Carbonite Online Backup Integrated with Microsoft Money 2007; Microsoft Money 2007 to Include One Year of Free Online Backup from Carbonite.BOSTON -- Carbonite, Inc., announces that it has signed an agreement with Microsoft to include a year of free online backup Using the Web to store copies of data for backup. There are numerous providers on the Internet that charge for storage, and fees are typically based on capacity. Online backup services provide offsite backup, which is essential for disaster recovery. See backup types. with Microsoft Money Microsoft Money is Microsoft's personal finance software for computers using the Microsoft Windows operating system. A version is also available for Windows Mobile (available for Money versions 2000-2006, and up to, but not including Windows Mobile 5.0). 2007. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft Money 2007 Premium and Microsoft Money 2007 Home & Business will ship with a free one year subscription to Carbonite MS Money Backup that automatically backs up all Microsoft Money files on the user's PC. There is no limit on the size of the Money files that are backed up. At the end of the year, users can renew their backup subscription for $14.95 per year. Users may also upgrade to the full Carbonite Online PC Backup service for $49.95 per year. This service protects all user data, including photos, music, documents, email, etc., and capacity is unlimited. Carbonite MS Money Backup installs with just an email address See Internet address. and password. Money files are encrypted en·crypt tr.v. en·crypt·ed, en·crypt·ing, en·crypts 1. To put into code or cipher. 2. Computer Science with a 1024-bit key before they leave the user's PC and are transmitted across a secure SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. link to Carbonite's data centers where they are stored on RAID6 servers. David Friend, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Carbonite, said, "We're very pleased that Microsoft has chosen the Carbonite backup service. Your Money files are among the most important data on your PC. Personally, I feel a lot better knowing that mine are protected from disk crashes, equipment theft, viruses, fires, and other kinds of disasters. And it's free for a whole year." "We are excited to offer our customers a free online backup option," said Anne Quaranta, senior product manager for Microsoft Money. "With unlimited storage capacity and simple setup See BIOS setup and install program. , we believe the Carbonite service will be a great complement to Microsoft Money 2007." About Carbonite Carbonite was founded in 2005 and is the number one consumer backup company. Although data loss is a very common problem, few people backup their PCs. Burning CDs is tedious and error-prone. Outboard Not built in. Outboard devices are external to the main unit. Contrast with inboard. See offboard. hard drives are expensive, complicated, and vulnerable to theft, fire, and viruses. Business-oriented online backup services are too complex and expensive for consumers. Carbonite is dedicated to simple, inexpensive, automatic PC backup over the Internet. At Carbonite, we believe PC users shouldn't have to think about backup. Our mission is to provide an inexpensive, reliable and truly easy-to-use solution for the mainstream PC user; one that is simple, safe and always on(TM). Note to editors: If you are interested in viewing additional information about Carbonite, Inc., please visit the Carbonite web site at www.carbonite.com. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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