Connected delivers enterprise online backup solution for corporate road warriors.FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 1996--COMDEX Booth # IPB IPB Invision Power Board (forum) IPB International Peace Bureau IPB Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield IPB International Personal Banking IPB Illustrated Parts Breakdown IPB Institute of Plant Breeding 4--Internet Pavilion Solves IS headaches for Mobile User support; Connected opens new office, hires dedicated sales force to address growing market Connected Corporation, provider of the industry-leading DataSafe 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. and recovery service, today announced its Corporate Mobile User Program and the availability of DataSafe for mobile users in Fortune 1000 companies. Now, using Connected's service, corporate road warriors
The Road Warriors were a professional wrestling tag team famously comprised of Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joseph "Animal" Laurinaitis, though other members such as sales personnel and traveling executives can quickly and easily protect their most valuable business asset -- their data. In addition to providing reliable and secure daily off-site backup, Connected's service enables IS managers who support a mobile workforce to offload To remove work from one computer and do it on another. See cooperative processing. the tedious and time-consuming task of updating client application software. While backing up, mobile users anywhere in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. can automatically receive notification of and files containing new software and driver updates via Connected's simultaneous update and messaging engine capabilities. The client software can then install the updated files on the user s system upon request, quickly and easily. Connected also announced the opening of its Palo Alto Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif. sales office with sales personnel focused on selling into and supporting the Fortune 1000 laptop market. Connected is dedicated to providing this market with a wide range of Virtual MIS automated online system management services which protect and enhance the investments these organizations have made in their PC-based data and systems. With DataSafe, Connected is addressing several problems facing IS managers today including: -- Loss of irreplaceable data due to human, mechanical error and theft because laptop computers aren't being backed up; and -- The difficulty and time involved in updating applications on each and every mobile computer "PC support has grown to be one of the biggest and most expensive problems IS managers and staff face today," said Howard Marson, vice president of marketing for Connected. "Updating application software and making sure important data on every desktop is backed up is difficult enough. Take that scenario and extend it to a company's mobile workforce and the problem becomes nearly insurmountable without Connected's online technology." Because an estimated 25 percent of the PCs sold today are portable devices, Connected's service is designed to help IS departments in Fortune 1000 companies solve the problems of supporting a mobile workforce and prevent data loss no matter what the cause. Hardware failures, human error and laptop computer theft all contribute to corporate data loss. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a study from Ontrack Data Recovery Inc., hardware or system malfunction mal·func·tion v. 1. To fail to function. 2. To function improperly. n. 1. Failure to function. 2. Faulty or abnormal functioning. is responsible for 44 percent of data loss and human error for 32 percent. And according to computer insurer Safeware, 2,000 computers are stolen daily on average, two-thirds of which are laptops. "Connected's mobile support solution has eliminated the hassles that go along with maintaining a mobile workforce," said Brian Whetten, president of GlobalCast Communications. "With Connected's services, our company can rest assured that our business-critical data is always available and accessible and at the same time save a tremendous amount of time, aggravation Any circumstances surrounding the commission of a crime that increase its seriousness or add to its injurious consequences. Such circumstances are not essential elements of the crime but go above and beyond them. and money on mobile PC support." About DataSafe DataSafe is an automated online backup and recovery service for organizations whose PC-based data is essential and who do not have adequate access to computer support personnel and services. The service assures those users that their data is always protected and always available, easily and automatically. Unlike traditional backup methods or not backing up at all, DataSafe delivers best recognized backup and recovery practices with no time or effort required from the user. Connected s patent-pending Delta Block technology automatically tracks and saves only those portions of each file that change from day to day, rather than having to backup entire files every time they change. This unique capability significantly reduces the time and cost to perform daily automated backups versus any other available backup method. Other Unique DataSafe Features -- Automated intelligent file selection for the first and each subsequent backup -- Ability to backup network drives -- Completely mirrored secure operations centers The facility or location on an installation, base, or facility used by the commander to command, control, and coordinate all crisis activities. See also base defense operations center; command center. for fault-tolerant operations -- Robust line management including automatic reconnect on line drop, restarting transfers from within a file on line drop, and automatic reconnect to the alternate operations center if the primary center is busy -- 56-bit DES encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. (40-bit DES for export) of all files before they are transmitted via modem to Connected s secure operations centers; encryption passwords are never sent over a network or stored on Connected's servers -- 24 hour a day, 7 day a week automated restore capability -- Enabling remote file access and sharing between mobile users -- Ability to generate a 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). containing all of the user's files for disaster recovery and archiving Availability, Pricing and Support DataSafe is available immediately for both Windows 95 (true 32-bit application supporting long filenames Long filename (LFN) is the name given to the longer and therefore more descriptive filenames supported by the Microsoft FAT filesystem. Earlier versions of the filesystem restricted filenames to eight characters and a three-character extension (referred to as a DOS 8. ) and Windows 3.1 through Connected's reseller network or from Connected's direct sales force. A Macintosh version is due out in the first quarter of 1997. The service is $14.95 per month per laptop computer. Upgrades are automatic and included in the price of the service. Companies who subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; the service before the end of the year will receive free training. Connected provides free technical support for end-users by calling 508-270-3078, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern Time. About Connected Corporation Connected Corporation develops, markets and operates a family of Virtual MIS automated online system management services which protect and enhance the investments organizations and individuals have made in their PC-based data and systems. Venture-backed by Hambrecht & Quist, Applied Technology, Inc., SOFTBANK Holdings Inc. and Solstice solstice (sŏl`stĭs) [Lat.,=sun stands still], in astronomy, either of the two points on the ecliptic that lie midway between the equinoxes (separated from them by an angular distance of 90°). Capital, Connected is a privately-held company founded in October of 1995. The company is headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts Framingham is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. As of the 2000 census, the population was 66,910, making it the most populous town in New England. The 2005 population estimate is 65,598. and can be reached on the Web at http://www.connected.com or toll free at 1-800-353-3078. CONTACT: Copithorne & Bellows bellows, expansible, gas-tight chamber used to pump or store a gas. One of the simplest and most familiar types of bellows is the manual one used for providing a forced draft to a fire. The expansible chamber consists of a leather bag with pleated sides. Lisa Hahn 617/450-4300 lisa.hahn@cbpr.com or Connected Corp. Howard Marson 508/270-0035 howard@connected.com |
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