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Upload by Email to SugarSync

By John | Published: February 25, 2010

SugarSync keeps making their online backup, storage and file synchronization service even better. Not long ago they started offering SugarSync for Business, now they have added the ability to upload files to your SugarSync account by simply emailing them to a special email address. The attached file is then scanned for viruses and stored in your SugarSnc account. It can also sync to your other computers that you have attached to that account as well. According to the TechCruch post there are some files that are not accepted, like executable files and batch files. It appears the images and other common office formats are accepted making it easy to automatically forward photos or files from your contacts to SugarSync and have them stored.

SugarSync has also added a new plan to their pricing lineup that I will need to add to the review. It is a 500GB plan that you can currently purchase for a special introductory price of $39.99/month or $399.99/year. That is like getting two months free by paying for a year in advance. A little more expensive that some other online backup services, but if you have multiple computers to backup and sync, or are looking for mobile access SugarSync could be the best service for you.

Want to know more about SugarSync? Read our SugarSync review for more information.

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Mozy Valentines Special

By John | Published: February 13, 2010

Update: This special is now over, but you can still save 15% by clicking here.

Mozy wants to show new users some love this Valentines weekend! The best part is it will save new users some money on MozyHome one and two year subscriptions. One year subscriptions can get $10.00 off and two year subscriptions can save $20.00. Business users are also included with 15% discount on MozyPro with the same promotional code.

This is a great deal on Mozy. If you have been thinking of signing up for Mozy this is an excellent opportunity to save some money on your subscription. This special offer ends on February 14, 2010 so sign up quick.

Click here to use the Mozy Valentine promotional code

Remember: To apply the promotion code simply fill in the Promotional Code box on the registration form.

Want to know more about Mozy? Read our complete Mozy review for more information.

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Acronis Online Backup Standalone

By John | Published: January 25, 2010

I posted a little while ago about Acronis Online Backup with True Image Home 2010 and I started to hear on Twitter about Acronis offering a standalone version of their online backup service without True Image Home 2010.


From what I can gather on the website it is regularly priced at $4.95 / month or $49.99 / year for 250GB of backup space that can be shared by up to 5 computers. It run on Windows XP SP3 and up, including Windows 7. There is a free 2GB trial available as well to give the service a try before purchasing.

I will be writing a review up soon of my experience with the standalone version so check back later this week to read it.


Acronis Online Backup

The latest press release from Acronis is included below.

Acronis Online Backup Gives Consumers a Personal Digital Safety Deposit Box

Expanded Service Protects Users’ Critical Files, Photos and Financial Data With Secure Online Backup

BURLINGTON, MA–(Marketwire – January 21, 2010) – Acronis, Inc. (http://www.acronis.com), a provider of affordable, scalable onsite and offsite backup, disaster recovery and security solutions, is today announcing Acronis® Online Backup to give home users a personal digital safety deposit box. The expanded service will provide the power to backup critical files on multiple PCs and laptops to a secure, remote location.

The easy to use backup service provides consumers with peace of mind that their critical files — photos, music, correspondence, and financial data — are automatically being backed up over the Internet. Acronis Online Backup, a fully encrypted service, gives consumers the power to protect up to 250 GB of data — more than 15 times the average MP3 player’s worth of music — on up to five computers. Users can easily retrieve their files by logging into a secure location from any Internet-connected PC.

Providing the flexibility consumers demand, Acronis Online Backup is available both as a standalone service and as an integrated offering with Acronis True Image Home 2010. The common user interface of Acronis Online Backup and Acronis True Image Home 2010 makes for fast and easy setup of backups via the Internet or local storage. Acronis True Image Home 2010 provides fast file restore and the ability to recover the entire PC, including the operating system and applications, while Acronis Online Backup provides remote location data protection in case of theft or physical disaster.

Acronis Online Backup is a subscription-based service protecting an entire household’s digital information. The new software protects up to five PCs and laptops with the same account, a key enhancement given that nearly one third of the households own at least three computers (NPD Group survey, October 2009).

“The addition of Acronis Online Backup to our home product portfolio gives our users the widest backup options available on the market today,” said Sean Kinney, Vice President of Cloud Services at Acronis. “The powerful combination of online and on-site backup solutions provides Acronis consumers with the ultimate in data protection, knowing that their digital lives are safe and sound at all times.”

Pricing for Acronis Online Backup is $49.95 per year or $4.95 per month.

About Acronis
Acronis is the leading provider of onsite and offsite backup, disaster recovery and security solutions. Its patented disk imaging and management technology enables corporations and individuals to protect digital assets in physical and virtual environments. With Acronis’ backup, recovery, server consolidation and virtualization migration software, users protect their digital information, maintain business continuity and reduce downtime. Acronis software is sold in more than 180 countries and available in 13 languages. For additional information, please visit www.acronis.com. Follow Acronis on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acronis.

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Carbonite Releases iPhone App

By John | Published: January 19, 2010


Carbonite is the latest online backup company to jump on the iPhone bandwagon and release an iPhone application. With the Carbonite iPhone application people are able to browse, view and share their files via email. This makes your entire backup accessible to you one your mobile. Forget that important file that you needed for a meeting, simply login and email it to yourself or view it.

Carbonite already offers remote file access to your backup files through a web browser, but the iPhone application will make it more convenient for those iPhone users that use Carbonite for their desktop online backup.

Want to know more about Carbonite online backup? Read our complete Carbonite Review for more information.

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Acronis Online Backup with True Image Home 2010

By John | Published: January 14, 2010

Acronis is a trusted name in backup for many businesses but I do not know many people that use it at home. That could change soon with Acronis True Image Home 2010. I will not lie to you, Acronis True Image Home 2010 is a fantastic local backup solution! I have given the free trial a try and I am seriously considering changing from my current local backup solution to Acronis True Image Home 2010. You can now include online backup with Acronis True Image Home 2010. Online backup is an add on and allows users to backup their data online. Prices start at $4.95 per month or $49.95 per year for 25gb. Additional space is available in 5gb blocks at $0.79 per month or $9.49 per year. Price wise it is a little more expensive that some other online backup services, but if you want a fantastic local backup solution and online backup then take a serious look at Acronis True Image Home.

Click here to save 15% on Acronis True Image Home 2010 with Coupon Code FMAATIH2010

The latest press release from Acronis is included below.

Acronis to Deliver Total Information Protection With Security, Online Services, Backup and Disaster Recovery

BURLINGTON, MA–(Marketwire – January 14, 2010) – Acronis, Inc. (http://www.acronis.com), a provider of affordable, scalable storage management and disaster recovery software, is broadening its strategy to protect customers with one of the most comprehensive information protection and security packages available.

In 2010, Acronis will launch a series of new products and services designed to meet the growing market demand to completely protect critical data and systems from internal and external threats. The offerings will shield computers from viruses, spam and spyware while extending the data protection of Acronis’ award winning backup and recovery technology — offering one of the most comprehensive protection packages available in the industry.

In addition, Acronis is dramatically expanding its online backup services. The company will be offering cloud-based backup and disaster recovery services to both consumers and businesses of all sizes. Users will have the flexibility to choose whether to backup locally for faster system recovery, remotely for the highest data security, or a combination of both to ensure ultimate protection against loss.

“With more than 3 million users trusting our backup and recovery solutions worldwide, we’ve listened to our customers and plan to provide them with total protection. Whether they require on-site backup and disaster
recovery, cloud-based data protection, or the most stringent security software, customers can be confident that they will receive the most complete solution from a vendor they know and trust. Acronis will help
protect their PCs and servers, offering them the flexibility to address their unique information protection requirements,” said Jason Donahue, CEO at Acronis.

Specific products, pricing and availability will be announced later in the first quarter, with further launches through the year.

About Acronis
Acronis is the leading provider of onsite and offsite backup, disaster recovery and security solutions. Its patented disk imaging and management technology enables corporations and individuals to protect digital assets in physical and virtual environments. With Acronis’ backup, recovery, server consolidation and virtualization migration software, users protect their digital information, maintain business continuity and reduce downtime. Acronis software is sold in more than 180 countries and available in 13 languages. For additional information, please visit www.acronis.com. Follow Acronis on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acronis.

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Google Cloud Storage is Not Backup, Yet

By John | Published: January 13, 2010

With the announcement that you can now upload and store your files in the cloud with Google Docs there are a number of people announcing that you can now use Google for your online backups. This currently is not the case, and online backup services like Mozy, Backblaze, Carbonite etc really have nothing to worry about at this point.

This new offering from Google has several limits that make it suitable for sharing all types of documents but the file size limitation of 250mb makes it unusable as an online backup service. Of course this limit could change in the future, but this even makes Dropbox a much better product.

There is also no mention of file versions, a desktop application to access the service, scheduling and block level uploads of changes to files. TechCrunch did mention several partners in their post that could be brining some of those features. This could position the new service in the same arena as Amazon S3, which several online backup companies do use to store data, Jungle Disk and CloudBerry.

With Googles recent entry into the mobile phone sales market it is not surprising that they would launch an online storage service as well. While not specifically mentioned I am sure accessing Google Docs and other files will be available soon. Cloud storage such as this is perfect for accessing the documents you need on your phone, or any computer you have Internet access on.

It will be interesting to see what add on applications are created to access this new storage service. Perhaps Jungle Disk and others that currently use Amazon S3 will start to include Googles service as an option.

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Google GDrive (via Google Docs)

By John | Published: January 12, 2010

TechCrunch is reporting that Google GDrive Launches. Just Don’t Call It That. While not currently working with my Google Docs account you will soon be able to upload file formats that were previously not allowed on Google Docs. This could include media files, zip files and more. While not formally called GDrive it sure looks like GDrive.

You will be able to keep files private, make them public or share them with other users. Files need to be under 250mb. Regular Google users have 1gb of space available for free with more space available for purchase at $0.25/GB.

While not directly a backup service, this Google storage service (what ever you want to call it) will be attractive to those already using Google Docs. For online storage though, Dropbox is still my favourite, but I do look forward to being able to try out this new service from Google.

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SafeCopy Backup for Windows Server 2003 and 2008

By John | Published: January 11, 2010

Here is some good news for people and businesses running Windows Server 2003 and 2008. SafeCopy announced on their blog today that their backup software has been rebuilt to run as a service on Windows Server 2003 and 2008 so it will run without a user being logged in. It will also allow the service to be monitored with popular network monitoring tools.

Many online backup services require using a business class version to run on Windows Server 2003 and 2008. This usually costs more, but with SafeCopy now supporting Windows Server they are one of the most affordable online backup options available for Windows Server installations. This is great news for individuals running a copy of Windows Server at their home office and businesses looking for an affordable online backup solution.

Want to know more about SafeCopy backup? Read our complete SafeCopy Backup Review for more information.

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Happy New Year and Happy Anniversary!

By John | Published: January 1, 2010

Happy New Year! I hope that the holidays have been good to you. I have been busy enjoying the holidays including visiting relatives, spending time with my family and taking it easy. I also had a short hot holiday in Hawaii for a week. Had a great time but now it is time to get back to work.

January 1st is not only the start of a New Year, but also the first anniversary of OnlineBackupDeals.com! Hard to believe that I have been working on this site for a year (over a year if you include the time before the launch). It has been a busy year for me aside from this website. My computer consulting business has been busy and continues to keep me on my toes. I have to give a big thanks to Lee at LGR Internet Solutions for all the help with this site. It has been great working with him.

I have some new reviews planned for the site. The list right now includes Keepit, Angel Backup, Sumo Backup and CloudBackup. Those are the reviews that are close to being done. Also I have been giving some thought to adding the online storage reviews from AllYourSpace to the site here. With so many services now offering online backup, online storage and online file sharing it seems like a good fit to bring things together here. It will also make it easier to manage. Look forward to the reviews of Box.net and Dropbox to be added here soon. I have also been working on a review of drop.io so it will be published in a few weeks as well.

Hope you have had a great year and the coming one will be even better, and don’t forget to backup you computer!

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IBackup Improved Linux Backup

By John | Published: December 21, 2009

Linux online backup options are getting better thanks to the new IBackup graphical user that was released last week. Previously IBackup users could use their IBackup account with Linux by taking advantage of rsync, but now it has become more accessible with a web GUI that IBackup has developed. It is a simple install for Linux users that you can use to select files, schedule the backup and be notified of the success or failure of the backup.

If you are a Linux and IBackup user you should check out the new Linux GUI.

The official press release is included below for your reading.

Want to know more about IBackup? Read our complete IBackup Review for more information.

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Online Backup Company Creates Graphical Interface for IBackup For Linux – Accentuates the IBackup Experience

IBackup (http://www.ibackup.com) announces IBackup For Linux with a graphical interface to manage server and desktop backups.

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Dec 16 /PRNewswire/ — IBackup (http://www.ibackup.com) has always offered multi-platform online backup solutions including PC (Desktop and Server), Mac and Linux platforms. Until now, the Linux backup essentially involved command line based setup and management. With the new graphical interface, IBackup now offers a fully featured online backup solution for Linux platform that can be set up and managed via a browser.

“IBackup is now among the selected few online backup service providers with a full graphical UI for all the major platforms including PC, Mac and Linux,” said Raghu Kulkarni, CEO at Pro Softnet Corp. Details on the service can be seen at http://www.ibackup.com/online-backup-linux/ibl_gui.htm.

The install on the Linux platform is a seamless process involving downloading a tar file of under a 1MB size, de-compressing the tar file and running the install.sh.

The features of IBackup for Linux include:

  • Graphical interface for selection of files and scheduling of backups
  • Powerful Scheduling and Logging features
  • Automated Backups and Email Notification for Success or Failure of Backup Jobs
  • Browser based interactive restores
  • World class security with RAID protected storage that is mirrored onto another set of devices for additional protection.
  • Fast wire compressed incremental transfers for optimal resource utilization.

“IBackup continues to innovate and bring enterprise quality offerings to SMB market at affordable prices. IBackup offers fast online backup and restore choices with several levels of optimization. Advanced features include hot backups for Exchange, SQL Server and Oracle. Additionally, we also offer true hot sites disaster recovery solution where users can create a full replica of primary data at a secondary location, something that only large enterprises could afford, and now, we are offering a true graphical interface for the Linux backups,” said Raghu Kulkarni, President and CEO of Pro Softnet Corp.

About IBackup:
IBackup is a leading provider of online backup and storage services. IBackup has been in receipt of many accolades among which the latest was the best of the bunch as rated by PC World magazine and has in the past been the PC Magazine editor’s choice pick and the PC Pro award winner. IBackup has, in the recent past, been awarded with the Web user gold award in the entire online backup category.

Further information on the product/services can be seen at http://www.ibackup.com

SOURCE IBackup.com

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