<s>
IDrive	B-General_Concept
Inc	I-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
technology	O
company	O
that	O
specializes	O
in	O
data	B-Protocol
backup	I-Protocol
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
flagship	O
product	O
is	O
IDrive	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
backup	B-Protocol
service	O
available	O
to	O
Windows	O
,	O
Mac	B-Device
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
(	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPad	O
)	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pro	O
Softnet	O
Corporation	O
's	O
initial	O
product	O
was	O
called	O
IBackup	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
acquired	O
the	O
idrive.com	B-General_Concept
domain	O
name	O
from	O
defunct	O
company	O
I-drive	B-Application
around	O
mid-2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDrive	O
products	O
were	O
mentioned	O
by	O
Lifehacker	O
,	O
Macworld	O
,	O
PC	O
World	O
,	O
CNET	O
,	O
Tech	O
Crunch	O
,	O
Notebook	O
Review	O
,	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
and	O
Engadget	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDrive	O
is	O
an	O
automated	O
backup	B-Protocol
application	O
that	O
runs	O
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
Mac	B-Device
,	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDrive	O
offers	O
incremental	B-General_Concept
and	O
compressed	O
backups	B-Protocol
so	O
users	O
only	O
upload	O
modified	O
portions	O
of	O
a	O
backup	B-Protocol
file	O
,	O
and	O
files	O
may	O
also	O
be	O
updated	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
with	O
a	O
continuous	O
backup	B-Protocol
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
limit	O
bandwidth	O
usage	O
during	O
the	O
backup	B-Protocol
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
10	O
versions	O
of	O
a	O
file	O
are	O
automatically	O
retained	O
and	O
IDrive	O
does	O
not	O
automatically	O
delete	O
backup	B-Protocol
data	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
backup	B-Protocol
files	O
are	O
deleted	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
share	O
their	O
files	O
through	O
email	O
,	O
social	O
media	O
sites	O
including	O
Facebook	O
and	O
Twitter	O
,	O
and	O
via	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
application	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDrive	O
allows	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
back	B-Protocol
up	I-Protocol
data	O
from	O
all	O
compatible	O
devices	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backup	B-Protocol
files	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
remotely	O
from	O
any	O
Internet	O
browser	O
or	O
with	O
IDrive	O
's	O
client	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
user	O
wants	O
access	O
to	O
all	O
backup	B-Protocol
files	O
,	O
IDrive	O
can	O
ship	O
all	O
backup	B-Protocol
files	O
on	O
a	O
3	O
TB	O
hard	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDrive	O
also	O
provides	O
activity	O
reports	O
,	O
backup	B-Protocol
status	O
reports	O
and	O
shared	O
file	O
reports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDrive	O
Portable	O
is	O
a	O
USB	O
hard	O
drive	O
designed	O
for	O
local	O
backup	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDrive	O
Lite	O
is	O
a	O
free	O
application	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
back	B-Protocol
up	I-Protocol
their	O
contacts	O
list	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
also	O
restore	O
their	O
backup	B-Protocol
contacts	O
to	O
different	O
devices	O
,	O
even	O
devices	O
that	O
have	O
different	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
kit	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
built-in	O
encryption	O
and	O
a	O
command-line	O
API	O
,	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
applications	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
IDrive	O
's	O
cloud	B-Application
storage	I-Application
services	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDrive	O
Photos	O
is	O
a	O
subscription-based	O
app	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
back	B-Protocol
up	I-Protocol
photos	O
from	O
their	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
