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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. |
