Acronis introduces the first True Image for Mac – a dual data protection solution for Apple® Mac® users

Acronis’ full-system disk imaging backup solution with dual protection is now available for both Windows^® and Mac^® computers.

Prague, July 30, 2014 – Acronis, a leading global provider of data protection and disaster recovery solutions, today announced the availability of Acronis^® True Image for Mac^® for distribution in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is the only comprehensive disk image-based system backup solution that offers dual protection for Mac computers. The new solution is the first of its kind to offer MacBook^® users comprehensive protection even when they travel beyond the reach of their locally connected backup storage. With this new product, Acronis brings its proven data protection and recovery technology for individual users to the Apple^® Mac^® environment, expanding the reach of its secure and comprehensive next-generation data protection from Windows users to OS X^® users.

Dual protection is an important tool that enables users to back up and recover their data both locally and to the Acronis cloud, giving them confidence that their data is protected and available anytime, anywhere. Unlike other solutions, Acronis True Image for Mac creates a complete copy of the entire system, applications, user data and settings, backed up both locally and online, ensuring efficient and reliable recovery in the event of a system problem, crash or hard drive failure.

Another exceptional feature of Acronis True Image for Mac is its ability to back up Parallels Desktop virtual machines and restore them in an active state, ensuring that users can restore the entire system to exactly the same state it was in, including all Windows applications, documents and settings.

“The new Acronis True Image for Mac brings a new level of support and data protection to Parallels Desktop 9 users running Windows environments on Mac,” said Birger Steen, CEO of Parallels.

“With 51% of households in the USA using Mac operating systems, we have strived to make our market-leading Windows PC solution available to Apple users. We are therefore very pleased to announce its launch today,” said Nat Maple, Vice President at Acronis. “With Acronis True Image for Mac, we have made Acronis the de facto leading provider of full-system disk image-based backup with dual protection for Apple Mac users.”

Features of Acronis True Image for Mac:

●      Complete disk image-based system backup and recovery, both with local storage and to the Acronis cloud

●      Restore a complete disk image of a Mac computer or only specific files or folders

●      Advanced Parallels Desktop support, backup and recovery of Parallels computers in their active state

●      Intelligent backup scheduling, including automatic backups

●      Encryption with a personal key for enhanced protection of confidential data

●      Creation of recovery media

●      Versioning and incremental backups

●      User interface specifically designed for Mac OS X users

Acronis True Image for Mac supports OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 or Mavericks 10.9. Acronis True Image for Mac can also detect Time Capsule and offer it as an optional location for storing data.

About Acronis

Acronis is a global provider of leading backup, disaster recovery, secure file sharing and file access solutions. Founded in 2002, the company has grown into a rapidly expanding international organization with more than 700 employees in 18 countries and partners in almost every country in the world. Acronis offers comprehensive, efficient and reliable backup solutions for personal computers, servers, virtual and cloud environments, as well as leading file sharing and synchronization solutions for mobile devices.

Acronis truly understands backup. Evidence of this is that it has developed more than 50 advanced backup and recovery technologies to date. More than 4.5 million end users, small and medium-sized businesses, and service providers use Acronis products to protect their critical data.

The company’s flagship product, Acronis Backup, provides a sophisticated technical solution with an easy-to-use interface, making it easier for smaller companies to implement full-featured backup and disaster recovery. Large enterprises appreciate the comprehensiveness and integration of Acronis AnyData Engine technology.

Acronis^® and the Acronis logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Acronis International GmbH in the United States or other countries.