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MozyPro Mobile App
Mozy released mobile apps for iOS and Android not long ago but the apps only supported MozyHome users. They have now corrected that and have made it possible for MozyPro users to access their files using the mobile apps as well. This is great for those business users that need access to their files on…
Dropbox Authentication Bug
TechCrunch has an interesting post about a recent Dropbox security issue that made it possible for people to login to any Dropbox account with only an email address and no password! This issue existed for roughly four hours, from 1:54 PM PDT and was fixed at 5:46 PM PDT. The Dropbox blog has a short,…
Dropbox Blackberry App
Good news for Blackberry smartphone lovers and Dropbox users, Dropbox now has a Blackberry Dropbox app available! Users will be able to do the typical things that the mobile Dropbox apps do, mainly: Bring your files with you when you’re on the go Easily upload your photos and videos to Dropbox Share freely with family…
Carbonite Introduces New Small Business Online Backup
Carbonite is the latest online backup service to launch a small business backup option. They currently have two plans: Business Price: $229.00/year 250 GB backup storage space Additional storage is available for 50 GB for $46/year or 100 GB for $89/year Business Premier Price: $599.00/year 500 GB backup storage space Supports Microsoft Windows Server…
SafeCopy Referral Program
SafeCopy is the latest online backup service to improve their referral program. The program is open to both free and paid accounts and both you and your friend will get an additional 500mb of space. No mention of an upper limit on the amount of extra space you can earn by referring. There are…
Code 42 Software Rebrands CrashPlan PRO to CrashPlan PROe
Looks like Code 42 is getting ready to promote Crashplan as a business backup for small and medium businesses. I am sure there are several small and medium businesses that already use Crashplan for backup. The new website design is looking great though. The complete news release is included below for your information. Want…
Apple iCloud No Threat to Online Backup
Apple announced their new iCloud service yesterday and while I know several die hard Apple fans that were impressed, I have to admit that the announcement was really rather unimpressive. In many ways the service is nothing more than an attempt to catch up with Google as far as keeping email, contacts and calendar in…
Zovo Backup
Noticed on Twitter that there is a new online backup company starting to create a little buzz before launch. Don’t know much yet, their name is Zovo, and their website states: Defining the future of online data backup. Backup, its not sexy, and we all know we should be doing something about it. We…
Mozy Promotional Code, June 2011
Mozy has started to change things up with their monthly promotional codes, so I thought I should start mentioning them. With the release of the Mozy iPhone/iPad and Android apps they are starting to become a little more attractive to people that want to access their backed up files on their mobile devices. Mozy could…
Code 42 Software Acquires Mobile Developer Recursive Awesome
Looks like Code 42, the company that makes CrashPlan, is getting a little more serious about mobile development. That is certainly a growth area for Crashplan, considering it is only one of a few online backup services that does not currently have any kind of mobile application. It will be interesting to see how long…
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