Storage Guardian Launches 'Dust-Off Your Tapes' Online Backup Campaign for Small and Medium-Size Businesses

Toronto, Canada (PRWEB) October 28, 2009

Storage Guardian aims to help hundreds of small and medium-sized businesses transition from antiquated and unreliable magnetic tape backup systems to the latest online and cloud backup technology. The company, which specializes in offering SMBs enterprise-grade online backup, has launched a 'Dust-Off Your Tapes' campaign to help drive awareness of the perils of relying on vulnerable magnetic tapes as a long-term archival medium.

"We've seen tapes stacked in basements and hidden in dusty storage closets, and it makes you wonder what will happen when someone needs to restore that information," says Dave Minns, client services manager at Storage Guardian. "What we're telling small-business owners, and the resellers and managed service companies that work with them, is that the time is right to migrate that information from those dodgy tapes to the safety of online backup. The economics make sense, and they're assured that they conform to best practices in data storage."

Migrating from tape to Storage Guardian's Asigra-based online backup service is easy. Storage Guardian's software recognizes Symantec Backup Exec and VERITAS Backup Exec in Microsoft Tape Format and converts them into a Backup Lifecycle Management archive package that can be integrated into an online, tiered-storage system. Storage Guardian's tiered-storage approach automatically selects the most cost-effective online storage strategy, and makes all data instantly accessible.

With more than ten years of experience and hundreds of satisfied customers, Storage Guardian's remote data backup service has established itself as a dependable provider of enterprise-grade online backup technology for smaller companies. What sets it apart from the many low-cost alternatives in the market are online data backup features optimized for businesses that depend on servers (nowadays, that's most SMBs):

Its tiered-storage backup model includes a) a local backup of first-generation data; b) a highly available second tier of online backup; c) a third tier of near-line backups of mature data (typically backups that have aged past 90 days).
Convenience and flexibility are two crucial considerations when a major data restore is needed after a catastrophic server failure. Storage Guardian offers the ability to perform a "bare metal restore" to a completely different computer.
To save time, the initial backup is performed on an external drive that is shipped to the Storage Guardian. Similarly, if a major restore of a large amount of data is needed, Storage Guardian can overnight an external drive containing the restore data.
Storage Guardian's ultra-secure online backup technology uses AES 256-bit encryption PLUS hardware authentication. Information to be backed up is de-duplicated (deduped), compressed and encrypted before transmission to Storage Guardian's SAS-70 compliant datacenter.
Storage Guardian can also backup and restore individual mailboxes and contacts from MS Exchange and Outlook.

Useful links

Storage Guardian's blog

YouTube video tiered storage and remote data backup

Twitter: @StorageGuardian

About Storage Guardian

Storage Guardian delivers business continuity protection and information lifecycle management. Storage Guardian is used by small and midsize businesses, enterprises, and multiple-platform LAN computing environments that want to safeguard their critical business data in a secure, off-site location. Its remote backup service is the culmination of a decade of intense research and software development and represents a superior alternative to tape-based data recovery systems. All Storage Guardian's solutions are based on Televaulting technology from Asigra, a recognized leader in enterprise online backup. The company is also developing a select network of authorized VARs to service the off-site backup and fast data recovery needs of companies located throughout North America.

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Couponfield.com: A Unique and Entirely Free Coupon Site for Businesses and Consumers

Purcellville, VA (PRWEB) February 2, 2010

Couponfield.com is a brand-new service that revolutionizes the way people think about and use local coupons. Instead of focusing on Internet-store promotional codes or grocery coupons, Couponfield.com collects offers from small, independent businesses, and thus far features coupons from over 500 small businesses. It is 100% free for any businessbig or smallto post coupons in Couponfield.com, producing a level playing field for everyone. No posting fees, no per-click charges, no subscription feesIts entirely free.

Its very important to me that small businesses are able to compete against the big box stores, and can easily communicate their best offers to consumers, says Couponfield.com founder Rebecca Tyler. Because the service is free to businesses, they can post their best local coupons without any additional costs that can reduce margins. In short, both businesses and consumers win.

To date, Couponfield.com features more than 650 local coupons with a colorful range of offers. Some examples are the historic ships in Baltimore Harbor, a ghost tour in Tennessee, a charter fishing company in Miami, a pet supply store in Colorado, and a vast array of home improvement companies, beauty salons and fitness resources around the country. Because its free, most of these coupons have never been offered to the public before.

Couponfield.com is an easy and convenient tool for consumers to support local businesses, and is a natural fit for any buy-local or downtown revitalization campaign. While promotional codes for Internet stores are welcomed, the primary focus is on brick-and-mortar stores and independent service providers.

Creating a coupon with Couponfield.com requires no technical or artistic ability: Business owners simply provide a title and a description for their offer, and Couponfield does the rest. There are plenty of bells-and-whistles for more sophisticated needs, such as limiting the number of prints (for particularly compelling offers). Every coupon has its own unique ID to help prevent duplication. Couponfield even has a research center with helpful tips on creating compelling offersthose that are win-win for both business owners and consumers. This makes couponing a sustainable part of any consumer-oriented marketing plan.

Both businesses and consumers need to make it through difficult times together. By offering sensible coupons, businesses can help consumers stretch their budgets while remaining viable during the recession themselves. Because Couponfield.com is absolutely free, theres every reason for any consumer-oriented business with local coupons to give it a try.

Visit Couponfield.com today to add a coupon for your business, and to enjoy the ones already available.

About Couponfield.com: Couponfield.com is where businesses can post coupons for absolutely free, and consumers can use coupons for free. Its a resource to help you support local businesses and find the best consumer options. Businesses posting coupons enjoy a large slate of free reporting functionality, research tips and coupon management options. Couponfield shares no personal information and asks for no sensitive information; consumers can use it without even providing a name or email address. Its designed to provide a community resource that both businesses and consumers will love.

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Sutus Delivers New VoIP, Productivity and Networking Features for Small Businesses

Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) January 15, 2008

Sutus Inc., a leading manufacturer of converged Phone, Data and Networking solutions, today announced a host of new features for the award winning Sutus Business Central - a unique all in one office communications system providing advanced data and networking capabilities and a business-class phone system designed specifically for Small Businesses.

The Business Central product line already represents the most comprehensive integrated phone, data and networking appliance available to small businesses today. The latest software release includes support for soft phones and remote offices, enabling remote and traveling workers to stay connected to their office.

Additional upgrades include a number of advanced networking features such as Port Forwarding, Private IP address support and Primary Domain Controller (PDC) control to support an even wider array of installation environments and other network devices. Business Central has always utilized Internet Message Access Protocol 4 (IMAP4) to easily access and synchronize email and voicemail across multiple inboxes on PC's and handheld email clients, this latest release now enables you to easily forward copies of your email to other email accounts.

Designed for businesses with under 25 employees, Sutus Business Central integrates all essential IT and communications tools a small business needs into a single, easy to use appliance. It is a business-class phone system with a wide array of advanced data and networking functions such as: file server, email server, router, firewall, wireless access point, VPN remote access server, automated backups, and with the ability to simultaneously support both standard phone line and VoIP connections.

Shawn Chute, executive VP for Sutus, commented, 'The business environment that most small companies operate in requires them to seize every advantage and to change quickly as their needs grow. As a result, the Sutus Business Central is constantly evolving to provide maximum functionality and flexibility for the small business.'

About Sutus

Sutus provides small businesses with an enterprise quality all-in-one solution that delivers telephone and office network infrastructure that is affordable and robust. Sutus Business Central significantly improves a reseller's ability to profitably service small business customers with locations of 25 users or less. For additional details, please visit http://www.sutus.com. For more information please contact Sutus at (778) 371-5286 or by email at info at sutus.com.

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