Other features include full data encryption and password protection to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive material. Retrospect also includes a robust verification system. After each backup, Retrospect rereads the original files and compares them with the stored ones to verify that the backup was successful. The integrity of the Dantz backup software is further enhanced with the Panasonic DVD-RAM drive and media. With these features plus data transfer rates of up to 10.5Mbps, and a 2MB cache buffer, the Panasonic LF-D101 provides both the performance and the capacity users need to back up and restore large files or complete operating systems.
Organizations can use the same drive for backup storage, for playing CDs and for playing DVDs.
Leading Panasonic DVD-RAM distributors and partners such as La Cie, ClubMac, and Apple Computer include Retrospect with their backup hardware. OEMs can purchase the drive from Panasonic Industrial Company. DVD-RAM media, which is marketed under the Panasonic brand name, is available from several other leading manufacturers. Company Profiles Dantz Development Corporation defined backup software technology with the release of Retrospect 1.0 in 1989. The drives are marketed by the company's principal North American subsidiary, Matsushita Electric Corp. of America.