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Paragon Software® introduces new Rescue Kit for Mac® users

Free Tool Kit Designed to Prevent Data Loss During a Worst Case Scenario

April, 2008Paragon Software Group (PSG), the technology leader in innovative data security and data management solutions, today announced the release of   Rescue Kit for Mac OS X - Lite.  The new software allows users to recover quickly and easily from system problems by rescuing important data and restoring their system back to its original state. Paragon's Rescue Kit for Mac OS X - Lite, helps to prevent data loss in the event of a 'worst case' disaster such as a system crash or other mishap.  The innovative solution aids in the recovery of vital data to another destination such as a removable drive, another hard drive or network volume.  The new tool kit comes with fully automated wizards that allow users to easily backup and restore partitions.

The public beta-testing has started!

 
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Paragon Software® Releases New Safe and Easy Partitioning Software for Optimizing Microsoft Windows® Server Performance

IRVINE, Calif., March 12, 2008 – Paragon Software Group (PSG), the
technology leader in innovative data security and data management technology, today announced that maximizing server performance just got easier with the introduction of its latest Paragon Partition Manager 9.0 Server Edition.  With a long and established history of supporting Microsoft® operating systems, Paragon Software Group continues that legacy with its latest partition product offering.  Designed to be the safest and most reliable partition solution available, the software offers unmatched compatibility with server hardware and software combined with comprehensive disk partition, backup and recovery options and advanced tools to prevent data loss."


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Paragon Software® Expands Presence in Americas

IRVINE, Calif., February 13, 2008 - Paragon Software Group (PSG), today announced its expansion in the Americas with the opening of offices in Irvine, Calif.  The company also announced that is has appointed software veteran, Tom Fedro as president of the Americas division.  The Irvine location will serve as the US headquarters for the company which also has offices in northern California.


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Paragon Software at CeBIT 2008

Visit us at Hall 5, Stand E 28 from March 4th to 9th, 2008 to discover our new and innovative technologies!
Paragon Software Group (PSG), the leading technology solutions provider to the enterprise, SMB and consumer markets worldwide, presents their latest software designed for storage management and data safety and mobile devices. Visit PSG at our stand and discover the safest tools for partitioning, an all-in-one suite for hard disk maintenance and our exclusive Paragon NTFS for Mac® technology. In addition to these new products, PSG will be presenting a new disaster recovery strategy for the SMB sector.


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IT pro 2008: Paragon Software conquers Japan with the innovative product Storage Manager 2008

Paragon Software Group, the leading provider of modern technologies and software solutions in storage management and data safety, is  taking  part in ITpro 2008 exhibition, a forward - thinking event that will be held in Tokyo January 30-1.Technologies that we work up have a great success in Japan, owing to this Paragon Software K.K  was opened on May 2007 and the effective results of development came in due time: unique product will be present at the exhibition. Universal tool Paragon Storage Manager 2008  allows  to protect, manage and  maintain the PC.Our partners for a long time Lifeboat and Net Japan the leading software publisher in Japan, also will traditionally introduce products of high quality.

Paragon Software® Group makes partitioning a safe operation for all users

New version of Partition Manager 9.0 includes Vista compatibility, boot manager and advanced recovery options

January, 2008, Paragon Software Group, the leading provider of innovative, reliable technologies and software solutions in the field of storage management and data safety, announced the release of Partition Manager 9.0 - designed to be the safest and most reliable partitioning product available. This new version of Partition Manager includes improved Vista compatibility, our award winning boot manager, advanced recovery options and data loss prevention tools.

 
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Paragon Software® Group shows the latest releases at Showstoppers 2008

CES 2008 - Las Vegas, Nevada – January 7, 2008 – Paragon Software Group will be demonstrating several innovative products:

Paragon Partition Manager 9 – Now the easiest and safest partitioning tool available!

Breaking News! Paragon Software enables Mac to read and write files to Windows file system! – Introducing Paragon NTFS for Mac OS

New Backup Strategy for a small business! –Presenting Paragon Drive Backup Server Express 2008 for Windows Servers

Introducing the tools that every consumer needs to completely manage their PCs- New Paragon Hard Disk Manager 2008 Suite helps users to protect, maintain and manage their PC.


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Paragon Software Group presents new really affordable backup strategy for small businesses.

Drive Backup Server Express provides affordable ,real-time and easy-to-perform server backup and disaster recovery solution for small companies.

Paragon Software Group, the technological leader in innovative data security and data management technologies, announces the release of Drive Backup Server Express 2008. This new version of Drive Backup is designed and targeted specifically towards small companies looking for reliable and inexpensive backup and bare-metal recovery solution to support a disaster recovery plan. IT professionals providing services can also bring more benefits to their customers without complicated licensing schemes and complex infrastructure requirements.


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Paragon Software Group released a unique solution - NTFS for Mac OS X

Paragon Software Group has broken down the barriers between Windows and Mac OS X!!  NTFS for Mac OS X let's Mac users read and write to NTFS volumes, natively - No expensive translation software or servers needed

This is Paragon Software’s first product aimed directly to the Apple and Mac community. In the future Paragon Software Group solutions will be for Mac users as well. The purpose of this product is to provide rapid reading and writing data to NTFS volumes under Mac OS.


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New Hard Disk Manager 2008 Suite from Paragon Software®

Complete Suite of Professional Hard Drive Management Tools for the Consumer
September, 2007 Paragon Software Group, the technological leader in innovative data security and data management technology, announced the release of Hard Disk Manager 2008 Suite – all of the tools that every consumer needs to completely manage their home or office computers. This new version of Hard Disk Manager provides complete backup and restore, defragmenting, disk copy, secure erasure tools and more. Paragon has placed everything that the user may need in one, easy to use package.


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Paragon Software Group great results at Showstoppers this year.

“Showstoppers is always a fantastic event for us. We’re always impressed with how many of the key opinion setters in the high tech and business press are made available to us.”, according to Jeff Hyman, president of Paragon Software’s US division. “The response by the press to our new products was even greater than we expected.”, concluded Hyman.


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In September 2007 Paragon Software Will Greet 300 Journalists at ShowStoppers

As usual, ShowStoppers will gather together hundreds of journalists from all over the world in NY

Reporters, columnists and editors will find at the exhibition the latest and greatest software, digital gadgets, gear, gizmos and holiday gift ideas. Business reporters will come across innovative software, and bright shiny tools for breaking news and compelling stories. Industry analysts want to know what will be hot in the industry in the next few months

 
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Paragon Software Group and Lifeboat Launched Japanese Joint Venture: Paragon Software K.K.
Memorandum of Understanding Signed – Office opened in July 2007 

Freiburg and Tokyo, July, 2007 – Paragon Software Group (PSG), the leading provider of innovative technologies and software solutions in the field of storage management and data safety and Lifeboat, the leading software publisher/distributor in Japan signed an agreement to form a joint venture: Paragon Software. The new company, based in Tokyo, publishes and distributes PSG’s storage management and data safety products and provides high quality support service in Japan.


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Paragon Software Group releases Vista Compatible Disk Wiper 8.5
Ultimate security of your personal identity, information and trade secrets

July, 2007 Paragon Software Group, the technological leader in innovative data security and data management technology, announced the release of Disk Wiper 8.5 – Paragon Software Groups disk  wiping solution that protects confidential personal or corporate information when retiring or upgrading hard drives. Based on Data Sanitization Methods that guarantee total erasure, Disk Wiper provides comprehensive wiping tools to help you to avoid these types of security risks.
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Paragon Software releases Vista Compatible Drive Copy 8.5
June, 2007 Paragon Software Group, the technological leader in innovative data security and data management technology, announces the release of Drive Copy 8.5 – the ideal software for real-time hard disk copy, personal data and applications migration, disk-to-disk backup, basic and advanced hard disk partitioning operations.
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Paragon Software® Launches New Product - Total Defrag 2007

The most advanced hard drive defragmentation tool is now available for Windows Vista, XP, NT and 2000 and supports both FAT32 and NTFS file systems

June, 2007 Paragon Software Group, the technological leader in innovative data security and data management technology, announced the release of Paragon Total Defrag 2007, the most advanced hard drive defragmentation utility available. Total Defrag 2007 promises to provide the most efficient disk layout possible, providing the user with faster boot times and fast access to files across the entire system.


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Paragon Software Group and Lifeboat sign Memorandum of Understanding to launch Japanese Joint Venture: Paragon Software K.K.

Buggingen and Tokyo, Paragon Software Group (PSG), the leading provider of innovative technologies and software solutions in storage management and data safety and Lifeboat, the leading software publisher in Japan, today announced that two companies have signed an MOU to form a joint venture: Paragon Software, based in Tokyo, the new company will publish and distribute PSG’s storage management and data safety products and will provide high quality support service in Japan.


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Paragon Releases Drive Backup 8.51 Corporate line

Paragon Software Group, the leading provider of innovative, reliable technologies and software solutions in the field of storage management and data safety, announces a step forward in backup technologies by releasing a new edition of Paragon Drive Backup. With Paragon’s Remote Management Support (PRM) it now provides a centralized administration and maintenance of client stations


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Paragon Software Group at IT Channel Vision
Paragon Software Group, the leading provider of innovative technologies and software solutions in the field of storage management and data safety, (24-26 April, 2007, Monte Carlo, Monaco) visits annual event to present the latest technology achievements and new possibilities for new partnership. IT Channel Vision features a combination of guaranteed Private Boardroom Appointments, One-on-One Meetings and unparalleled networking opportunities. Its format enables every participant to present the products, services and programmes; identify key partners and discuss business opportunities in a truly productive environment.
Just Released Drive Backup 8.51 Enterprise-Class Storage Management Solutions offer far greater flexibility for IT departments

Paragon Software Group, the leading provider of innovative technologies and software solutions in the field of storage management and data safety, today announced the launch of Paragon Drive Backup 8.51 Corporate Family. This cost-effective solutions provide complete continuous system and data protection, instant bare-metal recovery, an easy-to-use remote management to completely manage all backup and restoration tasks for corporate and enterprise servers and workstations. Now Paragon Enterprise-class solutions offer far greater flexibility for corporate IT departments.

Paragon Software Launches New Version of NTFS for Linux

Paragon Software Group, the technological leader in innovative data security and data management technology, announced that it has released Paragon NTFS for Linux 6.0, the latest in its family of software. The product’s purpose is to provide reliable, rapid and transparent read/write access to NTFS volumes under Linux. Among the new improvements and features in this release are complete support for 64 bit CPU architecture, Windows Vista NTFS file system, the latest Linux kernel and also includes performance enhancements.

Drive Backup 8.5 receives Microsoft Official status "Vista Compatible"

The latest just released edition of Paragon award-winning Drive Backup was examined from the new Miscrosoft Operating System compatibility point of view. as the result of this test our product received the official status from Miscrosoft. Windows Vista compatible application provides the bulk of its functionality under this operating system.

Paragon Software Group Launches New Deployment Manager 8.5 Version

Paragon Software Group, the leading provider of innovative, reliable technologies and software solutions in the field of storage management and data safety, today announced the launch of Paragon Deployment Manager 8.5 System Builder Edition – a solution that performs rapid and reliable Windows deployment. This solution, designed for System Builders and PC Manufacturers provides a unique and efficient way to roll-out a preconfigured image of the operation system and installed applications to hundreds or thousands of new PCs and create a set of brand new fully-featured, ready-to-work PC configurations in a short time.


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Paragon Software Group releases advanced Recovery CD for partitioning and backup products

Paragon Software Group, the leading provider of innovative, reliable technologies and software solutions in the field of storage management and data safety, announces the release of an advanced Recovery CD based on Microsoft Windows ® PE that allows users to recover systems that were previously unrecoverable.


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Paragon Software Group Launches Vista Compatible Version of Drive Backup Personal

Paragon Software Group, the leading provider of innovative, reliable technologies and software solutions in the field of storage management and data safety, announces the release of a new edition of Paragon Drive Backup, a powerful solution for backup, imaging, cloning and recovery. For home users Paragon Software Group includes Paragon’s imaging technology which provides maximum ease of use, integrates new powerful features and offers the fast system recovery.


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Novell Training Services to use Paragon Software Group’s NTFS for Linux 5.0
Paragon Software Group, the leading provider of innovative, reliable software solutions in storage management and data safety announced that their NTFS for Linux 5.0 driver has become a participant in the Novell training session: "Methods for Modifying BOOTCD.ISO for Disconnected Imaging".

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Paragon Software Shows New Product to 1100 Press at CES ShowStoppers
Paragon Software successfully demonstrated its new products to 1100 members of the press at ShowStoppers @ CES 2007. Reporters and industry analysts discover the future of business, consumer, lifestyle and digital technologies for work, for home, for play at this blockbuster press event.
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Paragon Software taps Jeff Hyman to be President of US Division

Aggressive product marketing strategy planned for current year
Paragon Software Group, the leading provider of innovative, reliable technologies and software solutions in storage management and data safety, announced today that it has appointed veteran software industry executive Jeffrey W. Hyman to spearhead its US sales and marketing operations.

With over 20 years in the computer industry, Mr. Hyman has traveled through both the technical and marketing worlds serving in a myriad of responsible positions, including vice president of product management(Allume Systems) and vice president of marketing (V Communications). Prior to that he held responsible technical and marketing/sales positions at Avanquest, Nielsen Media Research, Landmark Research International Corp, and Quarterdeck Corporation. Mr. Hyman’s expertise includes product sourcing, branding, product management/marketing, sales, business development, mergers and acquisitions and web development.



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Paragon Software taps Jeff Hyman to be President of US Division

Aggressive product marketing strategy planned for current year
Paragon Software Group, the leading provider of innovative, reliable technologies and software solutions in storage management and data safety, announced today that it has appointed veteran software industry executive Jeffrey W. Hyman to spearhead its US sales and marketing operations.

With over 20 years in the computer industry, Mr. Hyman has traveled through both the technical and marketing worlds serving in a myriad of responsible positions, including vice president of product management(Allume Systems) and vice president of marketing (V Communications). Prior to that he held responsible technical and marketing/sales positions at Avanquest, Nielsen Media Research, Landmark Research International Corp, and Quarterdeck Corporation. Mr. Hyman’s expertise includes product sourcing, branding, product management/marketing, sales, business development, mergers and acquisitions and web development.
 
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Paragon Software Group and VNU Business Publictions Ltd: new era of partnership.
Paragon Products have become more widely available within the UK online marketplace.
Paragon Software Group
, the leading provider of innovative, reliable software solutions and technologies within the field of storage management and data safety, and VNU Business Publications Ltd, a leading UK information and media company, have partnered to offer online customers extensive information regarding Paragon software products.
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Paragon Software Group released Hard Disk Manager 8.0
It is the only all-around solution you'll ever need for disk management, maintenance and disposal, data and system security, disaster recovery. Now you can handle your everyday tasks of disk management and data protection with intelligence and ease! Paragon Hard Disk Manager 8 is the universal solution for partitioning, backup, imaging, cloning and recovery. It becomes your professional assistant to resolve any simple or complicated task regarding hard disk management and system maintenance. Protect and improve your PC's performance with Paragon Hard Disk Manager 8.0 and be sure your computer will run smoothly at any time!

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Paragon Software Greets 300 Journalists at ShowStoppers
Paragon Software Group was demonstrating several innovative products: Paragon Drive Backup; Paragon Partition Manager; Paragon Deployment Manager and Paragon System Recovery. Journalists spent time speaking with Paragon senior staff and were greatly impressed with the rich feature set of their products.
According to Jeffrey W. Hyman, President of U.S. Division: "We were pleased to be speaking with influential members of the high tech and business press.Our goal is to provide them with the most up to date product and company news."


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Paragon Software Group is glad to announce that now Drive Backup 8.0 is available in Spanish Language! Now you can read about our leading software without any language barrier from the Spanish site.
You are welcome to ask for evaluation copies of Drive Backup and enjoy the performance. We are also glad to announce that Paragon Partition Manager 8 Spanish is going to be released soon!
Computer Training Center "Specialist" and Paragon Software Group awarded the best students at "PC Professional" nomination.
Paragon Software Group and Computer Center (Moscow) created the courses on hard disk optimization on the basis of Paragon Drive Backup and Paragon Partition Manager.
Paragon Software Group released Partition Manager 8.0!
New version of Paragon Partition Manager presents serious core engine improvements for even more convenient and easy work.
Paragon Software Group, the leading provider of innovative reliable technologies and software solutions in the field of storage management and data safety, released Partition Manager 8.0 that provides easy and reliable hard drive partitioning and full-range hard disk management. It enables to create, copy, resize and move hard drive partitions. Unique interface in XP style and many new wizards for most usual scenarios, new and overviewed existing features made the product more powerful.
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Paragon Software Group represents 42% of Japanese Hard Disk Copying, Cloning and Deployment Products' retail market in 2006.
Paragon Software Group, the leading provider of innovative technologies and software solutions in the field of storage management and data safety, has become the leader of the Japanese software retail market. Paragon products are sold with the help of local partner LifeBoat Inc.
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Paragon Software (Smart Handheld Device Division) led its product "SlovoEd" to the next level of service.
Paragon Software Group (SHDD) - the leading European and Russian provider of pocket computer, smartphones and communicators software, announces about its coming up to the higher level of service by releasing mobile content of the new dictionary product "SlovoEd for mobile phones" at Russian market that is available for any cell phones with Java and WAP support.

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Paragon Software Group (Germany) announces expansion into US markets
Exceptional international growth results in new San Jose, CA office

Buggingen, Germany - Paragon Software Group, the leading European provider of innovative and reliable software solutions in storage management ,data safety and security, announced today that it has opened an office in San Jose, CA to serve the growing demand for Paragon Software's new product line in the United States.
"With more than 10 years of software development, distribution and sales experience, our company has the necessary experience to make our customers more efficient, competitive and profitable", said Konstantin Komarov, CEO of Paragon Software Group. "We are opening new offices worldwide to respond to their needs and to support growth in product development, technical services, quality assurance, and global business strategy."


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Drive Backup Enterprise Server Edition 8.0 released!
Paragon Software Group, the leading provider of innovative reliable technologies and software solutions in the field of storage management and data safety, released Paragon Drive Backup Enterprise Server Edition 8.0 for real-time server disk imaging and fast system recovery providing heavy-loaded servers, working 24/7 with the most reliable and cost effective protection.
Based on innovative and unique Paragon technologies this solution delivers comprehensive data protection for any servers of your company: File Servers, MS SQL Servers, MS Exchange Servers, Oracle Servers etc. without interrupting their activity. Designed for any servers Paragon Drive Backup Enterprise Server Edition provides the most reliable, fast and cost effective continuous server protection.


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This spring the annual Miscrosoft Partner Forum was dedicated to partner exhibition and awards to the best partners for the year of 2005. Paragon Software Group was especially noticed for its reliable partner cooperation and was given the award "Consumer's Love" according to the satisfaction index created by independent Prometric statistic center
Paragon Software Group launches unique NTFS for Linux 5.0!

Paragon Software Group introduced unique solution that eliminates known-for-a-long-time borders between two opposing operating systems Windows and Linux, allowing them to "communicate". Paragon NTFS for Linux provides rapid and transparent read/write access to NTFS volumes under Linux like to native file systems.


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Paragon Software at CeBIT 2006: the next step in company's development.
Paragon Software Group(PSG), the European specialist for innovative data security and data management technology, demonstrates at the upcoming CeBIT (March 9 to 15, 2006 - Hannover, Germany) the entire spectrum of its flexible system utilities.
The highlights of the demonstrations taking place at hall 5, stand E28 include software solutions for computer data backup, partitioning, rescue and recovery; Encryption; Operating system installation; Handwriting recognition and Linux operating system extensions.
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Paragon Software Group, the European specialist for innovative data security and data management technology, presents a comprehensive seminar for all the interested persons. This event is devoted to introducing Paragon Software Group unique technologies approved by ten years of software developing experience and competence.
Drive Copy 8.0 released!
Paragon Software Group (System Utilities Division) announced the release of Drive Copy 8.0 - complete and reliable but at the same time easy-in-use solution for migrating your home and corporate data and applications online. Paragon Drive Copy was created as a stand-along product empowered with functions that allow each target group of users (home or corporate ones) derive the best benefit from their PCs at home or at work.
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Drive Backup 7.0 Server released!
Paragon Software Group (System Utilities Division), the European specialist for innovative data security and data management technology announced the release of the Drive Backup 7.0 Server solution: special utility for companies' and IT professionals' data safety. It is a step forward in server disk imaging technologies and company system, data backup!
This product possesses both complete backup features and other novelties in Server Backup solution, providing reliable and secure work, that is so important for server-based networks.
New 7.0 Edition of Paragon Partition Manager released!
Paragon Software Group (System Utilities Division), the European specialist for innovative data security and data management technology announces the release of Paragon Partition Manager 7.0, the latest edition of the leading partitioning solution. It includes new features and serious program core engine improvements, which result in increased program performance and productivity. Partition Manager 7.0 comes in three editions: Personal , Professional and Server to fulfill the needs of a large enterprise as well as a home user or a small business owner.
New 7.0 version of Paragon Drive Backup solution released

Paragon Software Group (System Utilities Division), the European specialist for innovative data security and data management technology announced the release of the newest Drive Backup solution: the powerful award-winning tool for data and system backup. New version comes in three editions: Personal, Professional and Server to fulfill the needs of a large enterprise as well as a home user or a small business owner. While Personal Edition provides the vast set of tools for a single PC backup, the Professional Edition offers network support and full automation of backup process, advanced restoration features, wide compatibility. Server Edition of Drive Backup is intended for server backup, providing advanced features for server maintenance, and the full-range dynamic disks compatibility.

The Newest Paragon Exact Image 7.x Released!
The Newest Paragon Exact Image 7.x Released!

Paragon Software Group introduces the most effective and user-friendly solution for complete system and data backup


Paragon Software Group (System Utilities Division), the European specialist for innovative data security and data management technology, today announced the release of the newest Paragon Exact Image 7.x, the most convenient disk imaging solution for home users. Empowered by Paragon Engine and qualified with more than 10 years' experience, Paragon Exact Image offers customers an intuitive wizard-driven interface which performs routine backup operations without any setbacks and the necessity to study difficult technical issues.
Microsoft awards Paragon Software Group!
At the annual Microsoft Partner conference, Paragon Software Group achieved the best partner status in "Largest Number of Certified Applications in 2004" nomination. More than 10 software applications had successfully passed the Microsoft tests for ISV solutions.

Paragon Software Group has demonstrated its expertise and competency in developing high-quality software solutions that meet Microsoft's strict certification requirements and customers' needs.

CeBIT 2005: Paragon Software Group presents comprehensive improvements in efficiency and various novelties in data security and management technology solutions
CeBIT 2005: Paragon Software Group presents comprehensive improvements in efficiency and various novelties in data security and management technology solutions

Paragon Software Group (PSG)
, the European specialist for innovative data security and data management technology, demonstrates at the upcoming CeBIT (March 10 to 16, 2005 - Hannover, Germany) the entire spectrum of its flexible system utilities. The highlights of the demonstrations taking place at hall 5, stand E28 include software solutions for computer data backup, partitioning, rescue and recovery; Encryption; Operating system installation; Handwriting recognition and Linux operating system extensions.
PARAGON SOFTWARE GROUP ACHIEVES MICROSOFT GOLD CERTIFIED PARTNER STATUS

Gold Partner designation confirms Paragon Software Group's expertise

Paragon Software Group (PSG)
has attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program with a competency in ISV/Software Solutions. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners that have obtained this competency have a successful record of developing and marketing packed software based on Microsoft technologies.

"We have been providing high quality software solutions for over ten years. Being awarded Gold Certification from Microsoft validates our ability to successfully develop innovative and reliable solutions which meet Microsoft's exacting standards, as well as the demands of the marketplace." Said Andrey Shilkin, vice director of Paragon Software Group. "This status allows us to clearly promote our expertise and relationship with Microsoft to our customers and partners"

Members of the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program gain in-depth access to resources, technologies and training allowing Paragon Software Group to improve further its software solutions and services.