12 Dec
By David Friend, CEO at Carbonite Dec 12, 2011 Carbonite Online Data Backup Expert Tips: 10 Rules for Entrepreneurs – Stay Humble, Success is Fleeting Last week I posted 10 Rules for Entrepreneurs, a list of the top 10 lessons I’ve learned in business that have led to success. In the weeks to come I’ll elaborate [...]
09 Dec
By David Friend, CEO at Carbonite Dec 9, 2011 Carbonite Online Data Backup Expert Tips: 10 Rules for Entrepreneurs – Be Respectful and Thankful A few weeks ago I posted 10 Rules for Entrepreneurs, a list of the top 10 lessons I’ve learned in business that have lead to success. This week, I’d like to talk [...]
By David Friend, CEO of Carbonite Dec 07, 2011 Carbonite Online Data Backup Expert Tips: 10 Rules for Entrepreneurs Carbonite is my sixth company since getting out of college in 1969. I am frequently asked to talk about the lessons I’ve learned that have lead to a string of successful businesses. Since this week marks Global [...]
31 May
9th annual Stevie® Awards will be presented on June 20 in New York City BOSTON, MA, May 31, 2011 –/BackupReview.info/– Carbonite Inc., a leading provider of online backup solutions which provide customers with “anytime, anywhere access” to their stored files, today announced that David Friend, the company’s CEO and co-founder, is a finalist in the [...]
09 Nov
Consumers can download or share files, view photos and listen to music through new Android app BOSTON, Nov. 9, 2010 –/BackupReview.info/– Carbonite®, a leading provider of online backup, today announces the beta release of Carbonite Access for the Android platform. Carbonite Access, available for free in the Android Market, provides Carbonite subscribers with the ability [...]
05 Nov
BOSTON, Nov. 5, 2010 –/BackupReview.info/– Carbonite Inc., a leading provider of online backup, was selected as the Private Company of the Year by Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC). Carbonite was honored with this achievement at the Council’s 13th annual Awards Gala Nov. 3 at Boston‘s Seaport Hotel. “Our team is flattered to be named the [...]
22 Oct
BOSTON, MA- Oct. 22, 2010 –/BackupReview.info/ — Carbonite, a leading provider of online backup services, announced today that Swami Kumaresan, Vice President of Marketing, was selected as one of the Boston Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 honorees. Kumaresan was chosen by an editorial committee, which bases selections on civic involvement and professional accomplishments. Having joined [...]
21 Sep
BURLINGTON, Mass., Sept. 21, 2010 –/BackupReview.info/– Carbonite®, a leading provider of online backup, has been named a finalist in the 13th Annual Mass Technology Leadership Council Award program for three categories including Privately Held Company of the Year; Product of the Year, Carbonite Pro; and Emerging Executive of the Year, Swami Kumaresan. “We’d like to [...]
14 Sep
Redesigned user-interface and restore manager makes recovering lost files, photos, videos and music quicker and easier than ever BOSTON, MA, Sept. 14, 2010 — /BackupReview.info/ — Carbonite®, a leading provider of online backup, today announced the release of Carbonite 4.0 for Windows. With the release of 4.0, Carbonite has further simplified what is widely considered [...]
25 Aug
Online Backup Provider Ranks No. 1 in IT Services and Boston-based Businesses NEW YORK, NY, Aug. 24, 2010 — /BackupReview.info/ – Inc. magazine today ranked Carbonite No. 9 on its 29th annual Inc. 500, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.  The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the [...]
27 Jul
Andrew Keenan recognized for leading two major equity rounds, sound financial management, and recurring-revenue business model BOSTON, July 27, 2010 — /BackupReview.info/ — Carbonite, a leading provider of online backup, announced today that its CFO, Andrew Keenan, was honored at the Boston Business Journal’s CFO of the Year event, July 14. Keenan has kept Carbonite on a rapid growth [...]
16 Jul
July 16, 2010 By David Friend, CEO at Carbonite Online Backup Carbonite Online Data Backup Expert Tips: How a Cloud Can Brighten Business for Smaller Companies America’s small-business owners always have been very resourceful in running lean companies, and their ability to integrate lighter, less costly methods into their operations today extends to the way [...]
Company Selected Among Top Technology Products, Services, Vendors, Individuals for 2010 BOSTON, July 13, 2010 — /BackupReview.info/ — Carbonite®, a leading provider of online backup, has been selected as a winner of the Tech Awards Circle, taking Gold in the Consumer/Small Office, Home Office (SOHO) service category. Winners were selected by an independent circle of [...]
30 Jun
Industry Recognition Highlights Continuous Growth and Innovation BOSTON – June 30, 2010 — /BackupReview.info/ — Carbonite®, a leading provider of online backup, announced CEO and Co-Founder David Friend has been named winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2010 Award in New England. Friend received the honor at a special gala event on June 24 [...]
14 Jun
Boston-based Carbonite chosen for commitment to employees NEEDHAM, Mass., June 14, 2010 — /BackupReview.info/ — Carbonite®, a leading provider of online backup, was named one of the Best Places to Work in Massachusetts by the Boston Business Journal in its eighth annual regional awards program. The honor recognizes Carbonite’s achievements in creating a positive work [...]
May 28, 2010 Boston, MA Carbonite is a market leader in the rapidly growing consumer online backup market and one of the fastest growing consumer technology companies in New England. The Company Location: Boston (Back Bay), MA Founded: 2005 Employees: 125 Investors: Menlo Ventures, Common Angels, 3i and others Carbonite delivers easy-to-use, affordable online backup [...]
NEW YORK and BOSTON, May 25, 2010 — /BackupReview.info/ — iYogi, the fastest growing on-demand consumer tech services company, today announced it has partnered with Carbonite®, a leading provider of online backup, to offer easy-to-use and affordable online backup from Carbonite to its customers. Carbonite online backup will now be provided to iYogi’s 140,000 consumer [...]
19 May
Carbonite selected for pioneering online backup product development NEEDHAM, Mass., May 19, 2010 — /BackupReview.info/ — Carbonite®, a leading provider of online backup, was selected as a 2010 New England Innovation Award Winner by The Smaller Business Association of New England, Inc. (SBANE). Carbonite, one of eight winners, demonstrated significant growth and third-party validation to [...]
Carbonite Expands Mobile Access with New Application for BlackBerry® Smartphones and Updated Application for iPhoneâ„¢ Backed up files available for access anytime, anywhere BOSTON – May 11, 2010 – Carbonite®, a leading provider of online backup, today introduced a new mobile application for BlackBerry® smartphone users that provides access to their backed up files anywhere, [...]
08 Jan
Investment to back new product innovation and international expansion Boston, MA – January 8, 2010 – Carbonite®, a leading provider of online backup, announced today that it has closed a mezzanine round of funding that provides approximately $20 million of new capital. This brings the total financing raised by the Boston-based company to approximately $67 [...]
11 Jun
June 12, 2008 BackupReview.info interviews on the news report that Symantec acquiring SwapDrive for $123 Million. Q: What’s your take on SwapDrive’s $123M price tag: A: Frankly, I was surprised that the price was so low, given how hot this market is. However, that’s the danger of being a white label provider to someone like [...]
This is an exclusive interview conducted by Backup Review (here on referred as “BRâ€) with David Friend (here on referred as “DFâ€), CEO of Carbonite. David Friend, CEO, Carbonite.com BR: Please give us some background information about your company, such as how it was founded, by who, how long you have been around, where your [...]