Online backup provider Carbonite and hard disk drive maker Seagate Nov. 12
announced a partnership to provide Carbonite's subscription-based service for
both local and online backup.
Customers who purchase Seagate FreeAgent Desk or Go model external hard drives
will receive an option to back up their desktop or laptop system plus the
attached external hard drive through Carbonite's service for an annual fee of
$59.95.
Carbonite, which features unlimited backup capacity, backs up files
automatically through policies set up by the user. The service is now listed as
an option in the setup software for the Seagate hard drives, a company
spokesperson said.
There are benefits to both methods of backup: Local backup on an external hard
drive is relatively fast and easy to do; online backup can protect data from
dangers that local backup can't—such as fire, flood and theft.
Carbonite's service enables a user to access backed-up files from any
computer with an Internet connection, which remedies lost data when an external
hard drive is lost or stolen.
Carbonite has been creative in its sales and marketing methods. In July, the
Boston-based company hooked
up with Sun Microsystems to provide its service via Java downloads. Users
who download new or updated Java networking software for a handheld connected
device, laptop or desktop computer are now offered a free 30-day trial of
Carbonite for monthly ($4.95) or yearly ($55) windows of time.
For more information, go here.
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