| DIY Data Backup
for IT Dealers |
| DataFort
Provides Dealers with the Ability to Deploy Their Own
Full-Scale, Profitable Off-site Backup Service |
| Release
date: September 2005 |
| DataFort,
the leading UK provider of off-site data backup, today
announced the launch of its ‘SELF-BILLING Dealership’
programme – allowing channel businesses to create
their own branded backup service, removing the increased
risk and decreased profit of setting up an in-house service
or outsourcing to a third party. The service has a potential
of turning offsite backup into a service with a profit
potential of up to 300%. |
| “Growth
in broadband and the increasing socio-economic need
for secure backup of business data has lead to a boom
in dealers/resellers/system integrators setting up their
own off-site backup services,” explains Gavin
Smith, Founder & CEO of DataFort. “But capital
expenditure and ongoing manpower and maintenance costs
make it tremendously difficult for them to turn a profit
from such a service.” |
| DataFort
offers an alternative that puts profit back on the agenda
- by providing dealers with a complete backup service,
with a brandable front end. It removes all of the considerable
set-up costs for dealers moving into backup, such as: |
•
Licensing software
• Buying servers
• Selecting and installing firewalls
• Selecting a secure facility |
| …and
replaces them with instant access to the business benefits
of working with a market leader in the backup marketplace,
namely: |
•
Award-winning client software
• Unlimited end-user licenses
• A web-based customer management tool
• Second-tier support
• Product development
• Sales manual and technical training |
| “It
is often the case that data backup software providers
charge resellers additional costs for web management
tools and maintenance contracts,” concludes Smith,
“but with DataFort there are no additional charges.
We are offering resellers an established, high-performance
solution that will strengthen and lengthen their relationships
with their end-users.” |
Pricing
and Availability
This programme has a minimum charge of £360 per
month with a gross profit potential of over £1100
This is based on selling 100Gb of space at a retail
price of £15.00 per gigabyte. There are significant
discounts as the amount of use increases. DataFort has
upcoming product releases that will allow our channel
partners to stay at the forefront of providing their
customers with flexible secure backup and archival service. |
| |
 ABOUT
DATAFORT
DataFort provides
dependable secure off-site computer information storage with
a focus on functionality and convenience for the end user. The
company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Guildford,
UK and New York, USA. It’s software and services are used
by thousands of businesses worldwide - ranging from small SMEs
and schools through to quoted companies and local government.
Every hour of every day someone, somewhere backs up with DataFort. |
CONTACTS
Marcie Terman
T: +44 (0) 1483 872 052
E:  |
