Ontrack Disk Manager 4.05 automates hard drive installation - from Kroll Ontrack Inc - Product Announcement

EDP Weekly's IT Monitor, August 5, 2002

Kroll Ontrack Inc., a provider of data availability software and services and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kroll Inc. (Nasdaq:KROL), a global risk consulting company, recently announced the release of Ontrack Disk Manager 4.05, a new version of its PC hard drive installation utility software.

Ontrack Disk Manager 4.05 is designed for PC enthusiasts and computer technicians who want to extend the life of older PCs by adding a new or additional hard drive. Using a simple graphical interface, Ontrack Disk Manager 4.05 intelligently leads users step-by-step through the entire disk installation process. This newest version of Ontrack Disk Manager includes support for PCs running the Windows XP operating system.

"As PC users download more Internet, video, audio and multimedia files, hard drives continue to fill up quickly," said Jim Reinert, director of worldwide software for Kroll Ontrack Inc. "With replacement drives quicker and more affordable than ever, adding an additional hard drive or replacing their current drive is a great way for PC users to extend their computer's longevity."

With the release of Ontrack Disk Manager 4.05, Kroll Ontrack Inc. builds on its pioneering hard drive installation technology that has assisted over 100 million users install hard drives. Ontrack Disk Manager 4.05 supports installation of any manufacturers' hard disk drive, including Fujitsu, IBM, Maxtor, Quantum, Samsung, Seagate, Toshiba, and Western Digital.

Ontrack Disk Manager 4.05 is designed to work on any ATA/IDE or SCSI disk drive and supports DOS, Windows 3.X, 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP and Windows NT operating environments. It is available for $59.95 and the upgrade is available for $39.95.