Code 42 Software and Crashplan are the latest to start to offer a backup service for small and medium based businesses. They are the latest consumer online backup service to make the move over to the small and medium based business market with their Crashplan PRO service. Not long ago Carbonite announced an new small business online backup service and several other services like Backblaze, Mozy, SugarSync and SOS Online Backup offer small business based plans. I have not had a chance to test the new service yet, but it does sound like they are taking a slightly different approach to the service by not just rebranding their consumer service as a small business product.
The complete news release is included below for your information.
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Code 42 Software Introduces CrashPlan PRO for SMBs
Product delivers enterprise-grade backup with consumer ease-of-use for non-IT business owners
(Minneapolis, MN – June 28, 2011) – Code 42 Software Inc., creators of CrashPlan and CrashPlan PROe, award-winning backup software for home and enterprise, announces the immediate availability of CrashPlan PRO, a new cloud backup service for the small and medium-sized business (SMB) market.
Designed specifically for the unique backup needs of SMBs, CrashPlan PRO works unobtrusively, delivering automatic continuous backup, both online and to attached drives. CrashPlan PRO’s simplified, web-based management dashboard enables managers to easily monitor all user backups, conduct real-time management, and control company-wide backup settings. Whether a business has two computers or 200, all desktop and laptop computers are protected.
‚ÄúWe didn’t want to simply rebrand our consumer product and call it ‚Äòbusiness‚Äô, nor did we strip down our enterprise product and rename it. Instead, we started with a blank slate and asked, ‚ÄôWhat do businesses really need?‚Äô” said Matthew Dornquast, founder and CEO, Code 42 Software. ‚ÄùWhat every business needs is the security and reliability of an enterprise product combined with the ease of use of a consumer product. And of course they‚Äôd like to have support from people who really know backup, available via phone, email, and live chat. That‚Äôs exactly what we‚Äôre delivering today.‚Äù
With CrashPlan PRO, all data is protected with 448-bit encryption before it ever leaves the computer, meaning even the most sensitive business data is safe and secure in the cloud. CrashPlan PRO also features cross-platform support for Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris (both client and server), multiple destination support, unrivaled support for laptop backup, de-duplication, and comprehensive reporting.
CrashPlan PRO is available immediately to customers in the United States and Canada. Worldwide availability expected is in Q4, 2011.
There are two pricing plans available – unlimited storage per computer, or an unlimited number of computers for a chosen amount of storage.
- Unlimited storage – $7.49 per month to back up a single computer with unlimited storage
- Unlimited computers – Plans range from 50GB to 4TB averaging less than $5/computer/month*
To learn more about CrashPlan PRO or to download a 30-day free trial, please visit www.crashplanpro.com.
About Code 42 Software, Inc.
Code 42 Software, a privately-held company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been developing software to protect the world’s data since 2001. From CrashPlan for consumers, to CrashPlan PRO for SMBs, to CrashPlan PROe for the enterprise, all of Code 42’s products offer multi-destination, cross-platform backup onsite, offsite and online. For more information, visit www.code42.com.
*based on average of approximately 20GB of data per computer
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