The CA ARCserve Backup Client Agent for Windows is a service installed on the network client machines to act as a remote receptacle for the CA ARCserve Backup server. The agent works to improve data transfer, network security, job monitoring, & real-time directory browsing. The agent contains separate internal client engines that help reduce the resource intensive processes for the CA ARCserve Backup server. With the agent properly installed & configured, a system administrator can use CA ARCserve Backup to effectively retrieve data from remote Windows machines. In real-time, the agent browses the targeted directories & packages the data to be transmitted in pulses of large data packets. The CA ARCserve Backup host server then prepares the data to be stored on the designated storage devices. These simultaneous processes between the target client machine & the host backup system translate to a more efficient backup job process.