FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WORLDSYNC, INC. RELEASES INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES FOR "A BETTER BACKUP"
– Shows How Audit Technology Helps, Beyond Regulatory Compliance, to
Address Critical Backup Issues for Modern, Large FileMaker Pro and
FileMaker Server Implementations –
BERKELEY, Calif., Aug. 10, 2009 – WorldSync, Inc. today released instructional
resources to help developers of solutions built with FileMaker® Pro software
deploy "A Better Backup."
The resources respond to a call for information, resulting from modern
FileMaker Pro databases and FileMaker® Server implementations that, today,
scale to levels never seen before. The real life example case study, released
today, illustrates how to solve the issues discussed in the white paper also
released today. The two resources were designed to bring FileMaker developers
up to speed rapidly, in about ten pages.
"FileMaker Pro databases deployed by FileMaker Server are increasingly moving
into the domain of what was once thought of as 'Big Iron' systems, but
frequently they employ none of the protections traditionally found with such
'Big Iron' systems," explained Steven H. Blackwell, renowned security
authority. "Business owners with large amounts of mission-critical information
stored in today's robust FileMaker Pro databases need to understand the complex
challenges and responsibilities needed to preserve both the integrity and
availability of their business data. They also need to know how to address
these issues."
"As FileMaker database technology advances, we're seeing extremely large,
complex systems being created like never before," explained Jason Erickson,
president and CEO of WorldSync, Inc. "As FileMaker developers ourselves, we
created the fmDataGuard audit technology to help FileMaker developers meet
regulatory compliance, and discovered how well it addresses stunningly complex
backup by providing instant data rollback and quick recovery from a crash or
corruption. The white paper and case study cover the 'big iron' issues and
provide a real life example to help other FileMaker Developers cut to the chase
scene on these critical issues."
A real-life example from Linear Blue, a FileMaker Business Alliance Platinum
Member, who provides advanced database design and web technologies development
to clients in the UK, is covered in the case study article outlining an
innovative use of fmDataGuard to solve a backup problem for their client.
Familiar with the 'big iron' issues outlined in the white paper, the company
serves the needs of companies who routinely manage large amounts of valuable
information and rely on its accessibility to meet the demands of customers.
"We hit on the perfect solution." said Paul de Halle, CEO of Linear Blue, who
employed the native capability of fmDataGuard to update a backup by invoking
fmDataGuard’s roll-forward feature. "We only needed to back up the primary file
once every night and then the main audit log file was backed up hourly. It is
so small, it backs up almost instantly."
The case study and white paper follow the recent release of fmDataGuard 2,
automatic change logging, backup and recovery software, which now boasts zero
initialization delay and dramatic performance increases.
Freely available to anyone, "Data integrity and Availability Management for
FileMaker Pro Databases and FileMaker Server in Business Critical Environment"
is located at: <http://worldsync.com/fmDataGuard/DataIntegrity.pdf>.
The real-life implementation by Linear Blue of fmDataGuard 2 for backup is
outlined and discussed in the case study located at:
<http://worldsync.com/fmDataGuard/case_linearblue.html>.
fmDataGuard provides solutions built with FileMaker Pro software with the
technological basis for regulatory audit trail compliance, logs all data views
and changes, and allows for instant data rollback or quick recovery from a
crash or corruption. fmDataGuard provides complete audit trail capture, with
no scripting, layout modifications, or custom development required. fmDataGuard
can capture all Add, View, Change and Delete actions to a separate table,
keeping a field-level change history. When properly implemented, fmDataGuard
2.0 can meet the audit log requirements for regulatory mandates such as
Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, and European Union Privacy (Basel
II) and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS). In addition,
fmDataGuard makes it easy to recover from a crash or corruption, and to revert
undesired data modifications. Setup of fmDataGuard is an easy four-step
process, with an optional fifth step to capture Viewed records.
Additional information on fmDataGuard 2 is available from WorldSync, Inc. at
<http://www.worldsync.com/>.
About WorldSync, Inc.
WorldSync, Inc. is a FileMaker Business Alliance Platinum member and developer
of world-class tools for FileMaker developers. WorldSync's award-winning and
patented flagship product, SyncDeK, provides anytime, anywhere data replication
among FileMaker Pro applications and SQL data sources. WorldSync's fmDataGuard
logs all data changes for regulatory compliance, and provides instant data
rollback or quick recovery from a crash or corruption. WorldSync, Inc. is a
privately held company, headquartered in Berkeley, Calif. Additional
information about WorldSync, Inc., SyncDeK and fmDataGuard can be found at
<http://www.worldsync.com/>.
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WorldSync, fmDataGuard and the WorldSync logo are trademarks, and SyncDeK is a
registered trademark of WorldSync, Inc. All other trademarks or registered
trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners.
Editorial Contact:
Naomi Pearce
Pearce Communications
510-528-0824
[email protected]
