing up to disk or optical media. Purchase client licenses to protect additional servers, desktops, and notebooks.
EMC Retrospect Small Business Server Edition
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EMC Retrospect Small Business Server Edition delivers powerful, easy-to-use data protection for small and medium businesses. It automatically adjusts backup operations to reliably protect a server running Windows Small Business Server plus desktops and notebooks. Standard Edition includes online Microsoft Exchange protection and disaster recovery; Premium Edition also includes online Microsoft SQL Server protection. Add-ons enable user initiated restores, open Windows file protection, advanced tape support, and additional server protection. Client support includes Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Solaris, NetWare, and VMWare. Used in thousands of businesses worldwide, Retrospect provides best-in-class backup to disk, unparalleled restore accuracy, and government-certified AES encryption of backup media for regulatory compliance.
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EMC Retrospect Small Business Server Edition delivers powerful, easy-to-use data protection for small and medium businesses. It automatically adjusts backup operations to protect a server running Windows Small Business Server plus networked desktops and notebooks. Retrospect provides best-in-class backup to disk, unparalleled restore accuracy, and government-certified AES encryption of backup media.
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EMC Retrospect Small Business Server Edition protects a Windows Small Business server, including online protection for Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server, plus desktops and notebooks.
EMC Retrospect Professional Edition
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Designed for homes and home offices, Retrospect Professional Edition protects a single Windows desktop or notebook, or a small network of Windows, Macintosh, and Linux desktops and notebooks. Professional's proven automated technology provides fast backups and smart restores with unparalleled accuracy. Professional is easy set up and run, enabling you have your first backup running in less than ten minutes. It provides complete protection against data loss due to viruses, newly installed software, user errors, damaged hardware, hardware upgrades, loss, or theft.
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Designed for homes and home offices, Retrospect Professional Edition protects a single Windows desktop or notebook, or a small network of Windows, Macintosh, and Linux desktops and notebooks. Automated technology delivers fast backups and smart restores with unparalleled accuracy. Professional is easy to use, enabling you get your first backup running in less than ten minutes.
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Designed for homes and home offices, Retrospect Professional Edition protects a single Windows desktop or notebook, or a small network of Windows, Macintosh, and Linux desktops and notebooks.
EMC Retrospect Express HD
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Designed for homes and home offices, Retrospect Express HD protects a single Windows desktop or notebook computer by backing up to any available internal or external hard drive, including networked drives. Express HD is easy to use, enabling you to start your first backup in minutes. A step-by-step wizard and proven automated technology deliver fast backups and smart restores with complete accuracy. Protect your PC automatically on a user-defined schedule or click the BACKUP button for immediate protection. Retrospect rapidly retrieves a single file, folder, or—if disaster strikes—your entire computer to a prior point in time.
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Designed for homes and home offices, Retrospect Express HD protects a single Windows desktop or notebook by backing up to an internal or external hard drive, including networked drives. Automated technology delivers fast backups and smart restores with complete accuracy. A quick and easy setup begins your first backup in minutes.
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Designed for homes and home offices, Retrospect Express HD automatically backs up a single Windows desktop or notebook computer to an internal or external hard drive.
EMC Retrospect Add-ons
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The EMC Retrospect family of backup and restore products delivers proven technology, complete protection, easy administration, and fast backups with accurate restores for small and midsize businesses and distributed enterprises. The capabilities of Retrospect can be extended with add-ons to meet each customer's specific needs. Available add-ons include Disaster Recovery, Open File Backup, User Initiated Restore, Exchange Server Agent, SQL Server Agent, Advanced Tape Support Continuous Data Protection, and the Add-on Value Package (includes all Retrospect add-ons except for Continuous Data Protection).
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Retrospect’s capabilities can be extended with add-ons to meet each customer's specific needs. Available add-ons include Disaster Recovery, Open File Backup, User Initiated Restore, Exchange Server Agent, SQL Server Agent, Advanced Tape Support Continuous Data Protection, and the Add-on Value Package (includes all Retrospect add-ons except for Continuous Data Protection).
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The capabilities of EMC Retrospect can be extended with add-ons to meet each customer's specific needs.
Retrospect Continuous Backup Agent
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Retrospect Continuous Backup Agent combines a policy server with lightweight desktop agents to provide up-to-the-moment protection of critical files on users’ computers. Once set on the server, group-level or network-wide file type and retention policies are enforced by the agents. When protected files change, the Retrospect Continuous Backup agent saves incremental changes locally, and optionally to a central storage repository where Retrospect can back up the data offsite. Users can retrieve any previous version of a file by right-clicking in Windows Explorer. This add-on to EMC’s Retrospect server editions complements scheduled backup of PCs with continuous protection of critical files.
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Retrospect Continuous Backup Agent provides immediate protection of critical files on desktops and laptops by enforcing group or network-wide retention policies via lightweight agents. When protected files change, the changes are saved locally, and optionally on network storage. Users can easily retrieve any previous version of a file by right-clicking.
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Retrospect Continuous Backup Agent protects critical files on desktops and laptops every time they change. Users can easily retrieve any previous version of a file.
Continuous Backup Professional
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Retrospect Continuous Backup provides up-to-the-moment protection of your important files as they change throughout the day. Every time a file is saved, Retrospect Continuous Backup makes a copy for safekeeping. By only storing the changes, very little disk space is used. Optionally, copies can be made to external or network storage for additional protection. Should you ever need to recover a previous version of a file—even one from just a few minutes ago—it’s as simple as right-clicking in Windows Explorer. This add-on to EMC Retrospect Professional complements your scheduled backups with continuous protection of all your important files.
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Retrospect Continuous Backup protects all your important files by making copies every time changes are saved. Only the incremental changes within a file are stored, conserving disk space. Optional use of external or network storage provides additional protection, and a simple right-click can recover any saved version of a file.
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Retrospect Continuous Backup protects all your important files by making copies every time they change. A simple right-click recovers any saved version of a file.
Open File Backup Unlimited
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The Open File Backup Unlimited add-on protects Windows files (on NTFS file system) that are open and in use. It protects files on multiple volumes as well as business-critical server applications that run 24 hours a day including e-mail, database, CRM, accounting, or proprietary applications. For desktop and notebook computers, backups can take place while e-mail applications and other applications are in use. A single Open File Backup Unlimited add-on license protects the Retrospect backup server and all networked client computers.
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The Open File Backup Unlimited add-on protects Windows files (on NTFS file system) that are open and in use. It protects files on multiple volumes as well as business-critical server applications that run 24 hours a day. A single Open File Backup add-on license protects the Retrospect backup server and all networked client computers.
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The Open File Backup Unlimited add-on protects Windows files (on NTFS file system) that are open and in use as well as business-critical applications that run 24 hours a day.
Open File Backup 3 Server
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The Open File Backup 3 Server add-on protects Windows files (on NTFS file systems) that are open and in use. It protects files on multiple volumes as well as business-critical server applications that run 24 hours a day including e-mail, database, CRM, accounting, or proprietary applications. The Open File Backup 3 Server add-on license protects the Retrospect backup server and two networked server client. To protect network server clients, this add-on must be used with Retrospect Multi Server edition or a Retrospect for Windows server-level product with two server client licenses.
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The Open File Backup 3 Server add-on protects Windows files (on NTFS file systems) that are open and in use. It protects files on multiple volumes as well as business-critical server applications that run 24 hours a day. The add-on license protects the Retrospect backup server and two networked server client.
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The Open File Backup 3 Server add-on protects Windows files (on NTFS file systems) that are open and in use on the Retrospect backup server and two networked server clients.
User Initiated Restore
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The User Initiated Restore add-on allows users on Windows, Mac OS X, and Red Hat Linux clients who were backed up over a network to restore their lost or delete files from the backup server hard disk without assistance from IT personnel. Users locate and recover files and folders via a user-friendly Web browser interface. User-initiated restores enable employees to perform fast onsite recovery of their data without putting a strain on IT resources and without requiring expertise in backup technology. This feature is especially useful for businesses that protect a large number of desktop and notebook computers.
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The User Initiated Restore add-on allows users on Windows, Mac OS X, and Red Hat Linux clients who were backed up over a network to restore their lost or delete files from the backup server hard disk via a user-friendly Web browser interface without assistance from IT personnel.
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The User Initiated Restore add-on allows users to restore their files from the backup server via a Web browser without assistance from IT personnel.
Disaster Recovery
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A single Disaster Recovery add-on enables a bare metal system recovery for the Retrospect backup server and all networked Windows client computers that are being backed up, avoiding time-consuming software installation and reconfiguration. Retrospect can create a disaster recovery (DR) CD for any point in time when an incremental backup was performed. Retrospect stores the data required for disaster recovery in the backup media as a normal part of the back up process. In the event of a disaster, Retrospect can use this data to create a DR CD, even for a computer that is no longer working.
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A single Disaster Recovery add-on protects the Retrospect backup server and all networked Windows client computers being backed up. During normal backups, Retrospect stores the data required to create a disaster recovery CD for any point when a backup was performed, even for a computer is no longer working.
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Disaster Recovery enables a bare metal system recovery of all networked Windows computers that are being protected, avoiding time-consuming software installation and reconfiguration.
Microsoft Exchange Server Agent
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The Microsoft Exchange Server Agent add-on provides fast, precise backups of Exchange 2000 Server, Exchange Server 2003, and Exchange Server 5.5 while they are up and running 24 hours a day. It protects individual mailboxes, public folders, or the entire Exchange Server. Perform full backups or utilize log/incremental or differential backups of the Exchange database, which are significantly faster because they back up only new and changed data. The Exchange Server Agent add-on makes it simple to restore an Exchange server to a specific point in time. The Exchange Agent add-on is licensed for use on one Microsoft Exchange server.
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The Microsoft Exchange Server Agent add-on provides fast, precise backups of Exchange 2000 Server, Exchange Server 2003, and Exchange Server 5.5 while they are up and running 24 hours a day. The Exchange Server Agent add-on makes it simple to restore an Exchange server to a specific point in time.
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The Microsoft Exchange Server Agent add-on provides fast, precise backups of Exchange 2000 Server, Exchange Server 2003, and Exchange Server 5.5 while they are up and running.
Microsoft SQL Server Agent
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The Microsoft SQL Server Agent add-on provides fast, precise backups of Microsoft SQL Server 2005, 2000, and 7.0 while online. It can perform full backups, or differential, log, and log no truncate backups, which are significantly faster because only new and changed data needs to be backed up. The Microsoft SQL Server Agent add-on automatically restores a SQL server to a specific point in time, eliminating the complex manual procedures that are otherwise required to restore the server. The Microsoft SQL Server Agent add-on is licensed for use on one server. The SQL server must be running the Retrospect application or the Retrospect Client.
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The SQL Server Agent add-on provides fast, precise backups of Microsoft SQL Server 2005, 2000, and 7.0 while they are up and running 24 hours a day. The SQL Server Agent add-on makes it simple to restore a SQL server to a specific point in time.
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The SQL Server Agent add-on provides fast, precise backups of Microsoft SQL Server 2005, 2000, and 7.0 while they are up and running.
Advanced Tape Support
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The Advanced Tape Support add-on dramatically improves backup times by utilizing multiple tape drives in parallel, including stand-alone drives or drives in libraries or autoloaders. The Advanced Tape Support add-on is licensed for use on one Retrospect-based backup server, and it supports any number of tape drives attached to that computer. This add-on is not required for the following features, which are already built into the Retrospect product: barcode support, automated cleaning tape operations, sequential use of multiple tape drives, and multiple simultaneous operations when backing up to hard drives.
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The Advanced Tape Support add-on dramatically improves backup times by utilizing multiple tape drives in parallel, including stand-alone drives, or drives in libraries or autoloaders. The Advanced Tape Support add-on is licensed for use on one Retrospect-based backup server, and it supports any number of tape drives attached to that computer.
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The Advanced Tape Support add-on dramatically improves backup times by utilizing multiple tape drives in parallel, including stand-alone drives, or drives in libraries or autoloaders.
Add-on Value Package
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The Add-on Value Package is a cost-effective way to purchase multiple Retrospect add-ons. It includes the Open File Backup, Disaster Recovery, Advanced Tape Support, Microsoft SQL Server Agent, Microsoft Exchange Server Agent, and User Initiated Restore add-ons.
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The Add-on Value Package includes the Open File Backup, Disaster Recovery, User Initiate Restore, Advanced Tape Support, Microsoft SQL Server Agent, and Microsoft Exchange Server Agent add-ons.
Add-on Value Package SBS
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The Add-on Value Package SBS is a cost-effective way to purchase multiple Retrospect add-ons. It includes the Open File Backup, Advanced Tape Support, and User Initiated Restore add-ons. This product is for use only with Retrospect Small Business Server Edition.
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Add-on Value Package SBS includes Open File Backup, Advanced Tape Support, and User Initiated Restore add-ons for use only with Retrospect Small Business Server Edition.
Server Client License
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Each Retrospect Server Client License enables backups on one additional networked server client. (Available only with Retrospect Single Server, Small Business Server, and Disk-to-Disk editions.)
Client License
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Each Retrospect Client License enables backups on one additional networked desktop or notebook client. (Available only with Retrospect Disk-to-Disk and Professional editions.)
EMC Retrospect Support and Maintenance
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Support and maintenance gives you access to the most current upgrades and updates of Retrospect products, as well as quick and easy access to our expert technical support staff. Annual Support and Maintenance is the most convenient and cost-effective way to get your questions answered and to receive upgrades of Retrospect or Retrospect add-on software, but other support and maintenance options are available to meet the varying needs of our customers.
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Support and maintenance provides upgrades and updates to the most current Retrospect products, plus access to technical support staff. Annual Support and Maintenance is the most convenient and cost-effective way to have questions answered and receive upgrades of Retrospect or Retrospect add-ons.
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Support and maintenance gives upgrades and updates to the most current Retrospect products, as well as quick and easy access to expert technical support staff.
Annual Support and Maintenance
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Customers can purchase Annual Support and Maintenance (ASM) for each EMC Retrospect product. ASM includes a year of unlimited support from EMC Retrospect technical experts Monday through Friday from 7 AM to 4 PM Pacific Time, plus free upgrades to new versions of the product within that year. ASM is available bundled with electronic licenses of Retrospect and Retrospect add-ons, or it can be purchased separately within 30 days. After 30 days, only per-incident support may be purchased. ASM is more convenient and cost-effective than per-incident support and product upgrades.
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Customers can purchase Annual Support and Maintenance (ASM) for each EMC Retrospect product. ASM includes a year of unlimited support from EMC Retrospect technical experts Monday through Friday from 7 AM to 4 PM Pacific Time, plus free upgrades to new versions of the product within that year.
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Annual Support and Maintenance includes a year of unlimited support from EMC Retrospect technical experts plus free upgrades for one product within that year.
Extended Hours Annual Support
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Twenty-four-hour support (weekends and U.S. holidays excluded) is available for North American customers. Extended Hours Annual Support functions for the duration of an existing Annual Support and Maintenance agreement. It covers a single licensed and registered Retrospect software product and any Retrospect add-ons used with that product. This option is not available for per-incident support.
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Twenty-four-hour support (weekends and U.S. holidays excluded) is available for North American customers and lasts for the duration of an existing Annual Support and Maintenance agreement.
Per-Incident Support
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Support can be purchased on a per-incident basis or in packs of five incidents. Per-incident support packs are activated at the time of purchase and expire in one year. A support incident remains open until it is resolved or closed.
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Support can be purchased on a per-incident basis or in packs of five incidents. Per-incident support packs are activated at the time of purchase and expire in one year.
Product Upgrades
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Although the most cost-effective way to stay current with Retrospect is to purchase Annual Support and Maintenance, product upgrades are available for a fee to customers who have a current version or one earlier version of a licensed and registered product but did not purchase Annual Support and Maintenance.
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Product upgrades are available for a fee to customers who have a current version or one earlier version of a licensed and registered product.
EMC Retrospect for Macintosh Products
EMC Retrospect 8.0 for Macintosh
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EMC Retrospect 8.0 backup and recovery software for the Mac provides small and midsize businesses with the reliability, ease of use, power, and flexibility they need to protect critical data on their Macs and Windows PCs. EMC Retrospect includes a state-of-the-art Mac user interface and enterprise-level features—including remote management of one or more backup servers and disk-to-disk-to-tape backups—at a fraction of the cost of other products. With more than two decades of field-tested expertise and millions of users worldwide, EMC Retrospect is the most trusted name in Mac backup.
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EMC Retrospect backup and recovery software includes a state-of-the-art Mac user interface and enterprise-level features that provide the ease of use, power, and reliability required by small and midsize businesses in order to protect important information on their Macs and Windows PCs against costly data loss.
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EMC Retrospect 8.0 backup and recovery software for Mac provides reliability, ease of use, and power for small/midsize businesses with Macs and Windows PCs.
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