LACOS File Synchronizer

Description

Synchronizes files and directories through network or removable media.
Intended for synchronization of files and directories that are used on several computers one or several peoples. As examples working with one set of the documents at desktop and portable computers, at office and at home, group work of many employers with one document set.

Provides the following functions:

* Network or removable media can be used for the data transfer. Different network protocols (LAN, FTP) and different types of external media are supported. Data compression/decompression automatically occurs during data transfer.

* When external media is used, multiple-volume data sets are also supported.

* All members of the synchronization process are peers, without using the dedicated server or some ''main'' file set.

* Only really changed files are transferred through network or removable media. This let to use standard floppies in the case when total size of the document set is some hundreds of megabytes.

* The structure of folders and position of files can be different on the different computers and can be changed independently.

* File deletion processed correctly.

* Program detects document collisions and warns user about it.

* The usage of synchronization tool not requires the complex education and such simple, as usage of archivator. Program has intuitive, visual interface using proprietary file selection technology, developed by LACOS.

* Program uses CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Code) instead of simple checking file date.

* The format of data is supplying the possibility of exchange between different platforms (Windows, Unix, DOS) with usage of appropriate version of program.