AutoSave Essentials released to provide security for families, digital media consumers and SMEs

AUTOSAVE PROTECTS AGAINST CATASTROPHIC DATA LOSS BY PROVIDING CONTINUOUS BACKUP IN THE BACKGROUND, WITH 1-CLICK RESTORE OF ALL SAVED FILES

Avanquest Software, a leading developer and publisher of business and consumer software for the global PC market, today introduced AutoSave Essentials. PC users spend significantly on anti-virus protection but 26% of all lost computer data is caused by human error rather than by virus or malware. AutoSave is an automated data backup software system that requires little human intervention - it detects and stores essential computer files to protect families, digital media consumers and small business users against catastrophic data loss on their computers. See www.save-my-documents.co.uk/ for more information.

In the new digital world, losing any data can be an emotional crisis, whether it’s photos, videos, financial records or a whole music library. PC users can't risk their whole family’s valuable memories and digital assets by not protecting music, pictures or videos. Most PC users understand the threats posed by computer viruses and malware, but many often neglect to protect valuable files and data from equally damaging data loss due to computer crashes or human error. The only protection for this is to have a "back up" software system in place.

AutoSave Essentials does what it says, it automatically saves (backs up) a PC user's essential files by creating a duplicate copy in the safest place they have specified. It will automatically save pictures, videos, music, documents, emails - and give peace of mind to the person responsible for the technology in a family or business. Complete disaster recovery in just 3 steps:

1. Set up: what to save and where to save it

2. Save it: AutoSave Essentials automatically backs up files as often as specified

3. Restore it: if disaster does strike, everything AutoSaved is restored with a click

Valuable data can be saved locally, on external or remote network drives even an FTP site. AutoSave Essentials works in the background while users are doing other things. Computer people call this process a "back up", otherwise known as saving another copy in a safe place.

With an RRP of just £29.99 a PC user would have to own few things of value on their computer not to find this a very attractive offer to protect and back up family photographs, music, financial and even legal documents. Backup software has never been easier to use and less intrusive.

A story board video and a free trial version of AutoSave Essentials are available for download on the web at www.save-my-documents.co.uk/ and a story board video can be viewed online at: www.avanquest.com/UK/pc-utilities/disk-management-disk-partition/Backup-Recovery/AutoSave_Essentials.html

A boxed version of AutoSave Essentials will also be available in retail from October 2008.

About Avanquest Software

Avanquest Software is one of the world’s leading software publishers, marketing its software titles developed in-house or by developer partners via multiple sales channels on three continents – North America, Europe and Asia. Avanquest Software addresses the general public through its Retail, Online and Direct-to-Consumer channels; businesses through the Corporate channel; and key players in mobile telephony and IT through OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers) licenses. Avanquest is listed on Euronext (ISIN FR0004026714) since December 1996 and additional information available at www.avanquest.com or about.avanquest.com .