IDrive Adds Photo Backup to Its iPhone Backup App

CALABASAS, Calif., Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pro Softnet Corporation, a leader in Cloud-based Storage and remote access offerings with services that include IDrive (http://www.idrive.com) announced a key enhancement to its contacts backup application for iPhones, IDrive Lite.

IDrive Lite (http://www.idrive.com/idrive-lite/) offers contacts backup and restore functionality for iPhones, BlackBerrys and supported Android devices.  Users can also transfer contacts between multiple platforms.

With the new addition of Photo backup to IDrive Lite, users can choose to backup individual photos, or can upload an entire album. The backed up photos are accessible via web. This app is currently offered for free.

IDrive Lite is a leader in contacts backup for smart-phones, especially iPhones.  With the addition of the new photo backup feature, IDrive Lite now has the ability to backup contacts, photos and provide location tracking. 

"With over 25 million contacts backed up, IDrive Lite is possibly the largest stand-alone smart-phone backup utility in the smart-phone segment. With the photo backup enhancement, we are solidifying the lead.  Best of all, it is free," says Raghu Kulkarni, President and CEO of Pro Softnet Corp.

Features now include:

• Easy backups and restores of contacts 
• Multiple platform support allowing transfer of contacts between devices
• Enable location tracking, add and manage contacts who can see your location
• Track all opted in contacts on a map view
• Easy backup and restores of photos for the iPhone

About IDrive:

IDrive (http://www.idrive.com), a service of Pro Softnet Corp., is one of the leading services in the field of online backup and combined with IBackup (http://www.ibackup.com) offers one of the world's most popular online backup services for both Windows and Mac (courtesy: Alexa). PC World recently named it as one of the Best 101 Freebee products. The technology behind IDrive has received many accolades, among which the latest -- Best of the Bunch rated by PC World, the PC Magazine Editor's Choice pick and the PC Pro award winner.

SOURCE IDrive