Connected Announces New $6.95 Internet Backup Service; Available on www.backupmystuff.com.Business/Technology Editors NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 2000 Connected Corporation, the leading provider of Internet-based backup, repair and recovery services for PCs, today announced a new Internet-based service--Critical Data Backup (CDB CDB Common Database CDB Caribbean Development Bank CDB Convention sur la Diversité Biologique (Convention on Biological Diversity) CDB China Development Bank (Beijing, China) CDB Capital Development Board ). Critical Data Backup uses the Internet to allow consumers to quickly and automatically backup and restore up to 100 MB of data from Connected's secure, mirrored data centers. Available at www.backupmystuff.com, the Critical Data Backup service is the newest addition to Connected's product suite which includes the award-winning Connected Network Backup (CNB CNB Czech National Bank CNB Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia CNB City National Bank CNB Citizens National Bank CNB Croatian National Bank CNB Chloronitrobenzene CNB Corresponsales No Bancarios (Spanish, Colombia) ) and Connected 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. (COB). With the explosion of consumer demand for PCs, the reliance upon the data on these PCs has increased exponentially. Files such as Quicken A popular financial management program for PCs and Macs from Intuit, Inc., Mountain View, CA (www.intuit.com). It is used to write checks, organize investments and produce a variety of reports for personal finance and small business. and those found in the &uot;My Documents&uot; folder are prone to loss, accidental deletion, even corruption by host applications. The Internet has been a great opportunity for consumers to download files, shareware Software on the "honor system." The concept is that users try a product, and if they like it, they voluntarily pay a set registration fee or make a donation to the program's creator. There are tens of thousands of shareware programs; some fantastic, some awful. , freeware Software that is distributed without charge and which may be redistributed without charge by its users. However, ownership is retained by the developer who may change future releases from freeware to a paid product (feeware). See shareware, free software and public domain software. , applets and multi-media. This activity has also proliferated a new breed of PC viruses which delete and corrupt the very files that consumers have grown to rely on. Anti-virus software anti-virus software n → Antivirensoftware f , while important to the effort, cannot restore a file if a virus has deleted or destroyed it. CDB works as part of the overall solution to insure that all critical data files are protected from such threats. Critical Data Backup has user friendly interface and is priced at $6.95 per month. It automatically provides quick, secure and encrypted data storage and transfer. It also allows users 24x7, anywhere, anytime access to data via the Internet (or CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). which will be overnighted to the customer). In addition to providing automatic backup and restore, users can share files with other CDB accounts-- a critical feature for a remote PC or laptop user sharing data between the home and office. Fortune 1000 companies have been using Connected's service and technology since 1997. It has provided the best in corporate data protection that is required for mission critical data. CDB now offers the same best practices data protection technology at a consumer-friendly price. &uot;Connected Corporation provides Internet-based backup to some of the world's largest companies such as Cisco, GE and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) ,&uot; said Glenn Gaudet, director of product marketing, Connected Corporation. &uot;We are delighted that we can now offer consumers an affordable data protection solution leveraging the Internet technology developed for large companies.&uot; The Critical Data Backup (CDB) software can be downloaded at www.backupmystuff.com and includes an extensive free trial, along with free telephone, e-mail and web support. About Connected Connected is the Internet backup leader, delivering automatic PC self-repair and recovery solutions. Connected's solutions provide industry best practices for users and organizations of all sizes, while reducing the total cost of desktop and mobile PC support. Connected's solutions have garnered numerous industry awards including: PC Magazine's &uot;Editor's Choice&uot; and &uot;Best of 1999&uot; InfoWorld's &uot;Hot Product,&uot; InfoWorld's &uot;Best of Test Center,&uot; InfoWorld's &uot;Hot Companies,&uot; CNET's &uot;Buy It,&uot; PC Computing's &uot;4 Star Award&uot; and Upside's &uot;Hot 100.&uot; Connected is based in Natick, Massachusetts Natick (Pronunciation IPA: /ˈneɪtɪk/) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Natick is located near the center of the MetroWest region of Massachusetts, with a population of 32,170 at the . For more information visit www.connected.com or call 1-800-353-3078. The Connected Corporation logo is the property of Connected Corporation. All other names and trademarks are the property of their respective holder. |
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