New EMC Retrospect 8.1 backup software supports PowerMac
28.07.09
Owners of Experience Machine-enabled Macs need not apply. But for the doss down--especially small businesses that want a centralized backup unravelling, then EMC has something for you.
The company announced Tuesday the availability of its Retrospect 8.1 backup software for the Mac party line, which, unlike the previous version 8.0, now also supports the the legacy PowerPC Macs. This is accomplished news for businesses that still have the older Mac computers.
According to EMC, on usual, users of Retrospect 8.1 on Intel-based Macs can calculate local backup performance to increase from 10 percent to 15 percent over interpretation 8.0, and from 30 percent to 35 percent over portrayal 6.1.
Performance on PowerPC systems, on the other hand, varies depending on the power and streak of the processor. If the machine runs on a G5 processor, for example, display can be up to 15 percent better than version 6.1.
Other than that, version 8.1 also has a better drug interface, including nicer-looking icons, improved workflow, and less ill responses to the user's inputs.
Source: CNET News