Online Backup: Keepit.com and Parallels Deliver Essential Security to Businesses

February 04, 2009

By MyHostNews.com

Web Hosting News - With Keepit.com Online Backup and Parallels Marketplace you can now secure your customers most critical data – straight from the desktop to the cloud! Now your customers can forget about complex and expensive corporate backup solutions. With Keepit.com they get backup of even a brand new spreadsheet created in the plane - straight from the airport to the cloud!

The solution brings Keepit.com’s ultra simple backup-solution to the desktops of over 10 million SMBs (small and medium sized businesses) with the Parallels’ Service Provider network and the upcoming Parallels Marketplace service.

CEO Frederik Schouboe of Keepit.com: “Partnering with Parallels is a landmark in our efforts to become one of the leading providers of Online Backup. The SMB segment represents an unprecedented opportunity for cloud-based services such as Keepit.com Online Backup. Parallels is the perfect match for Keepit.com with a strong market position and partnerships with important industry players around the globe.”

VP SaaS, Soeren Von Varchmin, Parallels Inc.: “With Keepit.com on board we can provide our partners with an even broader offering, incorporating strong online backup services which are both simple and easy to use. This enables our partners to build their own offerings, potentially increasing their revenue streams. As a result, we anticipate a long-lasting and fruitful partnership over the next many years with Keepit.com; helping to grow and secure the business of our clients.”

Keepit.com utilizes industry leading and enterprise standard IBM Tivoli Storage Management topped of with an ultra-simple ultra-sleek desktop application. The Keepit application removes the hassle and administration from implementing business critical automated and secure offsite backup solutions to secure your business.

Far too many SMB’s pay unreasonable premium prices to secure their data. With Keepit.com you can offer your customers uniquely priced, award-winning user-friendly software.

Keepit.com provides a must-have solution for all SMB’s and together with Parallels we have designed a unique and flexible solution at attractive and customized prices to match Service Providers’ and Businesses’ needs. Securing your business’ mission critical data and potentially saving it from data loss disaster and bankruptcy has never been easier or at more attractive prices.

The new service will be made publicly available in the first half of 2009 after the Parallels announcement of the Parallels Marketplace during the Parallels Summit in Las Vegas February 2-3 2009.

About Keepit.com
Keepit.com is simple and automatic backup – every day. Providing high security, low price and ease of use everyone can now secure their digital life. Rooted in Scandinavia Keepit.com aims to be among the top three leading providers of Online Backup by 2009. Keepit.com is backed by hosting company Cohaesio A/S – the company behind webhosting success Surftown.com

About Parallels — Optimized Computing
Parallels is the global leader in virtualization and automation software solutions targeting consumers, businesses and service providers on all major operating systems. Parallels was established 1999 and through fast growth now employs more than 900 people in the US, Europe and Asia. For further information please visit www.parallels.com.