</font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="1"><i>A
very successful business consultant buys a new computer every year but,
because there just never seems to be the time, doesn't update the backup
system as business increases. Certainly, the spotty backup files that
are sporadically copied to 250MB Zip Disks will do the job! The inevitable
happens: the latest new computer's hard drive crashes after only two weeks.
It takes three very long weeks to rebuild all client files either from
those Zips or by asking clients and associates for copies of all important
e-mail and other files. Additionally, there are the tasks of reconfiguring
a new computer and reinstalling all business software. <br>
</i><br>
There is a very high probability of a computer disaster in your future.
It's just the nature of the machines we depend on so much. We wrote this
practical guide to make it easy to turn your best preventive intentions
into data-saving backups. The cost: about $45,000 in lost income and the
embarrassment of having clients be aware that their professional consultant
does not bother to follow advice frequently given to them: to keep complete
backups of everything. It will be hard to attach dollar figures to the
loss of credibility and business opportunity, but it is nonetheless real.<br>
<br>
</font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="1">Whether
it's your business records, school work, family photos, online banking
info or those MP3 files you downloaded from the Internet, smart data protection
will make sure your data is where you want it, when you want it. And that's
the whole point of backups: no downtime<i>.</i></font></p>
<p><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="1"><b><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="1"><b><font color="#0070FF"><a name="Step1"></a></font></b></font><font color="#0070FF">Step
the flexibility to work with both proprietary optical media and CD-ROM
discs, although the CD-ROM function is read only. Also known as PD or
phase change drives, they are capable of storing 2.6 GB or more of data
on each side of each optical cartridge. Useful for both backup and archiving,
PD optical cartridges work much like removable hard disk cartridges, MO
cartridges or floppy disks. </font></p>
<p><font size="1" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b>Advantages</b><br>
</font><font size="1" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><img src="shim-v-bullet_small.gif" width="10" height="7">
High media capacity<br>
<img src="shim-v-bullet_small.gif" width="10" height="7"> High media longevity<br>
<img src="shim-v-bullet_small.gif" width="10" height="7"> </font><font size="1" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font><font size="1" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif">Reads
and writes PD disks <br>
<img src="shim-v-bullet_small.gif" width="10" height="7"> </font><font size="1" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font><font size="1" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font><font size="1" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif">Doubles
as a CD-ROM drive</font></p>
<p><font size="1" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b>Disadvantages</b><br>
<img src="shim-v-bullet_small.gif" width="10" height="7"> High media cost<br>