Memphis 2/22/2011 11:53:37 PM
News / Business

Online Backup Software Company Activates Emergency Hot Site for Earthquake Affected Areas of New Zealand

Remote Backup Systems, the founders of the online backup industry and developers of the RBackup and Mercury OEM Online Backup platforms today announced the activation of its Emergency Backup Hot Site for use by its Service Providers affected by the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that hit New Zealand yesterday evening.

Remote Backup Systems has offered this business-saving service to their licensees dating back to hurricane Hugo in 1989. This resource is available to online backup service providers in areas who are in danger of a natural disaster affecting their data center.

By activating the Emergency Hot Site for RBackup, Service Providers in NZ can temporarily transfer their traffic to the RBS Memphis data center with little or no effect on their business operations. When the disaster is over and the providers’ servers go back online, they can download the backups and resume normal business.

For a complete description of the Hot Site Emergency Activation procedures, visit www.remote-backup.com/storm.php.

Built into Remote Backup Systems multi-award winning flagship product, RBackup, is an additional special feature that will enable a service provider to maintain normal business in the event of a disaster. The RBS Server Locator enables you to operate an RBS Server on an inexpensive non-dedicated Internet connection with a dynamic IP address anywhere in the world. No other RBS company offers this cutting-edge service.

In an outage of Internet service, Providers can simply move their equipment to an alternate location with Internet service, and the Server Locator will seamlessly redirect their clients within seconds to the new location.

Additionally, Remote Backup Systems has announced that through Friday, Feb 25 they are suspending the requirement to have Priority Support to qualify to use the Hot Site or get priority technical support.

Rob Cosgrove, CEO and founder of Remote Backup Systems, posting this brief response on the company blog, www.remote-backup.com/kb, “Throughout the recovery period, Service Providers in NZ please contact me however you can if I can help in any way.”

For more information on Remote Backup Systems, visit the company’s website www.remote-backup.com.

About Remote Backup Systems

Remote Backup Systems offers turnkey Online Backup solutions starting at $500, capable of serving hundreds of thousands of end users. RBS is the global leader in providing turnkey online backup software solutions to MSPs, VARs, ISPs and Managed Hosting Providers, providing leading edge functionality, best-in-class customer support, and an unwavering commitment to product quality and customer satisfaction. With a twenty-one year history in Remote Backup technologies, RBS is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

If you would like more information, or to schedule an interview with Rob Cosgrove, please phone Elizabeth Schultenover at (901) 405-1234 or email liz@remote-backup.com

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