Actiphy Inc. Launches “Actiphy Rapid Deploy,” a New OS Deployment Tool with Advanced PXE Deployment Features

Actiphy Inc. is proud to announce the launch of Actiphy Rapid Deploy, a powerful new OS deployment tool designed to simplify and accelerate the deployment of pre-configured operating systems with pre-installed applications across multiple client PCs. Tailored for system integrators, value-added resellers, and original equipment manufacturers, Actiphy Rapid Deploy provides an efficient solution for large-scale system rollouts across LAN, VPN, or manual USB drives. With the introduction of the innovative PXE Deploy feature, client PCs can now be quickly booted and imaged remotely via PXE.

Streamlining System Deployment for Modern IT Needs

In today’s dynamic IT environments, businesses, government agencies, and educational institutions face the challenge of quickly configuring new PCs to be ready for immediate use. With the scheduled end of Windows 10 support in October 2025 and the ongoing demands of telework and office relocations, IT administrators require efficient solutions to meet these needs, even amid labor shortages and restricted workspace.

About Actiphy Rapid Deploy

Actiphy Rapid Deploy addresses these challenges by creating a bootable image of a pre-configured source PC, allowing deployment to multiple new PCs through a network or USB. The tool leverages Actiphy’s proprietary TCP-SlideCast technology, enabling high-speed image deployment across numerous target PCs with minimal server and network load. Actiphy Rapid Deploy includes two essential components:

  • Deploy Media Creator: Aids in creating a bootable image of a pre-configured source PC.
  • ImageCast Server:Broadcasts the image across the network to multiple PCs simultaneously.

Key Features of Actiphy Rapid Deploy

  • PXE Boot for Client PCs: The new PXE Server feature in ImageCast Server allows network-based booting and deployment of the source image to client PCs. Using iPXE technology, Actiphy Rapid Deploy ensures faster PXE boot speeds than traditional TFTP protocols.
  • Redundant Deployment, Remote Boot, and Shutdown Capabilities: Administrators can redeploy source images to previously imaged PCs, ideal for classrooms or environments requiring periodic reinitialization. ImageCast Server’s console enables remote booting, redeployment, and shutdown of client PCs. The built-in DHCP server supports PXE Boot via Wake-on-LAN, even when a local DHCP server is unavailable.

Actiphy Rapid Deploy is now available for administrators, system integrators, value-add resellers, and original equipment manufacturers looking to enhance their deployment capabilities.

 

About Actiphy
Actiphy founded in 2007, focuses on developing and offering innovative backup and disaster recovery solutions for complete protection of all your systems and data. ActiveImage Protector backs up Windows, Linux machines on physical and virtual environments and restore systems and data fast for you to be up and running with minimal downtime and data loss. Today Actiphy hold 20% of the image backup market in Japan and are expanding our services in the Asia/Pacific and North American regions, as well as in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

About Version 2 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

New version of ActiveVisor ™

Actiphy Unveils Upgraded ActiveVisor™ with Improved User Experience and Enhanced Security

Tokyo, Japan—Reliable data protection is crucial in an age of prolonged global conflicts and evolving cyberattacks. The U.S. government reports that companies targeted by cyberattacks faced partial to complete business shutdowns and significant financial losses[1]. With many people working remotely, a dependable centralized management solution is essential to safeguard valuable data and ensure secure backup and recovery from virtually anywhere.
ActiveVisor™ is a centralized management console for ActiveImage Protector™ backup clients. It offers real-time monitoring of backup status information and notification alerts to identify and correct issues quickly. The user interface pinpoints the location of any backup failure, allowing for prompt corrective actions. System administrators can significantly reduce workloads by monitoring and managing backup statuses from any location.
 

New Features

  • Manage Backup Storage:
    ActiveVisor enables users to choose post-backup actions, including checking the bootability of image files, verifying backup integrity, and consolidating backups. Users can also carry out one-time operations such as BootCheck, Verify, Consolidation, Copy, Hash, and File Recovery on backup images.
  • Improved Authentication and Enhanced Security:
    Users must input a passphrase to access new managed client PCs. Passphrase entry is also mandatory when making changes to client PCs or performing push installations to prevent unauthorized access.
  • Enhanced User-Friendly GUI Interface:
    ActiveVisor’s interface is designed with the user in mind. It presents managed objects clearly and organized at the top of the console window. Ribbon-formatted actions make it easy to run actions immediately, streamlining operations and ensuring a comfortable user experience.
  • List View of Standby Machines and Hypervisors:
    ActiveVisor now provides a list view of standby machines and hypervisors, enabling users to monitor their status and location.
What is ActiveVisor?
ActiveVisor gathers data from ActiveImage Protector agents on remote client PCs and agentless HyperAgent on backup hosts via a network. It offers a visual display of statistical data, real-time monitoring of backup status and storage space availability, and management of backup tasks and schedules. The dashboard shows networked computers, ActiveImage-protected client machines, and storage space status, highlighting task execution status.
ActiveVisor enables the grouping and rearranging of clients for management purposes. You can configure schedules for individual clients or apply them as templates for batch deployments. The platform provides real-time monitoring of backup status and sends alerts for failed backup tasks. Additionally, it supports push-installation of ActiveImage Protector agents on remote PCs.
ActiveVisor is available at no additional cost to ActiveImage Protector users with a valid annual support contract.

About Actiphy
Actiphy founded in 2007, focuses on developing and offering innovative backup and disaster recovery solutions for complete protection of all your systems and data. ActiveImage Protector backs up Windows, Linux machines on physical and virtual environments and restore systems and data fast for you to be up and running with minimal downtime and data loss. Today Actiphy hold 20% of the image backup market in Japan and are expanding our services in the Asia/Pacific and North American regions, as well as in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

About Version 2 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

Actiphy Inc. Unveils the Latest Version of ActiveImage Protector’s System and Data Protection Solution, a Proven Countermeasure that Safeguards Backup Files from Ransomware

Tokyo, Japan, Sep 7, 2023 – Actiphy Inc., a prominent provider of backup, disaster recovery, and virtualization software, proudly announces the release of their updated version of “ActiveImage Protector 2022”. This latest release introduces innovative features that substantially reduce backup times while improving backup data security.

Background

Companies today are constantly threatened by the looming menace of ransomware attacks. This pervasive threat compels them to divert resources to bolster security measures and instills a sense of apprehension and uncertainty. In an actual attack, the consequences are much more severe and include data loss, financial damages, and disrupted business operations. 

Implementing efficient disaster recovery and protective countermeasures is paramount, and with a strategic backup strategy (that includes StorageServer), another layer of security is added that protects the backup image files from being compromised by a ransomware attack.

This updated version with the StorageServer option is available in both Windows and Linux.

What’s New in ActiveImage Protector 2022 Update
– StorageServer Option

“Actiphy StorageServer” , a newly developed product in the ActiveImage Protector Solution Suite, has adopted an advanced protocol that not only secures data transfer but also safeguards that data in storage.
Additionally, Actiphy’s StorageServer has been engineered to take advantage of cache devices to increase performance during data transfer thereby substantially reducing backup time.
StorageServer in effect, achieves increased data security and provides faster data transfers than the traditional Windows-shared folders or NAS based storage.

– New Tracking Driver with no Reboot Required

Our newly developed tracking driver eliminates the need for a reboot after installation or upgrading, enabling users to install or upgrade ActiveImage Protector with no service interruptions.

– QuickRecovery

Use QuickRecovery, a pre-prepared recovery environment to undo recent changes that have caused system instability due to a software or OS update. Select a specific restore point from the backup that was created prior to the current state of the system for an immediate recovery.

– Recovery Media Maker

Create bootable recovery media with the backup source machine’s image embedded for an ideal disaster recovery (DR) solution should the backup destination become inaccessible. This feature accommodates various media, including DVD/Blu-ray, USB HDD, and USB Memory. One button click from the booted media will initiate recovery from the embedded image file.

– Support for VMware First Class Disk (FCD)

Direct backup and recovery of VMware’s FCD formatted disks.

ActiveImage Protector 2022 is a backup and recovery solution that protects physical and virtual Windows and Linux environments. ActiveImage Protector includes all the tools necessary for enterprise-level deployment and management of backup, recovery, virtualization, standby switch-over, and migration.

All other brands and product names mentioned in this news release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.For more information about ActiveImage Protector.

About Actiphy
Actiphy founded in 2007, focuses on developing and offering innovative backup and disaster recovery solutions for complete protection of all your systems and data. ActiveImage Protector backs up Windows, Linux machines on physical and virtual environments and restore systems and data fast for you to be up and running with minimal downtime and data loss. Today Actiphy hold 20% of the image backup market in Japan and are expanding our services in the Asia/Pacific and North American regions, as well as in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

About Version 2 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

Update Released For ActiveImage Protector™ 2022

Wildomar, CA — Actiphy Inc., a leading publisher of backup, disaster recovery, and virtualization software announces an release update of ActiveImage Protector 2022, that places an emphasis on minimizing Recovery Time Objectives (RTO).

Background

Businesses are required to prepare and implement disaster recovery, and business continuity plans. Natural disasters have become more impactful, and as global uncertainty increases, the threats of cyber-attacks are becoming more common. Corporate systems are becoming exposed and exploited. When disaster strikes, RTO is the most important benchmark for defining the quantity of time allowed for a system, app, or a process to be down and recovered before effecting significant damage to the business.

Reduce RTO using Actiphy’s HyperRecovery LIVE!™ to boot up a system from a backup image as a VM in a cloud or on-premise hypervisor and recover it simultaneously. With In-Cloud Standby™, keep an up-to-date instance of the system ready to start up and succeed the failed system.

Updated Features

  • HyperRecovery LIVE!
    Directly boot a virtual machine from a backup while migrating the virtual machine to a restored target, eliminating a separate restore process.
  • In-Cloud Standby
    Maintains the most current backup images as bootable standby machines in the cloud ready to succeed a failed system.
  • In-Cloud Recovery from On-premise or In-Cloud Storages
    Supports recovery of sources on cloud-bridged virtual networks (VLAN) and SFTP resources outside the cloud, or access cloud storage from outside the cloud environment.
  • RescueBoot and Remote Maintenance
    RescueBoot boots into Windows RE mode to perform cold backups, system recovery, or to remotely perform maintenance or diagnostics from the operating system.
  • File Backup Enhancements
    Newly added, exclusion of specific files or folders and supports the backup of Network Shared Folders.
  • Enhanced LTO Tape Management
    With newly enhanced management of LTO tape pools and libraries, tapes can now be moved within the library to be isolated from potential ransomware attacks.

ActiveImage Protector 2022 is a backup and recovery solution that protects physical and virtual, Windows and Linux environments. ActiveImage Protector includes all the tools necessary for enterprise-level deployment and management of backup, recovery, standby switch-over, and migration.

About Actiphy
Actiphy founded in 2007, focuses on developing and offering innovative backup and disaster recovery solutions for complete protection of all your systems and data. ActiveImage Protector backs up Windows, Linux machines on physical and virtual environments and restore systems and data fast for you to be up and running with minimal downtime and data loss. Today Actiphy hold 20% of the image backup market in Japan and are expanding our services in the Asia/Pacific and North American regions, as well as in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

About Version 2 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

Actiphy Releases ActiveImage Protector 2022 Backup and Recovery Solution Featuring Direct-To-Cloud Backup and In-Cloud Recovery

Wildomar, CA — November 12, 2021, Actiphy Inc., a leading publisher of backup, disaster recovery, and virtualization software, announces the release of ActiveImage Protector 2022 featuring direct-to-cloud backup, in-cloud recovery, and a new agentless and agent-based hybrid licensing option.

This new version can now backup and restore directly to and from public cloud services and SFTP servers. With new In-Cloud Recovery, backup images can be restored as VMs in the cloud environment. New LTO Tape Support provides high speed backup of bulk data to high capacity tape storage solutions to ensure long-term archival stability. Point-in-time file and folder backup, a frequently requested feature, has been included in this release.

ActiveImage Protector 2022. On-Premise Strong, Cloud Stronger.

New Features

 

  • Direct-To-Cloud Backup
    Backup systems directly to cloud storage. Supported public cloud storage services include Amazon S3 and Azure as backup destinations. In addition, Direct-To-Cloud Backup also supports SFTP servers as backup destinations.

 

 

  • In-Cloud Recovery
    Any backup image can be restored directly to a virtual machine within the same cloud environment. In-Cloud Recovery offers an easy system migration of on-premise virtual or physical machines directly to cloud environments.

 

 

 

  • Actiphy Portal Service (APS)
    A powerful new on-line monitoring portal designed for Managed Service Providers (MSP), distributors and resellers. APS provides monitoring ActiveImage Protector (AIP) clients, collecting backup logs and generating reports of AIP clients’ task status.

 

 

  • LTO Tape Support
    Support for LTO as a backup destination. Backup data saved on tape can be physically isolated from ransomware attacks and ensures long-term archival stability.

 

 

 

  • File Backup
    A new file backup option providing granular point-in-time backup and restore of specific files and folders.

 

 

  • RescueBoot
    Adds an optional boot recovery environment to the system boot menu.

 

 

  • Disk-To-Disk Copy
    A new disk-to-disk copy option that supports virtual disks, physical disks, and volumes, for a complete sector by sector copy.

 

 

  • Offline Environment Activation Support
    With Actiphy Authentication Service (AAS) or a license file, ActiveImage Protector agents can be activated in an off-line environment.

 

 

  • iSCSI Target Server
    Utilize iSCSI targets and NFS exports to emulate backup images as virtual disk files for flexible and immediate recovery or migration.

 

 

  • Subscription License
    Annual, three-year, five-year subscription and perpetual licenses are now available.

 

 

  • Hybrid Licensing for Server Edition
    Selectable Agent-based or Agentless Backup licensing is now available for server edition.

 

 

  • Additional Linux Distributions Support
    ActiveImage Protector Linux edition now supports Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and 20.04 LTS, Debian 9/10/11, RedHat 8.4, Rocky Linux 8, Alma Linux 8 and Amazon Linux 2.

 

ActiveImage Protector 2022 is a backup and recovery solution that protects physical and virtual, Windows and Linux environments. The AIP solution includes all the tools necessary for enterprise level deployment and management of backup, recovery, standby switch-over, and migration.

Copyright © 2021 Actiphy, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. All other brands and product names mentioned in this news release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

About Version 2 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

About Actiphy
Actiphy founded in 2007, focuses on developing and offering innovative backup and disaster recovery solutions for complete protection of all your systems and data. ActiveImage Protector backs up Windows, Linux machines on physical and virtual environments and restore systems and data fast for you to be up and running with minimal downtime and data loss. Today Actiphy hold 20% of the image backup market in Japan and are expanding our services in the Asia/Pacific and North American regions, as well as in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.