iolo technologies Ships New Versions of Award-Winning System Mechanic 6 and System Mechanic 6 Professional18 October 2005
iolo technologies, LLC, today announced the release of new versions of its award-winning PC utility software -- System Mechanic(R) version 6 and System Mechanic version 6 Professional. The System Mechanic tool arsenal cleans, optimizes, fixes, protects, and maintains PCs to run faster, safer and error-free. The software shipped to retail stores nationwide October 3, 2005.
iolo Chief Information Officer Scott Yenor said, "Taking total care of the PC is essential for security and productivity in today's computing environment. PCs do slow down over time, and with the threat of spyware, malware, worms, Trojans, viruses, and computer hacking, systems may crash and freeze causing productivity loss or even worse scenarios such as identity theft. System Mechanic is the comprehensive solution for PC users to clean, optimize, protect, repair, and maintain their computers for peak performance and safety."
The new System Mechanic Version 6 dashboard reports on PC overall health and security. System Status and the Analysis Reports show grades for overall ratings: Clutter, Speed, Safety, Fitness, Update, and Active Care with recommendations for improvement. One-click Power Tools repair, accelerate, clean, repair, and secure the PC, or run the PC TotalCare to accomplish it all: PC Cleanup, PC Accelerator, PC Security Optimizer, and PC Repair.
The powerful wizards now have quick and basic operation modes designed for first time users, deep or comprehensive operation modes for more user control, and advanced modes for expert user configuration and control.
Version 6 enhancements include a new Security Optimizer Wizard that finds dangerous Windows security flaws and automatically repairs them. The Startup Optimizer decreases boot-time finds and eliminates dangerous and unnecessary programs, increasing productivity and security. The new Advanced Startup Manager reviews the more than 20 locations where programs hide to automatically startup with Windows. Integrated with Startup Guard(TM) technology, it permanently blocks dangerous and unnecessary programs from starting again. The improved Spython(TM) integrates new proactive "always on" protection from dangerous spyware, malware, adware, and unauthorized surveillance software.
The already high-speed disk defragmentation tool defragments hard drives up to 200 percent faster than previous System Mechanic versions and up to 10 times faster than the Windows defragmenter. Enhanced Registry optimization technology finds and fixes even more Registry problems that can cripple systems. The new Drive Medic(TM) finds and fixes hard drive problems before they can cause data loss or system failure. Using proprietary techniques, the new PC Accelerator Wizard increases system responsiveness, decreases boot times, and speed Internet and download rates by up to 300 percent.
System Mechanic Version 6 Professional
The System Mechanic 6 Professional version is a totally integrated suite of powerful system tools with System Mechanic 6 features, plus additional products including anti-virus and firewall software.
The world-class antivirus technology from Kaspersky Labs provides complete protection from viruses, Trojans, worms, and other disastrous enemies with daily updates.
The latest generation ultra-secure Firewall software stops hackers from destroying, stealing or corrupting data or using the PC for a denial of service attack.
The award-winning Search and Recover Version 3 finds and recovers lost or deleted files, photos, movies, music, and e-mail from virtually any digital media including MP3 players, digital cameras, USB flash drives, compact flash cards, and other portable media. It also provides advanced disk imaging for emergency file recovery.
System Shield Pro(R) protects systems from unauthorized attempts at recovering private and confidential data that could be used for identity theft or corporate espionage. System Shield uses US Department of Defense approved methods (DoD 5220.22) to permanently dispose of all deleted files beyond all possible recovery techniques.
DriveScrubber Pro(R) wipes all data from any hard drive or disk for any file format or operating system, cleans up after virus attacks or system corruption, and destroys all data. Its purpose is to ensure the safety, privacy, and security of private, personal, confidential, or proprietary information before donating or selling a PC.
Both System Mechanic 6 and System Mechanic 6 Professional support Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2000, and Window 98. System Mechanic 6 requires 20 MB free hard disk space. The price for a single-user license is $49.95. System Mechanic 6 Professional requires 50 MB free hard disk space. The single-user price is $69.95.
There are fully functional 30-day trials of both versions of System Mechanic 6 to download at http://www.iolo.com.
About iolo technologies, LLC
Established in 1998, the privately held iolo technologies, LLC develops, manufactures, sells, and supports software utility products for Microsoft Windows operating systems. In 2005, iolo technologies was recognized as number 10 in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50, which ranks the 50 fastest growing technology companies by geographic region. The company's software includes the award-winning System Mechanic, System Mechanic Professional, Search and Recover, System Shield, DriveScrubber, and Macro Magic software product lines. System Mechanic was awarded the "Microsoft Designed and Optimized for Windows XP" logo.
iolo technologies is located at 7470 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90041, USA. Tel: 323.257.8888. Fax: 323.257.8885. Or visit http://www.iolo.com.
Copyright 2005, iolo technologies, LLC. All worldwide rights reserved. The iolo name, iolo logo, System Mechanic, Search and Recover, System Shield, DriveScrubber, and Macro Magic are trademarks or registered trademarks of iolo technologies, LLC. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
Source: PR Newswire
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