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Remote Backup Systems Joins with TVA to Go Completely Green.


MEMPHIS Memphis, city, ancient Egypt
Memphis (mĕm`fĭs), ancient city of Egypt, capital of the Old Kingdom (c.3100–c.2258 B.C.), at the apex of the Nile delta and 12 mi (18 km) from Cairo.
, Tenn. -- Remote Backup Systems Inc. (RBS RBS Royal Bank of Scotland
RBS Role Based Security
RBS Rollback Segment
RBS Rare Book School (University of Virginia)
RBS Rural Business Cooperative Service
RBS Ribosome Binding Site (genetics) 
), the originator of remote 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.  technology, today announced that it is the first company in Shelby County Shelby County is the name of nine counties in the United States of America, all named for Isaac Shelby of Kentucky:
  • Shelby County, Alabama
  • Shelby County, Illinois
  • Shelby County, Indiana
  • Shelby County, Iowa
  • Shelby County, Kentucky
, TN, to completely erase the electricity consumption of its office building by joining the Green Power Switch[R] program with the Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), independent U.S. government corporate agency, created in 1933 by act of Congress; it is responsible for the integrated development of the Tennessee River basin. .

The Green Power Switch program allows businesses and consumers to purchase power from completely renewable sources, including wind and solar, that do not produce hydrocarbon emissions in exchange for slightly higher monthly charges. The program is a cooperative effort among the TVA TVA: see Tennessee Valley Authority. , local public power companies and the environmental community as a convenient way to bring green power to area electricity customers.

Participation in the Green Power Switch program is the latest move by RBS to fulfill its obligations as a good corporate citizen. The company also created the Geeks for Relief coalition to protect vulnerable businesses during hurricane season Hurricane season refers to a period in a year when hurricanes usually form. For more information see: Tropical cyclone#Times of formation.

For a lists of past seasons, see:
  • The Atlantic hurricane season (see also )
. Formed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Geeks for Relief is supported by members of the RBS worldwide network of more than 8,000 professional remote backup service A remote, online, or managed backup service is a service that provides users with an online system for backing up and storing computer files. Managed backup providers are companies that provide this type of service.  providers who utilize the company's RBackup[R] software to provide totally free online data backup services to businesses and individuals located in hurricane-prone areas throughout the United States.

"RBS is proud to embrace this green power initiative as a way for forward-looking companies to support the growth of emerging renewable power technologies," said Rob Cosgrove, Chief Executive Officer at RBS. "We see this as a win-win opportunity: a chance to improve the environment in our community and a way to stimulate new businesses that will need affordable and convenient solutions to protect their company data. Going green is the right thing to do for RBS and it also makes good business sense."

Founded in 1987, RBS has shipped its online backup software solution to more than 1.5 million clients in 68 countries, easily making it the most widely used subscription-based online backup software in the world. RBS defined the technical protocol that is now used as the standard for moving backups of microcomputer data files around the Internet. RBackup([R]) supports full, incremental, differential and sub-file backups of client data sets and offers unparalleled security, version control and ease of use. The product can also maintain a quickly restorable data set within a client's secure LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. .

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. Remote Backup Systems is the specialist in Internet backup technologies, and is headquartered outside of Memphis, Tennessee.

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