Online Backup Provider 3X Systems CEO Alan Arman Named Executive of the Year

Creator of Private Cloud Remote Backup System Honored with 2009 TechColumbus Innovation Award

February 08, 2010 — COLUMBUS, Ohio — 3X Systems, the automatic offsite backup company for SMBs, today announced that its founder and CEO has been named Executive of the Year (fewer than 50 employees) in the 2009 TechColumbus Innovation Awards. The company was also a finalist in the Outstanding Startup Business and Outstanding Product of the Year (fewer than 50 employees) categories. Winners were honored for excellence in leadership and innovation at a gala award ceremony at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, which was attended by over 1,100 people representing the leading technology companies in Ohio.

“Being named Executive of the Year by TechColumbus is a special honor, given the very talented and successful field of entrepreneurs that vied for the Innovation Award this year,” said Alan Arman, CEO of 3X Systems. “I will be sharing this award with 3X Systems’ employees. They have made it possible for me to execute my vision of creating a remote backup solution that allows small medium businesses to set-up a private cloud that backups data over the Internet and keeps the information under the company’s control not in an unknown datacenter.”

Mr. Arman is one of Columbus’ most successful serial entrepreneurs. He has previously founded four technology firms - Micro Gallery (which merged with ADC), Lansoft (which was acquired by mail.com), USA.com (which was acquired by EasyLink Services), and Nexus Technology Group (which is still operating successfully). Mr. Arman received his bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Science and Engineering from the Ohio State University.

Presented by TechColumbus, the annual Innovation Awards recognize outstanding achievements in technology leadership and innovation. From hundreds of entries, 13 outstanding leaders and teams who exemplify the best in technology leadership and innovation in 2009 were selected. For more information, visit www.techcolumbusinnovationawards.org.

About the 3X RBA
The 3X RBA enables small and medium businesses (SMB) to perform their initial backup on premise using the local high speed network, then move the device offsite for continuous remote data protection and disaster recovery. Using its patent-pending locator service, the 3X RBA automatically connects to and backs up data from servers, desktops, roaming laptops and remote offices, regardless of the physical location of these endpoints or of the appliance itself. This unique private cloud architecture keeps data safe, private, easy to recover, and continuously in the possession of the organization.

About 3X Systems
3X Systems is the creator of the private cloud appliance for backup anywhere. Since 2006, 3X Systems has provided practical, innovative solutions that make data backup simple, painless, and affordable to small and medium businesses. 3X Systems is located in Columbus, Ohio. For more information visit 3X on the web at http://www.3X.com or call 866.478.3131.

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Source: 3X Systems (Direct Submission)