Paragon Software: Two Cross-Platform Technologies

Paragon Software Group (PSG) announced two cross-platform technologies – NTFS for Mac  OS X 9.0 and HFS+ for Windows 9.0, designed to eliminate barriers between Windows and Mac operating systems, and ease data manipulation and data transfer for dual boot users. 

Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X 9.0 is a standalone application that adds NTFS file allocation system support to Mac OS X, including Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, and allows partitioning operations with NTFS volumes under Mac OS X. Paragon HFS+ for Windows 9.0 is an application based on a special driver that allows the operating system to access and manipulate HFS-formatted files.

Paragon Software was the first software developer to implement a full set of drivers with complete read/write access to partitions of any file system – including Paragon NTFS for Linux, HFS+ for Linux, NTFS for Mac, ExtFS for Mac, HFS+ Browser for Windows, and ExtFS Browser for Windows. Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X 9.0 and HFS+ for Windows 9.0 are based on Paragon’s own Universal File System Driver (UFSD) technology – specifically developed to provide access (read/write, format, etc.) to volumes of the most popular file systems (NTFS, HFS+, FAT, Ext2/2FS, etc.) under various platforms (Mac, Windows, Linux and DOS).

Features of Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X 9.0:

• Full support of the latest Mac OS Lion.
• Fast volume transfer speed.
• Full read/write access: Modify existing files, delete files and create or copy new files.
• Easy to install: The driver is easily installed through a wizard.
• Easy to use: Mount any NTFS partition like a native one – no need to perform special commands to gain access.
• Create and repair NTFS partitions under Mac.
• Non-Roman characters and languages: File and folder names in national languages, including Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Russian.
• No system degradation during data transfers.
• No limitation to maximum file/partition size (must be within Mac OS X and NTFS specifications).
• HFSX/HFS+ partitions read access for Windows users 

Features of Paragon HFS+ for Windows 9.0:

• Support for journaling
• Improved stability
• Unified Installer for 32 and 64 Bit systems
• Files and folder with ‘.’ as the first symbol of file name are shown as hidden
• USB 3.0 ready

The products are available for USD 19.95, EUR 14.95 or GBP 12.95 each. Both technologies are also available for licensing to manufacturers of data storage systems.