Recently, we reported about new USB drives in the DataTraveler family, including DT400. Now, Kingston Technology has unveiled the DataTraveler 400 (DT400) Symantec Pocket Disaster Recovery Kit, which is a USB Flash drive that comes preloaded with the Symantec Recovery Disk software.
Designed for IT administrators and tech support teams at small to medium-sized businesses, the latest USB drive allows to quickly restore individual files or folders from a Windows desktop, laptop or server during the course of a system or hardware failure.
Supporting full Windows OS command functionality, users can now take advantage of important Windows disk tools and network utilities. Moreover, the latest DT400 Symantec Pocket Disaster Recovery Kit also possesses Symantec pcAnywhere technology that makes sure of a remote access when a system crashes.
Randy Cochran, vice president of channel sales, Symantec, explained, “With the DT400 Symantec Pocket Disaster Recovery Kit, Kingston and Symantec are giving small- and medium-sized businesses confidence in their disaster recovery strategy. Users will literally have Windows protection in their pocket and can be up and running in minutes should they encounter a hardware failure, thus saving valuable time and money.”
On pairing with the Backup Exec System Recovery, this new release offers a replete, disk-based system recovery solution that enables you to quickly re-establish entire system that comprises of customized Windows Operating System configurations, applications and files that are different from hardware and virtual environments.
“Kingston’s USB Flash drives have long been a trusted way to safely and securely transport important documents and files,” mentioned Mark Akoubian, Flash memory business manager, Kingston. “Symantec is a world leader in system and data protection for Windows and we’re honored to partner with them by combining our drive with their top-notch recovery disk interface program.”
Measuring 2.58″ x 0.71″ x 0.41″, Kingston’s DT400 Symantec Pocket Disaster Recovery Kit has a no-cap design and boasts to easily connect to a computer by using USB connector protected with a case. This plug-and-play drive claims to delivers a high-speed 2.0 specs. It supports a plethora of operating systems such as Windows Vista, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP (SP1 and SP2), Mac OS 10.2x and higher (SRD not functional).
Kingston has released the 2 GB DT400 USB Drive for $ 19.00 (approx. Rs. 800), 4 GB DT400 USB Drive for $ 36.00 (approx. Rs. 1,511), and 8 GB DT400 USB Drive for $ 67.00 (approx. Rs. 2,812), with a five-year warranty.
I have a Kingston DataTraveler 1GB that was “attacked” by a rootkit virus.
The device is now unreadable. What do I do?