Novosoft Partners with 1C Company to Bring the Leading Backup Solution to Eastern Europe

Novosoft announced that they have signed a distribution agreement with 1C Company, the leading software publisher in Russia and CIS countries. The partnership will increase the availability of Novosoft’s flagship product Handy Backup in Eastern Europe.

Alliance, Ohio, February 2, 2010 – Novosoft, an international software development and IT-consulting company, today announced that it has partnered with 1C Company, one of the leading software distributors in Eastern Europe. Under the terms of the agreement, 1C Company will distribute Novosoft’s Handy Backup™ product line through their partner network of dealers, resellers and online stores.

“Our first acquaintance with 1C Company was in 2006 when we released a Handy Backup plug-in for backing up 1C:Enterprise, their famous platform for business process automation,” said Nataly Sigaeva, head of Novosoft marketing department. “Since then Handy Backup has grown to one of the most popular enterprise backup solutions in Russia and CIS countries, and we couldn’t be happier to further enhance our relationship with 1C Company with this agreement.”

The distribution of Handy Backup via 1C Company’s partner network enables Novosoft to not only expand the product’s availability for end users, but also to reach the widest market of users of 1C: Enterprise which was reported to have over 1 million users in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia in 2009.

About Novosoft
With over 18 years of experience in software development, Novosoft produces and markets a wide range of solutions for individuals and businesses with Windows-based IT infrastructures. Novosoft’s flagship product Handy Backup allows automating backups of data managed by workstations and enterprise servers, including Exchange servers, SQL servers, databases, and much more. Prices of Handy Backup range from $39 for Standard edition to $599 for a corporate backup solution called Handy Backup Server. For more information, please refer to the product website at http://www.handybackup.net

About 1C Company
Founded in 1991, 1C Company is a leading player in the market of computer software and video games distribution in Russia and Eastern Europe. It provides localization services, marketing and technical support for many international vendors including Intel, Microsoft, Novell, Borland, Symantec, Eset Software and others. The company’s partner network consists of over 8000 dealers and resellers in more than 600 cities in 21 countries. To learn more, please visit http://1c.ru/eng/

Contact
Alexander Rassokhin
Novosoft
Phone: +7 (383) 330-34-69
E-mail: pr@novosoft.net