PoINT Archiver Optical Disc Publishing Edition is designed specifically to work together with Automated Disc Publishing Systems from Rimage and others, and offers a simple, cost effective method of creating and storing a permanent write once Archive copy of any data source throughout the network.

Archive Management with Jobs and Policies

Archive Jobs are created to monitor selected folders and subfolders. User defined “Policies” are created and jobs are scheduled to automatically copy or move selected files into Archive Volumes.These Archive Volumes are then written to optical media (CD/DVD, BD) and labelled using standard disc publishing systems.Multiple discs may be produced automatically.  Multiple Rimage CD/DVD/BD disc production systems can be used in parallel, and may be connected both locally and remotely for off sight production and storage. PoINT Archiver provides logging, and database indexing of all Archive Jobs .

Database Management and Automated Data Retrieval

Archiver manages a database of all archived files which is presented in an Explorer like view where individual files, directories and the entire Archive Job can be searched and retrieved as needed. Files can be retrieved to their original location, or to a new location. Automated retrieval of archive data from multiple optical media is possible using the Rimage disc publishing system.

Support for CD/DVD and Blu-Ray (BD) Devices & Media

Archiver Optical Publisher Edition supports all  Printable Optical Media and Devices including CD-R, DVD-R, DVD-RDL and Blu-Ray (BD)

NEW ADVANCED FILE SEARCH AND RETREIVAL

Archiver 4.0 includes a powerful search engine for Data Retrieval, allowing users to easily locate and restore individual files and folders or entire Archive Jobs. Search Results are displayed in a separate folder, in an intuitive interface which identifies the specific media which contain the requested files. These media are then placed on the Disc Publisher system, for automatic restoration

NEW DATA MIGRATION TOOL

PoINT Archiver includes adds a unique Data Migration Tool. Customers using multiple Archive Devices can migrate individual Archive discs, jobs or entire Archive Volumes directly from device to device. With new storage technologies on the horizon, migrating from DVD to BD to the Holographic storage systems of the future can be managed easily.

Archive Jobs & Policies

PoINT Archiver operates by the creation and execution of Archive Jobs, The user may create as many jobs as needed. An intuitive wizard guides the user through the process, whereby the Archive Job is first named and then the source folder which contains the data files to be archived is specified.

Multiple or Individual source folders can be specified for each Archive job, and subfolders may be included or excluded. The user is then able to define specific “Policies” which determine the Conditions for when the files contained within the monitored folders are Scheduled for the defined Action(s) to be taken.Archive Jobs are run according to a Schedule. After defining the policies, the user then defines the Archiving Schedule by setting Trigger Settings. Archive Jobs can be run on a daily schedule, or when a specific data volume threshold has been reached. An either-or combination of triggers may also be used. Jobs may also be triggered manually.

Finally, the user specifies the target device or devices that the Archive Job is to be written to, and the setup is complete. After completion of the setup, PoINT Archiver continually monitors the folders and automatically manages the data archival process according to the specified Policies and Schedules.

Additional Archiver Modules

Data Protection applies PoINT Secure File System to Archive Volumes as they are written, using a 128 bit encryption method. This prevents unauthorized access to the archive data both in transit and at rest. Removable media may not be accessed outside of the specific PoINT Archiver system, and may be safely stored off premises with no risk of information theft. Volumes stored on optical media cannot be read or restored outside of the Archiver system. Additional password protection prevents users from accessing data without authorization.

Data Authentication monitors Archive Volumes for changes and alterations to data, and creates a series of reports of such changes. For additional security, digital ‘fingerprints’ of the archived files are stored within the database, as well as within the Archive so that they may be compared for consistency, assuring the accuracy and authenticity of data.