The annual Consensus Software Awards are judged by an independent panel of industry experts.
The win has come just as Recover My Files Data recovery software, already in six Euro markets and Japan, has cracked the US retail market and is being rolled out to around 1,000 stores across America including the CompUSA, Fry’s Electronics and Micro Center outlets.
“We’re thrilled to be acknowledged by the Consensus Software Awards here in Australia. That’s very important to us because it’s been judged by our peers and other industry experts,” GetData managing director John Hunter said today.
“It’s the result of more than three years design, development and testing. Recover My Files Data Recovery Software can recover more than 150 files types.”
The data recovery technologies in the GetData suite of five products were developed by former forensic police officers John Hunter and Graham Henley, based on their experience in major investigations including allegations against One-Tel and HIH, together with physicist Dr. Brett Hunter, formerly with ANSTO.
Judges comments included:
“GetData’s Recover My Files Data recovery software left me feeling like I’d just been exposed to one of those ‘killer apps’! This seemingly simple technology will rebuild all sorts of files from scraps left on a storage device even if the file allocation tables have been destroyed. Built around original ideas there isn’t anything else that can do what Recover My Files can do. The marketing of the product is excellent (the idea of showing the trial user the recovered file before they buy is brilliant!) and offshore distribution already delivering. A great product with a great future. Well Done!”
"This product exemplifies why Australian software has such a bright future,” said Julian Day, Managing Director of Consensus Awards, "a product of such universal application is sure to become a world standard".
"We are proud to admit GetData to the exclusive 'Endorsed by Consensus' club of Australian software products which proudly carry the only certification trademark for Innovative Australian software," Terry Insley, Program Director, Consensus Awards, said.
GetData's products include Recover My Photos, Burn My Files, Explorer View, The Computer Security Tool.