New PureSense Irrigation Manager Software Offers Complete Tool for Planning and Scheduling Irrigations

April 25, 2009 · Filed Under Business Software, Productivity Software, Software News · Comment 

PureSense Environmental Inc. introduced the newest version of its Irrigation Manager(TM) software that offers growers significant improvements for scheduling and planning irrigations throughout the growing season.

Irrigation Manager Version 4.0 (V4) was launched April 22 during an event hosted by The Center for Irrigation Technology and PureSense at the Claude Laval Water and Energy Technology (WET) Incubator on the campus of California State University, Fresno.

Growers, crop consultants and other invited guests attended the meeting titled Managing Irrigation in a Water-Short Year, which featured strategies and tools to help growers cope with a shrinking water supply. A highlight of the meeting was a demonstration of the new Irrigation Manager V4, as well as a panel of growers who talked about how they can make better crop irrigation decisions and realize more profit per acre through efficient water use and crop inputs.

PureSense provides technology and services tailored to help growers realize more profit per acre through the efficient use of water and other farm inputs. Field monitoring stations collect deep soil moisture status and climate information then transmit that information in real-time to PureSense servers. Grower’s then access up-to-date information on irrigation requirements via the Web on their computer or mobile phone.

“The new Irrigation Manager V4 offers major enhancements over previous versions, giving growers a complete water-management tool to drive season-long irrigation decision-making,” said PureSense CEO Keith Hartley.

“PureSense is the only irrigation management system supporting real-time monitoring with irrigation planning, scheduling and agronomic tools and advice. No other company offers this level of reliable data collection from a grower’s fields. The data collected is accurate, reliable and never more than 15-minutes old,” Hartley added.

Almond grower Steve Paul said the new Irrigation Manager V4 allows him to monitor from his laptop computer soil moisture status, actual inches of water applied, and site-specific evapotranspiration rates to make more informed irrigation decisions.

Paul farms nearly 3,800 acres of almonds in the Shafter/Wasco area of Kern County, Calif., using PureSense.

“PureSense takes the guesswork out of managing my irrigation. I can go online from anytime, anyplace and know what’s going on in my field and with my irrigation system,” Paul said. “The information is reliable and simple to understand so I know what is happening and can schedule and plan accordingly.”

The new Planning and Scheduling tools in Irrigation Manager V4 help growers budget the amount of water required for each plant growth stage and schedule irrigations based on current soil moisture availability, weather/canopy climate conditions and site- specific evapotranspiration rates.

In addition to these enhancements, Irrigation Manager V4 software now provides real-time information on irrigation system operation and actual inches of applied water so growers can track water use and communicate that information to their irrigators.

Source: PureSense Environmental Inc.

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FarStone Technology Releases DriveClone Express 6-A GREEN Application-Backup Entire PC with No Installation

April 13, 2009 · Filed Under Linux, Productivity Software, Security Software, Software News · Comment 

The First and Only ‘Green Software’ on the Market to Backup and Clone Your Entire System Including OS! Supports Both Windows and Linux Systems!

FarStone Technology, a trusted name in backup and recovery solutions, is launching the new DriveClone Express 6. This software is a reliable force in PC protection, while upholding environmental awareness. As a “Green Backup Software,” it requires no installation and leaves no trace of file or registry on your hard drive.

With the new DriveClone Express users will appreciate the benefits of a New Win-PE 2.0 engine that is 100% compatible with new hardware, a powerful Universal Restore function that can restore your backed up files to similar or dissimilar hardware, and the U.S. Department of Defense compliant Data Shredding function that can securely eradicate an entire hard drive. This software provides protection for all data, applications, music, settings, and even your OS.

“With increasing awareness of environmental degradation along with the continued demand for technological innovations, it is important to provide consumers with software that does not leave an imprint,” explains Thomas Lin, CEO and President of FarStone Technology, Inc. “DriveClone Express 6 allows our customers to receive reliable backup and recovery protection without installation, files or registry left on a hard drive.”

Features:

  • Green Application: Requires no installation and does not use hard drive space.
  • Bootable USB disk: Use a USB disk as a self bootable device.
  • Complete Backup: Make an image of your entire hard drive which allows you to restore the entire system from a disc in case of system failure.
  • Universal Restore: A powerful function which can restore system images onto different hard drives.
  • Win-PE Engine: 100% compatibility with any future or existing hardware.
  • RAID Support: Supports Raid 0/1/5/10/JBOD.
  • Pre-Windows Recovery: Allows users to launch DriveClone Express even if your operating system fails to boot.
  • Data Shredding: Meets the U.S. Department of Defense standard for clearing.
  • CD/DVD Support: Save a copy of your entire hard drive onto a CD or DVD.
  • Image Integrity Verification: Ensures that backup images function properly.
  • Clone Drives: Enables cloning of a single partition or an entire hard drive.
  • Support both Windows and Linux operating systems.

Source: FarStone Technology, Inc.

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