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CoSoSys has released a new version of its Carry it Easy software for USB flash drives and other portable storage formats. Carry it Easy 2.0 is an all-in-one application that combines useful functions needed by modern mobile users. The neat feature about the software is that it’s hardware independent and allows you to manage and protect your files, e-mails and favourites/boomarks.

‘If you plan to go skiing for the upcoming holidays and don't want or your spouse doesn’t let you carry your laptop, then you should use Carry it Easy on your flash drive. This application gives you the freedom to move around and work mobile without dragging a laptop all the time.’ says Roman Foeckl, Managing Director of CoSoSys.

Carry it Easy is compatible with all USB flash drives, including the new U3 smart drives. Apparently, it’s currently the only application in the world that can partition most USB flash drives into a private and a public area. The private area will be password protected using the firmware functions, turning the flash drive into a hacker-proof device. For flash drives where partitioning is not supported yet, Carry it Easy uses a 128-bit encryption to password protect your data.

The documents synchronisation functions allows you to have all your important documents with you. Using this function you can keep Folders, My Documents and the Files located on your desktop computer easily synchronised with a flash drive or between different PCs. To save valuable storage space on the flash drive, a special ‘zip’ option lets you compress the synchronised data so you can add more data to the storage device.

A portable e-mail function lets you copy your Outlook Express data onto a flash drive and even run it from there on other computers. E-mails can be sent, contacts added and when returning to the home computer everything can be restored back.

The Internet functions provide those who switch computers often with several advantages. Carry it Easy lets you synchronise, consolidate and then access your Internet Explorer Favorites and Firefox Bookmarks from any computer.

The Favorites can be accessed on any host computer in the No Trace Browsing mode. This is a function that lets you browse the Internet and leave no trace behind on the used computer. All the browsing-related data (cookies, history and cache) is stored on the portable storage device and can be deleted afterwards, leaving the host computer unmodified as if nothing has happened.

Additionally, Carry it Easy features a unique USB Drive Lost & Found mechanism that allows you to write down contact data in the case the flash drive is lost. If the device is password protected, the finder will be able to read the contact data but will not be able to see what’s on the private partition of the drive. Carry it Easy also has a status bar that displays at a glance how much space is left on the device and a USB Info tab that lets you see useful details about the portable storage device used.

The software is Windows 2000 and XP compatible and requires administrative rights on the computers used. Carry it Easy is available in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Traditional Chinese. It can be purchased online from CoSoSys’ e-store for $24.95 (£14.12) or for $19.95 (£11.90) if you participate in the special offer program.

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