DataFort Unveils
Groundbreaking Integrated Offsite Backup Service for
Home /
Home Business at ISPCON 2004 |
| PCFort
will provide ISPs with key to $2.3 billion broadband value
added services market… Stand 210, Santa Clara Convention
Centre, November 3-5 2004 |
| Release
date: October 2004 |
| DataFort,
the leading provider of managed off-site data backup,
today announced that it will unveil an innovative backup
service for broadband customers and all home PC users
- PCFort - at ISPCon 2004, the leading event for wired
and wireless ISPs. |
| “PCFort
is the answer to a growing need from the ISP industry’s
end-users,” explains Founder and CEO, Gavin Smith,
“Computer crashes and theft have become a fact of
life. So with more and more of our personal lives being
stored on computer - from digital photos to schoolwork
- backup has become paramount.” |
| With
PCFort, ISPs can provide their customers with a backup
solution built to the same security and reliability standards
that DataFort provides corporate users worldwide. “ISPs
have a choice,” continues Smith, “of either
bundling PCFort with broadband services or offering it
through their web portal. And for the duration of ISPCon,
the service will have a special retail price of $0.99
per 250MB of information to be backed up. While providing
an excellent rate of ROI for the ISP.” |
| Off-site
backup is a key growth area in the broadband market. According
to Point Topic research, the total broadband market is
worth over $50 billion. Businesses are currently spending
$2.3 billion per year on BVAS (Broadband Value Added Services)
– namely ASPs, videoconferencing, VoIP and remote
data backup - in addition to $13 billion on basic broadband
access. This lucrative market has created an environment
where a valuable service like high-security backup bundled
with broadband may lure customers away from more basic
competitive services. |
| PCFort
is not the first time DataFort has launched a compelling
offering to the ISP market. In 2002 it worked with the
global carrier Viatel to provide what Yahoo! Finance describe
as a “networked storage service called Bytesure
which combines enterprise performance and flexibility
with carrier-class security and 24 / 7 support.” |
DataFort
is a leading commentator on Business Continuity trends
and issues, with recent announcements including:
September 04: Seminars for dealers and IT managers on
Microsoft’s Data Protection Server and a combined
‘Data Protection Solution’ |
- July 04: Support for AXA Insurance alert over business
usage of webmail for off-site backup
- May 04: Provision of free ‘Backup Health Check’
during Sasser Worm outbreak
- April 04: Advice to businesses in light of suspected
Citibank security breach over lost tape drives
- April 04: Guidance notes on new legislation for
business continuity
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| The company
is also known for its intimate knowledge of the EMEA BC
market and is the leader in the region having won awards
such as Storage Product of the Year at Gartner/British
Computer Society’s Information Management Awards,
4 and 5 star approval rating from SC Magazine and a ‘Recommended’
qualification from PC Pro’s Enterprise Edition.
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