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Remote Backup Systems Develops an Online Backup Estimator for Free Download

February 23rd, 2010 Comments off

(Memphis, TN USA 2/22/2010) Remote Backup Systems (RBS), the founders of the online backup industry and developers of the RBackup and Mercury OEM Online Backup platforms have released a free online tool developed for Service Providers to use to estimate the storage space needed by their clients, and the time required to do a backup.

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What is the Difference Between your Products?

February 22nd, 2010 Comments off

Remote Backup Systems offers several similar products and services. This document will help you choose the one that is right for you. Read more…

Remote Backup Specialist, Remote Backup Systems, Plans New Pricing Campaign

January 6th, 2010 Comments off

Remote Backup Systems (RBS) (www.remote-backup.com), the leader and founder of the online backup industry and developer of the RBackup and Mercury OEM Online Backup platforms, today announced it has lowered prices on Service Provider software editions of its award-winning software, as well as the costs associated with its Virtual Hosting service. Read more…

Remote Backup Systems Adds New Features to its Affiliate Program

November 16th, 2009 Comments off

(Memphis, TN) Remote Backup Systems (RBS) (www.remote-backup.com), Online Backup founders and innovators, have released a new feature to help affiliates increase end-user sales. The VARBackup Affiliate Program allows anyone to enter the booming Online Backup industry quickly, and at a low cost.

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Remote Backup Systems Launches VARBackup; a Different Kind of Affiliate Program

October 30th, 2009 Comments off

(Memphis, TN) Online Backup founders and innovators Remote Backup Systems (RBS) (www.remote-backup.com) has unveiled a revolutionary affiliate program which will allow anyone who wants to enter the booming Online Backup industry a lower cost opportunity to do so.

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Online Backup Specialist Now to Offer Mercury Virtual Hosting

September 10th, 2009 Comments off

(Memphis, TN) Remote Backup Systems, the founders of the online backup industry and developers of the RBackup and Mercury OEM Online Backup platforms has announced that its new Mercury Online Backup platform will be available to sell as a pay-as-you-go hosted solution. With Mercury you can deploy a powerful, fully branded Online Backup service similar in features, functionality and price to Mozy® and Carbonite®.

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Online Backup Specialist Enhances Support Package with Advanced Feature

August 18th, 2009 Comments off

(Memphis, TN) Remote Backup Systems (RBS), the founders of the online backup industry and developers of the RBackup and Mercury OEM Online Backup platforms today announced an added advanced feature to be included in all Priority Maintenance subscriptions, designed to give service providers a competitive edge.

The Remote HelpDesk lets you take over your clients’ computer just as if you were sitting in his office. Remote Access to a client’s computer allows service providers to offer the highest level of customer support, being able to offer support from any web-based computer without distributing any software, saving valuable time and money.

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Online Backup Specialist Activates Emergency Service for Service Providers; Warns of Threat Possibility

August 17th, 2009 Comments off

(Memphis, TN) Remote Backup Systems, the founders of the online backup industry and developers of the RBackup and Mercury OEM Online Backup platforms today announced the formal activation of its Emergency Backup Hot Site for use by its Service Providers in the path of hurricane activity this season.

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Remote Backup Systems Launches New Program; Integrating Online Backup with Software Applications

July 28th, 2009 Comments off

(Memphis, TN) Remote Backup Systems, the founders of the online backup industry and developers of the RBackup and Mercury OEM Online Backup platforms today announced a new integration program for its flagship product, RBackup. Software developers, systems integrators, and distributors can now embed RBS’ online backup solution directly into their applications.

The embedded solution is fully scalable and expandable, allowing providers to choose between hosting customer’s data over the internet or personally hosting and fully managing customers’ backups in their own data centers.

The market for offering data security for customers’ data is continually growing. With more and more data being stored each day, the Online Backup industry continues to expand. Remote Backup Systems Application Integration launch offers the ability for a software application to perform automatic backup and restore of customers’ data files over the internet with the ability to restore to any machine.

Designed to provide a competitive advantage in such an expanding market, this integration will also benefit partners by increasing customer trust and satisfaction in their product, reducing costs on security development, and maintaining software security standards.

“Because of RBackup’s flexible design, this service can be seamlessly integrated,” explained Rob Cosgrove, CEO of Remote Backup Systems. “It allows existing software publishers to offer a value-added extension of the products and services they already market. This solution solves a lot of problems that software developers are facing, while taking advantage of a growing market with a lot of current buzz.”

Remote Backup Systems offers many ways to integrate Online Backup with few or no modifications to existing software applications. Integration includes a fully branded, regulatory compliant software and service that is proven to increase provider’s profits. Offering such a feature is also proven to increase their customer’s satisfaction, and leverage competitive edge. RBackup technology is already in use by millions of end users and service providers, and has been a trusted solution for over 21 years.

For more information on this service, please visit www.remote-backup.com.

About Remote Backup Systems Inc.

Remote Backup Systems, Inc. offers turnkey Online Backup solutions starting at $500, capable of serving hundreds of thousands of end users. RBS is the global leader in providing turnkey online backup software solutions to MSPs, VARs, ISPs and Managed Hosting Providers, 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, USA.

If you would like more information, or to schedule an interview with Rob Cosgrove, please phone Elizabeth Greenup at (901) 388-5988 or email liz@remote-backup.com

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New Changes to the Software Upgrade and Support Renewal Policy

July 7th, 2009 Comments off

After July 15 RBS will no longer accept renewals for Support Subscriptions that have been expired for longer than twelve months. A new software purchase will be required to obtain the latest version. Also after July 15, RBS will begin charging a fee for renewing expired Support Subscriptions equal to the pro-rated price, calculated monthly since expiration.

Expiration notices are emailed thirty days in advance, and again fifteen days in advance. In addition, RBS mails expiration notices thirty days in advance. If your mailing address or email address has changed since your last purchase, please email your new information to sales@remote-backup.com.

Also see related post: http://remote-backup.com/kb/end-of-life-notice-for-rbackup-versions-9-and-older/

End of Life Notice for RBackup Versions 9 and Older

July 7th, 2009 Comments off

After July 15 RBS will retire  RBackup versions 9 and older, no longer offering support for them. The current version of RBackup is 10.1.65. Support for these older versions will be limited to self-service only through the Online Knowledge Base and the Service Provider’s Forum. RBS Tech Support will no longer offer support for versions 9 and older.

Support Subscriptions for older versions will be honored through the end of the current subscription, but will not be renewed.

RBS encourages all Service Providers to upgrade to the current version immediately.

Expiration notices are emailed thirty days in advance, and again fifteen days in advance. In addition, RBS mails expiration notices thirty days in advance by snail-mail. If your mailing address or email address has changed since your last purchase, please email your new information to sales@remote-backup.com.

Also see relates post: http://remote-backup.com/kb/changes-to-the-renewal-and-upgrade-policy/