Data Backup and Storage Center

MASTERLINK’s DR tools utilize unique technologies that allow you to move small block level file changes using minimal bandwidth during scheduled backups. Our DR client allows rapid restoration for entire directories or databases as well as single files

MASTERLINK Online Disaster Recovery provides a backup solution for small to medium businesses.

MASTERLINK's Off-Site Disaster Recovery solution covers your company in the case of a total site loss due to fire, flood, or something as simple as a hard drive failure resulting in total data loss.  It's a perfect solution to back up critical data such as CRM, ERP, RSCCC, and or Win-School databases housing financial and student record information.  Our DR solution allows rapid restores for entire directories as well as single files and is much faster and more reliable than restoring from tape. The goal is to make this yearly subscription a “no-brainer” and to give you the piece of mind in knowing that your data is safe in another location.

WEB Online Backup Client Features
A crucial component of MASTERLINK’s Online Disaster Recovery is the MASTERLINK DR-WEB client software. End-users simply install the client software, and their computers are ready to backup and restore data securely across the Internet to our secure Online DR server.

Getting Started Wizard
The Getting Started Wizard will automatically appear if any of the critical fields have been left blank when MASTERLINK DR-WEB was run. This wizard walks the user through the steps reconfiguring backup sets, modifying a backup schedule and setting a secret encryption key

FastBIT Incremental Backups
The most efficient backup technology available today, FastBIT technology can accurately extract only the changes that you've made to a file since your last backup. This efficiency is achieved by using the powerful FastBIT difference engine to identify and extract the binary-level differences on two versions of any file. On average, FastBIT backups are more than 6 times smaller and faster than similar block technologies, which translates to using only 1/6 of the bandwidth and server storage space.

A Deeper Look Into Our Technology
The FastBIT™ patching process is the core technology behind our revolutionary program. The patching process involves the comparison of two different versions of the same file and extracting the differences between the files. When the differences are extracted from the two files, they are saved into a new file and compressed into what is known as a Patch. The patch file is often 85% to 99.9% smaller than the file which the patch was extracted from originally.

Applying this technology to the backup process will reduce the use of communication lines, backup tapes, and physical storage, all leading to one thing; Cost Savings! Reduce your costs without sacrificing the integrity of your backups. Here's how our FastBIT patching technology is applied to your backup process.

When our backup program encounters a file for the first time, it compresses the file and sends it securely to our offsite backup server. Once a file has been compressed and sent to the DR server, never again will we send that entire file to the DR server. All future changes to your files will result in only the changes within the files being sent to the DR server. When the changes are received by the DR server, they are applied to your backup files creating a complete up-to-date copy of your file system. Your daily FastBIT Patch Backup files can be stored separately on the DR server allowing the flexibility of restoring any file(s) from your backup data as of any point in time.

If you're wondering about the reliability of the patching technology, there's no need to wonder anymore. This technology is not new. It has been the only choice for IBM, Microsoft, Novell, and many other hardware and software companies needing to update commercially distributed software. MASTERLINK is the first to tightly integrate this existing technology into a high performance backup application.

The FastBIT patching process manipulates files at the binary level. This means it can process any file type without error. Different types of files will yield different FastBIT patch sizes based on the binary organization of the file.

Silent Mode
The MASTERLINK DR-WEB Client now supports a Silent mode that will allow the program to run silently in the background without displaying any Windows or Task Bar icons.


Multiple Version Restoration
All MASTERLINK DR-WEB users have instant access to restore any version of their data files. Although each incremental backup contains the small changed portions of the file, the server software has the capability of recovering any version of a file from the initial backup to the last incremental backup and EVERY version in between.

Automatic Online Upgrades
All version upgrades can be distributed to all end-users automatically after completing a backup. When new versions of the client software are available, the update patches will be placed on the server to allow client to automatically get updated to the latest version. All update patches are created with the same FastBIT technology to reduce transfer time. Upgrades happen seamlessly without any user intervention required.

Event Manager
If a scheduled backup is missed, the next time the computer is started the Event Manager will display the missed event and allow the user to immediately perform the missed event. If a backup fails to complete successfully, the Event Manager will try the backup again when the computer is restarted or MASTERLINK DR-WEB is executed. If a backup fails due to a network problem, the Event Manager will prompt the user to complete the backup at a later date.

E-mail Notification
The client software can be configured to send an e-mail to any user(s) upon any successful backup or a backup with errors or warnings. A summary of the attempt is sent in the body of the message and the complete log file may be attached as an option.

Backup Sets
MASTERLINK DR-WEB features the ability to create an unlimited number of backup sets. Since backup sets can be scheduled to run independently, a user can configure multiple backup sets to run at different times. For example, a backup set containing all data files can be configured to run at the end of each week and another backup set containing a single database file can be configured to run multiple times per day. All file versions will still be immediately available for the user to restore.

Advanced Encryption
All data is stored in an encrypted format and all communications between the client and server are encrypted. Users can choose between DES, Triple-DES and Blowfish encryption algorithms. The software is available with exportable levels of encryption for International customers.>

File Filters
Including or excluding files from the backup selection is possible with set filters that can be created manually or with an easy-to-use filter wizard. Filters can be created to include all data files on a users system to avoid hunting through a hard drive for all of the data files. Filters can easily be shared with any other users.



Enhanced Scheduling
Enhanced scheduling options have been added to the client software to help automate the backup process. The new scheduling capabilities allow users to configure backups at any time, multiple times per day or even before Windows Shut Down. Additionally, any third party scheduling application can be used to run the backup application by scheduling simple command line calls to run an automated backup.

System Tray Control
Upon installation, a small application is configured to run in your Windows System Tray. (The Windows System Tray is located at the bottom right-hand corner of your computer screen.) This application monitors the scheduling process and give the end user quick access to a number of useful functions, including:

• Backup and Close - Run a backup and then close the application when finished.
• Backup and Logoff - Run a backup and logoff the system when finished.
• Backup and Shutdown - Run a backup and shutdown the system when finished.
• And more...


Log File Review and Printing
All backup and restore transactions are thoroughly logged on the client and the server applications. The user can quickly review and print the client logs from the client application. MASTERLINK maintains a Master Log of all general user activity and records detailed information for each user to help track usage and aid in technical support.

Configurable 3rd Party Tools
MASTERLINK DR-WEB supports the ability to run any 3rd party application(s) before or after a backup or restore action. For instance MASTERLINK DR-WEB can be configured to run a virus scanner before the backup and run a defragmentation utility after the backup. A virus scanner can also be configured to run after every restore process.

CPU Utilization
Since the FastBIT technology leverages the CPU power to get the great file reductions, it can be taxing on the processor. Since some backups are done while the user is working on the system and some backups are done after hours when the user is away, we allow the CPU utilization to be configured. Users can give the backup application all the processing power it needs, or make the backup application subordinate to other tasks.

Customizable Toolbars
MASTERLINK DR-WEB supplies useful toolbars for users. The toolbars can be customized and displayed based on the user’s individual preference to quickly access commonly used functions.

International Localization - German, Dutch, French, Spanish
MASTERLINK DR-WEB has been engineered to quickly accept translations to several languages including German, French, Dutch and Spanish. Additional languages will be available in the future. Please contact us if you would like a localized version for a new language.

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