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- Arcadia, CA...The FileRunner program solves a critical problem faced by
- anyone who uses more than one PC, and needs to transfer data from one PC
- to others. The problem is -- how to safely get the latest version of each
- of your important files onto all of the PCs you use. Designed to automate
- and safeguard file transfer, the FileRunner program is very easy to use
- and does not require any cables, modems or network hardware. It simply
- uses a floppy disk and proprietary Overwrite Safeguard algorithms to
- transfer and maintain identical files on each of your PCs. It literally
- synchronizes the files on all your PCs.
-
- The FileRunner program creates an "invisible network" between all of your
- desktop and notebook PCs through a unique combination of functions. It
- combines data compression, virus checking and, for the first time
- anywhere, Overwrite Safeguard. Overwrite Safeguard is the exclusive
- ability to detect when a critical file has been altered on one or more
- computers. It gives you a chance to keep both copies for later review. You
- no longer need to worry about accidentally overwriting important
- information during transfer. This important feature is found only in the
- FileRunner program.
-
- Virus scanning is an automatic option. If a virus is present, the
- FileRunner program will not copy the infected program, but instead will
- notify you of the problem. MBS Technologies, Inc. has licensed Virex for
- the PC from MicroCom Systems, Inc. for the ultimate in virus protection. A
- built-in data compression option allows you to efficiently pack large
- amounts of data on standard 5 1/4" or 3 1/2" diskettes and to transfer the
- most recent information to other PCs.
-
- The FileRunner program also compensates for changes in time zones.
- Additionally, it calculates time loss, and prompts you to adjust the
- internal clocks on your computers to keep them synchronized and accurate.
- The program recognizes, and automatically adjusts for, daylight savings
- time as well.
-
- EASE OF USE
-
- The FileRunner program is so easy to use on a daily basis that, after the
- initial set up, all you must hit are two keys on the computer...F10 and Y.
- There is no need to get involved with complicated DOS commands, hard to
- use data compression programs, or obscure path and directory locations.
- The FileRunner program tracks all of this information and automatically
- knows how and where to find your files. Context-sensitive hypertext help
- screens are available throughout the program by pressing the Fl key.
- On-screen help is also displayed on most screens.
-
- SUGGESTED APPLICATIONS
-
- If you transfer data between PCs, the FileRunner program gives you the
- security of knowing that you will always have the latest information on a
- lightweight diskette that goes with you, and that the transfer will be
- safe and efficient. You do not need to use inconvenient unwieldy cables,
- and the computers do not have to be in close proximity. It can be used by
- anyone who works with one computer at the office and another at home. It
- can be used by a person who travels with a notebook and needs to update
- his desktop at his office when he returns. It can be used by a consultant
- or salesman who has to work in geographically separated locations. Offices
- with multiple PCs can use the program in lieu of expensive networks. If a
- network already exists, the FileRunner program provides a convenient means
- of transferring files between networked PCs and any stand-alone desktop or
- portable PCs that you might have as well. The FileRunner program transfers
- are so easy to perform that no special skills are needed. And since
- diskettes are the transfer medium, the FileRunner program automatically
- provides a "bonus" backup of your critical files.
-
- PRODUCT FEATURES
-
- The FileRunner program features that save time and improve productivity:
-
- Transfer and Update
-
- ∙ Identifies, updates and transfers the latest versions of all of your
- "critical" files without cables or modems across multiple PCs
-
- ∙ Overwrite Safeguard warns you before you lose data if you've changed a
- file on more than one PC
-
- ∙ Remembers the sequence of file transfers and identifies the computer on
- which files have been updated, so that you can avoid overwriting newer
- files with older versions
-
- ∙ Transfers the latest files bi-directionally, so that both your FileRunner
- diskette and your PC's hard disk drive always hold the latest versions of
- files
-
- ∙ Automatically compresses files, giving you more data on your diskettes
-
- ∙ Transfers onto or erases from the FileRunner diskette only those files
- that have been altered, added or deleted, since the FileRunner program was
- last run
-
- ∙ Keeps a history of which PC a file is being transferred from and where
- the most recent version of the file was created, last updated, or deleted
-
- Safety Features
-
- ∙ Protects against computer virus infection using Virex for the PC virus
- prevention
-
- ∙ Allows optional scanning of your entire hard disk for viruses
-
- ∙ Employs advanced error checking to ensure accurate file transfer
-
- ∙ Provides an incidental "bonus" backup of important files, since the
- latest versions of files are always on your FileRunner diskette
-
- Ease of Use Time Functions
-
- After initial setup, the FileRunner program requires just two keystrokes to
- update and transfer all of your critical files Context-sensitive hypertext
- help screens are available throughout the program On-screen help is
- automatically provided on most screens Remembers where files reside on
- each of your PCs, automatically updating files in their correct
- directories Has easy-to-understand error and diagnostic messages Works
- with all IBM-compatible PCs, Windows 3.X and even non-compatible computers
- that can emulate DOS
-
- ∙ Takes into account time zone differences for travel
-
- ∙ Calculates time loss, and prompts you to adjust for inaccurate system
- clocks
-
- ∙ Recognizes and accounts for Daylight Savings Time
-
- No other software on the market will do all this.
-
- The FileRunner package contains both 3 1/2" and 5 1/4" FileRunner program
- diskettes, a complete easy-to-read User's Guide and a warranty card. The
- introductory price is $99.95.
-
- Availability of the FileRunner program will be May 1992. Distribution will
- be through Merisel as well as other domestic and international
- distributors.
-
- The FileRunner program is the flagship product of MBS Technologies, Inc.
- The company, founded by Bernee D. L. Strom and Martin M. Batt in 1991,
- publishes computer software that improves the productivity of users in
- today's multi-computer environment.
-
- MBS Technologies, Inc.
- 34 W. Sycamore; Arcadia, CA 91006
- 818/572-0258; 818/355-7862 (FAX).
- Sales phone: 800/860-8700 or 412/941-9076.
- Technical Support phone: 800/860-8703.
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