data replication (3 products)

Idem 2.2g (Shareware, $119)

Software to replicate directories and synchronize files, backup documents or distribute data automatically, mirroring important folders from a Windows NT/W2K/XP server toward another, checking a list of source folders at regular time intervals and updating target folders with new or modified files including sub-directories. Idem can check and copy files or folders security information ie ACL permissions on NTFS partitions and files and folders attributes ie hidden, system, archive, etc. You can synchronize and transfer data across local or network drives; each time existing files are modified in original folders or on newer files creation, Idem detects changes and will copy or dispatch them into destination folders according your setup parameters. Used as a desktop interactive program or as a Windows service, the software supports Windows, Unicode and Macintosh filenames with its peculiar structures served on a Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP server running MacFile/SFM (Services For Macintosh)

OmniFolders 1.1 (Shareware, $24.90)

OmniFolders is a workgroup collaboration tool with Explorer-like access to documents and media files spread across PCs on the local network and internet. It allows you to work with files as if they were all local, merging them under a consolidated folder tree.

ViceVersa PRO 1.3.1 (Shareware, $59.95)

ViceVersa PRO software delivers an easy way to back up, mirror, replicate, and synchronize your files and folders. ViceVersa works with any type of storage media, including a hard drive, external disk, PC, server, LAN, VPN, NAS, ZIP drive, USB key, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, workstation, laptop, desktop, or network. With its unique approach to file-copy management, ViceVersa can deliver both on-demand visual execution or automatic set-it-and-forget-it background operation. You get smart file backup and file synchronization, automated folder replication and mirroring, real-time bidirectional syncing, and CRC comparison and verification. ViceVersa can run as a utility service and monitor your important data for changes in programs including Outlook PST, QuickBooks, Word, and Excel. With native compression and encryption, a time synchronizer, file and directory archiving, file revision, and versioning, you will have the flexibility you need to keep valuable data safe and secure. Viceversa can run as a Service in Windows