Following on the heels of the highly successful launch of our RBackup version 10 a few weeks ago, RBS is now preparing to launch a brand new Online Backup product that will open lucrative new markets for our Service Providers.

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Offsite backup, also known as remote backup, is the process of backing up important computer data and files to a server or other storage device located in a separate physical location. Typically, offsite backup or remote backup software is installed on the resource which houses the original data store. Files are selected, a schedule is set, and the offsite backup begins, typically with an initial “full” backup to the offsite server.

Once the full backup has run, offsite backup software usually enables the user to switch to incremental backups afterwards. Incremental offsite backup sessions contain only the changed files, or changes within those files, instead of entire new versions of the changed files.

Other benefits of incremental offsite backup include a fairly dramatic reduction in bandwidth usage as compared to full backups. Less bandwidth is used because less data is being sent from the client to the offsite backup server in each session. Since most offsite backups occur during off hours, or at night when computers are not being used, bandwidth and system resources are not at a premium.

Hard disk space on the offsite backup server is also conserved, as only the changes are transferred to the offsite server with each session.

Remote Backup Systems ( http://remote-backup.com ) is a great resource for information about offsite backup and remote backup software. RBS created the world’s first commercial offsite backup software in 1987, and has been developing and marketing remote online backup software since then.

More information can be found at http://remote-backup.com

Remote Backup Systems Releases Public Beta of RBackup® v10(Memphis, TN April 22, 2008) Remote Backup Systems Inc. (RBS), the originator of online backup technology, today announced the release of the Public Beta of version 10 of its award-winning RBackup® Online Backup Software.

VARs and MSPs use RBackup to offer Online Backup Services to their customers, hosting the online backup Server in their own offices or data centers.

“Version 10 has been re-engineered with the future in mind,” explained Rob Cosgrove, CEO, “Behind the scenes is a newly-redesigned framework that can take advantage of the best features of today’s Windows operating systems, with a concentration on extensibility and scalability to thousands of clients per Server.”

The new framework will make it easier to add new features to the software in the future, making it possible for new PlugIns to be added by Remote Backup Systems and their technology partners.

Upgrades in RBackup version 10 include a new and improved Open Files Agent capable of backing up open and locked files on all versions of MS Windows from Windows 2000 up to 2008 Server, including workstations, servers, domain controllers, Vista, and 64 bit operating systems, system files, and databases. The version 10 OFA does not require VSS.

Version 10 also supports brick-level backups and restores of open Exchange 2003 and 2007 databases, and live backups of SQL Server and MS Outlook.

At the same time, RBS announced the availability of its RBS/SQL PlugIn, which allows the RBS Server to use MS SQL as a back-end, significantly increasing its capacity and speed for large installations of 250 clients and higher.

RBS also announced the availability of its new Automatic Registration System (ARS), a configurable web-based registration system for RBackup, which accepts credit cards, builds custom installers, and deploys the RBackup Client software online from a single, convenient web page.

For more information visit RBS online at http://remote-backup.com

About Remote Backup Systems Inc.

Remote Backup Systems, Inc. is the global leader in providing turnkey online backup software solutions to businesses and IT Service providers. Through their network of licensees, the company supports over 1.5 million daily computer backups around the world. RBS defines success as providing leading edge functionality, best-in-class customer support, and an unwavering commitment to product quality and customer satisfaction. With a twenty-one year history in Remote Backup technologies, RBS is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. 

Kickstart News (kickstartnews.com) recently completed in-depth testing of RBackup, and a review of its place in the Remote Backup business.

“Remote Backup Systems and the RBackup Remote Backup Software offer an easy and robust way to get into the remote data backup business using a set of products which are both highly configurable for the needs of many different target markets and which are also customizable enough to completely brand the product as your own. Very good product overall. Highly recommended.”

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By Chris Preimesberger - A new study confirms what a great many people in IT already suspected: Companies of all sizes are vulnerable to costly and damaging e-mail outages because they trust their messaging infrastructure to a single server and do not have an adequate backup and recovery plan in case of a disaster.

ApplicationContinuity.org surveyed 434 IT professionals responsible for e-mail continuity in small (0-99 employees), medium (100-999 employees) and large (1,000 or more employees) enterprises. ResearchCorp.org provided the analysis.
Only 21 percent of respondents have implemented a disaster avoidance strategy, while 29 percent of midsized companies are operating with only a single Exchange server, and have no application continuity plan in place.

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By JIM SALTER, AP Business Writer

ST. LOUIS - Charter Communications officials believe a software error during routine maintenance caused the company to delete the contents of 14,000 customer e-mail accounts.

There is no way to retrieve the messages, photos and other attachments that were erased from inboxes and archive folders across the country on Monday, said Anita Lamont, a spokeswoman for the suburban St. Louis-based company.

“We really are sincerely sorry for having had this happen and do apologize to all those folks who were affected by the error,” Lamont said Thursday when the company announced the gaff.

Charter, one of the nation’s largest cable TV operators, also provides telephone and high-speed Internet service. It has applied a $50 credit to the bill of each customer whose account was affected by the mistake, Lamont said.

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By Mary Jander, Byte and Switch

An unencrypted backup tape missing from an Iron Mountain storage facility has forced a major credit card company that specializes in online credit protection to contact hundreds of thousands of customers.

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By Grayson Kamm, First Coast News

JACKSONVILLE, FL — The target may be high-tech, but the emotion involved is as old as humanity. Spite, anger, and revenge. Police say that’s what filled a woman’s heart after she picked up the classified ads.

When Marie Cooley came across a job that looked like hers in the classifieds, she admits she was certain she was about to be fired.

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It took GE Money two months to reconstruct the missing tape and identify the people whose information was lost. Since December, the company has been notifying consumers in batches of several thousand and telling them to phone a call center set up to deal with the breach. The notification is expected to be completed next week.

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FRAMINGHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fueled by a combination of factors, including the tremendous growth in digital data generated by individuals and small businesses, the worldwide online backup services market is poised for growth. IDC estimates revenue for this emerging market to reach $715 million by 2011, representing a 33.3% compound annual growth (CAGR) between 2006 and 2011.

“Consumers and small businesses especially are interested in alternative methods of protecting their data, as traditional backup methods fall short regarding efficiency, reliability, and ease-of-use,” said Doug Chandler, research director for Storage Services at IDC. “Online backup has become an attractive approach for many customers, with the advent of cheaper broadband access, users’ greater comfort level with Web-based services, and the growing business need for a second site for remote data protection purposes.”

Among key assumptions behind IDC’s forecast are the following:

• More than 50% of spending in this market will be in North America in earlier years, with other regions gaining share through 2011.
• Adoption by consumers and small businesses will dominate the market for several years, with slower adoption by medium-sized businesses and enterprises.
• Year-over-year growth will slow beginning in 2010, as services practices begin to standardize, pricing competition has an impact, the supplier community consolidates, and in some cases online backup becomes a built-in feature in other online/Web-based services offerings.

IDC’s study, Online Backup Services Forecast 2007 - 2011: A New Market Emerges (IDC #209868), presents a five-year forecast for the online backup services market, discusses key issues and offers guidance for providers.

To purchase this document, call IDC’s Sales hotline at 508-988-7988 or email sales@idc.com.

About IDC

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