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Keepit.com Recognised By Industry Experts As Setting New Usability Standards For Online Backup

Award-winning online backup specialist, Keepit.com, is officially commended by influential industry experts, Backupreview.info and Komputer for alle, highlighting that they are leading the field.

keepit logoLeading Scandinavian PC magazine, Komputer for alle, conducted a rigorous and extensive test of 8 different vendors of online backup services such as Keepit.com, Mozy and ADrive and awarded the winning spot to Keepit.com, stating:

“We are impressed about the simplicity and uncomplicated structure which Keepit has been able to design. Such simple programmes are often synonymous with extremely basic products. This is not the case with Keepit. Time has been used on the graphics and you are guided all the way through.” (Komputer for alle, July 2008)

With a core mantra at Keepit.com of, “Backup via the Internet is for everybody”, the company delivers a user friendly online backup solution that sweeps away all competing solutions. The recognized industry web site Backupreview.info which provides news and reviews about online backup predicts a bright future for Keepit.com due to outstanding simplicity and top-notch security.

Backupreview commented, “Keepit excels in simplicity without compromises on security and safety. Keepit shows the way to provide simple and secure backup for the non-technical user. Keepit has just launched its North American operations, and it is ready to play a challenging competitor role against the major players in the online backup industry. Keepit’s future looks very promising. We highly recommend Keepit.”

With a carefully planned expansive partner strategy Keepit.com is extending the reach into new markets at rapid speeds. Although there are several providers of online backup, only Keepit.com has accomplished to deliver a solution that hits the sweet spot between pricing, usability and security – and customers and partners alike want it for these qualities.

Keepit.com might be a new service in online backup, but it is far from a start-up.Keepit.com is backed by successful hosting company Cohaesio providing more than 10 years of experience in hosting, storage and infrastructure.

Extensive research shows the market for online backup services is relatively un-tapped and there is a real need for secure, simple and automatic online backups. Keepit.com has developed the entire solution in close relationship with IBM based on their market leading enterprise backup technology Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM).

“We are proud to win in a very strong international market due to simplicity and security. But we have no intention to stop here. We run a very close dialogue with our customers who are extremely helpful in providing feedback to make Keepit.com an even better solution”, said Kresten Bach Søndergaard, Product Manager at Keepit.com.

Keepit.com offers both a free version and Keepit UNLIMITED paid versions to consumers to store important or personal data such as documents or digital photos.

About Keepit.com:Keepit.com is a simple and automatic every day backup service, providing high security, low costs and ease of use, to ensure everybody can secure their digital photos and other important information. Rooted in Scandinavia it is the ambition of Keepit.com to be one of the leading providers of online backup services by 2009. Keepit.com is backed by hosting company Cohaesio A/S – the company behind webhosting success Surftown.com.

Via EPR Network

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Online storage sector is hot, yet another player is entering the game

Just it was a couple of days ago when we reported and analyzed the two major acquisitions within the online storage sector IBM announced it has acquired XIV, an Israeli company for what is believed to be $350M and some months ago EMC Corporation has snatched up Mozy for $76M. Today we have dug up yet another deal from the same industry.

Intronis Technologies, the parent company of eSureIt’s online storage and backup services, has raised $5 million in Series A round of funding. eSureIt claims to have about 5,000 customers. The funding comes from OpenView Venture Partners, a small Boston based investment fund. 

The sector is under no doubt overcrowded and there are many companies offering similar solutions and services yet the business has proved lucrative with recently some major exit hitting the sector. While eSuireIT has been launched in 2003, we think the real entrance for the company into the online storage and back up market is today after getting the crucial funding.

More about eSureIT

The founders of Intronis have more than 30 years of combined IT consulting, computer system and software design and network installation for small and medium sized businesses and individuals. In the late 1990’s, the founders, after talking with dozens of their clients and other IT professionals came to the realization that most small businesses were not backing up their data at all. The few companies that did backup, often did not properly rotate backup tapes, did not verify that backups were successful, and almost always stored their backup storage devices onsite, often right on top of their computers. This recognition led to the creation of Intronis Technologies and after three years of research and development, software design and testing, the launch of the eSureIT online backup service in 2003.

Essentially eSureIT is an online backup service that allows you to backup your valuable computer data over the Internet. eSureIT automates the process of backing up your data offsite.  Backups begin automatically and your data is sent to and stored in two redundant storage facilities located hundreds of miles apart.  Your data is encrypted, and always remains encrypted using a unique 256 bit encryption key that only you have.  Moreover, with this data backup solution, you can restore your files as often as you need to and at any time day or night, in as easy as a few clicks of your mouse. eSureIT has pricing plans starting at $9.95 for home users and $24.95 for businesses.  They are also offering a free 30-day software trial with no obligation whatsoever.

More about OpenView Venture Partners

OpenView is an expansion stage venture capital fund, with a focus on high-growth software, internet, and technology-enabled companies. Much of the team’s success has been driven by its active role in providing its portfolio companies with strategic value-add services and highly practical operating expertise. OpenView Venture Partners is based in Boston, MA, and invests globally. The current OpenView fund encompasses $100M in committed capital from leading institutional and private investors worldwide, as well as from the members of the OpenView team.

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http://www.esureit.com/
http://www.intronis.com/
http://mashable.com/2007/10/10/esureit-funding/
http://www.thealarmclock.com/mt/archives/2007/10/online_backups_1.html
http://www.openviewpartners.com/
https://web2innovations.com/money/2008/01/03/two-major-acquisition-deals-within-the-online-storage-space/