This backup software saves critical data to various storage options, including hard or USB drives, CD/DVD/Blu Ray media, FTP server, or LAN. It offers secure 128-bit encryption and multichoice ZIP compression to reduce backup size.

One of the standout features of Backup Platinum is the "Wizard" approach that it takes to defining your backup set. This makes it incredibly easy to specify exactly what you want to backup, where it should be stored, how it should be backed up and when the backup should occur. Additionally, you can take advantage of Blowfish encryption and multichoice ZIP compression on the fly to keep your backups small and secure.
The built-in CD/DVD engine is another handy feature. This lets you erase rewritable disks before burning, and automatically split larger backup files into several parts using disk spanning. Backup Platinum is also based on a multi-threaded file-processing engine, meaning that it can create detailed logs for all operations. Furthermore, it can run in service mode under 2000/XP/2003/Vista, allowing scheduled tasks to be executed even when no user is logged in.
Finally, it's worth mentioning that Backup Platinum supports open files backup. This means that it won't fail to process files that are currently in use by other programs - a common issue with many backup solutions. Overall, Backup Platinum is a versatile and reliable backup tool that should serve the needs of most users well.
Version 4.0: Blu Ray media support; Backup of open files using VSS; Backup to secure FTP servers; IE7 and Firefox plugins; Backup size calculation on the fly; Option to start backup immediately on any modification of selected files; Command line interface for import and export of configuration.