Fourth generation data recovery software tools conquer the global market

Fourth generation data recovery software tools conquer the global market
(chinadaily.com.cn)Updated: 2009-04-23 14:23

In 2009, the term data recovery is gradually becoming a hot topic for IT users. Due to the aggravation of data loss caused by successive natural catastrophes in recent years, the technology of data recovery tools has become a huge focus in the information security field by retrieving billions of losses and showing its power strength to IT users who have suffered data loss. This technology has built a solid and secure defense line for the computer information security field, data backup and data recovery.

Data recovery can only be performed with the help of data recovery tools. However, few people, except professional technicians, are aware of how data recovery tools work. The following author's guide will help you understand the main force of data recovery work and data recovery tools.

Let's look at the development process of data recovery tools, including the process from sole logical data recovery to overall data recovery, which covers logical, firmware and physical levels containing four generations' worth of evolution.

The first generation consists of logical data recovery software which works in DOS mode and can make revisions to hex. Typical data recovery tool: PCTOOLS9. In the second generation, data recovery tools can work in Windows version to handle automatic recovery for partition loss and file deletion. Typical tools: EASYRECOVERY, R-STUDIO, WINHEX. Data recovery tools in the third generation are software or equipment which can tackle logical and firmware data recovery. Representatives: hard disk firmware and bad sector repair Program (HD Doctor Suite) from SalvationDATA and PC3000 hard disk repair cards. In the fourth generation, data recovery tools have evolved into integrated equipment for logical, firmware and physical recovery with the typical example: SalvationDATA Data Compass.

In the past, due to the limitation of technology data recovery tools in the first three generations all had sole function defects, complicated operation and low recovery success rates; this caused many unsolved problems in the data recovery field. The current success rate hovers at 80 percent and has made no progress for several years. As a result, fourth-generation data recovery tools came into being. Tools in this generation feature single click solutions with high intelligentized built-in features to combat the latest problems, and USB movable recovery features. In addition, all fourth generation tools feature high intelligentized design as well as easy operation. First-time users can operate the tools smoothly after learning them in only one day.
In the following, the author will introduce a new member to the data recovery field—the fourth generation data recovery tool which takes Data Compass (DC) as a representative. This tool marks the advent of the movable data recovery era, where the biggest advantage is that data recovery companies can use the tools to provide in-house service and involve customers in the entire process to prevent theft and wrongful distribution of important customer data.

DC, developed by SalvationDATA-State hi-tech enterprise, adopts the innovative design concept which comes from years' of data recovery experience. All the parameters are higher than other data recovery tools in the present market and can support nearly all hard disks from different manufacturers with large capabilities.

According to the development department, "DC is mainly designed for hard disks with severe bad sectors, damaged heads (including partial head damage or instable head after head swap) and RAID recovery. In the future, DC will support data recovery from various types of storage mediums, such as, USB sticks, SSD flash disks, etc. Its features of easy operation and short learning time dramatically reduce the requirement of user's expertise."

It is estimated that there are many professional data recovery companies who are using Data Compass since its first trial, and who are giving it high praise. As of March 2009, there were approximately 300 companies who were using Data Compass to complete hundreds and thousands of difficult tasks, including: Top Tech in the United States, MICRO MANAGEMENT SRL in Italy, RSE data recovery services in the Netherlands, Kroll Ontrack in Germany, Datatrack-Labs in the UK, Data Recovery in Sweden, Internet Owners Corporation in Japan, Stellar in India, etc. Besides being widely used in the data recovery field, Data Compass greatly contributes to computer forensics, education and training. Presently, Data Compass is the tool applied in training conducted by American data recovery specialist Mr. Scott. It is also the first tool chosen in assisting UK data recovery and training company Data Clinic and Italian Data recovery and training company MICRO MANAGEMENT SRL to provide professional data recovery services and training to people around the world. In a forthcoming demo in Milan held by Italy MICRO MANAGEMENT SRL, Data Compass will again reveal its powerful strength.
"Data Compass data recovery tools helps us to restore data from hard drives suffering from severe bad sectors, which are not able to be recovered with other tools in the DR market. By using the advanced Service Area (SA) emulation technology especially, it accesses the data from firmware defective hard drives directly. Also, multiple settings of the reading algorithm enable the optimization of data recovery from hard drives with poor performance of Head & Disk Assembly (HDA)", Zijian Xie, Research and Development Manager of UK Computer science labs, said.

We believe that the fifth and sixth generation data recovery tools will be created with SalvationDATA in the near future to help retrieve lost data for customers maximally. Which features will be contained in these tools? We'll have to wait and see what those future miracles will be.

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