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   Retrospect 11

   Agen G. N. Schmitz

   Retrospect Inc. has released [1]Retrospect 11 for Mac, a major new
   update to the backup software that's used primarily by small and
   medium-sized businesses with mixed-platform networks. (In addition to
   the Mac update, Retrospect 9 for Windows was also released.) The big
   news for Retrospect 11 is that it adds a block level incremental backup
   option, which should boost performance as it backs up only those
   portions of files that are modified since the previous backup. This
   option needs to be enabled in your backup scripts or in the backup
   wizard while using existing selectors or rules.

   Retrospect also adds a new high-level dashboard, which provides a
   weekly backup summary and a visualization of recent backups to help
   identify storage usage and ensure complete data protection for your
   network. Additionally, the improved email reporting includes the
   operations log for a view into the complete details of your backup
   process. (For more details on these new features, see this [2]What's
   New overview at the Retrospect Web site.) Many bugs are also addressed,
   with version 11 fixing several intermittent cases of Past Backups not
   refreshing, correctly displaying server-specific changes when connected
   to multiple servers, correcting the days of the week in scripts for the
   German, French, and Italian localizations, and allowing the sorting of
   media sets that are in Busy state.

   Retrospect 11 pricing ranges from $119 for Retrospect Desktop (for a
   single non-server computer and up to five additional networked
   computers) to $499 (single-server with up to 20 workstation clients) to
   $2199 (for multiple servers and unlimited clients). Upgrades range from
   $69 to $1,299. ($119 to $2199 new, 362 MB, [3]release notes)

References

   1. http://www.retrospect.com/en/products/mac
   2. http://www.retrospect.com/en/documentation/user_guide/mac/whats_new
   3. http://www.retrospect.com/en/documentation/user_guide/mac/release_notes

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