Connected Corp., www.connected.com We mentioned Connected's DataProtector software earlier, but the company also offers secure online backup services that are business-oriented and provide the same data and user management tools as its licensed product without the cost of servers and storage. Packages are available to suit any size organization.
Backup and restore functions are handled by sophisticated and user-friendly client software that supports block-level data comparison, redundant file control, automated backups, transaction reporting and encrypted/compressed data transfers. There are also tools for full system restoration and history-based file restoration, as well as a basic Web client for simplified file transfer from any Internet-connected computer. Individual packages range from $79.95 per year for a basic 250-MB storage plan up to $799.95 for 30 GB, with corporate pricing running about $9 per month, per user for 1,000 users.
Pro-Softnet Corp. IBackup, www.ibackup.com Since 1999, IBackup has provided a wide range of backup services, with plans for low-traffic single-user backups, medium-traffic basic storage and high-volume storage for the multiuser workgroup. The client offers subfile comparison, data mirroring, file compression, encrypted transfers, automated operation and e-mail or desktop confirmation.
Depending on the plan, an IBackup account can be set up to support more than one user, allowing for collaboration. A sub-account also can be configured to manage bidirectional FTP transfers, which would let you maintain an open file-distribution point without the accompanying security headaches on your system. Another interesting feature is that its remote drive can be mapped as a network drive in Windows, providing simplified drag-and-drop file movement. Backup-only plans start at $149.50 per year for 2 GB. Basic multiuser subscriptions cost $4,320 per year for 50 GB and as many as five subaccounts; a 500-user, 50-GB workgroup plan is available for $12,000 per year.
NovaStor Corp., www.novastor.com NovaStor's online backup service, driven by the NovaNet-Web product described earlier, caters primarily to individual users, though servers make up about 10 percent to 15 percent of its customer base. The backup agent has many of the advanced data-management features offered by other plans, coupled with a user-friendly interface. In addition to automated backup, versioned file restore, FastBit data optimization and file-compression capabilities, NovaStor's connection agent tolerates slow and interrupted data transfers and uses 448-bit Blowfish encryption.
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