Carbonite Inc, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, was the first online backup
service in the industry to offer unlimited backup space to consumers and small businesses
at a flat, low price. They revolutionized the online backup industry by simplifying
the backup process and creating a service that simply works. Carbonite Online Backup
was named 'Best Windows Backup Tool' by Lifehacker, 'Labs Winner' by PC Pro and
'Editor's Choice' by NextAdvisor
Computer users should not have to think about backup or choosing which files are
important enough to be saved which is why Carbonite Online Backup was designed to
automatically seek out new and changed files on a computer and save the data on
remote servers. Once the one-time, easy software installation is complete, Carbonite
Online Backup works quietly in the background and does not interrupt normal computer
use.
Since the product launch in 2006, Carbonite Online Backup has secured more than
39 billion files and restored more than 3.2 billion lost files for Carbonite customers.
Through partnerships with Lenovo, Packard Bell and Acer, Carbonite has expanded
its reach by pre-installing the Carbonite Online Backup service on select PCs. Also,
due to popular demand, Carbonite's reliable, secure and easy-to-use online backup
service is now available for Mac users as well. In March 2009, Carbonite announced
the extension of their online backup service for Intel-based Macs with OS 10.4 or
10.5.
History
In 2005, Carbonite, Inc. became the fifth joint venture between David Friend and
Jeff Flowers, both well-known Boston-based serial entrepreneurs. Together, the pair
co-founded four other companies: Computer Pictures Corporation, Pilot Software,
FaxNet Corporation and Sonexis Incorporated. While their past companies were business-to-business,
Carbonite Online Backup is their first consumer product.
The company started with a strong focus on photo backup and made their debut with
Staples in 2006. It wasn't long before Carbonite's backup service was paired with
Microsoft Money 2007 and also renewed for the 2008 release. Carbonite, Inc. expanded
their online backup service in 2006 by offering unlimited backup space for one price.
With unlimited backup space, customers can back up just about anything; emails,
music, financial records and documents.
Carbonite has partnered with:
- Ipswitch, Inc.
- OLBEX
- Sonic Solutions
- TDS Telecom
- Packard Bell
- LifeBoat Distribution
- Lenovo
- LaCie
- Acer
Data Loss Can Happen to You
Hard drives crash, files get accidentally deleted, natural disasters occur, computers
and laptops get dropped and stolen; every year, 43% of computer users lose irreplaceable
data. Don't let data loss happen to you. Protect yourself with Carbonite.