INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, FALL 2002 FARSTONE TECHNOLOGY’S RESTOREIT! LITE TO SHIP WITH INTEL DESKTOP BOARDS

Award-winning software utility repairs PCs after virus attacks and system failures, sparing consumers from restoring from CD

consumers from restoring from CD
INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, SAN JOSE, California, September 9, 2002—FarStone Technology, Inc., a global leader in security and utility software, today announced an agreement with Intel Corporation to distribute RestoreIT! Lite on the newest Intel desktop boards. RestoreIT! Lite allows PC manufacturers and system integrators to provide customers an easier alternative to external and complex backup systems, giving them a data and system restoration solution that lets consumers instantly recover their data and operating system. RestoreIT! Lite also saves PC manufacturers and system integrators money by reducing support calls and eliminating the need to include a Rescue CD with new systems because it allows consumers to store a protected image of their factory default settings on their PCs.
“We are pleased that Intel has recognized RestoreIT! Lite as a best-in-class system and data recovery solution for their new desktop boards,” said Thomas Lin, CEO, FarStone Technology. “By providing PC manufacturers and system integrators an intuitive disaster recovery and roll-back software program, Intel empowers its customer’s end users, allowing them to resolve any system or software problem on their own. This both eases the restoration process for users and reduces technical support calls and system returns for manufacturers and integrators.”
“RestoreIT! Lite is an excellent product that can protect our customers’ systems and help reduce their support costs,” said Joel Christensen, Marketing Director of Intel’s Desktop Platform Solutions Division. “This is another example of how we are adding value to our Intel Desktop Board platform. We are confident that RestoreIT! Lite will be a welcome value-add for Intel resellers.”
Today’s bundling agreement of RestoreIT! Lite marks the latest development in an ongoing strategic relationship between FarStone Technology and Intel.
ABOUT RestoreIT!
RestoreIT! Lite will restore a user’s PC to the factory default settings or to a single incremental restore point in the event of virus attacks, OS crashes, damaged data or system configuration failures. A complementary copy of RestoreIT! Lite is included on all new Intel Desktop Boards being released on September 9, 2002. End users may opt to upgrade to RestoreIT! Deluxe for a special promotional price of $29.99. RestoreIT! Deluxe offers unlimited incremental restore points, allowing users to revert their computer’s settings and files to any point in time prior to a data loss or system failure. With RestoreIT! Deluxe, users can schedule and customize their restore points as often as they need themˇŞfrom every few hours to every few days. RestoreIT! Lite and RestoreIT! Deluxe are available for Microsoft Windows 98/NT 4.0/2000/ME/XP.

RestoreIT! Deluxe is available today for download via the FarStone web site: www.farstone.com.

ABOUT FARSTONE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
FarStone Technology, Inc. is an innovative developer of utility and security software products for PC computing applications. Some of the world’s leading computer manufacturers, corporations and educational institutions rely on FarStone Technology to maximize their efficiency through improved computer performance, productivity and reliability. FarStone’s award-winning suite of software products includes the fastest data and system recovery software (RestoreIT! Deluxe), the best-selling CD-ROM emulation solutions (VirtualDrive, GameDrive & FarStone CDServer), and a leading interactive classroom software (VirtualClass). Millions of copies of FarStone’s software utilities are bundled with systems from PC and peripherals’ manufacturers. Consumers can access and download FarStone Technology products at: www.farstone.com.