O&O Defrag V8.0 solves the
performance and stability problems of Windows workstations and servers
caused by fragmented hard disks.
Fragmentation is the main cause of significant losses in performance in
Windows. Due to the fact that the hard disk is the slowest component of
a computer, its optimization is an especially important issue.
By using O&O Defrag V8.0, files can be read and written much more
quickly. What at first seems to be lost performance can easily be
rediscovered and realized again with O&O Defrag V8.0, giving you the
peace of mind that your hardware is in good health and operating
optimally. New technological developments also ensure you are getting
the best efficiency at the lowest cost.
Performance Increase through
Defragmentation
Even in the age of fast and affordable
hardware, an important part of a system's performance is dependent on
the operating system used and its integrated file management. The most
frequent problem these systems is file fragmentation. Fragmentation is
understood as the disorderly dispersion of file due the unavoidable
revision and saving of new data onto the hard disk. When this is the
case, it is common to have files that are separated into multiple
fragments and randomly distributed over the hard disk surface. As a
result, processing these files takes much longer, because all segments
belonging to one file have to be relocated, read, and reassembled. The
impact is particularly dramatic in Windows: the longer a system is in
use, the more intensive the file fragmentation. This dynamic inevitably
leads to losses in performance.
O&O Defrag rediscovers this lost system performance, helping to save
both time and money. With O&O Defrag, all of the scattered pieces of
data are analyzed and reorganized more efficiently onto the hard disk.
Massive performance increases can be enjoyed on both normal workstations
and file and database servers alike, simply through the use of O&O
Defrag V8.0. By regularly maintaining your hard disk with O&O Defrag
V8.0, you will be able to prevent unnecessary slowing in your system's
performance, making your work experience and productivity in Windows
much more positive experiences.
These incredible improvements in performance save time and money. For
these reasons, it is no surprise that experts and users alike consider
O&O Defrag the most important tool for attaining optimal performance in
Windows.Five Different Methods of
Defragmentation
O&O Defrag V8.0 uses five different
methods of defragmentation that were designed to meet the optimal needs
of a specific system's purpose. As the world's only professional
defragmentation software, O&O Defrag V8.0 enables you to uses any of the
five methods on partitions of any size or number. Regardless of how many
Megabytes, Gigabytes, or Terabytes your partitions contains; whether
your hard drives are SCSI or IDE; or whether your hard drives are
connected into RAID systems or not, O&O Defrag V8.0 quickly, simply, and
securely gets systems running Windows NT4, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and
Windows Server 2003 operating at their peak performance. Even a system
running Windows NT4 Workstation with a 1.5 Terabyte hard disk capacity
can be defragmented using O&O Defrag V8.0 Professional Edition
economically and with the most modern technology possible. This is where
other software manufacturers will draw the line, sometimes requiring you
to upgrade to a Server or Enterprise Server edition at more than 20
times the cost you might pay for an O&O Defrag V8.0 Professional Edition
license.Screen Saver Mode
New in Version 8 is the ability to
activate O&O Defrag whenever Windows has activated its screen saver. As
soon as the screen saver is ended by the user, defragmentation is
paused. Continuing defragmentation at a later time is always possible
since O&O Defrag can detect where it last left off.
This mode enables to you to defragment your hard disk only when the
computer is not in use, such as during your lunch hour or simply when
you are away from your desk. This feature can be activated remotely for
all computers on a network.O&O IntelligentPowerControl
Technology - Power Management for Notebooks
The O&O IntelligentPowerControl
technology was developed to specifically respond the needs of mobile
systems. As soon as your notebook is removed from the external power
supply and is operating on its own battery, O&O Defrag V8.0 switches to
pause mode, halting all defragmentation in the process. This ensures
that no battery power will be consumed while defragging your hard disk,
allowing you to get your work done at full power. Reconnecting your
notebook to an external power source will automatically signal O&O
Defrag V8.0 to continue its defragmentation.
Microsoft Active Directory Services
Support (Server Edition Only)
Through support of Microsoft Active
Directory Services, Administrators can apply already existing network
structures into the site structure of O&O Defrag V8.0 and outfit all
present client systems with the O&O Defrag Agent with just a few clicks
of the mouse. Without any additional software, they will be able to plan
the defragmentation of their client systems or distribute custom
settings and jobs.Network Properties (Server Edition
Only)
With the help of the integrated software
distributor, the O&O ComponentInstaller, you can automatically install
and update O&O Defrag on the network.
O&O Defrag V8.0 Server Edition enables administrators to connect to
other computers on the network and carry out their administrative tasks
from the comfort of their own workstations. This means that
administrators have quick and simple access to analyses of any of
network clients' computers, anytime. The O&O SiteControl feature
displays a real-time listing of every computer on the network and their
specific system information. With just the click of a button those
systems can then be defragmented. It really does not get any simpler
than that.
If you are using Windows Active Directory Services on your company's
network, O&O Defrag V8.0 makes it possible for you to distribute a
specific set of Defrag settings by way of your Group Policies. O&O
Defrag V8.0 integrates itself seamlessly into the existing IT
infrastructure and can even be automatically installed through the
Windows software distribution function.
As the world's only professional defragmentation software, the internal
communication between O&O Defrag V8.0's individual programmed components
is based on open standards and uses TCP/IP as its main communication
protocol. For this reason, O&O Defrag V8.0 is easily integrated into
company networks of any size and is flexible enough to adjust to
virtually any security scheme.
Automation of Defrag Jobs
Defrag Jobs can be defined in many
different ways. A multitude of parameters including time and specific
actions to be performed can be manipulated to fit your needs. In the new
Version 8 this function has been completely overhauled to provide you
with countless new functions and possibilities for custom jobs.
You can create, change, or delete jobs. Just as you are used to defining
the global settings for your computer on a whole, so to can you enter in
the settings for your O&O Defrag jobs. Should you not require a specific
job for a certain period of time, it is also possible to deactivate
specific jobs rather than simply deleting them. This allows for the
reactivation of old jobs should the need arise again.
With the automatic scheduling feature, O&O Defrag determines the most
optimal time to defragment again. The more fragmented a system is, the
more often it is defragmented.
O&O OneButtonDefrag Technology
The O&O OneButtonDefrag Technology lets
you sit back and relax while the optimal defragmentation configuration
is tailored directly to your system. A job is created and then executed,
making performance improvements on your system faster than ever. Even in
large networks, this sort of automation can lead to unbelievable savings
in network administration resources.
O&O ActivityGuard Pro
File fragmentation is considered one of
the most decisive factors leading to slower performance in today's
computer systems. Studies have shown that many PC users lose precious
time and productivity on account of this very problem. Although
Microsoft had attempted to address this issue by releasing built-in
defragmentation software in its releases of Windows XP/2003 and Windows
2000, it still remained quite short of its goal for one fundamental
reason: While this software is in use on the system, no other work can
be done, resulting in no productivity while Defrag is running. In the
end, you lose more time than you gain through defragmentation. In order
to avoid this problem, we have designed O&O Defrag using special,
one-of-a-kind technology: O&O ActivityGuard. This exclusive technology
monitors the current load on a computer's system resources and makes the
appropriate changes to O&O Defrag's operation. This means you can
simultaneously maintain an optimal system load and still continue
working normally, all while running Defrag in the background.
O&O AdvancedReportEngine
Should you desire it, O&O Defrag V8.0
can document every action taken and create for you a detailed report of
these actions. This enables you to examine the results of your
defragmentation and, in turn, the condition of your hard disks. This
functionality works on a network as well. With O&O Defrag V8.0 Server
Edition, you can produce customized reports for site structures of any
complexity.Job Assistant
The new Job Assistant gives you a clear
and real-time overview of your defragmentation jobs currently running.
This is accessible with just one click of the mouse. |
